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can anyone offer me any info to do with joseph caswell and his family of ogbourne st andrews he was my g grandad was a blacksmith his wife harriett ?and he had a few childen one being Frank my granddad
thankyou. spec
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Hi
Have you got your grandads birth cert so that we have got a date to start at or any other info?
Claire :)
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Hi both :)
He was born around 1828, correct?
This is the one match I see in 1841 (by 1851 he's married)
1841
HO107/1185/7 8 8
St Andrew Ogbourne
Timothy Caswell, 50, Smith (in 1851 he's age 59 born Chippenham)
Sarah, 45
William, 15
Jane, 15
Joseph, 13, Ag lab
Sarah, 11
Esther, 9
Henry, 7
Charles, 5
James, 3
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John Blanchard, 3
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Marriage
Joseph Caswell to possibly Harriett Potter
Sep 1849
Marlborough 8 591
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Hi
Death dec qtr 1898 Marlboro Wiltshire 5a 51
Joseph Caswell age at death 69 b abt 1828
Claire :)
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1851
HO107/1838 93 22
Ogbourne St Andrew
Joseph Caswell, head, 24, Blacksmith, b. Ogbourne St Andrew
Harriett, wife, 20, b. Kent Chatham
Jemimah, dau, 11 mo, b. Ogbourne St Andrew
As you say, 'a few' children! :o ;D
1861
RG9/1288 81 16
Ogbourne St Andrew
Joseph Caswell, head, 36, Blacksmith (Master), b. Ogbourne St Andrew
Harriett, wife, 30, Ag lab, b. Kent Chatham
Jemima, dau, 10, scholar, b. Ogbourne St Andrew
William T, son, 9, scholar, b. do.
Sarah A, dau, 7, scholar, b. do.
Henry G, son, 6, scholar, b. Bagdon?
Joseph, son, 4, scholar, b. Clutton? Follett?
James, son, 2, scholar, b. Ogbourne St Andrew
Frederic, son, 10 mo, b. do.
a few doors away:
Sarah Caswell, head, wid, 77, Almswoman formerly Ag lab, b. Ogbourne St Andrew
Mary Potter, lodger, wid, 71, ditto, b. Ireland Carry County
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1871
RG10/1905 11 15
Ogbourne St Andrew
RG9/1288 81 16
Ogbourne St Andrew
Joseph Caswell, head, 44, Blacksmith, b. Ogbourne St Andrew
Harriet, wife, 40, Ag lab, b. Kent Chatham
Jemima, dau, 20, b. Ogbourne St Andrew
William T, son, 19, Blacksmith, b. do.
Joseph, son, 14, Ag lab, b. Chilton Foliatt?
James, son, 12, Plough Boy, b. Ogbourne St Andrew
Fredk, son, 11, Plough Boy, b. do.
Harriet, dau, 8, scholar, b. do.
Alfred, son, 5, scholar, b. do.
John, son, 4, scholar, b. do.
Thomas, son, 1, b. do.
Emily, granddau, 2, b. do.
Sarah, mother, wid, 75, Formerly an Ag lab, b. do.
1881:
http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uki1881&indiv=try&h=23133555
RG11/2037 72 10
(shout if you can't open the link)
1891
RG12/1598 48 7
Ogbourne St Andrew
Joseph Caswell, head, wid, 63, Blacksmith, b. Ogbourne St Andrew
Charles, son, 17, Ag lab (Under Carter), b. do.
Married Frederick is living next door.
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Deaths Sep 1886
Marlbro' 5a 45
Harriet Caswell age 56
Do you have Frank in 1891 and 1901? I see he's widowed in 1901 with a young child :(
Timothy Caswell's extracted birth is on the IGI at www.familysearch.org :D
(There's a whole member-submitted Ancestral File for the family!)
