Orphan Willie Woods – Help Please.

[Gadget]

Hi Yorick

Welcome to Rootschat 

I don't have any Trotts but I know someone who does 

There seem to be masses in the SW and then a pocket in South Wales. Where is your main interest?

Have you seen the One Name Interest board:

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/board,151.0.html



Gadget

[Yorick the Tog]

Gadget,

Thanks for your very prompt reply

I am a member of TONRG (Trott One Name Research Group) and hold and manage the main database (includes Tratts & Tretts etc.). Do a search for TONRG and see what I mean.


I am always looking for bits of info to add to or correct what I already have. I have already found the info about Henry Trott and Ann Addiscott useful (all due to orphan Willie

Yes, Trott mainly came from Somerset/Devon area originally but a lot went to S Wales in the mid 19C.

[Gadget]

Think it was a two way flow. There were certainly many South Wales people in D & C as well. All those Williams and Jenkins, etc.

With the Bridgewater people, I was wondering if they just crossed over the Bristol Channel - do you know if this was the case? Otherwise it would have to be via Avonmouth, etc.

Gadget

[Yorick the Tog]

Thanks Gadget,

Any Trott info always useful.

I am off to bed now. Contact you again later.

[dollylee]

and curiouser and curiouser      

Blimey Gadget I can't believe the time and effort (above the research time) that you have put into this.  Your generousity of both your time and pocketbook is just amazing.  Willie's son and Willie's son's brother must be thrilled !!!!

J.J. made an excellent choice when she asked you to join in the hunt!

dollylee

[Gadget]

I like a challenging puzzle, Dolly, and the rest of you were nearly there - I just got the missing link at the right time 

We've still got the Wood line to do when that cert arrives, so put your feet up for a few days

Gadget

[dollylee]

I certainly didn't mean to down play the participation of ALL the people who have had input on this thread.  Many different people found different clues, spent time searching for clues or contributed in one way or another.

J.J. kept things on track with the updates and her observations and comments.  She also found information that she sent on to others in pm's.

I was just really blown away when I saw the information all put together and the resulting tree and realized how time consuming that would be to do.

I should have put more thought into my last post and congratulated everyone for doing such a wonderful job.

dollylee

[J.J.]

  Haha, don't worry about me...The main thing was to get the query solved... We all have our little victories in finding things or completing a query, but no matter what we all have the same goal....success. This was a bit of a stressfull one as none of our databases were working properly at the beginning...and even the findmypast site had a hiccup. I'll be more diligent and try again at different times of day now that i know ( Dollylee & I tried all sorts of combinations and it came up empty, so I imagine we weren't the only ones)...I think they go boom because there are hundreds of rootschatters attacking them daily!
  I am very proud of how the helpers on the Canada board work so well together.... I got Gadget in because she is aces with her knowlege of Scotland & Wales ...both were mentioned on the census...and she just happened to connect with the data...and also was able to wrap her mind around the whole darn thing.

Hugs to all of you,  J.J.

[willys son]

Hi All