[WED]for JOHN re WEDMORE
Jeanne Bayliss
wedmore@lists.tutton.org
Mon, 19 Jul 2004 15:28:09 +1000
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Hello again John. I was delighted to hear from you again and I thank =
you for taking the trouble to do so. Please excuse me for taking a =
little time to reply. I am an aged person with a few medical =
inconveniences!
How lovely that you have found so many relatives with a Wedmore =
background. I hope you enjoyed your stay in Canberra. My late husband =
and I were married in Canberra and lived there off and on for many =
years. We were, in a way, pioneers of our federal capital and saw it =
develop over a long period of time. At one time we had been in South =
Australia for a few years and, when we returned to Canberra, found the =
huge lakes just beginning to fill with water.
I have very little information on Uriah Williams prior to his arrival in =
Tasmania in 1842. I have been given his birth date - 29 November 1809 - =
but I have been told that he was born in Bristol and that these birth =
records are not available for some strange reason. Others say that he =
was born in Wedmore but I have no way of knowing which is correct. It =
is so frustrating. I would so much like to know who his parents were. =
I have searched the Wedmore baptisms but to no avail. I have seen part =
of a letter written to him after his arrival in Tasmania, complete with =
wife Elizabeth Beach and three children, which supposedly came from his =
mother in Butleigh (near Wedmore I think) so perhaps he was born there. =
Unfortunately the last page of the letter is missing.
When I first discovered his marriage in Wedmore I went looking for for =
this village in so many appropriate books on England but, not once did I =
find it!. However, I have since read about it; seen lovely pictures of =
it; and have delighted in Michael Tutton's wonderful site. I should =
like to visit Wedmore very much but I think it would take a minor =
miracle for me to do so. Perhaps you can understand why I was so =
delighted with your extra bit of information about his marriage.
I expect that both you and your fiance will be married by the time of =
your projected visit in 2006. I feel sure you will both enjoy your trip =
to our shores again.
Since you are related to so many Wedmore inhabitants perhaps we may have =
a connection some where along the line? How delightful that would be - =
for me anyway.
I am giving you my email address just in case you want to contact me =
again. I don't think the people on the list would be very interested =
since none of them seem to be related to Uriah Williams.=20
Very best wishes to you and thank you again for contacting me.
Jeanne
jeannebayliss@iprimus.com.au
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hello again John. I was delighted =
to hear=20
from you again and I thank you for taking the trouble to do so. =
Please=20
excuse me for taking a little time to reply. I am an aged person =
with a=20
few medical inconveniences!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>How lovely that you have found so many =
relatives=20
with a Wedmore background. I hope you enjoyed your stay in =
Canberra. =20
My late husband and I were married in Canberra and lived there off and =
on for=20
many years. We were, in a way, pioneers of our federal capital and =
saw it=20
develop over a long period of time. At one time we had been in =
South=20
Australia for a few years and, when we returned to Canberra, found the =
huge=20
lakes just beginning to fill with water.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I have very little information on Uriah =
Williams=20
prior to his arrival in Tasmania in 1842. I have been given his =
birth date=20
- 29 November 1809 - but I have been told that he was born in Bristol =
and that=20
these birth records are not available for some strange reason. =
Others say=20
that he was born in Wedmore but I have no way of knowing which is =
correct. =20
It is so frustrating. I would so much like to know who his parents =
were. I have searched the Wedmore baptisms but to no =
avail. I=20
have seen part of a letter written to him after his arrival in Tasmania, =
complete with wife Elizabeth Beach and three children, which supposedly =
came=20
from his mother in Butleigh (near Wedmore I think) so perhaps he was =
born=20
there. Unfortunately the last page of the letter is =
missing.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>When I first discovered his marriage in =
Wedmore I=20
went looking for for this village in so many appropriate books on =
England but,=20
not once did I find it!. However, I have since read about it; seen =
lovely=20
pictures of it; and have delighted in Michael Tutton's wonderful =
site. I=20
should like to visit Wedmore very much but I think it would take a minor =
miracle=20
for me to do so. Perhaps you can understand why I was so delighted =
with=20
your extra bit of information about his marriage.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I expect that both you and your fiance =
will be=20
married by the time of your projected visit in 2006. I feel sure =
you will=20
both enjoy your trip to our shores again.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Since you are related to so many =
Wedmore=20
inhabitants perhaps we may have a connection some where along the =
line? =20
How delightful that would be - for me anyway.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I am giving you my email address just =
in case you=20
want to contact me again. I don't think the people on the list =
would be=20
very interested since none of them seem to be related to Uriah=20
Williams. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Very best wishes to you and thank you =
again for=20
contacting me.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Jeanne</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><A=20
href=3D"mailto:jeannebayliss@iprimus.com.au">jeannebayliss@iprimus.com.au=
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