Appeals for Information
What is this page about....
Every now and again the webmaster (that's Neil) gets an E mail asking for information about someone's family history or similar inquiries. We encourage these types of E mails as we usually finish up learning a bit more about our village.
Copied below are queries that have been received. If you can provide any information please go to the contact us page and send us an E mail.
Albert Edward Gilbert
Christened March 22nd 1882 in Camden London, having lived in Chilhampton (South Newton) and Great Wishford, and died during the First World War. He is commemorated on the Great Wishford War memorial.
Do you know anything about him? He was 32, and I wonder what happened to him.
(Researched and written by Nicky Street. ([email protected]) Or contact me through this website.)
Dear people of Berwick St James!
What a fantastic website! Congratulations!
Briefly (your time is precious), I'm a foreigner - I live in Suffolk!
But in the 1920s my grandmother's half-sister came to live in Berwick St James with her husband and two daughters. A son was born later. They lived in 'Westfields'. I have a photo of it - an old, thatched, detached cottage. Does it still exist, I wonder?
My wife and I are coming down to visit a friend who lives in Lydford-on-Fosse next month and I'd very much like to call by and take some photos of your area as I'm beginning to follow up some family history.
If I may ask you for a brief response to this e-mail (anybody know of said property?) I would appreciate it very much.
Sincerely
Hugh HOMAN
Since receiving the above E mail High has sent another E mail stating that he suspects that the Westfield house may infact be in Lake.