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Lewis John Ball was baptised in Puxton on 15 February 1863. Parents John and Ann of Puxton. John was a labourer.

In 1871 he was living in Puxton with his parents and younger siblings. Father was an Agricultural Labourer.

In 1881 parents John and Ann were living in Puxton with Ann's father-in-law John French. John's occupation Railway Porter. Lewis not living with them.

Dave Erasmus

At the  Gwent Family History Open Day on Saturday we had a query from a visitor to the stand who was related to John & Harriet HARSE.  They were interested in Harriet's mother, Mary Ann BOOTH - you may be able to share information.  If you would like to make contact please let me know.

Dear Sir/Madam,

I thank you for your snippet of info about Hillend Nissan Huts, which has shocked me a little as the AeroSpace factory was so close, that is if it was in production during WW2.

When I lived in the Nissan Huts my Grandfather was the gardener at AeroSpace.

Any further info would be much appreciated.

Believe during WW2 these huts were an Italian prisoner of war camp.

I am also interested in HAWKINS. My gx3grandfather William BEACHAM married Mary HAWKINS at Yatton St Marys 26 Apr 1780. As for Mary's ancestors, I believe William COLE of Clevedon married Elizabeth "PLUMREY" of Walton in Gordano on 11 Jul 1734 in Tickenham, with two daughters, Susannah and Ann, with Susannah probably marrying  James HAWKINS 8 Nov 1759 in Tickenham, with Mary HAWKINS as the only daughter. Mary may have then died as Mary Beacham 23-Oct 1796 Yatton.

Any help firming up these speculations and finding other relations of James HAWKINS would be appreciated. Secondarily, I am at a brick wall as to the origins of William BEACHAM.

Thanks, Graham:  I really appreciate the hard work that members of this society do in making these records available online.  It makes understanding  our families so much more possible.

I'm struggling a bit with John Barnabas Young Snr's birth in Kingston Seymour and in identifying his parents.  I've got a working propositiong that he is the Barnot Young whose baptism is recorded on 03-Oct 1790 as son of Samuel & Alice, who were married earlier that year in Kingston Seymour.on 13 February.  

Interestingly, Samuel seems to have either died (there's a burial of a Samuel in Yatton Burial D/P yat 2/1/3 Samuel Young 07-May 1791) or moved away. Ancestry have a record of a Samuel Young from Somerset being transported in 1796 following conviction for larceny... IN any event, Alice remarries in 1799 (08-Sep James BANWELL Kingston Seymour Alice YOUNG widow Kingston Seymour).  So Barnot is the only Young child in the family, which if that is him, could explain him moving away for work.

I've considered some other YOUNG possibilities:

None of the many children of George and Hannah Young, also in KS at that time seem to fit the bill.  And most of their children seem to have died in infancy.  It's a tragic record.

In the Yatton records, D/P yat 2/1/2 102 309 21-Jun 1790 George Young Kenn B marries 16,23,30 D/P yat 2/1/2 Nancy Hookey Kenn.  They have a number of children in the right time period but with no name resembling John Barnabas.

More interesting perhaps are two other Yatton couples:  

Barnabas Young and Sexa/Sexy (died 1798 and 1808  respectively) who had two children recorded in the right time frame:  Baptism D/P yat 2/1/3 12-Dec 1792 Samuel YOUNG son Barnabus & Sexey  Yatton;  and D/P AX 2/1/4 1795 12-Sep Solomon Young son Barnet & Sexa Yatton Axbridge But no John Barnabas.

Then there's Barnabas and Mary who also have children in the right sort of time.  Could this be John Barnabas:  Baptism D/P yat 2/1/3 29-Jun 1800 John YOUNG son Barnabus & Mary (Axbridge).  His age fluctuates wildly in the censuses...

Finally, also in Kingston Seymour but with no issue I have spotted yet, are the 1790 newlyweds, 27-Apr John YOUNG Yatton m Mary PARSONS Kingston Seymour.  Right time frame, but no children...

So I still think Barnot is the best bet, though one of the John Youngs might also be possible.  have I missed something?  Are there other possibilities?  If there's a fresh pair of eyes out there. I'd appreciate them!

Meanwhile, I'm looking forward with anticipation to St George's 1813-1835!

best regards

Jayne