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

Origins of Escotts in Axbridge

The following documents in Somerset archives may cast light on the origins of my Escott ancestors in the Axbridge area: I’ve written about my attempts to track down the origin of the Escotts at Escotts in Axbridge and the rest of Somerset – Birds of Cressingham (wordpress.com) Now all I need to do is find

Transcript of a register page for Axbridge

Someone posted a picture of a page of the parish register for Axbridge of baptisms for 1771 and 1772 and burials for 1772-1774. It is much clearer than many other registers of around that time. Here is a screen sheet. A few things caught my eye: Links to my ancestors The following events seem linked

Neighbours of William Bowden and Jane Escott

In 1841, William Escott and his wife Jane Bowden were in Moor Lane, Axbridge (Somerset). The 3 households next to them in Moor Lane contain people who may have been connected to the Bowdens or Escotts. Those households were: In 1851: William Escott (abt 1760-1848) and Jane Bowden (1772-1855) were my 4 x great grandparents.

William Escott and Jane Bowden

William Escott and Jane Bowden of Axbridge, Somerset, were my 4 x great grandparents. They lived in Axbridge all their lives, as did my 3 x great grandfather, James Escott. Two of their sons moved to Llantwit Major, Glamorgan, Wales, though one later returned to Axbridge. Some other Escotts near Axbridge could be siblings of