Manor House, Wrington

THOMAS, William Henry Head M 45 1866 Private Means Born Fishguard Pembrokeshire Wales

THOMAS, Martha Steward Wife Married 16 years F 45 1866 Lowestoft Suffolk

ATWELL, Nora Dom Servant Single F 21 1890 Domestic Cook Lanford Somerset

BUGLER, Annie Dom Servant Single F 16 1895 Domestic Under Parlourmaid Wringford Somerset

I teach at the secondary school at Fishguard, Pembrokeshire and I am trying to piece together the life of W H Thomas, Wales rugby international (11 caps, twice as captain) in order to provide some 21st century Fishguard lads with some inspirational reading matter. Can you help me find any more information on the gentleman, please? A photo would be wonderful!! He had previously lived & worked as a school master at Weston Super Mare (see below)

1901

Woodahay, Bristol Road, Weston Super Mare

THOMAS, William H Head Married M 35 1866 Schoolmaster Fishguard

THOMAS, Martha S Wife Married F 35 1866 Lowestoft Suffolk

THOMAS, Phyllis S Daughter Single F 5 1896 Weston S Mare Somersetshire

SMALL, Martha Mother-In-Law Widow F 68 1833 Living On Own Means Oxford

PORTER, Louisa Servant Single F 50 1851 Nurse Domestic Lowestoft Suffolk

TOMLINSON, Mary A Servant Widow F 48 1853 Cook General Domestic Deal Kent

FOLLETT, Albert Servant Single M 15 1886 General Domestic Pixton Somersetshire

Any ideas that you may have which will help in my research would be welcomed - many thanks.

I was married at the Chapel in1964 to Christopher Lynham who died in 1984. I then moved to Shipham for a short period and then Clevedon for 15 years.

Now I'm in Canada but that's another story!!!! I would love to contact Anne Fear, Yvonne and Marilyn Chard. I've just read that in 2001 Margaret Hammond was living just a few miles away for where I am - is she still there?
[This message has been forwarded to those mentioned - Ed]

I am Marlene Shaw's cousin. This photograph is of Myrtle Cottage with Nel Chard in the door way.


The man is my father's uncle. My grandmother was born in Wrington in 1875. Her name was Elizabeth Ann Chard, and she lived in Myrtle Cottage till the1900s. She left and married William Henry Rogers of Stapleton Road, Bristol, in Buckingham Chapel, Bristol.
                                                                                               [See previous entries from Marlene on this page - Ed]

The Revd Judith Malins has ministered to us here lovingly and faithfully, and we send you our blessing as she becomes part of Redhill and the wider community.
[This message was received as the Revd Tom Ekin retires from being Priest-in-Charge of Christ Church, Redhill, and is succeeded by the Revd Judith Malins, accompanied by her husband, Ken - Ed]

Laurel Fisher - Sydney, Australia, 9th September

Hi

I'd like to contact a local family historian. Your website has interesting pages in the history of early Wrington that mentions Hordacre-wood. I'm keen to know more about any early connection with Hurdacre / Hordacre families in the area.

My mother's Hordacre family are traced to Thomas Hurdacre b 10 Oct 1672 at Huntspill , probably son of John Hurdacre. Perhaps there are links to families at Wrington?

Other Hurdacre families lived at Loxton including Edith & John Hurdacre b abt 1540 who died 24 July 1587, with children including William, Samuel & Thomas - although we've yet to find any links among the Loxton and Huntspill families.

with thanks for any ideas

Sharyn Taylor - Victoria, Australia, 4th August

Hi

I have in my possession a medal that my father found in a paddock in Victoria in the 1960's. It is a silver medal and has on the front 'Presented by John Vane' and there is a picture of a plough. It has been inscribed on the front '29th Oct' 1851', on the back it has 'Wrington and Burrington Ploughing Match'.

I would love to know more about this and who it actually was presented to for that particular match.

Can anyone help?

Kind regards.

[Another copy of this medal was mentioned on the Schmoose page in 2007 by a history researcher, Sue Tungate, and I've replied to Sharyn to this effect, but now the puzzle is, how did this particular medal end up in a paddock in Australia !? - Ed]

A wonderful web-site and a wonderful village which I visited last weekend. My father Anthony (Jack) Lane was born in Wrington in 1911 and his family had lived there for generations until 1930s. I managed to find my grandfather's grave in the churchyard but am interested to know where earlier burials might be found, from 19th century and before.

I was mentioned in an email to your site. I am interested in Cleeves family connections.

Here, the weather is a little bit too hot since 3 weeks around 35 degrees, fortunately, the sea refreshes the land at night.

Each year in summer, kids are used to playing with the fountain in front of the city hall, and everybody enjoys hearing them laugh.

Holiday-makers have arrived. This year, more than past years, they are a lot of British. Some of them comes by plane (London/Bristol airports) and rent cars; others comes by car despite their cars not being made to drive on the right side of the road. So they drive very carefully. I admire them because I would not be able to do the same with a French car in England.
                                      

Sheila Selby - 23rd June

I am researching my husband's family - the Stallards from Redhill. We recently went to the churchyard and found the graves of William, Frederick, Herbert and Oliver who are all related to one another.

