Bishopstone Village History and Ancestry Blog

16/05/2011

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Anne Cummings
12/06/2011 13:28

I am looking for information on the family of Dibbens. They used to live at Flamstone Farm and left on a ship for Australia in 1911 or 1912. They had 11 children. If anyone has any information I would be grateful if you would email me.

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Rosemary Nelson
19/06/2011 14:34

My grandfather was the youngest of the 11 Dibben children and they settled at Pinnaroo in South Australia. I recently visited Bishopstone and looked at the church and family headstones but couldn't find Flamstone house. Other family members have researched the history more.

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Roger Stockton
20/06/2011 17:06

These queries will be passed on to our local expert for a reply.

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Mike Howe
20/06/2011 23:47

Hello

My great grandparents John and Martha Thick lived in Bishopstone from approx. 1875 until their deaths in in the early 1930's.

They had 14 children, one of whom was Lilian Bessie Thick (known as Bessie) born in 1894. I can trace 'Bessie' on the 1911 census, still in Bishopstone, but after that date I cannot trace a marriage or a death.

Hopefully she lived a long and happy life, but I would be grateful if anyone can provide any information.

Thanks

Mike

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Sue King
25/06/2011 11:04

Hello
My interest in your lovely village comes from my mother;s family having lived there since at least the 1500s. A Francis Myhell, stonemason of Flamberstone,made a will in 1609 and three of his descendants did too. The last Mihell living in the village was Edward, elder brother of my gt gt grandfather who joined the Royal Marines and founded the Portsmouth Mihells. Edward was a tailor and had what is now Netton House built in 1821 as a home and shop. He married in your church in 1830 and was a witness at a niece's wedding to a village shopkeeper James Parrett in 1835 but then he and his wife vanish. No burial records and not on 1841 census. Unlikely that a comfortably-off tailor would have gone to the Colonies with the 1838 emigrants. Would your local expert have any ideas about what could have happened to them?
I have visited Bishopstone twice. The only legible Mihell graves are for Edward's parents and a broken stump with Here Lyeth ...f Joseph Myhell 1666 on it. He was a baby belonging to one of the later masons. He had no living children and when widowed late in life married a much younger women and left everything to her. I hope it was not the family that damaged the stone in a fit of pique.

Regards

Sue King

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Dot Gurd
07/09/2011 10:50

My apologies to Sue, Anne, Rosemary and Mike for not replying to your questions earlier. The link which used to notify me when new messages were posted, appears to have stopped working. I will get back to you regarding your individual questions in the next few days.
In the meantime,you and others will hopefully find the Wiltshire Online Parish Clerk website useful. The URL for the Wilts website is http://www.wiltshire-opc.org.uk/
The free website which is run by volunteers, holds local history and genealogical records for Parishes in Wiltshire
My transcriptions of the Parish Registers from 1636 - 1909 for baptisms and 1636 - 1920 for marriages and burials are available on the Bishopstone pages, along with other historical village records. New items are added as they become available.
Regards, Dot Gurd
Online Parish Clerk for Bishopstone (South Wiltshire)

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Rosemary Nelson
17/09/2011 03:32

Thanks Dot,
I have found useful information on your opc website. I'm happy to correspond with Sue in answer to her query about the Dibbens but don't have access to an email address.
Regards
Rosemary

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Janet O'Callaghan
05/10/2011 14:28

Hello
I have recently started doing some research on my family tree and in particular following the ancestory line of Wagg which seems to originate in Bishopston, Bishopstone, Wiltshire. I have discovered a William J. Wagg who was born early 1700's and was living in Bishopstone when he was approximately 70 years of age.

Can anyone give me some more information on the Wagg family lines from Bishopstone?

This could well mean a visit to look at Church records.

Kind regards

Janet

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Dot Gurd
03/03/2012 21:35

Hello Janet
I am only just catching up with messages on this site, that for some reason didn't get flagged up for me. I have re-registered for mail updates, so hopefully all will now work properly.
Regarding the WAGG family, they don't appear in the Bishopstone Parish Registers until the mid 18th century and even then there only a few in the records. I wonder if the William Wagg you referred to is the one who died in October 1844 and was buried in the churchyard of St John the Baptist Church on 17th October. His age was given as 77 years on the Register, but of course that may not have been accurate.
I have published the Bishopstone Registers on the Wiltshire Online Parish Clerk website at http://www.wiltshire-opc.org.uk/
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due to a hacker, and the site has been re-built. Although we think all is now well, there is a chance you might not yet be able to run a search due to the occasional teething problems, but if that is the case today, try again in as day or two.
Dot Gurd
Wilts OPC for Bishopstone and Donhead St Mary

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Dot Gurd
05/03/2012 04:57

Hello again Janet
I have just realised that the second half of the message I sent yesterday is missing.
I was about to explain that due problems caused by a hacker, the Wiltshire OPC website has recently been re-built. Although we think all is now running smoothly, there is a slight chance there may be occasional teething problems. If that is the case, try again in a few days, as you might find the other information on the parish file helpful.
The Bishopstone Register transcriptions are also available on the Moonrakers Forum website at
http://www.moonrakers.org.uk/files.asp

