Questions tagged [somerset]
For questions about the county of Somerset in the south-west of England. This tag is not to be used for the towns and counties called Somerset in the United States and elsewhere.
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Where to find Will of Giles Chichester from 1820s, probably in Somerset or Guyana?
My 4th great grandparents Robert Chichester (1767-1830) and Martha Noake (1762-1836) married on 13 Apr 1797 at Branscombe, Devon and had five children:
Priscilla (my 3rd great grandmother) was born ...
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What Island is likely to be mentioned on 19th Century Somerset Will?
Today I obtained the 1836 Will of my 4th great grandmother Martha Chichester (nee Noake) who lived in Old Cleeve, Somerset, England. She mentions two sons living at an Island of ?????? which I am ...
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Could John Stacy who lived/married at London and later lived at Exmouth (Devon) have been baptized in 1759 at North Petherton (Somerset)?
I would like to identify the parents of my 4th great grandfather John Stacy.
The timeline I have for John Stacy is:
1777 Paying 4 pounds 4 shillings rent for Coach Houses and Stables at Farringdon ...
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Finding late 18th Century service record of soldier William Hobbs in Somersetshire Militia?
On the marriage record (from Pallot's Marriage Index via Ancestry.com) of my 4th great grandparents Jane Courtenay and William Hobbs at Truro St Mary, Cornwall, England in 1798, William is recorded as ...
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Proving Jane Middleton of Somerset only Next of Kin in 1872 to Thomas Chichester who died 1838 in Guyana?
From the England & Wales National Probate Calendar entry below I know that my 3rd great grand uncle Thomas Chichester (who is mentioned in Where to find Will of Giles Chichester from 1820s, ...
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Interpreting "married by Licence as I am credibly informed" on 1732 Gloucestershire marriage record?
My 5th great grandfather Edward Chichester was buried at Leighland, Old Cleeve, Somerset, England on 4 May 1823, aged 89, which puts his birth year at about 1734, and I am trying to identify his birth ...
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