My husband's great great grandfather was also William Stallard, b circa 1804 at Redhill, who died in 1873 in Bedminster, Bristol. These dates are similar to the William in the graveyard but it is not him as he has a different wife and child.

By 1841 our William was living in Bristol and prior to that he had lived in North Nibley, Gloucestershire where some of his children were born. I think he is possibly a cousin to the others but have no proof at the moment.

I have seen information on this site in 2006 from Elizabeth Nightingale who is related to the aforementioned Herbert. Maybe she could contact me. [This was duly forwarded to her - Ed]

I would be glad to hear from anyone who can throw light on this family.

[I was] born in Wrington in 1948, lived at 3 council house Station Road, now Butts Batch, until 1972.My mother was Maria Millard,known as Ria, my father Reg. My two brothers Rob and Des and me were all at one time or another members of Wrington fire brigade. Good times. My daughter and family live in High Street, and love the village.

Bill Crook - Hamilton, New Zealand, 11th May, 2010

Well, don’t the strangest things happen. Last week I was discussing UK farming techniques (circa 1960) with some farming friends when, for some reason, the name John Langford came to my mind and how his daily job was to clean and steam sterilize the milking equipment at Lower Stock Farm.

Having forgotten John for so long, not only does name pop up but he features on the website a few days later!! I would be happy for the editor to give my email address to John should he request it.

[I lived in Wrington from] 1958-1961 with Mr +Mrs Parks, the Dring; worked at Lower Stock Farm, Langford, for Mr Brown, brother of Les Brown, School Farm.

[I was] born in Station Rd. Married David Phillips of Langford. I left in 1961. [Came to] Australia 1964

I believe that my great grandfather and his wife came from Wrington, moved to Aberdare in Glamorgan pre 1862 and then to St Helens in Lancashire around 1878 - 1881. He was born in 1838 and she in 1842. He was Henry Williams and she was Eliza Jane (family name unknown) He is shown in the 1881 and 1891 census as a coal miner. Is there any way I can progress this enquiry?

[see also Larry Cody's entry - Ed]

[I was interested in] my niece's wedding pictures

Lois Ellett Pawson - Brighton, 15th February

Yes - that's me. I've been continuing with my Hollier quest and visited Wrington last May - when we stayed at the excellent Stablegrove B&B and were even invited to see inside the tiny cottage in Station Road where my mother, grandmother & greatgrandmother lived with their implausibly large families with just a garden standpipe for water.

We also went to see the Barley Wood walled garden where it was likely that Henry Hollier worked as a garden labourer or gardener towards the end of this life. Sadly there were no remaining Holliers living in Wrington - but we spoke with old folk who remembered them.

I have mapped out my full tree (as known) at www.genesreunited.co.uk - if you want access to my tree - do visit this website and send me a 'request' within the website for gaining access to my tree.

Yes I have Joseph Hollier and Eliza 'Plumby' in my tree. Eliza Plumby b Burrington 1829. Joseph Hollier is son of Charles Hollier and Sarah. However I have not researched Joseph & Eliza's children and the names of the other people mentioned in the email don't appear in my tree.

During my visit to Wrington I noticed the names 'Plumly, Plumbly, Plumby, Plumley' occur fairly frequently in the Wrington church births & deaths records - there also is a lovely old gravestone for a Thomas Plumly d 1731 aged 42 years in the Wrington churchyard - he may be linked in some way but I can't be sure. I also have a Sarah Plumbly (b 1795 Somerset) in my tree (she marries a Samuel Hollier - son of Thomas Hollier & Jane Rawlings).

I'm carrying out research on the family history of a 19th century Rotherham doctor-Edward Shearman. Edward was born in Wrington in 1798 and his marriage certificate states that his father's name was Thomas and he was a government officer. Thomas sent Edward to a non-conformist school in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire.

Could you tell me anything more about Thomas and his family in Wrington ? Also what type of government officer lived in Wrington in the late 18th century and at that time what impact did Hannah More have on the lives of local dissenters like the Shearmans?. I would be grateful for any information you may have.

Thank you for your time.

[Found the website because] a friend told me it was the way to get Panto tickets!

We lived on Broad Street, then Wiltons from 1982 - 1988; got married and had our children whilst living in this great village....happy days!

j'ai visualisé la vidéo mise en ligne suite aux chutes de neige à Wrington et en Grande Bretagne en Général, je vois que cela fait la joie des enfants, même si pour la circulation cela doit être difficile, alors bon courage à vous et vos concitoyens...

amicalement,
[.. and, for non-Francophones:

"Dear Mr. Thorn,

I viewed the video posted after the snowfall in Wrington and Great Britain in general, I see that this is the joy of children, even if for traffic that must be hard, then good luck to you and your citizens ...

amicably .."

M. Blérard Léglise has e-mailed the website inviting, on behalf of the council of Villeneuve lès Béziers, Wrington parish council to consider a twinning arrangement- Ed]