G'day Listers,
Submitting for the first time. Can you help please? :-)
My husband's family descend from the Tolpuddle, Dorset (and later
Haselbury Plucknett, Somerset) STAN(D)FIELDS. The first known family is:
Robert STANDFIELD d c1771 Tolpuddle, married c1727 Katherine JONES d
c1780 Tolpuddle. Robert was a carpenter, also a licensed Alehouse
Operator - Kings Arms, which I presume was in Tolpuddle. I am not sure
that Robert's children were born in Tolpuddle, but his grandchildren
WERE born in Tolpuddle.
My husband's 3 X great-grandfather, Richard STANDFIELD senior (chr c1775
Tolpuddle DOR, d 1817 Haselbury Plucknett SOM) was uncle & great-uncle
to Thomas STANDFIELD and his son John of the Tolpuddle Martyrs. Richard
was also a carpenter and an Innkeeper. His son, Richard junior emigrated
to Australia in 1848, where he died in 1854.
Does anyone know of a connection between the family of Richard STANFIELD
married (at LLANGATTOCK Juxta Caerleon, MONMOUTH) to Mary JONES c 1803
and the STANDFIELD family in Tolpuddle. It appears that Richard and Mary
had at least one son christened there = Richard chr c1808.
Could there be a family connection between Katherine JONES & Mary JONES?
Thanks in anticipation,
Lorraine (Dodemaide) Standfield.
From rural Victoria, Australia.
Researching: STANDFIELD, SOM & DOR etc.; DODIMEAD 7 Variants,
Baltonsborough & Mells etc., SOM; HARDING, Ilchester etc., SOM.