Easton in Gordano is another small community nearby and well known to earlier family. Martha Lancashire/Hopton was born into the Cox family in Easton in Gordano and her family is recorded in parish registers. We discovered that her mother’s family name appears on several stained glass windows and tombstones. This font is little […]
After a quick lunch we hit the road to Abbot’s Leigh. It’s one of several small communities in a triangular section south of Bristol between the Severn and the River Avon. The Lancashires (Robert was Martha Hopton’s first husband), the Hoptons and some of their descendants lived in that area from the time of the […]
My Somerset born third great grandmother lost her husband in 1809 leaving her with three young daughters. Two years later she remarried and proceeded to have another family. Many years later she and her husband were buried at Winterbourne Down. We drove from Ledbury to see if we could find a tombstone while on our […]
The real reason for visiting Ledbury was to try and visit the place where the Vick family had been tenant farmers for about 10 years during the 1830s and 1840s. It was the place my great grandmother spent more time than any other as a child. Attempts to contact the current owners had been inconclusive […]
Ledbury is a picturesque market town from the 11th century located within a beautiful section of Herefordshire. We visited during part of the Easter weekend and the countryside had a stark beauty prior to the arrival of spring. Many Tudor buildings provided picturesque glimpses of a bygone era. The town appeared vibrant with a strong […]