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Somerset / Re: DAVY at Raddington Mill
« on: Sunday 16 June 19 08:56 BST (UK)  »
I'm in Brisbane now, my parents and brother are in Marlborough and cousins popping up everywhere.

My James' parents were James Davys and Ann(e) Palfrey. Sarah's parents were William Norman and Sarah Vickery - they were first cousins. One of Sarah's sisters married Thomas Davys (James' brother) and another married another Norman 2nd cousin and came to New Zealand.

James and Sarah lived in Thames and Tararu for time where they were sawmilling and goldmining. Two of their sons continued goldmining for a number of years in the Waihi & Coromandel areas. Almost in your backyard  :)

We heard first about Thomas from the English cousins researching with Dad in the 70s & 80s, but not sure where they found the information now. I have a copy of an indenture for the transfer of the property from Thomas' father to him at the time of his marriage and there are other references to the "manor" and the fact that he left it encumbered in debt. That might be what they had seen too, I will hunt out the references again.

I have a google map which I created for an assignment in my recent Diploma of Family History that documents some of the farms. I want to add to it - just need time ! I don't think I can paste the link here but  more than happy to email and share this and any other info with you or anyone else.

claire underscore becker at outlook dot com

Hear from you soon
Claire

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Somerset / Re: DAVY at Raddington Mill
« on: Sunday 16 June 19 00:05 BST (UK)  »
Kia ora Linda,

My family is that of James Davys (1825-1907) and his wife Sarah Norman who emigrated to New Zealand in 1862. James' brother Thomas remained in Raddington living at Kingston Farm which had been passed to him through their father and grandfather and great grandfather (all called James). Polly will have been a 3C to my James . They shared 2xgreatgrandparents James Davys (1732-1809) and Mary Yeandle - which is where we all seem to connect (although there are other families too which must connect to his siblings and cousins) James and Mary are my 5xgreatgrandparents. James was one of the sons of Thomas "Lord Davys" who owned the manor or Raddington and left it encumbered in debt for his sons.

I will double check my AncestryDNA results and see if I can find Tony. Although it might be getting quite diluted by this genetic distance. Whereabouts in New Zealand are you ?

Claire

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Somerset / Re: DAVYS at Raddington Mill
« on: Thursday 13 June 19 07:46 BST (UK)  »
HELLO COUSINS !!

How many of us are still contactable on here ? And have you contacted me before - please refresh my memory. I have been distracted by DNA and trying to connect some of those dots.

I have Pollie/Polly daughter of Thomas Davys and Harriet Heal as great great granddaughter of James Davys 1732-1802. James and his wife Mary Yeandle seem to be the couple most of us link back to. Sometimes the links are much more recent though.

And who was it that was in New Zealand as well ? I KNEW there would be other people not necessarily DAVYS' but connected to them, who had made the move.

Am I allowed to tell you my email address - or can we private message (it has been a while since I was on here obviously)

Are the Dowds still at the mill ? I wish now I had been a bit more organised last time I was over. We did manage to get a look inside Hurstone where my 2xGGParents lived with their children before emigrating. My 2xGGFather's brother and his family were at Kingston.

Claire

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Somerset / Re: DAVY at Raddington Mill
« on: Friday 04 November 16 06:27 GMT (UK)  »
Gee, I've not been on here forever and now I find all these posts.

Raddington Mill are you still contactable through here > I would be interested in info about the Mill. The Davys' who were there  (Thomas, Harriet, Morgan etc) and later at Washers Farm were my 3rd cousins 3x removed !

Claire

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Somerset Completed Lookup Requests / Re: 1841 & 1861 lookup please
« on: Friday 04 November 16 06:11 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Sonia,

I just came across this thread and thought I would see if my message gets to you - this is my family ! Or part of it anyway. Thomas and Mary Ann Davys at Kingston Farm were the brother and sister of my great grandparents James and Sarah Davys who emigrated to New Zealand. A very odd statement I know - but Thomas and James were brothers and they married sisters Mary Ann and Sarah Norman.

Anyways, would love to hear from you and compare notes.

Claire

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 :( woops - I really should have previewed that before posting.

I meant that Laura Kelsey was the daughter of Minnie's uncle Thomas who was the younger brother of her mother Harriet. :)

Claire

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Hi Peggy

me too :o) My great grandmother Laura Kelsey would have been Minnie's cousin, the daughter of her younger brother Thomas. My grandmother and her sister emigrated to NZ in the 1920's. I live in Wellington. I have also just made contact with the descendant of Harriet and Thomas's elder brother George Kelsey b 1839. Funnily enough her great grandmother was a Minnie as well !!

Claire
claire dot becker at xtra dot co dot nz

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Worcestershire Lookup Requests / Re: Worcester - Look Up Help - Missing?? Langfords
« on: Wednesday 22 October 08 11:25 BST (UK)  »
Hello

I am brand new on here, but have just been surfing aimlessly and come across your posts.

Is your Harriett Langford (nee Kelsey) b Hatton Shropshire 1847 the daughter of Thomas Kelsey and Sarah Hulett ? She seems to me to fit with my Kelsey family. My gg gfather Thomas Kelsey b1851 was Harriett's youngest brother. He was a Railway Guard. He married 3 times and has descendants living in USA, Australia and New Zealand. His elder brother Henry m Elizabeth Millard and remained in Kemberton Shropshire. Some of Elizabeth's siblings appear to have emigrated to Canada.

My Nana would have been amazed to know she had other rellies in NZ.

Claire

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