Thank you for the photographs. My aunt & uncle were Irene & Wilf Mitchell. I attach 2 photos, one of my grandfather with my 2 brothers taken at Wrington sometime before he died in 1954, and another of my aunt [outside] the cottage at Wrington.

December 1954 - March 1965 [my] father was minister at the then Congregational (now URC) Church. Married Rosemary Marshall in April 1958.

I was hoping to find out where Havyatt Cottage is or was, as my grandfather lived there in the 1950's. I can find Havyatt Road, Farm and Industrial Estate on maps, but no cottage. I guess it no longer exists.
[Replied that it does exist - and photographs sent - Ed]

I was delighted to read about Miss Perry's birthday celebrations and look at the photographs. I want to express belated birthday congratulations to my old soprano section leader. I remember that I was on the receiving end of many a stern glance from Miss Perry during choir practice and choral society rehearsals - I hasten to add that they were well deserved stern glances and immediately had the desired effect on me. Its great to read that a village legend (Miss Perry) is also still going strong!

I live in Belgium with my family at this moment (but we are that close to the Dutch border if you throw the cat out of the front door he lands in Holland - ask my Dad he's tried it a few times!) * No animals are hurt during this purely geographical experiment - and there is always a bowl full of "whiskers" in Holland waiting for Fatso when he lands as a reward *

Its a very relaxed country to live in and it is very "child friendly". There are fantastic places to visit and the native population have a habit of making everybody feel welcome.

The village where we live reminds me a lot of Wrington. It has a small but very dynamic community and there is always something going on from International Jazz and Art festivals to the largest corn maze in the world.

The Belgians may have a small country but they have large ambitions and I would heartily recommend a visit.

Good luck to you all in 2008.

[I would] love to be able to access web addresses.

[Anne - good to hear from you again. A number of people have understandably not wanted their e-mail addresses published for fear of receiving more spam. The website, therefore, early on adopted the policy of not giving out e-mail addresses without permission (some people actually give such permission when they write to the Schmoose page, for example).

When people ask about getting in touch with someone, we forward their e-mail to the other person, and leave it up to them. The only problem is they may have changed their e-mail address without letting the website know - so, if this applies to anyone reading this, please send your updated address, you may have an old friend wanting get in touch ! - Ed]

Thank you.

[Reply from Ed]: "I've found the following references to various Salmons on this website.

First, from the Wrington Village Records, "Payments to Thomas Salmon 1633 for work done" at:

www.wringtonsomerset.org.uk/history/villagerecords/page29.html

and Joseph Salmon 1751 at:

www.wringtonsomerset.org.uk/history/villagerecords/page59.html

Then Thos. Salmon of nearby East Harptree in the list of 'The 2nd Somerset Militia, 1803' at:

www.wringtonsomerset.org.uk/history/militia2.html

Finally, I hold a few of the 19C Parish Rate Books, and for 1840 there's the entry:

"George Salmon occupied house and garden in Lulsgate, owner CG Ashley, Esq."

Hi. I lived in Yatton until 1990 and then moved to Plymouth, I have fond memories of Wrington.

On the 1881 census my grandfather Albert Coles was age 16. He married Mary Jane Millard at Christ Church, [Redhill] Wrington, August 3rd 1891. His father was Arthur Coles and her father was Henry Millard.

The witnesses on the marriage certificate William T.Millard.and Annie Ferris.

Mary Jane Coles died 1911 at Charterhouse. Is this the same Millard family as the photos that are being shown on the web site by Sylvia Millard ?

I believe that Albert Coles married Annie Ferris later in life, but he died in 1937 at the Rhodyate, Cleeve .He died the year that I was born so I never knew him.

My father is Cary Coles, his brother Arthur lived at Wrington and his daughter Kathleen married Lawrence Croucher. His sister Elsie Moss nee Coles also lived in Wrington.

As a child of about 10 years old I used to go with my mother to Mrs Samms at Westhay. I think that it was a farm and old people's home. My mother used to do the cleaning and some nights she would work late picking chickens!

I remember that the cottage to the front of Mrs Samms lived John Markwell,he was about the same age as me.

Moving up the road to Langford, I had an aunty Ginnie Roe. She was always dressed in black and had a hump on her back. She was very small and was a caretaker at the chapel.

On the other side of the road lived my father's sister, Mabel Roe, née Coles. She married William Roe, (no relation to Ginny). They had a son Charlie Roe who worked at Stepstones Farm most of his life.

I worked for Clements the coal merchants for many years collecting coal from the collieries and delivering to Dennis Clements at Wrington. Do you remember Fred Brooks, Gordon King?

Strangely there was a Mrs Millard that worked in the office, would she be related?

Finally a few names I remember: Fred Davey lived by the school, a friend of my father's and Trudy Wardroper who worked at Tutts in Yatton.

My grandfather Alexander Lane moved to Coalville in Leicestershire to work on the railways. he met and married my grandmother and they lived in Burton on Trent for a while where my mother Kate Mason Lane was born. They moved to Walsall. Grandfather lane died in 1957.

