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FROME

Somerset

England

30th August 2008

This is update six of 2008

If major errors are notified to us, we will try to correct them as a matter of urgency.

The following pages are offered as our research, and a starting point for other family members - mistakes do occur and some may be deliberate.

Update 1/2008

Update 2/2008 - 30/1/08 - 2 Trees in Bedfordshire - 1 Tree in Buckinghamshire

Update 3/2008 - 16/3/08 - Links to Yahoo Groups in Somerset - revised URL for Dorset OPC

Update 4/2008 - 15/4/08 - New Pages - Monmouthshire, Dorsetshire & Gloucestershire

Update 5/2008 - 1/6/08 - New Pages - Somerset - Mainly Somerset Born - By Location - 4 sections

Update 6/2008 - 30/8/2008 - New Pages - Somerset - Peter Palmer's BADCOX LANE FROME Registers of Members (more to follow)

- New Pages - Gloucestershire - Marshfield - Cemetery Graves Photographs

Jim - famhistfrome@yahoo.co.uk

West Country Family Links - Jim's maternal ancestors appear in Owermoigne in mid 18th Century. They gradually move out over Dorset to Osmington, Winfrith, Poole, Bere Regis and Bryantspuddle. In the 20th Century the family start moving around the country, Somerset, Wiltshire, Lancashire and Buckinghamshire.

His mother moved to Somerset, where she met and married his father.

His paternal ancestors are first noted in Horsington, Somerset (Parsons Family) and Wanstrow, Somerset (Prince Family)

Gina's family originate? In Devon, Somerset and Gloucester, with branches in Wiltshire and South Wales..

So far as we can tell, with the exception of ourselves and our sons, we have removed all living persons from our trees.

This is part of our Family History. If you find evidence to the contrary, please prove for correction.

Trust you will enjoy.

Jim & Gina

Last updated 30 August 2008

Some of our favourite sites below:

http://www.communigate.co.uk/twc/viewgroup.phtml?group=8 - seal, lewis, parsons and prince

http://www.communigate.co.uk/dorset/osmingtonandbeyond/index.phtml

http://www.opcdorset.com/ Much information about Dorset

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dorsomfamilies/

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Horsington/

http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/marshfieldfamilies/

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Frome/

http://www.fromeresearch.org.uk

http://www.westcountrygenealogy.com/ - Roger Shirley's site covering much of the West Country