[WED]RE: Wedmore digest, Vol 1 #347 - 4 msgs

Baker, James E. wedmore@lists.tutton.org
Tue, 19 Aug 2003 09:15:28 -0500


My name is James Baker and I'm looking for any possible information on the Baker families from the Somerset area.  If anybody has any informations it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

James Baker
USA 

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>    1. AMESBURYs and website (Mike Durtnall)
>    2. BAKER Family (Mike Durtnall)
>    3. Re:  Mike's homepage problem (susan tyler)
>    4. Re: BAKER Family (Len and Phyll Pearson)
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> From: "Mike Durtnall" <mikedurtnall@hotmail.com>
> To: <wedmore@lists.tutton.org>
> Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2003 20:33:37 +0100
> Subject: [WED]AMESBURYs and website
> Reply-To: wedmore@lists.tutton.org
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> Hi all
> 
> Firstly, I am sorry people seem to be having difficulty accessing my
> homepage. I don't know why this is happening as I can open it from home and
> from work without any problems. Does anyone with more knowledge of these
> things than I suggest anything? I did wonder if it is to do with the browser
> being used, e.g. an earlier version of Internet Explorer or Netscape.
> 
> Thanks also to Noelene for the enquiry about the AMESBURYs. I'm afraid I
> don't have any more information on Robert born 1774, this is a 'hanging'
> line in my database. The only information I can add is that I have Praxey as
> being buried at Wedmore 15th May 1827 and Robert marrying for a third time,
> to Jane MORGAN, on 4th October 1828 in Wedmore.
> 
> I am afraid it 'feels' to me as though Robert's baptism has not been
> recorded. I have come across this in my own research, particularly at the
> time they were being taxed, but I think this was later than the 1770s. Maybe
> other sources would help, such as overseers accounts or such like.
> 
> You certainly have my sympathies with losing all your data like that, my
> main Durtnall database has only around 5000 individuals on it and I would be
> devastated if I lost it (I do backup from time to time!).
> 
> Regards
> 
> Mike
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> Message: 2
> From: "Mike Durtnall" <mikedurtnall@hotmail.com>
> To: <wedmore@lists.tutton.org>
> Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2003 20:38:28 +0100
> Subject: [WED]BAKER Family
> Reply-To: wedmore@lists.tutton.org
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> Hi Phyllis
> 
> Thanks for the information on your BAKER connections. Of course, the name
> was a common one in Somerset and this makes things difficult!
> 
> My ancestor John BAKER was born in Halse in 1791, son of William BAKER and
> Sarah SHORLAND. John had moved to Huntspill by the time he married Jane COX
> there in 1815. They founded a large family of butchers who lived at East
> Huntspill and even had a street named after them at one time, there were so
> many of them living there!
> 
> As Taunton is not far from Halse, perhaps there is a connection, but this
> may be difficult to prove!
> 
> Regards
> 
> Mike
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> Message: 3
> From: "susan tyler" <suetyler5@hotmail.com>
> To: mikedurtnall@hotmail.com, wedmore@lists.tutton.org
> Subject: Re: [WED] Mike's homepage problem
> Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2003 21:16:59 +0100
> Reply-To: wedmore@lists.tutton.org
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> Hello,
> 
> I have an idea about Mike's problem homepage
> 
> >www.durtnall.org.uk/index
> 
> I think this should read:
> 
> www.durtnall.org.uk/Index.html> 
> 
> I tried suffixing the 'index' with .html but it didn't like that - but it 
> was OK with capital I in 'index'
> 
> Now it works OK for me - I use Internet Explorer v 6.0
> 
> Sue
> Edinburgh
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> Message: 4
> From: "Len and Phyll Pearson" <lnpptc@maxnet.co.nz>
> To: <wedmore@lists.tutton.org>
> Subject: Re: [WED]BAKER Family
> Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 12:07:09 +1200
> Reply-To: wedmore@lists.tutton.org
> 
> Thanks Mike
> Cheers
> Phyllis 
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mike Durtnall" <mikedurtnall@hotmail.com>
> To: <wedmore@lists.tutton.org>
> Sent: Monday, August 18, 2003 7:38 AM
> Subject: [WED]BAKER Family
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