A Slimbridge Romance – The Love Letters of Percy and Florence Barton (1910-1913)
LETTERS FROM PERCY BARTON TO FLORENCE NOAD These letters form a fascinating ‘diary’ of everyday events in the Village of Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, during the years leading up to the First … Continue reading
Wilson Family of Thornbury
Wilson Family of Thornbury (?) Thomas Wilson and Ann Gamer | Thomas Wilson (1731-) and Mary Price (1728-) Yeoman, Farmer, Grazier of Morton, Thornbury, Gloucestershire | Joseph Wilson (1768-1820) … Continue reading
Terrett Engineers of Kingswood Part II
THE TERRETT FAMILY William Terrett (1785-1812) and Susannah Dunn (1781-1843) Labourer of Wotton-under-Edge | Daniel Terrett (1809-1876) and Hannah Palser (1807-1879) Millwright and Engineer of Wotton-under-Edge and Kingswood | … Continue reading
Barton Family of the Forge, Slimbridge, Part II
BARTON FAMILY OF THE FORGE, SLIMBRIDGE, PART II The sixty-one Grandchildren of John and Sarah Barton: Eight children of Mary (nee Barton) and Joseph Alfred Woodward Five children of … Continue reading
Rowland Wyatt (1871-1958), builder of Kingswood
Samuel Wyatt, labourer of Sinwell, Wotton-under-Edge and Anne | Rowland Wyatt I, mason of Sinwell and Elizabeth Evans | Rowland Wyatt II, builder of Kingswood Rowland Wyatt, builder of Kingswood, … Continue reading
Arthur John and Anne Noad of Slimbridge and Gossington
NOAD FAMILY OF WEST KINGTON AND SLIMBRIDGE James Noad I (1717-1792) and Ann (1721-1801) of West Kington, Wilts | Isaac Noad (1762-1832) and Hester Buckle (1767-1829) Labourer and Pauper of … Continue reading
Ancestors of Maria Barton, nee Ford, of Charleston, South Carolina
Ancestors of Maria Ford – sources collated by Richard Byrd Maria Ford, the eldest daughter of William and Sarah Ford of Tortworth, was baptised in the village church on 18th … Continue reading
Hibbs and Cox Families – My Quaker Ancestors
HIBBS AND COX FAMILIES – MY QUAKER ANCESTORS William Hibbs (-1686) and Joane of Aylburton, Lydney, Gloucestershire | Jonathan Hibbs (1657-1698), Clothier of Aylburton, and Margaret Cox (-1708), … Continue reading
Anthony Barton (1790-1834), alias Aaron Barton, native of the Vale of Berkeley, Gloucestershire, and later of Charleston, South Carolina
Anthony Barton (1790-1834), alias Aaron Barton, native of the Vale of Berkeley, Gloucestershire, and later of Charleston, South Carolina By Richard Barton and Richard Byrd (with thanks to William Baynard … Continue reading
