General Chat

Hi Sue My grandparents lived in Wiltshire Patterdown near Chippenham ,i have cousins in and around ie, Melksham ,Chippenham and Bath . Do i count Val

I don't think sue is on the board any more. Tis thread was started in january 04!! Seems to have been resurrected by someone. Ann Glos

Hi Sue - yes I'm in Wiltshire!!! Southwick, just over the border from Somerset.

Hi Sue, I have ancestors who came from Barford, St Martin, Wiltshire. My Great Grandmother hailed from there. Elizabeth Musselwhite. Kathy

Hi Sue, this is my first mesage I live in Salisbury in wILTSHIRE!

Hi Sue, this is my first mesage I live in Salisbury in wILTSHIRE!

Hi Sue. Thanks for the reminder. Like a circle in a spiral, like a wheel within a wheel .......... Keith

Keith! Progressing our 'small world' comments on this thread, I've just seen your message on George's midlands summer get-together. I lived in Shirley from birth until I was 6!! Sue

HI Sue My g grandmothers family also came from Wilts. the Barlow's from Netheravon. My wife's grandfather came from London I don't know when he moved to Bath as 1901 he was in Essex. Not sure of Movements until he married in Walcot Methhodist Chapel (Bath) in 1912 and lived at 4 Summerfield Terrace, on the North side of Bath. The family moved from Bath in 1938 to Hayling Island. Have pre war photo and recent photo of Summerfield Terrace, surprisingly little has changed. Take care Malcolm from Pompy

Hi Keith It seems to be getting smaller by the minute! Sue

Hi Sue. Further to my last, I used to commute to London from Tisbury, not as bad as it sounds. I lived in Ludwell for 10 years - next village to Donhead St Andrew. Small world is'nt it. Keith

Hi Malcolm If you think you can make it to the Bath FH Fair then do leave a message on the thread started by Jill. Several of us are hoping to meet up to say hello that day. Whereabouts in Bath were your wife's family? We moved to Bath in 1988 from Northampton and lived there for 10 years before moving over here (and my maternal ancestors are from Somerset!). There are 2 DM sites, or there were the last time I looked. They may have been linked together by now. Sue

Hi Sue The Dilton Marsh website is one of the better ones, well presented and lots of info. Yes I've heard of Dilton Marsh, I was even going to get off the train there once (there was roadworks on the road to westbury station) instead of Westbury, the train was to long for the platform and I was on the wrong part. My g.g.grandmother was Ann Applegate d/o William Applegate she married Owen Button in 1859 I don't know if I'll be going to Bath for the fair, would like to as I have tracked part of my wife's family to Bath, and I can visit my family in Somerset. I used to live in Frome and often walked the dogs up on the White Horse so had to pass through D.M. but never stopped. I now live near Portsmouth. Malcolm

Julie I've been to Tisbury - pretty village with a nice antique shop! Not far from Donhead St Mary where Shelli's ancestors are residing. Malcolm At last - someone who's heard of Dilton Marsh. I'll check to see if there are any Cornicks still around. And I'll look at the Applegates too. Have you looked on the Dilton Marsh website? Sue

Hi Sue I have 3 lines going back to Wiltshire from Somerset. Looks like they left to work in the Somerset coal mines. Applegate's from Westbury, Cornick's from Seend and Lay's from Enford. I've never lived in Wilts. but my daughter was born in Salisbury. Do I qualify to join? One of my Cornick branches returned to Wilts and in the 1901 census is living in Dilton Marsh don't know if any still around. Malcolm Lay

I traced a great, great, great grandfather to Wiltshire (Bedminster actually) and many other distant relatives so off I went, about twenty years ago, to a place called Tisbury - felt like the back of beyond but a pretty place. To my surprise, despite me thinking my name, Sanger, was very unusual, the graveyard was full of them! Seems like that was where the Sangers began so do I have a claim on Wiltshire?

Hi Jenny Yes I remember - am I still supposed to be looking up something for you? Since we were in contact before we've redecorated the office, shifted everything around and I have no idea where all my 'still to do' bits of paper have vanished to!! Sue

Loads of rellies from Little Bedwyn/Chisbury area. Don't know a great deal about their life style but wonder how they made their living. Nes

Hi Sue, My GGG/grandad Edginton was born in Wiltshire c1806,I would love to know more about him. From Sue in Lincolnshire

Morfydd, yes of course you can! Aud - as I live in Dilton Marsh you most definitely count! Pity you're not still in Westbury. Sue