Forum: Wiltshire county-wide forum

Any guidance or assistance to finding a marriage in Wiltshire circa 1840 would be very welcome. James Wallen, b. Durrington abt 1808 and Ann Matthews, b. Fittleton abt 1812 are my quarry. Their names are from birth cert. of son Isaac Wallen in 1848 at Figheldean. His elder sisters were born...

Manasseh Salmon marries Jane Jerrome/Jearam in Chisledon in 1845,have 3 children and leave for Australia in 1854.I have Jane's baptism in 1821,parent's marriage and Jane on 1841 census. Class HO 107 Piece 1179 Book 10 Swindon District 9. I can see nothing for Manasseh on 1841 and 1851...

:smile5: Hello, I'm trying to track down my Kimber family from East Grafton / Burbage area. I have good info up to ... (1st Generation) James Kimber - Born: c. 1786, Burbage, Wiltshire - Married: (1st) Elizabeth Haywood 7 Nov. 1808, Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire ...

Fanny was born 1840 in Warminster to Aaron Ponton and Caroline Wigmore. I last traced her in 1861 to Bradford Abbas where she was single and a school teacher. Can anyone find traces of her after that date

Hi I hope someone can help. I am looking for Edward Parnell Pritchard b about 1802 maybe in Kingswood. He married Sophia (Salter?) who was b about 1801. Sorry about the vagueness, don't know too much else......Sophia might have been born in Gloucestershire so I might even be in the wrong place...

I am trying to trace back my Cosford family ancesters from Weedon Bec, Northamptonshire and found an American family website which states that William Cosford who had a number of children in Wedon Bec and Broomhall, Northants actually married in Wolfhamcote, Warwickshire and was born in Staverton,...

Where to begin...........I feel like I have so much garbage to wade through its almost insurmountable. I am trying to research our family history forward. From Walter Haynes born 1583 Wiltshire England. He left England in 1638 in the ship Confidence. He left one daughter behind Elizabeth (Not...

I'm looking for information on my 2nd great grandfather. He married a Mary Dark 4 Nov 1832. The name I only know of is John Sainsbury born about 1816 in Littleton Pannell, West Lavington, Wilshire. What I mostly need is the name of his parents. Any information that can be provided would be...

Hi, I am looking for my G/Grandfather Henry Townsend. He was born in cirencester 1843 and lived there until 1881 when we have him on the census as living with his wife and family in Purton. He married Eliza Winters in 1871 in cirencester. In 1881 he is working as an agricultural labourer and living...

My Grandfather and his parents were tailors in Ross, Stroud, on the 1891 census, we know the whereabouts of my grandfather until 1908, when he disappears from the records until his marriage to my grandmother in southampton in 1956. (he was 20 years older than her). is there any way we can trace his...

If anyone could help me with a Past relative who spent some time in Devizes prison by the name of John Stiles in 1851 I would be very greatfull. he was 65 and I cannot find any info on him and what he did. Any information would be of a great value to my family tree

Hi I was wondering if someone can help me. I have found that my convict ancestor Philip Gunning b cir 1807 & christened 27 5 1812 Melksham (F. John Gunning M. Sarah Picture) was convicted of housebreaking and sentenced to death in July 1827 and sent to Australia in 1828. In July 1828 Philip's...

Hi could some kind person help me with this. I am trying to confirm (and add to) another researchers info. I have a John Clements b1786 d1853 East Kennet Wiltshire married to Mary ??? b1795 d1848 Avebury, Wilts. I was able to confirm some of these details against 1841 census HO/107/1185/2 ...

I would like to hear from anyone with Sly connections to Warminster. I also have contact with other Sly researchers who are interested in exchanging information.

I am trying to trace details of William Fidlers parents Thomas and ?? William was of full age when he married in 1839 in Dinton,wilts. Thomas was a baker Any information would be helpful

Hey everyone I have been researching my family line, which I have been looking mainly in the Wimborne area, but we believe we may have found the correct Henry Hiscock from the Rowde, Wiltshire area. On the website familysearch.org there is a Henry Hiscock, that is shown as being christened on ...

Well probably not a puzzle for some, I hope I am looking at 1881 census for a family living in Old Sarum, but the Registration district is: Alderbury Sub-registration district: Britford also just taking one child Henry Maple born 1873 birth reg is marked as Alderbury as well. 1891 census...

I'm wondering if some kind person can help me find the birth or christening details of my g-g grandfather, James Bolwell, born Salisbury c1812. Names of other siblings too would be fantastic. I'm assuming it would be St Edmunds and not one of the other churches. He married Mary Moxam in 1831 at...

I'm wondering if Samuel Hart of Bradford-on-Avon (Wiltshire, England) in 1841 and born about 1800 might have been Jewish. Having dredged the Bradford-on-Avon Christian church records for the birth of Samuel Hart and his marriage to wife Elizabeth without success, now I'm wondering if he might...