June 2015

This poster was another of Chris Perrett’s eBay finds. The winning bidder, Pierre Perrett, knew that he had ancestors who were bakers in Gloucestershire, but wasn’t sure if they included F Perrett of Cirencester or not. After he’d shared part of his family tree with us, Lynne Morris (964) was able to confirm that Francis …

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A Smuggling Tale By Ruth Draycott. My husband Anthony’s Perrett ancestors knew all about smuggling, mainly from the lawful side – but then there was Maria; more of whom later! In 1711 Anthony’s 6 x great grandfather John Perrett married Jane Loud in Stoke Gabriel, a village on the River Dart. With the road network …

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