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this is the baptism for one of the sons.
henry george potter caswell baptised 8th april 1855 baydon wiltshire.parents joseph caswell and harriet.
i think this can confirm that he married harriett potter
hope this helps?
regards
alli
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this looks like josephs brothers marriage-
henry caswell married emma fruen 24th nov 1855 east grafton wiltshire.grooms father timothy caswell and brides father david fruen.brides age 23yrs and grooms age 22yrs
regards
alli
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i am so grateful for all the info sent to me about my caswell family
i am new to this and hope i dont make errors
thankyou all so much spec :o
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You seem to be doing fine! :D
Hope it's not too information at once! :P :P
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well thankyou and it is a lot of info coming from so many kind people
am writing it all down in case i loose it all :)thankyou again spec
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It will stay on here so you can always come back :D
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Ogbourne St Andrew baptism Joseph Caswell 28 Jan 1827 son of Timothy and Sarah, blacksmith.
Cheers Dave
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Thanks for that Dave any chance you can find the marraige of
Frank Caswell and a Sussanah Harper around 1893ish
they had a son Albert and a daughter Elsie
many thanks regards spec
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Hi
Marriage Dec qtr 1894 Marlborough 5a 174
Frank Caswell & Susannah Harper
Claire :)
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Looks like thats the ref for the marriage certificate. I'm not going to the Record Office until at least June.
Cheers Dave
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Hi Claire many thanks for the info your a gem
regards spec :) ;)
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Hi can anyone find out about Albert and Elsie the two children of Frank Caswell and his 1st wife Sussannah Harper i no after Sussannah passed away in 1901 Frank cared foe Albert but Elsie was sent to stay with an aunt
i no in 1907 Frank married Rose Rolfe (she had two sons Cuthbert and Blandford rolfe was a single parent)and the first one of her sons is proving very illusive to say the least
anyway i do waffle on any info on Albert and Elsie would be wonderful
thankyou regards spec
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Hi can anyone find out about Albert and Elsie the two children of Frank Caswell and his 1st wife Sussannah Harper i no after Sussannah passed away in 1901 Frank cared foe Albert but Elsie was sent to stay with an aunt
i no in 1907 Frank married Rose Rolfe (she had two sons Cuthbert and Blandford rolfe was a single parent)and the first one of her sons is proving very illusive to say the least
anyway i do waffle on any info on Albert and Elsie would be wonderful
thankyou regards spec
Are you sure about the boy's name being Albert? He's enumerated as Herbert, aged 5, in 1901, and this birth seems to fit:
Herbert Charles CASWELL Sep 1895 Marlborough 5a 87
Anna
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This looks like Elsie's birth:
Elsie Mabel CASWELL Dec 1897 Marlborough 5a 87
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Here's the Caswell/Rolfe marriage which you may already have details of:
Rose ROLFE
Frank CASWELL
Dec 1907 Hungerford 2c 703
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There's a possible marriage for Herbert:
Herbert C Caswell - Beatrice Archer
Jun 1915
Faringdon 2c 809
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There are a few marriages in the name of Elsie M CASWELL on FreeBMD, but this one looks geographically promising:
Elsie M CASWELL
Reginald H J KIMBREY
Mar 1926 Marlborough 5a 121
Modified: I am now less keen on this one as a possibility, as she may be the Elsie May KIMBREY born 1904 who died in Henley, Jul 1987
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Alternatively, Elsie may have married Edward C SMITH: Dec 1921 Faringdon 2c 813
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I wonder if this is Cuthbert:
Thornton Cuthbert Rolfe
Mar 1903 Hungerford 2c 266
Marriage:
Thornton C Rolfe
Mar 1927 Hungerford 2c 506
Spouse's Surname: Matthews
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And this possible birth for Blandford?
Blandford Brice ROLFE Sep 1904 Hungerford 2c 284
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:-* :o >:yes i could kiss all of you for all the info you all are so kind
many thanks to you all
regards spec :) :' :)
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Kiss the people who transcribe for FreeBMD 8) 8)
Bookmark this site immediately! ;D
http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/
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Hi
Having a search around this morn - as you do :-) found the Caswell family-.
Spec we are related 'cos my great great gran was Sarah Caswell who is your Joseph's sister.
