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why is that interesting?

Hi Wendy, I have looked at Philip Clements tree and I am aware that there are some mistakes with it, However, I have seen the name Amy Tomlinson on other trees so thought there might be some validity in the name.

Unfortunately, I do not live in Somerset so it is difficult to check parish records. My great granmother married her second husband and moved to Yorkshire with my grandfather as a child. hence the yorkshire branch of my tree!!

Sandra

I am also interested to know the relevance of the John short reference. I have quite a few Somerset Shorts in my tree, whether they are related I don't know.

Sandra

It could be that he did marry Amy Tomlinson I just wonder as he doesn't have any info on the marriage and if other people take it as read that he's correct it doesn't take long for it to become 'fact'.

Hi, Could someone please clarify, do we think that Thomas had one two or three wives?

I think I am getting a bit burried by all the bricks!!

Sandra

i think just the one.can't find a marriage for him and a maria

I think that Thomas had a sister named Maria is it possible that it was his sister in the 1861 census and it was assumed that it was his wife, although I think there was more than two years between them

Sandra

This may help you. Go to http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/ian.sage/PR/pr_index.html on there you will find all the parish records online for somerset Stoke Lane is listed you will have to register with the Whitstone Hundred group.

I've found the marriage

Search Record Details
County Somerset
Place Ashwick
Church St James
RegisterNumber 74
MarriageDate 25 Dec 1826
GroomForename Thomas
GroomSurname BRYANT
GroomAge
GroomParish Of This Parish
GroomCondition
GroomOccupation
GroomAbode
BrideForename Amy
BrideSurname EMERY
BrideAge
BrideParish Of This Parish
BrideCondition
BrideOccupation
BrideAbode
GroomFatherForename
GroomFatherSurname
GroomFatherOccupation
BrideFatherForename
BrideFatherSurname
BrideFatherOccupation
WitnessOneForename Henry
WitnessOneSurname EMERY
WitnessTwoForename Charlotte
WitnessTwoSurname BUTT
Notes Banns
FileNumber 3562

baptisms for some of the children

County Somerset
Place Ashwick
Church St James
RegisterNumber 713
DateOfBirth 27 Apr 1830
BaptismDate 23 May 1830
Forename Amelia
Sex F
FatherForename Thomas
MotherForename Amy
FatherSurname BRYANT
MotherSurname
Abode Ashwick
FatherOccupation Labourer
Notes
FileNumber 3691


County Somerset
Place Ashwick
Church St James
RegisterNumber 588
DateOfBirth 20 Sep 1827
BaptismDate 21 Oct 1827
Forename Jane Emery
Sex F
FatherForename Thomas
MotherForename Amy
FatherSurname BRYANT
MotherSurname
Abode Ashwick
FatherOccupation Labourer
Notes
FileNumber 3691

County Somerset
Place Ashwick
Church St James
RegisterNumber 1352
DateOfBirth
BaptismDate 27 Jul 1845
Forename Eliza
Sex F
FatherForename Thomas
MotherForename Amy
FatherSurname BRYANT
MotherSurname
Abode Litton
FatherOccupation Labourer
Notes
FileNumber 3691

i have Bryants in stoke lane but non matching yours

they married into my parfitts

you got any parfitts?

i also have family in ashwick

bev

I have parfitts,have you come across any challengers?they are my main family.

Hi Bev and Wendy,

Please excuse me for butting in but I've got some records of Parfitt births. I was asked for some look-ups a few years ago and found the wrong Parfitts. I've kept the refs because I'm a hoarder.

If you're interested in them, give me a yell and I'll pass on the refs. They're from overseas births.




Deb:)

Thanks Wendy you are a star. Sorry for not replying last night but it went quiet for quite a while so I went to bed. When you have got to get up early to do the school run etc you need you beauty sleep - well I do any way!!

And Wendy I have quite a few Challengers in my tree (27) I will pm you and give you access to my tree we might even be distantly related.

Sandra

Your very welcome sandra, I too had to get my beauty sleep got three stroppy female teenagers in the house to wake every morning not good!!!
Wouldn't be surprised to find us distantly related :)

Wendy, where did you find the marriage and baptism details, was it on the myweb website?

Sandra

The reason that I mentioned John Short was to confirm that it was the same family in all census'
So do we agree or disagree that her name was; AMELIA EMERY?

Sorry folks, I am confused again. If I am right there is still some confusion as to who Thomas actually married the three possible christian names being Amy, Emily or Amelia with two possible surnames Emery and Tomlinson.

We now need to come to some consensus as to which combination was the most likely. If I am missing something obvious, I apologise, its still quite early in the morning and it takes me a while to get my brain engaged.

Sandra

Sandra I found the marriage and baptisms on freereg it's a good site when it works.
Definatley Amy Emery, all the children were her's and thomas' so I guess it doesn't really matter whether he married again or not.

Just a final note on this. I have just found Amy's Birth date on freereg, together with her baptism details, confirmation of her surname and both her parents. As Wendy stated it is a good site. Many thanks for all your help, particularly, Wendy.

Sandra