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CommentsCuff
published by - 8 years 6 months 13 days ago. | | archive.org also have quite a a number of clockmaker books. I did notice that there are Cuff clockmakers in Bristol & London - not sure if these are related to your family?
Good luck on your research,
Andrew Ferrier
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George Inn
published by - 8 years 6 months 13 days ago. | | | Street
It sounds like you had a wonderful trip. I'm very envious! Which one of your ancestors lived in the George Inn? I believe my 6th great grandfather Edward Tyley and his wife Phebe once lived there in the late 1700's. Wasn't it still being used as an Inn recently? | |
CUFF Family and Axbridge
published by Pat Hase - 8 years 6 months 13 days ago. | | How great to read of your experiences - thank you for reporting back. There are copies of both the books you mention on the shelves - L68.1 - in the Local Studies Section of Weston Library where we hold our Saturday Help Sessions - perhaps one of the volunteers will have time to take a look for you to see if Robert CUFF is mentioned.
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Cuff Family
published by - 8 years 6 months 14 days ago. | | | I finally have a moment to report back on my trip to the Axbridge area in early October.
I greatly enjoyed the 2 days that I spent exploring the town and walking in the surrounding Mendips. It is a quite beautiful area. I never made it to Banwell but did spend time in Axbridge, finding 2 buildings in which my ancestors lived in, including the old George Inn, now a antique's shop on the main square. A third building, listed as on the church steps in the 1841 census has been taken down but pictures of it were on display in the local museum. Walking to Cross Peak afforded spectacular views of the country side. It's lovely up there. The church's in Compton Bishop, Axbridge, Shipham, and Rowberrow all held special meaning as I have found various ancestors in all of their archives.
I also greatly enjoyed the little museum in Axbridge in which a display on the old carriage houses helped me to locate the George.
In the display on Axbridge Clockmakers I found that a Robert Cuff was a clock maker in the mid 1700's in the area. I have not been able to find records of him in church registries in the area but I have located a couple of books on clockmakers in Somerset. One book is called 'Somerset Clockmakers' by J.K. Bellchambers. There is a second book called 'The Clockmakers of Somerset 1650 - 1900 by A.J. Moore, but at 220 pounds it's a bit out of my price range. Before purchasing one and having it sent across to the US I was wondering if anyone out there had a copy and could let me know if Robert Cuff is mentioned. If he is, it would make a great Christmas present to myself!
Thanks,
K from Fort Collins, USA | |
GALLOP & REED families
published by - 8 years 6 months 17 days ago. | | I have not seen the will of THOMAS GALLOP. If, as I think, he died in 1826 then the will was written only one year earlier yet not proven until 8 years after his death. Why the delay?
Since your reply I have carried out some very quick checking and found that I already had a note of a MARTHA GALLOP (widow) marrying a WILLIAM WALLIS 27 Sept 1828 at Wrington but could not tie her to any male GALLOP. Your evidence of a MARTHA as wife of THOMAS GALLOP links well as he died in 1826 (but I thought he never married). Reviewing those note I found that she stated in the 1851 Census (Churchill) that she was born in Kingston Seymour but she was very inconsistent with her age between records. I believe that I have now traced her as MARTHA COOK baptised 10 March 1776 at Kingston Seymour and married to THOMAS GALLOP on 26 Nov 1814 at St James, Bristol (a church that appears to crop up often with the GALLOP family).
Thanks for your efforts on our behalf. As a COOK family links with my GALLOP family at Yatton, the adjoining parish to Kingston Seymour, I will now look more closely into this branch.
Adrian
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Elizabeth READ/REED & Thomas GALLOP
published by Pat Hase - 8 years 6 months 19 days ago. | | You are absolutely right - I should have written Winford for Elizabeth's baptism not Wrington. I have corrected the comment in case anyone reads it in the future.
I have not researched the GALLOP family but I see that there is a PCC will for a Thomas GALLOP, a carpenter, of Winford dated 1825 but which did not receive probate until 1834. In it he describes his wife Martha and his sister Elizabeth Hughes WILKINS. An Elizabeth Hughes GALLOP was baptised at Wrington in 1775 d/o Richard & Rachel. It also looks as if this Thomas GALLOP married Martha COOK at St James in Bristol 26th Nov 1814.
In the original query it was stated that - " William's father was Thomas who was married to Elizabeth Badman. His father was Richard Gallop who was married to Rachel Hughes in 1774 at Wrington."
So the Thomas who is still alive in 1851 and says he was born in Nempnett can't be the son of Richard & Rachel. I'd be interested in your comments.
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