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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Dorset => Topic started by: barleycorn on Saturday 17 January 09 13:46 GMT (UK)
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Hi - Is anyone else tracing these families - Bridle and Croft (and variants) in Frome Vauchurch are surrounding villages? I've got back to the 1670s with the Bridles and 1761 with Crofts. In particular, I'm looking for a Sarah Craft/ Croft/ Crofts who had an illegitmate child by a Benjamin Bridle (or so it seems) in 1761 in Frome Vauchurch. Can find no further records of her. Any help appreciated. In return, I have a huge family tree for these families which I've been tracing since 1993.
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Hi,
I share an interest in the Bridles and Crafts of the Frome Vauchuch area. Benjamin Bridle Craft born c1757 Frome Vauchurch is in my tree. I have a note of his mother probably being Sarah Craft chr 13 Jan 1732 in Toller Fratrum. I am assuming Benjamin was illegitimate as I have not found a marriage for his parents and he was given both the names Bridle and Croft.
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Hi Kilmartin,
We're clearly tracing the same tree. Pasted below is the information I have. Let me know where you fit in and if you have any more. All the best
Bridle Croft Family Tree
Living in Frome Vauchurch (and nearby villages) in DORSET
1. William Bridle, Yeoman Farmer
b.1600 (approx).
brd. 2 April 1672, Frome Vauchurch, Dorset.
Issue:
William Bridle, Yeoman Farmer (m) Jane
b. Before his brother John, mentioned in his will brd. 6 January 1712.
dated 4 January 1707.
brd. 23 October 1707, FV.
William Bridle
brd: 15 Apr 1737. ?
2. John Bridle, Yeoman, Church Warden (m) Edith
b.1636 b. 1630
brd. 20 Feb 1708, FV brd. 26 Apr 1713, FV
Issue:
Elizabeth B
brd. 5 Jul 1702, FV
3. John Bridle, Senior Clerk of Frome Vauchurch, Yeoman
bap. 22 May 1664, Frome Vauchurch
m. 11 June 1689, Hampreston
died. 3 Apr 1748, FV
(m)
Ann
Martha B
bap. 13 Oct 1670, FV
Jane B
bap. 2 Nov 1673, FV
Issue of John Bridle:
Issue not baptized at Frome Vauchurch
4. John Bridle, Yeoman (m) Margaret Presley
bap. 16 Apr 1696, Maiden Newton brd. 13 July 1776, FV
m. 26 June 1732, Frome Vauchurch
brd. 20 Nov 1782, FV
Ann B
bap. 8 May 1698, FV
Grace B
bap. 5 Dec 1700, FV
Jane B
bap. 22 July 1704, FV
Jonathon B, Yeoman (m) Ann
bap. 17 March 1706, FV
William B
bap. 19 June 1709, FV
brd. 17 Sept 1713, FV
Issue of John Bridle and Margaret Presley:
John B
bap. 25 Sept 1734, FV
Richard B
bap. 2 Dec 1737, FV
5. Benjamin Bridle, Yeoman
bap. 21 Sept 1740, Frome Vauchurch
brd. 22 Oct 1834, Frome Vauchurch
(Had Sex)
Sarah Craft daughter of John and Elizabeth Craft
bap 13 Jan 1733, Toller Fratrum
(married 1)
Grace Luccas of Melbury
m. 5th March 1765, Frome Vauchurch
m. 15 April 1765, Melbury Osmond
brd. 22 Oct 1834, Frome Vauchurch
(married 2)
Ann Cornish of Frome Vauchurch
m. 6th April 1819, Frome Vauchurch
Joseph B
bap. 22 March 1747
Sarah B
bap. 25 Apr 1749
Samuel Bridle
Bap 25 April 1749
Illegitimate issue of Benjamin Bridle and Sarah Craft:
6. Benjamin Bridle Croft, Shepherd (m1) Martha Curtis
bap. 8 Feb 1761, Frome Vauchurch b. 1753
brd. 26 Oct 1839, Frome Vauchurch m. 29th July 1782, Cattistock
brd. 25th November 1825, FV
(m2) Mrs Ann Forse
b. 1771
m. 20th April 1831, FV
brd. 5th December 1831, FV
Issue of Benjamin Bridle Croft and Martha Curtis:
William C, Shepherd (m) Alice Farnham
bap. 21 Sept 1783, FV b. 1789, Bridport
m. 11 July 1808, FV brd. 4th May 1868, FV
brd. 21 Apr 1864, FV
Jane C. A Spinster.
bap. 25 April 1785, FV
d. June 1859, Weymouth.
