Jacksons of Windrush

[Lammaris]

Hi, I'm hoping that there is still someone around from this thread who might have some pointers for me.

I lived at Ley Mary Farm (the 'Lammarys' mentioned upthread) as a small child (I lived in a house that had been converted from one of the original barns in the late nineteen-seventies), and am doing some research into the previous inhabitants - I wonder if anyone can help me? I have found information from the census but this only goes back so far and I'm interested in finding out the inhabitants (including servants/staff) going back all the way to the construction of the farm. Is it possible to find this?

I am also interested in finding out whether there were any accidents or untoward incidents in the farm at any point as I had some rather strange experiences as a child and am interested in finding out whether there's any historical/supernatural basis for these. (I am sceptical about the supernatural but would love to find out whether there really is a reason for the things I experienced!)

Many thanks

[duport]

Hi Lammaris. As you say, the censuses only take you back so far, and you then have to look at parish records (baptisms, marriages, burials), which are in the Gloucestershire Archives (and maybe on FindMyPast). As you probably have the Lammary's residents in 1841, work backwards from then through the church records for them. Have you tried to find their gravestones in the churchyard?
The Ley Mary Farm doesn't appear on the Sherborne Estate maps from 1825, so it wasn't owned by Lord Sherborne then. You could also look through the online catalogue for the Glos. Archives for records that mention the farm.
Might I suggest that you give a copy of your findings to the local history society?