May have other details you don't have
Anne
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Hello Ann thankyou for your post
do you mean Sarah Caswell born 1829
if it is you may have info that i dont and
i would be pleased to swap news
Regards spec
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Yep - that's the one. I have photos of her daughter who was my gt gran.
Let me know what info I can help you with
Anne
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Hello Ann
The Caswell Family i have taken back to Robert Caswell
born 1568 at Yatesbury.He married Mary(Marie) Chilchester
at Heddington in 1593
They had 9 children one being John born 1594
he married Joan Pointing of Christian Malfor at Calne
in 1658
They had 2 sons Robert b 1659
John b1658 and in 1686 he married Elizabeth Flower
They had 11 children on being Thomas b 1698
and he marriedElizabeth ?? i believe at Bishop Cannings
They had 3 sons one being Timothy b1720
He married Jane Wakefield b1724 at Bremhill in 1756
They had 5 children one being William b 1759
who married Elizabeth ??? They had 8 children
one being Timothy b1790 who married Sarah Sawyer
in 1815 at Ogbourne St Andrews
they had 12 children as you probibly no,
one being Joseph b 1827 who married Harriett Potter
in 1849 they had10 children one being my grandfather
Frank
Hope all this makes sense to you i look forward to hearing from you
best regards spec
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Hello Anne
Forgot to menion i have two wills
one belonging to Thomas Caswell of Bremhill
dated 09 05 1765and of John Caswell dated
09 07 1735
regards spec
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Hi
Thanks for the info - yes I did have all that.
Interested to see the wills - can you email them to me.
Thanks
Anne
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In the name of God Amen I Thomas caswell of the Parish of Bremhill
in the county of Wiltshire being sick and weak in body but of sound mind
and memory and thank God for the same do make my last Will and Testament
in manner and formas follows
I give and bequeath to my beloved wife ELIZABETH all that my Freehold Estate
now being situated in Tetherton in the Parish of Bremhill and County of Wiltshire
and the apportences there and belonging so long as the said ELIZABETH CASWELL
shall live and my will is that after the decease of now loving wife all that my Freehold Estatewith the apportences shall be equally divided between my four sons
John Caswell Timothy Caswell Thomas Caswell and James Caswell share and share
alikeif they should so long life and my will is that if eitherof my named sons should die
then his children shall have his share equally divided
I give and bequeath to my loving wife the residue remainder of my goods and chattels
effects and implements houshold and personal estate whatsoever,after all my debts
and funeral expenses shall be paid
I do make and ordain full and hold electrix of this my last will and testament
I give unto my dear friend BROOM ROGERS of Tetherton HALF A GUINEA of good
lawful to be put by hand of me ELECTRIX within the space of one whole year after my decease whom i nominate and appoint to trustee for my wife and i do make void
all manner of wills and testerment and do make this my last will and testerment.and have today set my hand and seal this nineth day of november in the year of our lord one thousand and seven hundred and sixty five
signed and sealed by Thomas CASWELL
At Bremhill on the sixteenth day of december 1768 the oath was administrated to Elizabet caswell will was probated 26th december which must have been when he died
THOMAS was what was known as a YEOMAN FARMER
in the presence of BROOM ROGERS
ELIZABETH ROGERS and DANIEL SMITH
THATS ONE SPEC
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In the name of god Amen I JOHN CASWELL of Backonton in the parish of Abury County of Wiltshire being weak in body but of good and perfwct mind and memory praise be therefore given the almighty god do make and ordainthis my present last will and testament in manner and form following /that is to say ***principally i command my soul into the hands of almighty god hoping through the mortal death and passion of my savior jesus christ to have full and free pardon and forgiveness of all my sins and to inherit everlasting life and my body i commit to ye earth to be decently buried at ye discretion of my executors hearafter named.and as touching the discretion of all such temporal estates goods and chattl as it hath pleased god far above my deserts to bestow upon me i give and dispose thereof as follows----- first i will that all*****and dues as i owe in right or ****to any manner of person or persons shall be well and truly paid or ordered to be paid within convienient time after my death by my executors herinafter named and also i will that all my funeral charges shall be paid and discharged by my executors .I give my loving son Richard Caswell the sum of five shillings if demanded,My son Thomas Caswell the sum of five shillings if demanded
