[WED]Somerset Quarter Sessions
Nancy Baer
wedmore@lists.tutton.org
Wed, 3 Apr 2002 16:01:14 -0500
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Sue,
I would be grateful if you could check your Quarter Sessions book for =
any reference to the Westover family. =20
After reading all the interesting transcriptions thus far, I don't know =
whether to hope you find something or not!:)
Thanks much,
Nancy
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Richard Hembury-Kellow=20
To: wedmore@lists.tutton.org=20
Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 1:55 PM
Subject: Re: [WED]More Wedmore history.....
Hi Lyn
Sorry - meant to get back to you before, re: the Quarter Sessions =
Books. As I mentioned, they come from Taunton lending library, which I =
know isn't much use to you, but I am happy to transcribe for you if you =
let me know what things you're looking for - such as names, etc.
Reference contesting of wills, I haven't seen anything within the =
books I have that relates to the subject, and I have a feeling that such =
a subject would be covered by a different court? I may be wrong, but =
the old English legal system is famously complex!
A lot of Somerset wills were, unfortunately, destroyed during World =
War 2. They were carted off to Exeter castle, in Devon, for "safe =
keeping". Exeter castle was blitzed, many of the wills were destroyed, =
while (ironically) Taunton escaped the bombings almost entirely!
Why? Is there a particular will that you are looking for?
Cheers!
Sue
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Lyn Nunn=20
To: wedmore@lists.tutton.org=20
Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 8:19 AM
Subject: Re: [WED]More Wedmore history.....
Hi Sue
Where does one get this book? And have you noticed anything about =
contesting Wills? Probably not their jurisdiction, but I remember noting =
such an event in an index of something I found at my FHS. I do have it =
all written down just can't remember off the top of my head and with the =
comment the other day about a lot of Wills being destroyed - contested =
Wills might have been recorded elsewhere.
regards
Lyn
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Sue,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I would be grateful if you could check =
your Quarter=20
Sessions book for any reference to the Westover family. =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>After reading all the interesting =
transcriptions=20
thus far, I don't know whether to hope you find something or =
not!:)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thanks much,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Nancy</FONT></DIV>
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history.....</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi Lyn</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Sorry - meant to get back to you =
before, re: the=20
Quarter Sessions Books. As I mentioned, they come from Taunton =
lending=20
library, which I know isn't much use to you, but I am happy to =
transcribe for=20
you if you let me know what things you're looking for - such as names, =
etc.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Reference contesting of wills, I =
haven't seen=20
anything within the books I have that relates to the subject, and I =
have a=20
feeling that such a subject would be covered by a different =
court? I may=20
be wrong, but the old English legal system is famously=20
complex!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>A lot of Somerset wills were, =
unfortunately,=20
destroyed during World War 2. They were carted off to Exeter =
castle, in=20
Devon, for "safe keeping". Exeter castle was blitzed, many of =
the wills=20
were destroyed, while (ironically) Taunton escaped the bombings almost =
entirely!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Why? Is there a particular will that =
you are=20
looking for?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Cheers!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Sue</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=3Dlyn@webexpress.net.au =
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Nunn</A> </DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, April 03, =
2002 8:19=20
AM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [WED]More =
Wedmore=20
history.....</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi Sue</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Where does one get this book? And =
have you=20
noticed anything about contesting Wills? Probably not their =
jurisdiction,=20
but I remember noting such an event in an index of something I found =
at my=20
FHS. I do have it all written down just can't remember off the top =
of my=20
head and with the comment the other day about a lot of Wills being =
destroyed=20
- contested Wills might have been recorded elsewhere.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>regards</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Lyn</FONT></DIV>
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