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| Tom Williams - Sheffield, 3rd March
I believe that my great grandfather and his wife came from Wrington, moved to Aberdare in Glamorgan pre 1862 and then to St Helens in Lancashire around 1878 - 1881. He was born in 1838 and she in 1842. He was Henry Williams and she was Eliza Jane (family name unknown) He is shown in the 1881 and 1891 census as a coal miner. Is there any way I can progress this enquiry?
[see also Larry Cody's entry - Ed]
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Chris Walker - Bradley Stoke, South Gloucestershire (currently in Singapore) 26th February
[I was interested in] my niece's wedding pictures
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Lois Ellett Pawson - Brighton, 15th February
Yes - that's me. I've been continuing with my Hollier quest and visited Wrington last May - when we stayed at the excellent Stablegrove B&B and were even invited to see inside the tiny cottage in Station Road where my mother, grandmother & greatgrandmother lived with their implausibly large families with just a garden standpipe for water.
We also went to see the Barley Wood walled garden where it was likely that Henry Hollier worked as a garden labourer or gardener towards the end of this life. Sadly there were no remaining Holliers living in Wrington - but we spoke with old folk who remembered them.
I have mapped out my full tree (as known) at www.genesreunited.co.uk - if you want access to my tree - do visit this website and send me a 'request' within the website for gaining access to my tree.
Yes I have Joseph Hollier and Eliza 'Plumby' in my tree. Eliza Plumby b Burrington 1829. Joseph Hollier is son of Charles Hollier and Sarah. However I have not researched Joseph & Eliza's children and the names of the other people mentioned in the email don't appear in my tree.
During my visit to Wrington I noticed the names 'Plumly, Plumbly, Plumby, Plumley' occur fairly frequently in the Wrington church births & deaths records - there also is a lovely old gravestone for a Thomas Plumly d 1731 aged 42 years in the Wrington churchyard - he may be linked in some way but I can't be sure. I also have a Sarah Plumbly (b 1795 Somerset) in my tree (she marries a Samuel Hollier - son of Thomas Hollier & Jane Rawlings).
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John M Hobbs -Westbury on Trym, Bristol, 13th February
Hello again Richard, Can you please put me in touch with Loise Ellett,Hove Sussex [who emailed the Schmoose page in 2002 - Ed] , as we may be able to help each other with research into our family tree.
The Hollier family from Wrington is another branch of my tree. Rhoda Hollier, born 1859, married, I believe, a George Cleeves born 1861, married 1888 Bedminster, Bristol. Rhoda had sisters Louisa born 1852, Amelia born 1856, and brother George born 1866.
Their parents, I am not sure, but could be a Joseph Hollier and an Eliza Plumley but cannot be definite about this, in the Blagdon, Burrington, Wrington area. Also can you please add my name as a researcher of the following families, Plumley/Hollier/Cleeves/Chard/Hobbs. on your web site family research. Thanks again for your time and your help.
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John M Hobbs -Westbury on Trym, Bristol, 11th February
Thanks again for putting me in touch with Yvonne Spratt (née Chard), She has been in touch and I have sent her some details about my family tree, and await her reply.
I was again looking at your web site and clicked on Schmoose Swapping Memories, I did not see it before when I first looked. There is a letter dated 26 Feb 2009 from a Gwyn Cleeves in Sutherland, NSW, Australia. She ends her letter "Say hi to all of the Cleeves".
As I have a connection with my family tree with Cleeves, I wondered if there is a connection. Albert Cleeves married my Great aunt Annie Elizabeth Hobbs in 1892. After that date I cannot find them or their family, and it makes me wonder if they had emigrated.
If there is any possibility of making contact to see if they have a family tree it would be appreciated. [This forwarded to them immediately - Ed].
There is a strong connection with the village of Wrington to my family tree, Cleeves/Chard/Hollier, all from the Wrington area. Many thanks for your time.
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Marlene Shaw (née Chard) Bargoed, Glamorgan, 9th February
Another photograph to put on the site if you could for me, thank you so much. I do not know anyone on there at all, my cousin seems to think it was in Wrington.
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Marlene Shaw (née Chard) Bargoed, Glamorgan, 8th February
Thank you so much, I will get in touch [with John Hobbs]. There is a connection. Thank goodness for your lovely website. It has helped me no end.
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John M Hobbs -Westbury on Trym, Bristol, 7th February
Please forward my enquiry to Marlene Shaw (née Chard) re Family tree. [forwarded immediately - Ed],
Marlene, In your research of your family tree have you come across a Hester Chard Born 1825 Wrington, Somerset, died 1902 Wrington, Somerset ?
Hester married an Edwin Cleeves in 1856, Edwin was born in 1815 Wrington, Hester was his second wife, he was previous married to a Charlotte ...[?] There were seven children in all, three by his first wife and four by his second wife, Eliza B 1835, Hanna B 1837, Priscilla B 1841.
Then his wife then Charlotte died in 1851, William B 1858, George B 1861, Albert B 1864, Henry B 1870, by his second wife married in 1856.
Albert Cleeves born 1864 is the connection to my family tree. He married an Annie Elizabeth Hobbs, born 1871 Bristol, at Bedminster registry office Bristol 20th April 1892. From that date on I cannot find any information about Albert and Annie, the 1901 and the 1911 census shows nothing - no births or deaths. The only thing I can think of is they may have emigrated. The 1891 census and at the date of their marriage Albert was a coal miner. In 1881 he was a labourer. If there is any connection to your family tree do please get in touch. I have my family tree on a web site called Tribal pages.
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Marlene Shaw (née Chard) Bargoed, Glamorgan, 2nd February
Here is another photograph that we cannot seem to identify, maybe it is relations back in Wrington.