i give untomy loving son Michael Caswell the sum of one hundred pounds of good and lwfull money of great britain to be paid unto him when my executors herinafter named
shall think fit for him to have it.my loving so Edmond Caswell my freehold estate being and lying in ye Tythings of BORTON EASTON in the parish of Bishops Cannings,for him to have my said estate after ye decease of Elizabeth my loving wife -- and ---forward to remain after ye decease of my loving wife to remain to my son Edmondand his heirs
be it male or femaleto ye end of the world but if my son Edmond should chance die before he possessed of it or after he is possessed of ye w estate and leave no heirs to inherit it then i give it to my loving son Richard and his heirs for ever and my son Richard it do live pocess my w estate then he shall pay my son Michael Caswell the sum of £150 of good and lawful moey og Great Britain but if my son Richard Caswelldo live and chanceto be possessed of my freehold estate and my son Michaelshould die before my son Richard possess and he my son richard caswell should chance to be possess after my son Michael is dead than i will that my son Richard Caswellshall pay £150 as he was to pay my son Michael CASWELL.To all my grandchildren to be equally divided among them all as each of my grandchilodren may have his equal part of it,item i give unto my loving daughter Mary Baskifill the sum of five shillings if demanded,i give my son in law Francis Baskifill the sum of five shillings if demanded,i give my son in law John Pope if he be living ye sum of five shillings to be paid if demanded,i give my grandchildren my son William Caswells children son Richard Caswells children for each to have five shillings and to be paid by my execotors --all that ***residue of my personal estate goods and chattels whatsoever i do give and bequeath unto Elizabeth my loving wife and i do make her my full and sole executor of this my last will and testerment and i*****that my body in a decent christian manner at ye descretion of my exectors and i do here by revoke disanul,and make void all former wills and testerments in word or written by me hereto saw made and this to be taken only for my last will and testerment and none other in witness therof i***_* John Caswell Senior do make this my lasy will and testement being contained in one sheet of paper have set my hand at the bottom of it and set my seal this 13th day of April 1735
signed sealed and published and declared in thee presence of
Nickolas Pope Marlborough 9th day July 1735
the mark of Joseph Chivers John Downford snr at the home of Elizabeth Caswell executor
above named was duly sworn before me John Neurse surrogate
and thats it
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Wow Spec! You are so lucky!!! I am green with envy! TWO 16th c wills!
From a sadly completely unrelated Caswell. ;D
Paul
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So your not related
well thats a shame !!
to be honest i dont no how
to take your post???
spec
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Sorry if I wasn't clear spec.
Call it a random act of envy perhaps.
Forgive me for side-tracking your thread.
Paul
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Hi i notice you have The Caswell of Durham and Berwick
could you elaborate on this for me
thanks spec
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Hi spec,
My line starts with a Thomas Caswell, no idea where he came from but he married Margaret Pitcher in Netherbury, Dorset in 1784 so he was probably born around 1764.
His son Clement b1792 moved to Dundee before 1817 and then Berwick upon Tweed in the 1820s.
Clement's son John moved to the Durham area in the 1840s. Two generations later the line moves back to Dorset where my father was born.
I've seen some of the Wiltshire Caswell's trees and they are filled with some excellent research.
There's some interesting stuff here:
http://www.moonrakers.com/genealogy/caswell/
Paul
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Yes this chap lives in America i have corresponded
with him in the past. if you dont mind i will do a bit of research
and see if i can find any info
best regards spec
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Thanks spec, I'd welcome anything you can find.
I've just updated the link to my tree. Click on the globe under my avatar, it works now.
Paul
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Caswell Family, My Gt Gt Gran[maternal]was JANE HEATH nee CASWELL,she lived at Coate RSD Liddington in 1881 when my Gran Maude Ellen was born,her Husband was SAMUEL HEATH occupation Carter. I saw it years ago on a Fiche but am new to PC,s, my feeling is Ogbourne St Andrew was their quoted Birthplace and now being able to read all your notes, thinking ,am I from this same group of Caswell,s?