Elizabeth C (m) John Rolls of Frampton
bap. 1 May 1787, FV Farm Labourer
m. 3 Aug 1809, Maiden Newton
7. Benjamin Croft, Shepherd (m1) Anne Chappell (Literate, Dom. Servant).
b. 1789 b. 1790
d. Dec q 1875, FV m. 8th August 1814, Chilfrome
brd. 6th May 1818, Frampton
(m2) Jane Saunders
b.1795
m. 23rd March 1819, Frampton
brd. 22nd April 1847, Maiden Newton
Charles C, Shepherd (m1) Martha Stickland
b. 7 Oct 1792, FV m. 17th April 1815
d. 10 Apr 1863, Weymouth d. 1820
(m2) Mary Brown of Grimstone
b. 1796
m. 13th November 1821
d. 7th January 1863
Charlotte C (m) Daniel Britt
bap. 25 March 1796, FV Shepherd
m. 31 Dec 1818, FV
Issue of Benjamin Croft and Anne Chappell:
Mary Ann C, Spinster (Illegitimate)
b. 1810 (bap. 8 Aug 1814, Chilfrome).
d. Dec q 1878, Beaminster
Eliza C, Spinster
bap. 24 Dec 1815, Chilfrome
d. June q 1865, Dorchester
Thomas C
bap. 10 June 1817, Maiden Newton
Issue of Benjamin Croft and Jane Saunders:
George C, Shepherd (m) Elizabeth
bap. 9 Jan 1820, MN b. 1816, Kingsbury, Somerset
Benjamin C
bap. 15 Apr 1821, MN
8. Charles Croft, Shepherd (m) Jemima Jane, dau of Thomas Hardy and
b. 1820 Mary Churchill
bap. 16 Nov 1822, MN b. 1832, Wynford Eagle
m. 21 June 1855, Wynford Eagle d. June q 1917, Weymouth
d. March q 1892, Dorchester
Catherine C (m) Thomas Howfedd
b. 1822 Shepherd
m. 4 Apr 1843, MN
Sarah C (m) John Buckler, Shepherd
bap. 18 Aug 1824, MN b. 1822
m. 10 May 1848, FV brd. 20th April 1895, FV
brd. 18 May 1905, FV
Amelia C
bap. 15 Apr 1827, Frampton
Joseph C, Shepherd (m) Rhoda Smart
bap. 10 May 1829, MN b. 1832
m. 2 Nov 1854, MN
Ann C
bap. 19 Jan 1831, MN
brd. 25 Jan 1831, MN
William C, Shepherd (m1) Leah
bap. 30 Jan 1832, MN (m2) Sarah
b. 1835
Frances C
bap. 11 Aug 1833, MN
Elizabeth C (m) Joseph Mitchell
bap. 1 Feb 1835, MN Shepherd and Labourer
m. 16 Nov 1859
James C, Labourer (m) Temperance
b. 1836, Crockway b. 1840
Caroline C
b. 1837
Charlotte C
bap. 9 June 1839, MN
Craft Toller Fratrum
Sarah Craft daughter of John and Elizabeth Craft
bap 13 Jan 1733, Toller Fratrum
John Craft
Married 11th July 1731, Askerwell (to Elizabeth Stone both of WE)
buried 25th December 1748, Fordington
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Hi Barleycorn,
Thanks for all the ancestry details of Benjamin Bridle Croft. Sadly, I have nothing further on either the Bridles or Crofts. Do you know if there was a Bastardy order for Benjamin Bridle Croft?
There is a will for a William Bridle, senior yeoman of Hermitage, Dorset (1612) on the Wiltshire and Swindon Archive Catalogue website, and another William Croft, senior 1638. As Hermitage is not far from Frome Vauchurch I wonder if he could be connected or maybe not.
My line follows Benjamin and Martha's daughter Elizabeth who married John Rolls.
I hope you don't mind but I have revised your notes to help clarify the ancestry in my own mind as I was a little confused - have I got it right?
Generation1.
