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Somerset / Re: BARWICKS - Wootton Courtenay
« on: Wednesday 03 December 08 10:42 GMT (UK)  »
Hello John

Yes I have quite a lot of Barwick information which I can pass on to you. Can you e-mail me direct?

Regards

Barbara

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Somerset / Re: Barwicks
« on: Sunday 22 April 07 22:27 BST (UK)  »
Hello

Just saw your message about Barwicks in Wootton Courtenay.
I've got a some information about George Barwick, who was my great-great-grandfather, born Wttn Courtenay in 1830, and his father James born there in 1798.
Are you in South Wales? One of George's brothers (also called James) who was born in Timberscombe, went across the Bristol Channel to work in a colliery near Brigend (Newcastle Higher). In the 1881 census he had three children, Emma, Charles and John, who were all born in Wootton Courtenay, and I know some of them were still there in 1901. There were quite a lot of people from West Somerset working in those mines in the late 1800's, it was after the mines on the Brendon Hills closed that they went over (at least one of of the older generation of Barwicks had worked in the Brendon Hill mines).
Is this what you were looking for? You may have found out all about it now anyway - but let me know if it is what you're after and I'll try to get my notes in order and send to you

Regards

Barbara Thompson

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Devon / Re: MUNSON (family tree)
« on: Monday 06 February 06 00:15 GMT (UK)  »
I've only just discovered this site so hope this gets to the writers of the previous messages - Alan, Ryan and Toni - because I'm not sure where Barserga fits in....

My grandmother was Letty Munson, born 1899 in East Ham. She was daughter of Luke Munson (son of Wm Munson who, according to the 1881 census was born in "Orsley" - Great Horkesley?) & Letty Baserga.

One of my nan's brothers (George I think) went to live in Dunster in Somerset at the beginning of WW2, and some of his family are still there, but it was a big family and some moved away - so maybe there is an Exeter connection from that root? I've got a bit more detail if it's of any help (though if the Brian Munson that Toni mentioned is who I think he is then that's the source of infomation, not me!)

However, it's the Baserga link that I'd like to know more about!
I think that the Letty Barserga who was my great-grandmother (who died in Weymouth in 1968 - I met her a few times though I don't remember her well) was daughter of George Baserga (b1853) and Letithia Agnes Baserga (nee Turner b 1854) who lived in East Ham by the time of the 1901 census, but both born in the Clerkenwell/Holborn area.

I think that have not yet proved that George Baserga was second son of Louis Baserga (b 1818 in Holborn) and grandson of another Louis Baserga (b 1794 in Italy)
Interestingly George's older brother is also Louis, and he and his father and grandfather were picture framers, though George (in 1901) was a tailor's cutter. And he named on of his sons Louis, though he wasn't a picture framer either.

So the things I'm trying to find out are: - am I right that George was grandson of Louis from Italy? And where in Italy did Louis come from? - the 1851 census says "Camois" but I can't find a trace of the placename. And where in the UK are the Basergas now? - there were a lot of children in the 1901 census with the surname, but most of them girls. Has the name died out?

Sorry for such a long note! - look forward to some interesting answers!

Barbara

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