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Title: bridle
Post by: pussicat on Sunday 16 October 11 21:25 BST (UK)

We are doing family research and looking for Bridle family members 1800s from Dorset and Wiltshire area who were travellers. key names are Eli, Emmanual,William. grateful for any info. :)

Title: Re: bridle
Post by: PaulineJ on Sunday 16 October 11 22:31 BST (UK)

Rather than waste efforts on wrong lines and duplicating information, can you tell us which particular items you are missing.

Title: Re: bridle
Post by: pussicat on Friday 21 October 11 22:33 BST (UK)

hi am looking for mother an father of eli bridle born 1812 halstock dorset.many tks

Title: Re: bridle
Post by: jaro on Sunday 06 November 11 02:18 GMT (UK)

Hi Pussycat, I have some details on the Bridle family which may be what you are looking for. I have Eli Bridle born 1789 in Whitchurch Canonicoram Dorset his parents were Edward Bridle & Dinah Russell.Emanual was born in 1828 in Halstock his parents were William Bridle & Elizabeth Hill.They also had a William born 1833 also in Halstock.I realise there are a lot of Bridles in Dorset so this may not be who you want.
However I am interested in the fact that you called them Travellers - do you mean as in Gypsies or Romany's.My husband is doing a presentation on Gypsies for our local U3A group and it would be very interesting if it turns out he has Romany blood.
Jaro

Title: Re: bridle
Post by: tenjin on Wednesday 12 June 24 09:33 BST (UK)

Hi,

I realise this is an old thread, but hoping this gets through....

I am descended from Eli BRIDLE and Matilda SPURDLE (CLEAL) through their son Emmanuel.

They ended up in Swindon, Wiltshire in the 1860s onwards, and come from Dorset (Halstock, etc)

They were travellers / Irish travellers.

Cheers

Darren.