William Bridle, Yeoman c1600-1672 + ?
a. William Bridle (yeoman) ?-1707 m Jane
b. John Bridle (yeoman) 1636-1708 m Edith
Generation 2.
John Bridle (yeoman) 1636-1708 + Edith
a. Elizabeth Bridle ?-1702
b. John Bridle (Senior Clerk) 1664-1748 m Ann
c. Martha Bridle 1670-?
d. Jane Bridle 1673-?
Generation 3.
John Bridle (Senior Clerk) 1664-1748 + Ann
a. John Bridle (yeoman) 1696-1776 m Margaret Presley
b. Ann Bridle 1698-?
c. Grace Bridle 1700-?
d. Jane Bridle 1704-?
e. Jonathon Bridle (yeoman) 1706-?
f. William Bridle 1709-1713
Generation 4.
John Bridle (yeoman) 1696-1776 + Margaret Presley
a. John Bridle 1734-?
b. Richard Bridle 1737-?
c. Benjamin Bridle (yeoman) 1740-183 4 + Sarah Craft (had illegitimate son), m1 Grace Luccas, m2 Ann Cornish
d. Joseph Bridle 1747-?
e. Sarah Bridle 1749-?
f. Samuel Bridle 1749-?
Generation 5.
Benjamin Bridle (yeoman) 1740-1834 + Sarah Craft/Croft
a. Benjamin Bridle Croft (Shepherd) 1761-1839 m m1 Martha Curtis, m2 Mrs Ann Forse
Generation 6.
Benjamin Bridle Croft (shepherd) 1761-1839 + Martha Curtis
a. William Croft (shepherd) 1783-1864 m Alice Farnham
b. Jane Croft (spinster) 1785-1859
c. Elizabeth Croft 1787-? m John Rolls
d. Benjamin Croft (shepherd) 1789-1875 + m1 Anne Chappell, m2 Jane Saunders
e. Charles Croft (shepherd) 1792-1863 + m1 Martha Stickland, m2 Mary Brown
f. Charlotte Croft 1796-? + Daniel Britt
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Yes, you have that correct.
Could you give me the details you have on Elizabeth and John Rolls and I'll add them to my records?
Thanks for the info on the wills. I will look into that.
Benjamin Bridle Croft is my Great, Great, Great, Great, Great Grandfather so I shudder to think what that makes us. In theory, sixth cousins is it? Though it's probably something far more convoluted.
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Oh - if memory serves me correctly the bastardy bonds for that period in Frome Vauchurch did not survive. So there is no way of absolutely proving that 'Benjamin Bridle' was 'Benjamin Bridle Croft's' father. It just seems very likely as there was, it seems, the custom of giving a male bastard the father's full name and then the mother's surname. I also couldn't find evidence of a will for Benjamin Bridle, which might also provide more evidence.
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Hi Barleycorn,
Thanks for confirming all that. Benjamin Bridle Croft was also my 5x great grandfather.
I have listed only 3 children born to John Rolls and Elizabeth Croft - though I thought there were more - sorry. John Rolls and Elizabeth Croft married 3 Aug 1809 Maiden Newton.
1. John Rolls chr 3 jun 1816 Toller Porcorum, died 1902 married (9 Oct 1837 Nether Cerne) to Eliza Osmant (1819-1893).
2. Henry Rolls c1819 Toller Porcorum
3. Charles Rolls c1830 Nether Cerne
John Rolls and Eliza Osmant had 8 children
1. Stephen Rolls 1838 (Charminster)-1895 m Maria Pearce.
2. Job Rolls 1840 (Charminster)-1890 m Abigail Whittle Wills.
3. Charles Henry Rolls 1841 (Charminster) m1 Hannah Diskett m2 Dinah Davis.
4. George Rolls 1844 (Sydling) m Mary Tucker.
5. Jane Rolls 1847 (Toller Porcorum) m1 John Broderick m2 Henry Coffin.
6. Elizabeth Ann Rolls 1853 (Toller Porcorum)
7. John Rolls 1856 (Toller Porcorum)
8. Lot Rolls 1859 (Toller Porcorum)
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If anybody is still following this thread I am researching Ann Bridle who married in Frome Vanchurch
26 Dec 1720 Francis MEECH of Winford [Wynford Eagle] & Ann BRIDLE Dorset OPC
Trudy