In 1890, Henry Brougham Guppy. M.B. (Edin.), published his ‘Homes of Family Names in Great Britain’. This is part of his entry for the county of Dorset
Dorset Names (A-C)
August 12, 2008 at 4:00 am (Genealogy)
Tags: Bowditch, Brine, Budden, Bugg, Burt, Caines, Chilcott, Churchill, Dorset
Who shot the gamekeeper?
April 1, 2008 at 4:00 am (Biography, Genealogy)
Tags: Churchill, Dix, Rawlings, Twerton, Walker
In his notebook, Herbert Golledge twice mentions the name of Enoch Dix, who was sentenced to 15 years penal servitude by Justice Shearman for “shooting the keeper”. We can now reveal the circumstances surrounding this case.
Three Müller Orphans
August 28, 2007 at 4:00 am (Genealogy)
Tags: Biography, Churchill, davies, Genealogy, Hatton, Müller, Steel, Swaffield, Tompkins, Watts
George Müller (1805-1898) was a Prussian-born English evangelist and philanthropist. A man of faith and prayer, he established orphanages in Bristol and founded the Scriptural Knowledge Institution for Home and Abroad. George Müller (1805-1898) was a Prussian-born English evangelist and philanthropist. A man of faith and prayer, he established orphanages in Bristol and founded the Scriptural Knowledge Institution for Home and Abroad. The work of Müller and his wife with orphans begin in 1836 with the preparation of their own home in Bristol for the accommodation of thirty girls. Soon after, three more houses were furnished, growing the total of children cared for to 130. In 1845, as growth continued, Müller decided that a separate building designed to house 300 children was necessary, and in 1849, at Ashley Down, Bristol, that home opened. By 1870, more than 2,000 children were being accommodated in five homes.
