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Messages - Adrian Smith

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Quaker Family History / Re: Sidcot (Quaker) School, Winscombe

« on: Saturday 15 November 08 07:04 GMT (UK) »

Have you tried contacting the school? I had ancestors working at the school in the 19c and the school archivist was very helpful.

The Common Room / Re: Help needed to read this please

« on: Thursday 18 September 08 08:57 BST (UK) »

Itinerant??

Somerset / Re: Somerset place name WARE

« on: Tuesday 16 September 08 14:00 BST (UK) »

Many thanks for all of the fantastic information.

This is going to get complicated

GAJ: The Jacob you list in 1841 is in fact the Jacob I am researching, though later in his life he was known as George and later Jacob George. I have the 1851 and 1861 records and I am fairly happy with those [even though in 61 the name was spelled Hemmings].

I am trying to tie him in with the 1881 record where he gives Ware as his place of birth. I have always assumed this to be Weare [not too far from Winscombe], and for some reason he was being less than truthful. If I am wrong, the next reliable information I have is his second marriage in Westbury, Wiltshire in 1884 which means he effectively disappeared for 23 years!

I'll keep digging.

World War One / Re: 1914-1918 war records

« on: Tuesday 16 September 08 13:15 BST (UK) »

Firstly, may I apologise for neglecting this thread for so long. Other fascinating things have popped up including one murder and one manslaughter case in the family and I have spent all of my time running these down.

Terrible lot the Hemmenses!!

Anyway, back to Char's war record. It seems that I may have been given some duff information by one of my rellies as no-one else can remember anything about him having served in the military in any capacity! Another red herring - sorry.

craigside_pete: Great site, I'm sure there will be some relevant stuff there when I get time to digest all of the information. Love the pictures of the memorials!

mmm45: Many thanks for that link! Ernest is the grandson of a rather mysterious relative that I have been trying to nail down for ages! I had no idea that Ernest had served in the Expeditionary Force.

Gotta love this place

Wiltshire / Re: anyone have the Wiltshire Court index??

« on: Tuesday 16 September 08 12:50 BST (UK) »

If anyone does have access to the index I am trying to find information about George/Jacob Hemmens/Hemens who disappeared in 1861 when he was living in Weston Super Mare. It is possible that he re-appears in 1881 in Bradford on Avon, though I'm suspicious of this census entry. He married Julia Drewett in Westbury [5a 224] in 1884.

Was he imprisoned for all this time?

Somerset / Somerset place name WARE

« on: Friday 25 July 08 11:01 BST (UK) »

Hi All,

I am looking at the 1881 census for Bradford on Avon [RG11/2050] and I see a Jacob Hemmings - place of birth Ware, Somerset. I cannot find any such place in any list of Somerset villages.

I think the enumerator may have been a bit deaf as I believe the surname should read Hemmings. Any ideas about the true identity of the place of birth?

Regards,

Adrian.

Family History Beginners Board / Re: At His Majesty's pleasure

« on: Saturday 14 June 08 08:55 BST (UK) »

Quote from: Gadget on Friday 13 June 08 11:34 BST (UK)

Hi Adrian

Is this the case:

http://www.rootschat.com/links/03my/

Gadget

Hi Gadget,

Yes - that's the one. How did you find it? I spent hours searching NA and came up with nothing! Must be me :-)

Many thanks,

Adrian.

Family History Beginners Board / At His Majesty's pleasure

« on: Friday 13 June 08 11:03 BST (UK) »

Hi All,

I am looking to find out where Harold Hemmens was detained at His Majesty's pleasure in 1940. Is there an online resource available?

Regards,

Adrian.

Somerset / Re: Location: Villa Fields, Bathwick

« on: Wednesday 07 May 08 07:18 BST (UK) »

Many thanks for looking. Mine are a stubborn lot