On the NWOCP I see HEATH and CASWELLS listed very close to each other in Og St Andrew, was this a liasion?
I now find [from Mike Caswell] that Jane was a daughter of JOHN CASWELL bn 1820 at Og st Geo and ELIZABETH BAILEY bn 1825 OstGeo,who were marr,in 1844 Marl. siblings being SARAH bn 1845 and JOSEPH bn 1850.
John[1820] was a son of WILLIAM CASWELL bn 1791 OVERTON, and MARY MORSE, bn Ost Geo 1793, who married on 21-2-1814 at O st Geo. sibling was WILLIAM bap 1-5-1814 at Ost Geo.William Caswell,s parents were WILLIAM CASWELL and ANN NEATE who married on24-6-1790 at Overton. Anyone else have any of these?? Allen.
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joseph is my great great grandfather!!!!
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Hi Jaka?
Joseph Caswell is my GGrandad he was the son of Timothy and Sarah (nee Sawyer)
Joseph married Hariett Potter pf Chatham and they had 8 sons and 2 daughters
William Timothy b 1852,Sarah Ann b 1853,James b 1858, Frederick b 1860,Harriett b 1863,Alfred b 1865, John b1867,Thomas b 1870,Frank b 1873 and Charles b 1875.
Could i ask where you fit into this family
Regards spec
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sorry i was that excited i made a mistake, joseph was my great great great grandfather, there was timothy and sarah then joseph and harriet then james and sarah, then arthur and emily, arthur was my mums dad, it is him that i am interested in, he divorced my grandmother and my mum would like to know what happened to him, where he died etc...........so after arthur and emily came my mum and dad george and elsie, they had four childeren and i am the youngest!!
what about yourself??
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Hello Ann
The Caswell Family i have taken back to Robert Caswell
born 1568 at Yatesbury.He married Mary(Marie) Chilchester
at Heddington in 1593
They had 9 children one being John born 1594
he married Joan Pointing of Christian Malfor at Calne
in 1658
They had 2 sons Robert b 1659
John b1658 and in 1686 he married Elizabeth Flower
They had 11 children on being Thomas b 1698
and he marriedElizabeth ?? i believe at Bishop Cannings
They had 3 sons one being Timothy b1720
He married Jane Wakefield b1724 at Bremhill in 1756
They had 5 children one being William b 1759
who married Elizabeth ??? They had 8 children
one being Timothy b1790 who married Sarah Sawyer
in 1815 at Ogbourne St Andrews
they had 12 children as you probibly no,
one being Joseph b 1827 who married Harriett Potter
in 1849 they had10 children one being my grandfather
Frank
Hope all this makes sense to you i look forward to hearing from you
best regards spec
Hi Spec
Not sure whether you will have received an earlier message - I'm new to this confusing game. However, you seem to have some relatives in common with my wife's family in the names that you mention. I was wondering whether you could throw any light on the parentage of Mary Caswell (b 1702) who married Robert Pottow (b 1702). I have them down as Will Kissell (Caswell) and Catherine Burchell - but I also have records of those same people a couple of generations earlier.
This missing link is quite crucial to tracing the genealogy back as I believe it may contain links to the Tudor line and also to William the Conqueror, through distaff lines and junior branches.
Yours sincerely,
Malcolm Twigg
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There I was, minding my own business, doing a bit of Wiltshire Baskerville research, after several years lapse of the Gene bug, and I stumbled on this forum.
I'm trying to link the Caswells of Canada, and subsequently much of the USA to my Wiltshire line. One thing is for sure, all Caswells come from Wiltshire originally.
I'm the guy who did all the Caswell research (& yes, I live in America - born in Calne). I have more data on them and have a really good understanding of who fits in where.
And yes, I transcribed all those wills.
Perhaps you'd all like to send me your gedcom files and I'll fit them into my main tree (100,000 names) and let you have the file back.
Looks like I found a load more cousins. WOW!
