Castle Cary is a small market town in Somerset which developed around the site of an old castle built around the 10th century which is no longer existent. It’s a well kept pretty town with numerous old buildings. Initially I thought it was the location of a family baptism but on checking records realised I’d […]
We were driving further into Somerset after after a long day spent visiting Winterbourne Down, Abbot’s Leigh, Ham Green, Pill and Easton in Gordano when our eyes were captured by the towers of Wells Cathedral. While not on our itinerary we detoured for a quick visit. Wiki tells us that it was started in 1175 […]
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 […]