My mother used to talk about holidays spent in Wrington with her Father's relatives - I think she enjoyed the freedom. I remember going on holiday to Weston Super Mare in the 1950s and then going to visit her relatives at The Forge, Silver Street. [see also Craig Lewis and Pamela Skinley- Ed]

I can remember going in through a door and down a step, there was a grandfather clock and sitting in a chair a very old lady who I think my mum called Aunt Emma. There were two cousins (I think) called Daisy and Dora. My mum did meet up with them in later years and wrote to them. At the same time we went to meet an Uncle Harold who lived at Congresbury. I remember my brother left his camera there and he brought it to us in Weston.

I would live to hear from any long lost relatives - I'm currently researching my family tree and have got back to a Harriet and James Lane on the 1841 census who I think are my great great grandparents.

Keith Amor 28th August

My family lived at The Lodge in Wrington from 1938-1984 - my grandparents
(William & Lucy Amor) lived at Derham House, Wrington before the 1st world
war & lived there until Lucy's death in 1951.

My father Arthur Joseph Amor owned and ran Amor's Stores from the end of the 1st world war onwards. My mother was Lilian (née Young) who came from a farming family in Burrington married my father in 1936 and set up home at High Tilt before moving to The Lodge in 1938. I was born there in 1940 & my brother John was born in 1943.

We spent a lot of our childhood with Ian Menzies, Martin Ham, the Godwin Sisters, Sally & John Campbell - I also remember Bathards the butchers, Kingcotts the garage, Millards shoe repairs, Sullivans the Bakery and many more. I would be interested to hear of anyone who might remember my family.

Grew up in Wrington until left for university. Mum and Dad still active in the village - even making their way into some W.I. pictures.

Great to be able to keep in touch and stay connected with my birthplace - a place I hold very dear. Mostly I use the site to keep up on news and gossip and to see the same old faces and names helping 'run' the village and make it such delightful place to live.

George Crook - Devonport, New Zealand, 7th June

Thanks for passing this on Richard. I'll contact Marlene. My father was Frank (aka Douglas) & my grandmother Nellie (real name Ellen). Remember them mentioning the Rogers' name - many years since of course Nellie must have died at least 50 years ago. Quite strange to know there is still someone out there who remembers the old lady.

On a brief visit to Wrington several years ago, I knocked on your door just to say hello but unfortunately no one home at the time so never got round to meeting you in person. My son & grandaughters have visited several times & been very impressed with the village & the church. Incidentally, Google Earth has a brilliant image of Wrington & I can clearly see the roof of our old home "Brook Cottage"

Thank you so much

Marlene Shaw (née Chard) Bargoed, Glamorgan, 4th June

I am looking for grt grt grandfather's nephew Alf Chard who lived by the Church in Wrington and worked in the mushroom industry; this would be about 1930s. I would love to get in touch with any relations or if anyone has any information or photographs it would be very much appreciated.

[I was researching] family history - the Hill family

I was just browsing your site as this is where my father and siblings were evacuated during the second world war. I am interested in learning what it was like to live there; my father's sister married a local man who still has family there I think, and my dad often talked about his boyhood times there having come from London. Thank you

[I came acros the website] while researching Counsell family history

Friends live in Silver St. Wrington. Keep up the good work. Having lived in Bristol for 19 yrs and my mother having lived in Claverham I miss the beautiful English Villages and gardens.

Thank you Wrington for your hospitality over the years.

Perhaps I feel it's his best one yet because first : I'm the same age as Trevor, and second, if you replace "RAF blue" with "SLI khaki" I can see myself on the train with Trevor.

His reference to Jackson and the smear of lipstick on his uniform brought back many pleasant memories and a grin to my face. I also made that trip across India to which he refers.

So please give my regards to Trevor.

I vaguely remember going there back in the 50's when I was a little girl. We were going to go and see it again in the 70's but the people we knew were killed in the terrible plain crash in Switzerland.

My family evacuated themselves to Wrington from Kilburn in London. They lived with a Mr and Mrs Bullivant. The family consisted of my Great grandfather, Great grandmother and their son and his wife. My mum (their great granddaughter) was in the WRAF and used to come back there on leave. She was a hairdresser in the WRAF and used to do a lot of the villager's hair for them when she visited.

My family's name was Brown.

I always wondered why they chose Wrington to go to and not some other village. It seems there are two reasons why it must have rung a bell with them. One is my GGfather's mother came from Langford, so he must have had family in the district. The other was you mentioned Miss Miles, well she was my headmistress at my senior school in Carton Vale. There must have been a lot of talk about the children going to Wrington in Somerset, by the women of Kilburn.

I now no longer live in London but will always remember my mum's tales of that time.

Thanks again, ......

[I came across the site whilst doing] Leeves Family research .. William Leeves, previous Rector of Wrington

We lived in Church Road Redhill 1986 to 1992. Kids went to school in Wrington, I was member of drama club and played drums in drama club band.