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can anyone offer me any info to do with joseph caswell and his family of ogbourne st andrews he was my g grandad was a blacksmith his wife harriett ?and he had a few childen one being Frank my granddad
thankyou. spec
Frank is in my database, but I don't have any info on his family line.
He is my 3rd cousin 3 times removed. His line splits at Timothy & Jane Wakefield, and them turning to becoming one of the largest families of blacksmiths throughout the Ogbourne villages. My line became bakers, and ran bakeries in Avebury, Calne and Yatesbury. My Gt uncle James William invented the famous lardy cake, and I can bake a darned good one (not like the dry rubbish you get nowadays).
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sorry i was that excited i made a mistake, joseph was my great great great grandfather, there was timothy and sarah then joseph and harriet then james and sarah, then arthur and emily, arthur was my mums dad, it is him that i am interested in, he divorced my grandmother and my mum would like to know what happened to him, where he died etc...........so after arthur and emily came my mum and dad george and elsie, they had four childeren and i am the youngest!!
what about yourself??
You lived in Devizes I think. I met your mum Elsie I'm sure and had tea with her. We sent each other Xmas cards. (Cards aren't my department)
You must be Jayne Katrina!
(Darn! I'm G O O D !) ;)
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this is the baptism for one of the sons.
henry george potter caswell baptised 8th april 1855 baydon wiltshire.parents joseph caswell and harriet.
i think this can confirm that he married harriett potter
hope this helps?
regards
alli
According to my records, he married Alice Mary Breadmore 18 Jul 1885 Quarley, Hants
They had a son, Henry Thomas Breadmore Caswell 7 jun 1883
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... One thing is for sure, all Caswells come from Wiltshire originally....
I'd love to believe you. I have seen your research and cannot fault it. However, I have failed to trace my Thomas back past his marriage to Margaret Pitcher on 18 Feb 1784 in Netherbury, Dorset. I would welcome any guidance.
Paul
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I think we have two different people here. Give me more info on your family please.
Maybe they called your guy Thomas because that was his second name?
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We have traced my line from a Thomas Caswell who married a Margaret Pitcher on 18 Feb 1784 in Netherbury, Dorset. We have no sign of his birth place or date. If he or his ancestors are ultimately from Wiltshire there seems to be no sign.
I would welcome any suggestions as to who he might be.
Paul
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I think he's Henry Thomas Breadmore Caswell 7 jun 1883
Does that make sense?
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I think he's Henry Thomas Breadmore Caswell 7 jun 1883
Does that make sense?
Not if he was getting married 99 years before his birth. :)
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I think he's Henry Thomas Breadmore Caswell 7 jun 1883
Does that make sense?
Not if he was getting married 99 years before his birth. :)
Whoops!
I found this
http://www.ancestryhost.org/caswells/FamilyTree/family.php?famid=F145
and
11-Nov-1832; William CASWELL son of Thomas & Mary CASWELL Blacksmith, Holditch Thorncombe Baptisms
12-Oct-1834; James Cook CASWELL son of Thomas & Mary CASWELL Blacksmith, Holditch
01-Jan-1837; Thomas CASWELL son of Thomas & Mary CASWELL Blacksmith, Holditch
12-May-1839; Richard CASWELL son of Thomas & Mary CASWELL Blacksmith, Holditch
These are blacksmiths = must come from the Wiltshire line
14 8 1753 John Caswell of Chardstock & Jone Butcher of Musbury married
There seems to be a LOT more Pitchers and Caswells around Netherbury
13-Sep-1713; George HODDER & Katherine CASWELL of Thorncomb Married
Lets get a gedcom file going, I need to work these trees out. There seems to be two family groups right now, the 1740s and the 1820s. Does anyone have a gedcom of the early line?
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That's my tree on AncestryHost.
Not sure about any connection with Thorncombe or Holditch. The first four children were born in Powerstock. Then comes Clement, a mariner who ended up in Durham.
I'd be happy to provide a GedCom. PM me and I'll get one to you. Your interest is appreciated.
