Rev. George Turner SEYMOUR (Tyntesfield)

[seymour14]

So what happened to the Seymour's and all that money?

The Reverend George Turner Seymour enjoyed building and renovating houses, his family inherited what was left, and it was not much. Image is of another family home.

Before even this there was Belmont estate and Brockley Court. There then was time spent at Farringford House (Isle of Wight), and the Reverend lived in Riversea mansion in Dartmouth after building Warfleet house. He owned several farms as well, and these were disposed of as he required more money.

[Soops]

Hello.
I'm definitely a relative (my mother was Audrey Seymour Sewell), and George Turner Seymour was my great, great, great-grandfather.  I will rake through my accumulated gubbins for any relevant photos.

[seymour14]

That is some excellent news, great to know there are descendants on the Sewell side, I was beginning to worry!

Had a look once for a Sewell tree, and figured that most of that line had moved on without issue, and that I would struggle to find any living relatives. Have been proven wrong in the best way!

Please do let us know what you can find, I can do likewise.

[Soops]

Hello again!
Maybe the most interesting item I have is a pencil drawing of George Turner Semour by his daugher Marianne, entitled "Papa in his dressing gown".  It's very yellowed by age, but I'll get a photo of it to you as soon as I can.  I've also got (somewhere) a short family background (mainly about the Sewells) given to me by my mum.
Fascinating to find another relative on my mum's side.  I'm related to half Argentina on my dad's.
I'll get on to it a.s.a.p., but give me a nudge if I'm being slow.

[Metford-Sewell]

Hello Seymour14 and Soops. My name is Hannah Metford-Sewell at this moment in time I do not know a huge amount of my family tree. My grandfather was Michael Metford Metford-Sewell and from his side of the family we are related to Anna Sewell the writer of Black Beauty. Unfortunately my grandfather is no longer with us and so finding out about my history has started to prove rather difficult. Metford & Sewell are not common names but at some point along my family tree they joined names, could be a long shot but can anyone shed a little light for me?
Greatly appreciated, Hannah.

[seymour14]

I will try to look into that Hannah. But I do know that the Sewells and the Metfords were related through different people, ie.. not in a direct line. In saying that, it seems too coincidental to be anything but a match. I wonder if Metford was in there as a middle name remembering a different but related line.

Will put my thinking hat on...!

PS: would be nice if you could get back at least one more person from your Grandfather, most of my records finish around 1900.

[seymour14]

Have had the best news for a wee while now, found an original picture of the first house named Tyntesfield in New Zealand. Already had a photo of its replacement in the 1890's, but the original had burnt down by then, and it's replacement burnt down eventually too!

The Tyntesfields of New Zealand did not fare quite as well as the original it would seem!

[Mcgreevy8]

Hello - I'm looking into George Turner Seymour's time at Marksbury and would appreciate any info you can share. In a previous post, I saw you had Harriette Anne as marrying but I believe she died a spinster. She was born at Marksbury in 1830 and I think the last child born there was Emily Catherine in 1834. Thanks.