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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Gloucestershire => Topic started by: Strattonred on Monday 02 March 09 13:14 GMT (UK)
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Hi,
My LEONARD ancestors from Wotton-Under-Edge (near Stonehouse) were Weavers, by trade, and were Calvinists by religion.
I was recently told that Stonehouse may have had a Huguenot community at some point... is this true? How do I find out more information about the community?
I know the information I have doesn't prove anything, but I can't help wondering if the Leonards were descended from Huguenots, and i'd like to find out more.
The earliest record I have found, for this branch of my family, is James Leonard marrying Martha Elliott at Dursley in 1789. I believe James's Fathers name may have been Samuel Leonard.
Any help anyone could give me in tracing this line back a little further or any information you have about Huguenots in Stonehouse would be much appreciated. ;D
Thanks
Nathan
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Hi Nathan,
I can't help you personally (wish I could), but when I went to London to a family history show I noticed The Huguenot Society of Great Britain and Ireland had a stand there. I've just looked at the show guide, and this is their website.
Hopefully if you can't find the information on the website, sending them an email might help answer your question.
Hope this helps - good luck.
Paulene :)
http://www.huguenotsociety.org.uk/index.html
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try googling my holders came from france as they too were huuenots.
brenda xxx
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Nathan,
At http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountyGloucester_(N-Z).htm#W you will find two batches of names extracted from the Calvinistic Methodist Tabernacle (now an auction room) at Wotton Under Edge. There are only two Leonards baptized there.
I understand that France Lynch in the parish of Bisley was so named because of Huguenot settlers.
I suppose that nowadays W-U-E is considered close to Stonehouse but when Huguenots arrived 8.4 miles wwould have been considered a fair distance. See Parloc from http://www.parloc.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/
Regards
Chas
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Have found the following Samuel Leonard marriages in my copy of Phillimores Marriage recs:
Stone Register: Samuel Leonard & Ann Burroughs 12 Apr 1757
Cam Register: Samuel Leonard w, & Sarah Long, s lic 29 Nov 1759
Uley Register: Samuel Leonard, inhabitant & Hannah French 16 Dec 1781
Hill Register: Samuel Leonard b, & Mary Wetmore s 31 Jan 1782
Could one of the first two be your Samuel?
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hi sorry new to this,please can you tell me if you have any Flook's on yr family tree? regards Dawn
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Hello Dawn
Welcome to Rootschat! :)
Where are your FLOOKs? Do you think they might be connected with the LEONARDs mentioned in this thread?
Kind regards, Arranroots ;)
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Hi Nathan
I used to live in Wotton and still live just a few milew away. If you need photos of anything give me a shout. :D
Linda
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Hello Dawn
Welcome to Rootschat! :)
Where are your FLOOKs? Do you think they might be connected with the LEONARDs mentioned in this thread?
Kind regards, Arranroots
Not sure if im replying in the right way to but sorry if im not. Are you able to view my family tree on ancestry.co.uk?it is a public tree and it's called 'williams family tree'
As far as I know most of the Flook's were born in Gloucestershire. My great grandad Moses Flook was born in Bitton 1812 bristol .He was a boot maker. Unsure if linked to the Leonards but live in hope i find a link somewhere, regards
Dawn
P.s. am related to Percy pavey Flook south African motorbike racer,if you google him it comes up about his races,pretty sure he was Moses's grandson.
If you would like a formal invite to my tree so u can look at photos,let me know but will need an email address,welcome to reply thro my own email.
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Hi Nathan
I used to live in Wotton and still live just a few milew away. If you need photos of anything give me a shout. :D
Hi Linda,im convinced im doing this wrong but im sorry i didnt know how to reply to you properly. Yes please would love some photos, now iv gone blank, would you mind viewing my tree too please? its on ancestry.co.uk. you have probably just read all this on previous msg up there lol ::)
Think I need bits bout wooten under edge is that a place you know of ?
Still trying to join all the flapping strands together. would love to find the grave of my great grandfather moses flook born 1812,a death date would help too wouldnt it? i have got that but not infront of me.....i'll be back. love yr photo by the way.
thanks for listening Dawn
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Nathan & kitti
Firstly I suggest you look here
http://wotton-under-edge.com
http://wotton-under-edge.org/
www.cotswoldedge.org.uk/w-u-e/w-u-e.htm
www.wottonheritage.com/index.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wotton-under-Edge
Then give me a shout if there is anything in particular you would lke me to photograph
Linda
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Hi everyone, thanks for all your help so far...
The Leonards christened at the Calvinist tabernacle are in my family tree and almost the entire family are listed in the Gloucestershire council conformist and Gaol register as follows:
1836 leonard eli Child wotton under edge Non-conformist
1871 leonard elizabeth Mother wotton under edge Non-conformist
1867 leonard elizabeth Mother wotton under edge Non-conformist
1847 leonard geo. Father wotton under edge Non-conformist
1838 leonard hannah Child wotton under edge Non-conformist
1867 leonard thomas Father wotton under edge Non-conformist
1847 leonard ruth Child wotton under edge Non-conformist
1867 leonard aaron U Wotton-under-Ed weaver Gaol
These people are all part of the same family... does non-conformist mean Calvinist? Why would Gloucestershire council need to keep a record of them being non-conformist? Help! what does this all mean??? ???
Dawn, yes actually I do have Flooks in my family tree! But mine are from Bristol and from a different branch of my tree to the Leonards...
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In case the Flooks & Leonards wandered nearer to Bristol there are South Gloucestershire burials on www.B&AFHS.org