Paul
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That's my tree on AncestryHost.
Not sure about any connection with Thorncombe or Holditch. The first four children were born in Powerstock. Then comes Clement, a mariner who ended up in Durham.
I'd be happy to provide a GedCom. PM me and I'll get one to you. Your interest is appreciated.
Paul
I'm a little new to this and you seem to know your stuff...I was wondering how to figure out where my roots come from Nd originated any help is appreciated I have limited info but will give what I have
Thanks in advanced
Justin Caswell
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Hi Justin,
There are many good suggestions if you are just starting out on the beginners forum here:
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/board,47.0.html
The first thing to do is make a note of all of the details you DO know like your parents names (especially middle names) and your mother's maiden name and as much as you know about your grandparents.
A good start can be made at freeBMD here to fill in some blanks and work out where to go forward:
http://www.freebmd.org.uk/
Also, don't hesitate to post questions here on Rootschat. Everyone here are keen to help.
Good luck in your quest - but be warned, it is VERY addictive. :)
Paul
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Hi Justin,
There are many good suggestions if you are just starting out on the beginners forum here:
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/board,47.0.html
The first thing to do is make a note of all of the details you DO know like your parents names (especially middle names) and your mother's maiden name and as much as you know about your grandparents.
A good start can be made at freeBMD here to fill in some blanks and work out where to go forward:
http://www.freebmd.org.uk/
Also, don't hesitate to post questions here on Rootschat. Everyone here are keen to help.
Good luck in your quest - but be warned, it is VERY addictive. :)
Paul
The type of questions its asking is quite confusing ha. Like spouse surname all that. I was told that a story from a mtt Caswell posted in 1999 was the quest that confirmed ALL caswell last name to be from there. Not sure if this is true or not. Water cress was only thing that really made that guy stop his quest . This is quite addicting but I hit dead after dead end. I have my father my grandpa's and great grandpa's name.
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Hi Justin,
This sounds like a perfect challenge for Rootschat. :)
I would suggest you post a new question in Beginners telling us all you know (but nothing about living people of course). We will need as much as you know about each person including name, place and date of birth if possible.
If you do decide to post a question, please post a link to it here so we can come over and help too.
By the way - I think the man you are talking about is Mike Caswell and he is still very active in Caswell research. He has been gathering Caswell data for many years (long before I started my quest). He is actually giving me a welcome hand right now with my Dorset Caswells. :)
Good luck.
Paul
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Justin
I I have a number of files available for Caswells all over the world, so please let me have all the info you have and I'll try to see if I can find something for you.
First off - all Caswell roads eventually lead to Wiltshire. The Caswell castle, abandoned before 1088 is near Witney.
I have a huge file of this line www.moonrakers.com/caswell.zip Its a GEDCOM
http://www.moonrakers.com/genealogy/caswell/index.html
Then look at these files
NEW!!! "OUR CASWELL RELATIVES" by Shirley Mayse.
Scan the UK IGI Download - a ton of data here!!!!
I hope this helps!
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Justin
I I have a number of files available for Caswells all over the world, so please let me have all the info you have and I'll try to see if I can find something for you.
First off - all Caswell roads eventually lead to Wiltshire. The Caswell castle, abandoned before 1088 is near Witney.
I have a huge file of this line www.moonrakers.com/caswell.zip Its a GEDCOM
http://www.moonrakers.com/genealogy/caswell/index.html
Then look at these files
NEW!!! "OUR CASWELL RELATIVES" by Shirley Mayse.
Scan the UK IGI Download - a ton of data here!!!!
I hope this helps!
Ok what I do know is my grandpa's parents father Charles Willis Caswell and his mom first name Alberta "nudamaker" I don't know how her last name is spelled.
Charles willis caswells dad is henry caswell.
Charles Willis caswell died when my grandpa was 15 and he was born in 1949. I wish I had more info. I should be getting a bit more after I talk to my grandpa.
