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Title: Can anyone tell me where Northwick is?
Post by: halfasheep on Thursday 08 October 09 19:30 BST (UK)
Yes, it's as straight forward as that - am following up new leads in my Hughes family, only to find the person who is possibly my gt gt gt grandmother was born in Northwick, Somerset, around 1847 (not got the maiden name yet, just know she's Emily).

Am probably jumping the gun before I'm 100%, but I'm at least 95% certain I have the right group of people.

I've tried Googling Northwick, Somerset, but seem to have a road outside a village called Mark  ???

Can anyone set me straight?
Title: Re: Can anyone tell me where Northwick is?
Post by: Hibee on Thursday 08 October 09 19:40 BST (UK)
Seems to be near Highbridge.

(It's now known as North Wick).

Hibee
Title: Re: Can anyone tell me where Northwick is?
Post by: stannarp on Thursday 08 October 09 19:52 BST (UK)
Hi,

Did you find this link?

http://www.ukvillages.co.uk/ukvillages.nsf/c08?open&s=villagehomepage08&v=England/North+Wick-Somerset

Regards,

Patricia
Title: Re: Can anyone tell me where Northwick is?
Post by: halfasheep on Thursday 08 October 09 21:24 BST (UK)
Ah thanks both - I was really looking forward to finding out that the remainder of my family tree was going to be local (rather than more impossible to trace Irish and Italian), and now I have to start learning new area's of the country again  ::)

At least I can drive to Somerset quite easily and cheaply!
Title: Re: Can anyone tell me where Northwick is?
Post by: marquees on Monday 12 October 09 13:31 BST (UK)
Just to throw a possible spanner in the works - there is also a North Wick on the southern outskirts of Bristol, between East Dundry and Norton Hawkfield.

There is also a Northwick in South Gloucestershire too - when I used to live very near the former (just a small collection of houses, no church), 4 young men in a limousine stopped to ask my neighbour for directions to get to the North Wick church! They were running late for a wedding, but unfortunately should have been in South Gloucestershire...
Title: Re: Can anyone tell me where Northwick is?
Post by: halfasheep on Monday 12 October 09 13:35 BST (UK)
The Census returns for 1881 and 1901 do say Somerset - I'm in the process of obtaining a birth certificate for my Emily Hughes' son in order to:
(a) confirm his father's name - missing off 1881 typically, unable to locate the family on 1891, and the father is deceased by 1901 - in order to be 100% I have the correct family, and
(b) obtain her maiden name.

I have a few possible marriage matches, including one in Somerset between a Charles Hughes and an Emily.

Hopefully I'll be able to narrow it down further! Got a good feeling this one has been cracked, but where would the fun be in that.....