Hello all
This is my first posting to the Montgomeryshire list. I thought I
would join to see if there were any other listers who shared my
interest in the GWILT name and to seek ideas of where to look.
I am descended from Martha GWILT b.c.1755 who married Richard RIDGLEY
at Lydbury North, Shropshire in 1780. At the moment I think that she
was most likely christened at Churchstoke on 15th June 1755, daughter
of Edward and Elizabeth Evans (who were married at More on 26th May
1750). I also know that Martha had a brother Richard Gwilt who was an
executor to Richard Ridgley's will. Edward and Elizabeth had a child
named Richard baptised at Churchstoke on 27th May 1764, so far so
good. My next step is to see if I could find some more details to see
if I could find some confirmation as to whether I had the correct
family, the problem seems to be that the Gwilts do not seem to have
had much imagination when it came to naming children - ie too many
Edwards and Richards.
One avenue I would like to follow up on is whether any of my Gwilts
left any wills. I see that some Welsh wills are being put on line but
I wonder how comprehensive the on-line wills are. I have also searched
at Hereford Record Office. I wondered whether there was anywhere else
I might sensibly look please for Churchstoke wills.
Regards
Peter