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Featuring the People and Places of
our village.

The character of any community is gradually built up over the decades by the folk who live and work within it.

Below are some quick links to a mass of information

On these pages we hope to build a social history of Rooksbridge and the parish of East Brent, by gathering and recording the pictures, stories and memories of the people, places and events that have taken place in the past and are taking place right now! Below are items featuring individuals, families and houses etc. Many of these photos, images, stories and slightly more detailed family histories, have been kindly submitted by individuals from around the world.

It Doesn't have to be just about the old days!  Perhaps you have only recently moved to Rooksbridge and feel you can contribute on say for instance: Why you chose or how you came to live in Rooksbridge?

Surnames    An index of people with a Rooksbridge connection

Some featured village families and individuals

Champion Thomas C Champion 19th century photographer.
John Huett John Hucklebridge (Doc) Huett.  East Brent - Tasmania.  by (Sandra Huett). See also: Christopher Huett. Edingworth to New Zealand. below...
Fry........... The story of the Fry family who emigrated to Australia in 1850's
(Rob Sherwood)
Emery...... George and Hannah and their 15 children  (Margery Fear)
Salvidge Founders of the Rooksbridge Baptist Chapel (Heather Stevens)
Bishop The Bishop and Curtis families of East Brent (Marlyn Truckle-Wattley)
Edwards An in depth family tree. (Kym Edwards)
Sherwood The Sherwood (Fry) family website. (Australia)
Fisher Henry Fisher
Emma Binding A Nineteenth Century unmarried mum!
Richard Colston A Non-conformist Methodist.
Poor Mary The story of a workhouse mother.

Some  Village features

Domesday! Some images and history of medieval East Brent.
The Cheddar Valley Dairy A history of the Cheddar Valley Dairy. 1870 -1993
The Baptist Chapel Founded in 1850's now a private residence.
The Village Pump Re-erected for Millennium 2000
Eldertree Cottage Rediscovered in Gills Lane.
The Fry family home Believed to be North Yeo Farm?
The Welly 60's skittle team
WW Memorial They gave their lives.
Axbridge Workhouse The parish poor and the workhouse.
Overseers of the poor Churchwardens’ Accounts, 1677-1693, 1737-1775. 
East Brent P C Notes from the archives 1894 - 1946

local family websites

   
Christopher Huett  A family history of Christopher Huett in New Zealand. (Jane Jones)
Fry Isaac Fry emigrated from Rooksbridge in 1850's to Australia......   (Rob Sherwood)
Larder The Larder family website with many local connections
Wildgoose A fun website with Emery family connections.
Binding by Marion LOWE  The Lympsham connection.

 Turleytree

A history of the Turleytree family and its Somerset Rawle family connection
ESGAR/ISGAR The Isgar family history website.

Useful websites that can add to the history of our village

(Many B M D's for neighbouring villages have been transcribed on some of these websites)!

Loxton and Christon website

A superb website with local connections.

Wedmore Genealogy pages

An informative website with local and family connections

Lympsham Parish records

Transcribed by Marion Lowe.

Brent Knoll village website

Local history, local events and news etc!

 

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