Can you help me knock down some brick walls??



As I am sure is the same for everyone tracing their family tree,
I have some ancestors who seem determined to remain elusive or completely unknown!

Listed below are the ancestors I am currently having trouble tracing.
If you can help please let me know!


Name Dates/Area Problem
1. GEORGE IZZEY

(HIZZEY / HISSEY / HESSEY and variations)

Born c. 1770-1780

Place of Birth: Unknown

Married: Sarah Sims in 1799 in Ramsbury Wiltshire UK. He was stated to be 'of the parish'.

Death: Not known

I cannot trace a baptism for George and thus cannot find his parents or siblings.

He doesn't appear to have been baptised in Ramsbury - so did he or his family come from further afield?
2. JANE SOMERSET

(SOMERSETT and variations)

Born c. 1805

Place of Birth: stated to be Manningford Bruce Wiltshire

Married: John Coles in 1825 in Manningford Bruce.

Died: 1884 in North Bradley Wiltshire

I cannot trace a baptism for Jane and thus cannot find her parents or siblings.
3. SARAH COLES Born. c. 1780

Place of Birth: Not Known

Married: Not known if she married

Death: Not Known

Sarah had two sons, George (1804) and John (1807) Coles out of wedlock in Manningford Bruce Wiltshire.

I do not know if she married or not. If she did not marry then she appears to have died prior to the 1841 census, or at least I have not traced her in it at this current time.

4. VINCENT GODDARD Born. c. 1635

Place of Birth: Not Known

Married: Margaret Illman in 1663 in London

Death: 1724 in Ogbourne St George Wiltshire
I cannot find a baptism for Vincent.

He could possibly be related to the large Goddard family of Swindon (and surrounding areas) however I can find no proof of this and there were other unrelated Goddard lines in the area.

That said, my theory is that he could in fact be the son of Edward Goddard and Priscilla O'Doyley baptised in Aldbourne Wiltshire in 1639. The Goddard Association feel that this Vincent died young (as had his namesake baptised in Inglesham in 1633). However there is no proof that the second Vincent did in fact die young.

I would be pleased to hear from anyone who has researched the Aldbourne/Swindon Goddards in depth and could help shed any light on who my Vincent belongs to.
5. JOSEPH WILDOR(E)

Born. c. 1670

Place of Birth: Not known

Marriage: Not Known

Death: Not Known

Reputed father of Wildore Goddard born in 1712 to Sarah Goddard of Ogbourne St George.

I cannot trace a Joseph Wildor(e) in or around the area at that time - so he may have come from further afield.

He did not marry Sarah Goddard, so he may not have stayed in the area.
6. JOSEPH SEYMOUR Born. c. 1760

Place of Birth: Possibly Compton Berkshire (or surrounding)

Marriage: Rachel Stevens in 1783 Compton Berkshire

Death: 1819 Compton Berkshire
I cannot trace a baptism for Joseph and thus do not know his parents or siblings.
7. MARIA BROWN Born: 1812

Place of Birth: Bisley Glos

Marriage: Jacob Sexton in 1835 in Bisley Gloucestershire

Death: 1854 Stitchcomb Painswick Glos
The baptism note I have seen for Maria purely states the year she was baptised but does not list any parents, thus I cannot trace them or Maria's siblings

There were a lot of Browns in Bisley at the time, and I would appreciate help on establishing which family Maria belonged to.
8. SARAH MILLS BRISTOW Birth: 1796 Pewsey Wiltshire

Marriage: Did not marry.

Death: 1866 Pewsey Wiltshire
Baptism does not give parents names, thus have no parents or siblings.
9. WILLIAM EATWELL

(ETTWELL, EATAL and variations)
Birth: c. 1710

Place of Birth: Possibly Wroughton Wiltshire

Marriage: 1746 to Martha (maiden name unknown) in Wroughton Wiltshire

Death: 1775 Wroughton Wiltshire
Currently cannot trace William's baptism and thus have no parents or siblings for him.

There were a lot of Eatwells in and around the Swindon area so I would appreciate hearing from anyone else researching the same name in Swindon.

I would also like to see if I can somehow establish what Martha's maiden name was.
10. JOHN PAGE Birth: c. 1687

Place of Birth: Possibly in or around Chiseldon Wiltshire

Marriage: c. 1712 to Elizabeth (maiden name unknown). Place of marriage also unknown.

Death: Unknown

Cannot currently trace a baptism for John, nor a marriage or death for him.

He and Elizabeth had at least 3 children in Chiseldon, Mary (c.1713), John (1720) and William (1722).

11. CHARLES KING Birth: c. 1715

Place of Birth: Possibly in or around Pewsey Wiltshire

Marriage: Mary Lea in 1736 in Pewsey Wiltshire

Death: Not Known
Would appreciate help tracing Charles' baptism and thus parents and siblings.

I also do not have a baptism for Mary Lea, thus her family remains a mystery.
12. ELIZABETH WOODUN

(Woodham/Wodum and variations)
Birth: c. 1670 in Ramsbury Wiltshire

Marriage: 1691 to Philip Lay in Ramsbury Wiltshire

Death: 1740 Ramsbury Wiltshire
Would appreciate help tracing Elizabeth's baptism, parents and family.
13. HARRIET BOWSHER

(Bowshire and variations)

Birth. c.1805 Lambourn Berkshire

Marriage: William Malt in 1822 in Lambourn Berkshire

Death: 1850 Lambourn Berkshire

Cannot trace a baptism for Harriet in Lambourn so she may have been baptised elsewhere.

Would appreciate help on establishing who her parents and/or siblings were.