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Sussex Lookup Requests / Re: Wm. J. Thompson & Henrietta M. Mc Gachen - census help pls!
« on: Wednesday 01 September 10 17:35 BST (UK) »
Sue 6591/Janan,
Sue,
Re your message about William Keates, there is a possibility that the older William may have been born in Somerset.
I have found reference to a family of Keates's who came from the Evercreech/Brewham/Hardway area of Somerset and from whom I am descended. If you Google The Bull Inn in Hardway and Keates you should come across a lease of the pub which passed from a Nicholas Keates to his brother William and then William's son John. I am presently trying to tie up the relations of these people. I have established that the John and the William referred to in the lease were from the places you mention in Sussex (and therefore not my direct line) but it is curious that the same given names should appear in the family in Somerset and this lease relate to the same village. To me it suggests a family tie, but I have not confirmed what that tie is!!
If you have any ideas then please let me know.
Best Regards
David
Sue,
Re your message about William Keates, there is a possibility that the older William may have been born in Somerset.
I have found reference to a family of Keates's who came from the Evercreech/Brewham/Hardway area of Somerset and from whom I am descended. If you Google The Bull Inn in Hardway and Keates you should come across a lease of the pub which passed from a Nicholas Keates to his brother William and then William's son John. I am presently trying to tie up the relations of these people. I have established that the John and the William referred to in the lease were from the places you mention in Sussex (and therefore not my direct line) but it is curious that the same given names should appear in the family in Somerset and this lease relate to the same village. To me it suggests a family tie, but I have not confirmed what that tie is!!
If you have any ideas then please let me know.
Best Regards
David