Also Charles Willis caswell had many more kids here are a few, Karen ,Connie,Judy,sandy there's more but notsure
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You need to give me names, date of birth, place of birth, parent's names,DOB, etc. etc
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You need to give me names, date of birth, place of birth, parent's names,DOB, etc. etc
I will see what I can get biggest hill I have is my grandpa didn't know much of his dad due to him dying when was just a boy and never met his grandpa nor talked to him. I will get as much as I can very soon. In the mean time do u guys have any good sites for searching
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In the mean time do u guys have any good sites for searching
Where did your parents and grandparents live?
Have you looked through the files I gave you links to at moonrakers.com?
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In the mean time do u guys have any good sites for searching
Where did your parents and grandparents live?
Have you looked through the files I gave you links to at moonrakers.com?
Indiana and I looked but I'm new at this and is more or less gibberish to me lol
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Hello im a newby looking to obtain and offer information on the Caswell family .Reading posts from Anne and Spec i have a file sent by another Caswell ,some of which i have yet to check but re: Joseph and Harriett it suggests they had 13 children .Then William b 1759 who married Elizabeth :( it suggests Elizabeth Cole married Aug 4th 1785 Chippenham but with only seven children mentioned .
Obviously a huge amount of info here so much studying to do .
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Hi,
Sorry but probably not my line- all my Josephs married Elizabeth's or died young.
Good luck in your research. I hope you manage to connect everyone up. If you come across Caswell connections to any of the areas posted below please let me know.
Paul
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spec -" i no in 1907 Frank married Rose Rolfe (she had two sons Cuthbert and Blandford rolfe was a single parent)and the first one of her sons is proving very illusive to say the least"
Cuthbert Rolfe was born Thornton Cuthbert Rolfe, here is his birth:
ROLFE, THORNTON CUTHBERT mothers maiden name -
GRO Reference: 1903 M Quarter in HUNGERFORD Volume 02C Page 266
He is easier to find if you search Thornton Rolfe.
Vee in NBL UK
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https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1904/images/32858_635001_2087-00557?treeid=&personid=&rc=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=NiV10236&_phstart=successSource&pId=15996233 (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1904/images/32858_635001_2087-00557?treeid=&personid=&rc=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=NiV10236&_phstart=successSource&pId=15996233)
Cuthbert Thornton Rolfe is listed here. Died 2 aug 1956 Newbury. Wife was Lydia Sophia
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https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1904/images/32858_635001_2087-00557?treeid=&personid=&rc=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=NiV10236&_phstart=successSource&pId=15996233 (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1904/images/32858_635001_2087-00557?treeid=&personid=&rc=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=NiV10236&_phstart=successSource&pId=15996233)
Cuthbert Thornton Rolfe is listed here. Died 2 aug 1956 Newbury. Wife was Lydia Sophia
If you don't have an Ancestry subscription you can view the entry on the Probate Office website
https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/Calendar?surname=rolfe&yearOfDeath=1957&page=2#calendar
There was no will, just an application for the administration of his estate
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If anyone wants a complete tree of the Wiltshire Caswells, please go to www.moonrakers.com where there is a FORUM to place your information. It's usually in the form of a GEDCOM file.
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THANKS FOLKS
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Hi Justin,
There are many good suggestions if you are just starting out on the beginners forum here:
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/board,47.0.html
The first thing to do is make a note of all of the details you DO know like your parents names (especially middle names) and your mother's maiden name and as much as you know about your grandparents.
A good start can be made at freeBMD here to fill in some blanks and work out where to go forward:
http://www.freebmd.org.uk/
Also, don't hesitate to post questions here on Rootschat. Everyone here are keen to help.
Good luck in your quest - but be warned, it is VERY addictive. :)
Paul
The type of questions its asking is quite confusing ha. Like spouse surname all that. I was told that a story from a mtt Caswell posted in 1999 was the quest that confirmed ALL caswell last name to be from there. Not sure if this is true or not. Water cress was only thing that really made that guy stop his quest . This is quite addicting but I hit dead after dead end. I have my father my grandpa's and great grandpa's name.
hi my father is Charles Willis Caswell he was married to Alberta before he married my mother...I would love to chat with you...