Members Websites
Here are some websites owned and produced by members of the Society. Click on the underlined names to go directly to the website. The page will open in a new browser window.
Members: Please contact the Webmaster if you have a web site which you think will be of interest to other members.
Bitton Families
Marsha and Clare have built this site
(Marsha is a BAFHS 'overseas' member) where you can find loads of information
including transcriptions and extractions from Bitton and surrounding parishes in
Gloucestershire and Somerset.
Bristol Family History
Research Guide
Alan Ward did the original design of the Bristol & Avon FHS website. The
Bristol Family History Research Guide is his personal collection of websites
that will be useful to anyone with family connections with the greater Bristol
area.
Bristol,
W.D. & H.O. Wills and NAPIER family history
Dave's site has three themes: Bristol including a lists all the Mayors and Sheriffs of Bristol from
1216AD; W.D.& H.O.Wills, the
famous Bristol tobacco company, there are some good photos of production
methods in the 1920s; and there is a section on NAPIER family history.
Crabbe Family
website
Phil and Mike have a new family history web site which has
an ancestor surname index with interesting photographs of people and places. It
is still under construction.
Gloucestershire Families
Behind a simple list of names of the start page is
a wealth of information on the following families: ATWELL, BAKER, BIRD, BRYANT,
ELLIOT, FRY, HARRISON, HURCOMBE, JEFFERIES, JONES, LUSTY, MARSH, NORMAN, PEGLAR,
PHILLIPS, PRATTEN, SMITH, THURSTON, WALKELY WEBB WELCH .... and that lists only
the Gloucestershire families to be found on this site.
Faulkner Family History
Gordon & Barbara Faulkner's site is a record of
over 35 years of family history study. Other family names included with
connections to the Bristol & Avon area are: ROWE; BRAY; GREEN (Woodey, Bowman);
LOVELL; HOLT; HEADFORD; WILLIAMS.
High
Littleton and Hallatrow History and Parish Records
Michael Browning's site for those interested in High Littleton and Hallatrow -
includes parish record and census transcriptions.
Irishancestors4u.com
B&AFHS Member Kath Green sells her book on Irish
family History from her website; she also has loads of potentially helpful
information available if you are interested in Irish family history and you can
contact her with questions.
John Davies
Mereweather
A web site by Ole Pein from Sweden with an
international flavour about the life of John Davies MEREWEATHER. Never
heard of him? Well, visit this well produced web site and learn ... and be
impressed!
Ridler Family History
The family history web site of the Ridler Family. Also includes now if in
the near future :- ANCRUM, AMOR, ASHBEE, BOULTER, EAMER, LUKE, MIDDLETON, MILLS,
WILLIAMS.
Searl Family Website
The family history web site of the Searl Family. Includes interesting
information on DNA research.
Shrapnell Family
David Shrapnell's ste provides a
profile of the roots of the family name in numerous variants but principally
those of SHRAPNEL and SHRAPNELL. The current one name study has been carried out
during a period of over 30 years by DAVID SHRAPNELL, formerly of Trowbridge,
Wiltshire, U.K. Virtually all bearers of the name can be linked to
ancestry in Wiltshire. The family is now spread world wide - if you have the
name SHRAPNEL(L) in your line of descent DAVID will be pleased to hear from you.
Syd's Genealogy
Site
This site is based on Syd's family history and the famlies
covered in detail are: WILLIAMS, BIDDLECOMBE, ANDERSEN & LARENSON but there are
many other names included.
Victorian Photos
Roger Vaughan is a member of the Society. His site includes a useful list of
Bristol photographers and their dates.
West
Penwith Resources
Rick and Mary Parson site will be very useful to anyone interested in this
western extremity of Cornwall. You will also find a base for the one name
study of the RENOWDEN family.