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Perhaps I can help you -  I am a Hicks descendant (Lympsham) and I have done quite a lot of research. If interested, please let me know.

Sue Maguire

Hi. You might like to look at my East Brent People website at: http://www.rooksbridge.org.uk/RootsMagicStuff/b137.htm#P2833 It has information in several members of the ISGAR/ESGAR families of East Brent including those who farmed at White House Farm Edingworth, East Brent,

There have been several generations of ISGAR/ESGAR farming there apparently from the late 1600's?

The ISGAR family finally sold the farm a few years ago when Jack ISGAR died and his widow moved to Rooksbridge. Mrs ISGAR died recently but the family is still in the area.
Jack ISGAR and his ancestors  -the family name seems to have alternated between ISGAR and ESGAR- were prominent in village affairs over the years as Church wardens, Overseers and parish councillors etc.

I would have really liked to have found out more about the history of White house farm, but Jack ISGAR and his wife liked to keep their business private. which is fair enough.

You might also find information from the LOXTON and LYMPSHAM parish websites as I believe members of the various generations would have attended these churches?  In the days when any form of transport was scarce these churches would have been nearer to White House Farm than East Brent on foot or by pony and trap!

Hope this helps.

regards John Rigarlsford

Wow, it's not often that this happens!  I believe that Robert ISGAR/ESGAR who was born in 1718 at Whitehouse, East Brent was my husband's 5 x great grandfather.  Which line are you researching?

Try exploring the following website. http://www.rooksbridge.org.uk/RootsMagicStuff/index.htm

My husband grew up in this area and remembers hearing about Whitehouse Farm and the Isgar/ Esgar family.

If you put the surname Ozen and the dates 1500 to 1650 in the FreeReg search boxes and tick the soundex box you will get around 180 results (various spellings, of course). Most are in Blagdon.

Dave Erasmus