I Might Be Able to Help with Ancestors Living in Taunton 1820's to 1830's

[colinperkins]

Hello Les

Could you look up the name PERKINS in your book, please

My GGG grandparents lived in Taunton from at least 1810 to 1856, mainly in St James Street. John Perkins (1785-1851) married Betty KING at St. Mary's Taunton in 1810. They had eleven children that I have traced - their eldest Elizabeth PERKINS married Francis WOODFORD in Taunton in 1830, and emigrated to NSW Australia in 1838, sailing on the 'JAMES PATTERSON' from Plymouth to Sydney with 3 children and several family members.

Kind regards

Colin Perkins

[Les de B]

Hi Colin, and welcome to RootsChat - a great site for Family Tree information, though not a great deal on this occasion. I was hoping with all that information you supplied I might find something interesting. Didn't find a great deal, but hopefully, you may make something out this?

PERKINS - not a mention in the indexes.

KING - not a mention in the indexes.

WOODFORD - Professional Index; "Medical - Physicians - Woodford"

WOODFORDE - Tradesmen Index; " "Cabinet Makers - Woodforde"

WOODFORDE - Professional Index; "Medical - Surgeons - Woodforde"

WOODFORDE - Main Index - P.28 - the author is describing Christmas festivities "The ringers were a lot of strong, substantial lokking fellows; they wore broad-brimmed hats, long coats, bracless breeches and steel buckles in their shoes. The last pig-tail I recollect was worn by one of these men, named Woodforde".

As you can see there are no first names given, which makes things a little hard to confirm.

There were 3 brief mentions of St.James Street "The entrance to St.James Street was very narrow, just inside it stood several old thatched houses and the old Turks Head and White Horse Inns. In this street lived a lot of coal merchants (6 are named)". That was the author's recollection when he was a child, while the other 2 references relates to St.James Street as an adult in the 1880's and the widening of the street and the pulling down of the thatched houses. 

Les

[colinperkins]

Hello again Les.

Very many thanks for your efforts

Best regards

Colin

[trafalgar05]

Hello there

I hope you might be able to help with any information on the name Moore, especially Richard and or Martha.

Thanks if you can find anything.

[magnacarta]

Hello,
  Could you have a look for the surname of  Wines please?

[Les de B]

I hope you might be able to help with any information on the name Moore, especially Richard and or Martha.

Hi Trafalgar05

There were 2 references to the surname MOORE, but unfortunatley, no first names mention.


1)  MOORE was mentioned amongst the names of 10 coachmen, with this description "The arrival and departure of the North Devon and Bridport Mails, and other coaches, was the great event of the day; you would see the tradesmen at their shop doors, with their aprons and straw hats, taking the greatest interest in changing and putting to. The horn would blow, and off they would go, and all was quiet again. The coachmen and guards were men of great importance, and also great drinkers".

2) And another brief mention ".......next to the Post Office lived a Miss MILES, and afterwards Lieut.MOORE. The next 2 houses were inhabited by a carpenter and a mason.........."

Sorry, not much there.

Les

[Les de B]

  Could you have a look for the surname of  Wines please?

Hi Magnacarta

Sorry, the surname WINES does not get a mention in any index of the book.

Les

[magnacarta]

Thankyou for looking 

[Lentilsoup]

Hi Les
Do you by any chance have a Philip Ryder who was a blacksmith, possibly in 'north town'.
Many thanks.