From Somerset to Australia

I have DNA matches with several descendants of 3 brothers who were born in Muchelney (Somerset) and emigrated to Australia in 1842. Muchelney is only 20 miles from Axbridge, so perhaps those 3 brothers inherited the shared DNA from an ancestor of my Axbridge ancestors.   I cover below the following: Charles Baulch and Anne

George Frederick Herbert (1886-1952)

George Frederick Herbert (1886-1952) was a son of George Samuel Herbert (1838-1900) and grandson of my 3 x great grandparents Samuel Herbert and Jane Mallard. I have written about George Samuel Herbert at https://birdsofcressingham.wordpress.com/2024/01/29/george-samuel-herbert-1838-1900/    Early life George Frederick Herbert was born on 20 December 1886 and was baptised on 13 January 1886 at St Augustine,

Another daughter of Daniel Withers

I have written before about Daniel Withers (1792-1875), a jeweller, who may have been a close relative–perhaps even father– of my 3 x great grandmother Esther Ann Withers (1815-1885).I had already found 10 of his children.  I’ve now found another daughter—and I have a DNA match with one of that daughter’s descendants. https://birdsofcressingham.wordpress.com/2020/10/25/daniel-withers-1792-1875-jeweller/ Also, a