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Hi,
I am trying to find out more about Peter Parfitt died 1790. He was an organist of Newbury and became a Vicar Choral and Organist of Wells Cathedral where he is buried with a simple floor slab in the nave.
He was apparently married to Eliza and had four children; Edward, Edmund, Walter and William.  I have details of his will and there is no mention of his wife or children, leaving his estate to his brothers and sisters: James,Edward, Alice Ann and Elizabeth.
I have unconfirmed details that show Peters son William married an Elizabeth and their children included Samuel, Gideon, Henry and Elizabeth. Henry being born 1798, whom I am descendant from. Up to him my family tree is correct. I also have that Henry's parents are instead Joseph and Martha. Joseph had a brother William, though I am not sure its the same William as Joseph's parents are William and Nancy, which would have been Peter and Eliza.
I am struggling to find the connection to Peter and would like to prove/disprove the link. As he lived in Newbury and left  a sizeable will, which it has been suggested by Wells Cathedral archives he inherited can anyone throw any light on him or the family.
Kind regards
Stella

Hi,
I have Williams marriage cert.
Married Beatrice Amelia Stratford on 28.11.1925.
He was age 40 she 24. Marriage cert lists him as widower.
He living at 11 Ruth Street Bargoed and her 2 Railway cottages, Aberbargoed.
His father name William Jones, deceased, Farm Labourer.
William and Beatrice had 11-13 children.

Struggling to make any further headway with census to track down his birth cert/ brothers/sisters.

Any help appreciated , thank you
Stella

Hi,
with regards this free trial, I am a bit confused!

I started a free trial and ended it after a couple of days as all of my searches produced lists of people and to look at in more detail meant I still had to pay to look at them! Is this right?

I previously did an Ancestry free trial and found I could see all records no problem.

Regards
Stella

Hi,

I have checked out some of the suggestions for keeping records but I am after something paper based to record my findings as I go along.
I loaned a library book once which was mainly american and  noted there were some details mentioned  on record keeping, filing etc , that already had headings on the page as prompts for what information to record; some web sites were also mentioned, but  as does, never got around to writing out the info to look up later and took the book back. Now can't find it!

I currently write the information down all over the place, notes, stickies, notepad etc, but it would help to have an idiot guide for recording essential info. Haven't got as far as creating a spreadsheet yet, but would rather have it in paper format anyway.

Has anyone seen any good folders/books especially for this?

Thanks
Stella

Hi Osprey,

I suppose I was hoping to find the  Price family listed as living at 57 High Street Aberdare in 1891 or 1901, where DJP lived prior to his marriage in 1899 and hopefully a Tasker family in the same road too!

I can't remember which site I looked on but I searched by road and it listed house no's and family name, but none where mine!
As you say I may have been out by a decade!

May I also ask which is the best way to search for a trade?

Many thanks
Stella