The files are in Excel format and can be downloaded from the website. As always with transcriptions, the reader should be aware that transcribers are human! Mistakes can happen sometimes. If you do find an error please let me know.
The Moonrakers Forum for folk who are researching Wiltshire ancestors or places, is a relatively small, friendly,group. Membership is free and I can recommend it to anyone who wants to share information, ask for advice, or just follow the lines of discussion.
Dot Gurd
Wilts OPC for Bishopstone and Donhead St Mary

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Dot Gurd
05/03/2012 04:57

Hello again Janet
I have just realised that the second half of the message I sent yesterday is missing.
I was about to explain that due problems caused by a hacker, the Wiltshire OPC website has recently been re-built. Although we think all is now running smoothly, there is a slight chance there may be occasional teething problems. If that is the case, try again in a few days, as you might find the other information on the parish file helpful.
The Bishopstone Register transcriptions are also available on the Moonrakers Forum website at
http://www.moonrakers.org.uk/files.asp

The files are in Excel format and can be downloaded from the website. As always with transcriptions, the reader should be aware that transcribers are human! Mistakes can happen sometimes. If you do find an error please let me know.
The Moonrakers Forum for folk who are researching Wiltshire ancestors or places, is a relatively small, friendly,group. Membership is free and I can recommend it to anyone who wants to share information, ask for advice, or just follow the lines of discussion.
Dot Gurd
Wilts OPC for Bishopstone and Donhead St Mary

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Dot Gurd
05/03/2012 05:07

Hello again Janet
I have just realised that the second half of the message I sent yesterday is missing.
I was about to explain that due problems caused by a hacker, the Wiltshire OPC website has recently been re-built. Although we think all is now running smoothly, there is a slight chance there may be occasional teething problems. If that is the case, try again in a few days, as you might find the other information on the parish file helpful.
The Bishopstone Register transcriptions are also available on the Moonrakers Forum website at
http://www.moonrakers.org.uk/files.asp

The files are in Excel format and can be downloaded from the website. As always with transcriptions, the reader should be aware that transcribers are human! Mistakes can happen sometimes. If you do find an error please let me know.
The Moonrakers Forum for folk who are researching Wiltshire ancestors or places, is a relatively small, friendly,group. Membership is free and I can recommend it to anyone who wants to share information, ask for advice, or just follow the lines of discussion.
Dot Gurd
Wilts OPC for Bishopstone and Donhead St Mary

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Ralph Turvey
24/11/2011 15:10

Volume 11 of the Victoria County History for Wiltshire sets out in sometimes excruciating detail all of Bishopstone's history that can be gleaned from legal and other records dating from the Conquest to the nineteen-seventies. It was published in 1980 and the text is now fully available online at
www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=115482
There is space in the title page for typing in a name and pressing "Go"; all occurrences in the text of that name are then highlighted.

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Roger Stockton
11/02/2012 14:41

Ralph,

Thank you. You will see this link and the wiltshire council link on the Village History page.

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Robin Bishop
11/02/2012 04:55

I am looking for information on a Case family that lived in Bishopstone. My great great grandparents were Thomas and Elizabeth (Ings) Case who came to Australia in the 'Woodbridge" in 1838. They were married at Bishopstone in 1837. I would love to trace the family back further.
Regards
Robin

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Dot Gurd
12/02/2012 05:25

I am able to help with your research. I will contact you when I have access to my computer again later in the week.
Dot Gurd
Online Parish Clerk for Bishopstone (south) Wilts









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Robin Bishop
16/02/2012 01:34

Many thaks Dot. I look forward to hearing from you.
Regards
Robin

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matthew Day
22/02/2012 15:18

Dose anyone know the name of the blacksmiths from the village in the 1930s or have any photos. I am writing a essay on locale blacksmiths.
Can anyone help?
Thank you
Matthew Day

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Dot Gurd
29/02/2012 05:56

Hello Robin
At last my new computer is up and running! Sorry about the delayed reply.
Did you know there were 2 Thomas Cases who emigrated on the ship 'Woodbridge' in 1838? I believe they are related (possibly cousins), but as I can't yet find the births/baptisms of their respective father's I can't prove they were connected.

Comparison of the data for both Thomases confirms that 'your' Thomas was baptised on 12 October 1817 at St John the Baptist Church, Bishopstone, son of William and Elizabeth CASE (née CHANT) . Elizabeth was from Broad Chalke ( a village adjoining Bishopstone) and the couple were married in Broad Chalke Church on 20 September 1802.
The Cases were related by marriage to the Gibbs family who were also on the Woodbridge. John Gibbs wife Susan(na) née Case, was the sister of the 'other' Thomas Case I mentioned earlier.

I have created a family data sheet for Thomas, his parents and his 9 siblings. It is too long to paste here, but if you contact me directly at dgurd(at)gotadsl.co.uk , I can mail it to you, together with the Woodbridge emigrants list.
Dot

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