 [see previous entry - Ed]
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Russell Crook - Camulodonum (Colchester) Essex, 27th January
Photo of the younger "gunman" is my father, once again outside Rose Cottage.
[and see December, 2009 entry - Ed ]
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David Hyland - 25th January
I'm carrying out research on the family history of a 19th century Rotherham doctor-Edward Shearman. Edward was born in Wrington in 1798 and his marriage certificate states that his father's name was Thomas and he was a government officer. Thomas sent Edward to a non-conformist school in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire.
Could you tell me anything more about Thomas and his family in Wrington ? Also what type of government officer lived in Wrington in the late 18th century and at that time what impact did Hannah More have on the lives of local dissenters like the Shearmans?. I would be grateful for any information you may have.
Thank you for your time.
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Alex Turner - Hampshire, 24th January
[In response to the website passing on the contact to Tom and Ann Ashdown who e-mailed the website 5 years ago - Ed]
On the Ashdowns, you are probably aware that my Great Aunt Maud Ashdown and her husband, the rector did not have any children so Tom and Ann Ashdown only link in to us by marriage but nevertheless it would be very interesting to be in touch and see if they know any more.
I think my late mother did have links with Ashdowns in her early years but the connection has long been lost. I imagine the Ashdowns lived at the Rectory whilst he was Rector and then I know they lived the rest of their lives at a house called Littlers.
[Here are] 3 photographs .. which I think you may find of interest, and you may be able to tell me whether the photo of the house is the Rectory at Wrington or whether it is in fact a house at Yatton ?? - I imagine the date is circa 1880-1890.
[This is not Wrington Rectory which, until after the 2nd World War, had 3 storeys - Ed]
Two views of All Saints'
[Rector George Ashdown 1890-1925. Note the width of his dog-collar. He was the last before the Patron of the Living became the Society for the Maintenance of the Faith who appointed rectors of a 'higher' church tradition, one mark of which is much thinner dog-collars ! A different photograph of him is in the church vestry among a whole line of past rectors- Ed]
I am afraid I have little else of interest to contribute to Wrington history, other than a recipe for chutney - which has always been known as Wrington Chutney in the family!!
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Alex Turner - Hampshire, 23rd January
My great Aunt was Maud Ashdown, wife of the Rector 1890-1924, hence my interest in your website. My great Grandfather was Dr. Alfred Lyons who practiced in Yatton and I believe lived in Wrington until he died in 1897. We also have links to a Swete family with links to Somerset and to Youngs from Scotland in the wider family tree but I wonder if there is a link to the correspondents on your pages ?
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Angela Quick - nr. Honiton, Devon, 14th January
[Found the website because] a friend told me it was the way to get Panto tickets!
We lived on Broad Street, then Wiltons from 1982 - 1988; got married and had our children whilst living in this great village....happy days!
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Yves Blerard Leglise - Villeneuve lès Béziers, Languedoc-Roussillon, France, 11th January
J'espère que la situation météorologique s'est améliorée en Grande Bretagne. En France, il est tombé également beaucoup de neige sur le Nord du pays et dans le Sud, quelques villes comme Toulouse ou Marseille ont été enneigées ce qui n'arrive jamais d'ordinaire. Sur le littoral du Languedoc pas de neige, du soleil mais vent du Nord à + 100 km samedi et 70 km dimanche, aujourd'hui du soleil, 13° et pas de vent.
J'apprécie beaucoup ces échanges de messages que je trouve très sympathiques
amicalement, Yves
I hope the weather situation has improved in Great Britain. In France also, a lot of snow has fallen on the North and South, some cities such as Toulouse and Marseille have had snow which never happens usually. On the coast of Languedoc no snow, the sun, but the north wind to + 100 km Saturday and 70 km Sunday, today the sun, 13 degrees and no wind.
I appreciate this exchange of messages that I find very nice
friendly, Yves
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Yves Blerard Leglise - Villeneuve lès Béziers, Languedoc-Roussillon, France, 8th January
[..in answer to an e-mail inquiring about the weather in the south of France - Ed]
Cher Richard,
Ici la situation météorologique est très bonne en comparaison de celle de votre pays, la température est rarement basse car nous sommes très proche de la Méditerranée donc il ne gèle quasiment jamais, ce week-end, il y aura beaucoup de vent et le soleil sera présent.
PS: do you prefer that we use French or English in our futur messages, may I congratulet you for the way that you write French, I would like to speak English as well as you speak French !!!
good week end,
Yves
[Ah, but the answer lies with Google Translation (just for checking, of course) - there, the secret's out now - Ed]
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Yves Blerard Leglise - Villeneuve lès Béziers, Languedoc-Roussillon, France, 8th January
Cher M. Thorn,
j'ai visualisé la vidéo mise en ligne suite aux chutes de neige à Wrington et en Grande Bretagne en Général, je vois que cela fait la joie des enfants, même si pour la circulation cela doit être difficile, alors bon courage à vous et vos concitoyens...
amicalement,
[.. and, for non-Francophones:
"Dear Mr. Thorn,
I viewed the video posted after the snowfall in Wrington and Great Britain in general, I see that this is the joy of children, even if for traffic that must be hard, then good luck to you and your citizens ...
amicably .."
M. Blerard Leglise has e-mailed the website inviting, on behalf of the council of Villeneuve lès Béziers, Wrington parish council to consider a twinning arrangement- Ed]
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Marlene Shaw (née Chard) Bargoed, Glamorgan, 1st January
Thank you so much for a quick response [see previous entry - Ed].
I hope you do not mind here is another photo of my grt Aunt [Don't mind at all - that's what the website's all about - Ed]
She is on the left of the photo wearing a big hat next to the young man It is hop picking day. Can anyone identify who else is on the photograph ?
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