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Devon / Re: TOOZE Family, Devon
« on: Friday 26 September 08 22:25 BST (UK)  »
I have quite extensive Tooze/Toze connections in Bampton and area, inc some born at Clayhanger but can not immediately see the connection with yours - I would imagine there is one and will have a look for it. Do you know the names of any other Toze/Tooze family members in the area so that I can look for a connection?


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One Name Studies: T to Z / Re: Woodruff(e)
« on: Friday 26 September 08 22:10 BST (UK)  »
The railways (once they were built) seem to have been somewhat a family business for my Woodruffs. I would really like to know why Fred moved to Sheffield - generally it seems to be a very static famliy. I can only suppose that it was a work opportunity or that him or his wife had connections of some sort there.

I only posted today, which is probably why you only just got it!

Do you have any ideas about the origin of the Woodruff name?



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One Name Studies: A to G / Re: Fussell all
« on: Friday 26 September 08 22:05 BST (UK)  »
Pleasure! Not sure what happened at the very end of my last post there...


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One Name Studies: T to Z / Re: Woodruff(e)
« on: Friday 26 September 08 13:47 BST (UK)  »
I have Woodruffs who are mostly from Gloucestershire but one of the brothers moved to Sheffield:

Frederick R Woodruff b. 1874 Westerleigh Glouc'shire
marries
Amy [unknown] b 1872 Westerleigh
somewhen between 1891 and 1901 and moves to Sheffield.

The names of their children and where they were born suggest that they moved about between the 1891 and 1901 censuses:

Elsie b. Gressley Derbyshire c. 1896
Elizabeth b. Ecclesfield, Yorkshire c 1897
Irene b. Eccelesfiel, Yorkshire c. 1900

Frederick was a railway signaller. I do not know why he moved away from Glouc'shire, though I believe he may have had family there? Any help/connections?


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One Name Studies: A to G / Re: FRY, Dorset, All dates
« on: Friday 26 September 08 13:26 BST (UK)  »
I have the name Fry in the family - Martha Fry b 1835 in Tormarton Gloucs to William and Mary both b 1805 somewhere in Gloucs

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One Name Studies: A to G / Re: Fussell all
« on: Friday 26 September 08 13:18 BST (UK)  »
The village I live in used to be the site of the Fussells Iron Works which is now ruined (although very pretty) and situated in the valley of the River Frome between Mells and Frome. I know little about the family, but I know that some local people published a book on them - I've found a link on Amazon.co.uk -

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fussells-Ironworks-Mells-History-Community/dp/0946217076

and there is also this:

http://www.fiis.talktalk.net/index.html

Also search 'fussell iron works' in google images and there are some pictures of the ruins in the valley.

I hope that will help you find some information! I won't be

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One Name Studies: A to G / Re: COTTRELL, Staffs, 19th Century
« on: Friday 26 September 08 13:10 BST (UK)  »
I have Cottrells on two sides of my family - one branch being from Devon and the other from Gloucstershire (traced only back to the early 19th / late 18th century). Anyone else possibly connected? There are possible connections to Somerset on both sides.

Luc

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Somerset / Re: On the Road to Nunney?
« on: Saturday 20 September 08 18:39 BST (UK)  »
Hello,

I have found some very similar names for places on census returns, I suppose some places may simply not have had official names?

Cloford is very small, I'm not sure that it would count as a village proper - I do believe there are still residential houses there though. I have just asked the other two locals who are sat in my living room and they agree - Cloford isn't on any throughroad though so you wouldn't really know much of it unless you went there for some purpose!

Best wishes!

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Somerset / Re: On the Road to Nunney?
« on: Friday 19 September 08 15:45 BST (UK)  »
I live just outside of Nunney and the 'road to Nunney' varies depending on how one is currently situated compared to Nunney, I would guess that the same has always been the case.

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