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Does the Society hold members Family Trees as they could be useful to help others? Also I live in Cardiff and could help people who may have connections in Souith Wales by searching at Archives offices.

This is an interesting query because my husband has KERTON ancestors  (his are from Wells in Somerset) but his 3 x great gradfather was a Sampson KERTON who was born in about 1790 in  Ashwick the s/o a James & Ann KERTON.   I've often wondered whether the Ashwick  KERTONs may have also gone to Lympsham because there appear to be no KERTONs in Lympsham before the early 1800s.

From our transcriptions I see that your James KERTON married in Berrow which is of course is very near to Huntspill suggested as the birthplace of Ann by Lorna. 

I've had another email from the granddaughter of Group Capt & Hilda McCRAE- she is still looking for these girls but there was no response last time.  There are 5 entries  redacted on the 1939 Register with her grandmother in Weston so she is hoping that they are still alive.  She wonders whether anyone recognises the school uniform. 

Henry Jones b1766 Uphill along with his wife Sarah Taylor b1769 Yatton were on Flat Holm Island from about 1804 to 1823 managing the lighthouse and farming (until Trinity House took over the ownership in 1823). Likewise Sarah's parents James Taylor and his wife Betty Blackford b1837 Butcombe were lighthouse keepers & farmers on the island from apx 1783 to 1795. James the keeper from about 1783 until his death on the island in 1789, then his wife took over until her death on the island in 1795, they are both buried in Yatton, where they also married, they lived in the Hamlet of Hewish near Yatton before moving to the island.

Hoping anyone has any further information, especially about James Taylor, all I have about James who is my 5x gt grandfather is that he married Betty Blackford in Yatton on 26 March 1765.

The other question is about the Jones line, Henry Jones (married to Sarah Taylor) was b1766 in Uphill to Henry Jones and Newity Lane, they married in Uphill in 1765, I have found Newity's parents again in Uphill, but where Henry came from is a mystery, can anyone help?

I have added a tree to these names under the Member Surname Interests.

Many thanks, and regards, Avis