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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Gloucestershire => Topic started by: andi on Thursday 27 December 18 22:00 GMT (UK)
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I have a copy on cd of an indenture (lease and release I think) from 1833 which talks of property/messuages in Bristol. It also mentions 3 other indentures dated 30 Sept 1793, 24 Jun 1795 and 26 Aug 1812.
Am I ever likely to find these indentures? I'm thinking not but someone may know more.
Also the deceased person on the 1833 document was a salt refiner in Bristol until his death in 1818 but I can't find much information about about him apart from marriage and baptisms. Surely someone that owned property would have left some kind of paper trail??
Any clues on where I could search for more information?
Andi
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Have you tried the Archives?
https://ww3.gloucestershire.gov.uk/CalmView/
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Have you tried searching here?
http://archives.bristol.gov.uk/
or National Archives?
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/
If you can give the person's name, that would be helpful.
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Legacies of British Slave-ownership
Searchable Database on the 'net'
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/
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Hi, thanks for the replies, i will look again at the archives.
The name on the indenture is Thomas Skeaping. His son Richard and grandson John (son of his first born son Thomas) sign the indenture.
I know Thomas married Ann Isaac
02 Jul 1769 • St Phillip & St Jacobs, Bristol, Gloucester, England (3 children). He re marries Barbara Jones 22 Dec 1782 • St. Ewen'S, Bristol, Gloucester, England (5 children).
I have found no death for Ann or any of their children. I know son Thomas (1st marriage) survived and Richard and Elizabeth(2nd marriage) survived.
A relative visited Bristol archives and despite finding births no deaths could ( of his children) could be found even with help from archive staff.
I'm stumped.
Andi
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Had a look at this tree on Ancestry - Samuel ISSAC 1709-1781 and Martha AVOKE - 1719-1772
Family Search has a christening at Bristol, 24 December 1754 (Non-Conformist Church Records) of
Ann ISAAC - father: Samuel and mother: Martha
Bristol Records Office holds the Will of Samuel ISAAC, Butcher of St Mary Radcliffe - 1797 - occupation, Butcher.
Checking with National Archives: Held at Bristol - Ancient Lease Corporation of Bristol, Samuel ISAAC, property, Redcliffe - Dr Owen etc - 22 May 1790.
If the ISSAC's are non-conformists family, not sure where Ann would have been buried.
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Thomas SKEAPING's marriage on Ancestry, notes surname: SCOPINGS or SCEAPINGS and there does appear marriages in Bristol with surname: SKAPING, SCAPENS etc.