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Somerset / Re: WILLIAMS familly Shepton Mallet, Somerset
« on: Tuesday 06 September 11 21:32 BST (UK)  »
Hello,
My distant relative was Ann Brabner b.@1815.She had 2 children out of wedlock (Ann Brabner b.@1838 and John Brabner b. @1845.....who I am descended from).Ann Brabner senior then married a Joseph Williams.I think this is the Ann that witnessed William Williams marriage and the sister of Hannah!!! Am away from my research papers at the moment, but let me know if you need dates etc.

  Tracy

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South Africa / William Cox.How to get death cert.
« on: Monday 02 March 09 14:42 GMT (UK)  »
My g-g-grandfather William Charles Cox was born in Keinton Mandeville, Somerset,England in 1871.He was a stone mason by trade and in 1897 he went to South Africa with 3 other people from the village.I have found the passenger lists showing their passage.Their occupations are shown as miners...My problem is that he died in Pretoria on  December 31st 1901 and buried at the Methodist church in Pretoria and I have no idea if his death is registered in Pretoria (can't find it in English records) and don't know how to go about finding his death cert.One of the other people who went out with him in 1897 show up as being back in Keinton Mandeville on the 1901 census but not my William.What may they have been mining for?He left a young wife and 2 year old child and then the wife had another child 8 months later who I think he can never have seen.What could have been so important for him to leave them behind?
 Forgive my ignorance but this relative has been elusive for so long, and this is my first venture into foreign lands!!!
      Thanks Tracy

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Somerset / Re: COOK, William, Somerset
« on: Thursday 02 October 08 12:01 BST (UK)  »
Your posting was very interesting to me. Two of my great grandparents were born in Keinton Mandeville (K.M).My great grandmother was Nellie Augusta Cox (born 1895) her father was William Charles Cox (born 1871 in K.M), his father was James Cox (born 1845 in curry Rivel) and his parents were John Cox (born @1823 in Curry Rivel) and Matilda Cook (born @1824 in West Lydford).
   But then If I go to my Great grandfather Frederick Arthur Paul (born 1890 K.M), his mother was Leah Cox(born 1867 in K.M) her mother was Jemima Cox (nee Cook) (born 1844 in K.M) and her father was Jesse Cook (born 1822 in K.M).On his marriage cert it says his father was William Cook Stonecutter.I have thought for sometime that Jesse and Matilda were siblings but have so far been unable to prove it.
 Just to confuse matters even more, Jemima Cox (nee Cook)( born 1844) married a George Cox (born @1842 in Curry Rivel).
Don't know if this helps you any...but if you have any other info I would love to hear it.
  Tracy

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Somerset / Re: Pitman in Somerset & Gloucester
« on: Monday 19 September 05 10:15 BST (UK)  »
Yes the children you listed are the same as my list.I am getting most of this info from a distant relative who gave me what he had of a family tree, but so far every bit of info on it has turned out to be correct.The name Pitman appears in other parts of the family tree as a middle name leading me to think that it had been around in the village of Keinton Mandeville for a while.I have a James Pitman Matcham.Maud Pitman (1875-1938)married B H Brook (1971-1956).They had R B Brook(1900-1949) and he married L Payne born 1906 and then seems to have married O Cox born 1901 but no death date for the first one so was it divorce.Maud also had IF Brook and N C Brook.anyway L B Brook(1929) was a son born to R B Brook.He married Mary Quick (b. 1934) and they had 2 children Paul Brook in 1961 and Jane Brook in 1963.Gonna have to send this to you and do the rest later as dont know how to save it.

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Somerset / Re: Village of Keinton Mandeville, Somerset
« on: Monday 19 September 05 09:41 BST (UK)  »
Hi,   At the moment I am trying to untangle the CHALKER families.It seems there were 2 main Chalker families in the village and it seems to me as though they called there children all the same names eg John  or Oliver. By coincidence I went to visit the village at the weekend and went to the church and saw their gravestone.I wrote down the details----Elijah Chalker died Jan 19th 1871 aged 66 years and his wife Clara Chalker died Sept (couldnt read date) 1871 aged 80 years. If it is any help the gravestone was next to another Chalker gravestone that was in poor condition but it said William Chalker died Nov 20th 1861 aged 60years and his wife Bithieh?? died in the year 1896 aged 89years. Her name rings a bell  and I think I may have some info and probably correct name spelling of her if you would like. hope this is of some help to you.
   Tracy

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Somerset / Re: Pitman in Somerset & Gloucester
« on: Friday 16 September 05 12:41 BST (UK)  »
Frank P Pitman was married to Emma roberts (1849-1919).He then married Flo Chalker (1865-1922) and then he married Lucy Saunders (1851-1947).  Chalker, Saunders and Pitman are all Keinton Mandeville names.
   Emma Roberts was the Grand daughter of my Great grandfather Samuel J Matcham. Mostly stonemasons or quarry workers and mostly Methodists.I have got records of the childrens marriages and descendants if you would like them. I am interested  in keinton mandeville names of Matcham Cox  Coates Paul Brabner Cook and Harris.
  hope this is of some help.
      Tracy

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Somerset / Village of Keinton Mandeville, Somerset
« on: Saturday 23 April 05 13:09 BST (UK)  »
I am very interested in the village of Keinton Mandeville, Somerset as many of my relatives seemed to have come from there.Names include Brabner, Paul, Cox, Coates, Harris, Chalker, and Bailey.Any info would be great.

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