Monthly Archives: April 2023

Precis from Proceedings, vols. 29-30, Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural History Society, pp. 19-32, 1884: “In the Gheld Inquest of Somerset, taken in 1084, it is recorded that in Wivelscoma there was one mill, and rent amounting to fifty pence; there … Continue reading →

The notes that follow concern the Cresett family of Upton Cresset, Shropshire. As in any area of enquiry that demands references for what is claimed, it is not their number or the format used to display them that is important; … Continue reading →

A Harris family of Somerset, intermarried with such families as Bennett, Blake and Westbrooke, settled in 17th century colonial Virginia, and continued to be associated with them. As I have stated many times, this ‘continuation of association’ was a centuries-old … Continue reading →