Dear Sir or Madam,
    I am a Great-Grandson of Richard "Dickie" Bryan and Daisy Bryan, who lived in Collingbourne Kingston for many years. My mother Pamela Stevens (nee Bryan) lived and was brought up by them in her early years, with her parents Iris Purdue (nee Bryan) and Leslie Purdue away because of WW2.
 I  know very little about the Bryans but have a few photographs and stories that my mother remembers. Dickie was Lieutenant of the local Home Guard in WW2 and I believe was in the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry in WW1, possibly fighting at the Somme. He started a bicycle repair shop which evolved into Hillview Garage and my parents Harold and Pamela Stevens lived with them for a time in the 1950s as Daisy became ill. He was also good with radios and electronics and charged up accumulators I understand.
  I have attached a few photos and would be really pleased if anyone has any stories to share about my family with me so that I can pass these on to my two young children. We are also trying to find out more about a friend of my late Grandmother Iris Purdue (nee Bryan) who she met a few years before WW2. He was a soldier, possibly a Captain, stationed at Tidworth called George William Reginald Williams, and they met at Tidworth House where Iris worked.
Thank you.
Yours sincerely, Christopher Stevens, Norwich, Norfolk. (emailed  July 2011)

The pictures from left to right,
Dick & Daisy Bryan 1955
Hillview Garage
Iris Mary Purdue
R F Bryan in his Homeguard uniform

Hello Sir/Madam

I am researching the Scarlett family,I have census, birth and death records, that show them living in and around the  Collingbourne kingston area. Do you have a genealogical group that may help me further my research.

Thank you
Valerie Allred (nee Scarlett)

Hello, I live in South Wales and  I am trying to find when my Great Grandmother Mary Jane Palmer Nee Fisher Died. Mary Jane was married to Frederick Palmer and they lived in Collingbourne all their lives, Mary Jane was born in 1854 and I know Frederick died in 1923 but I cannot find the death of Great Gran.  Any help greatly appreciated.

Thanks Maria Rostock-Williams

Good evening I am trying to find out anything about a local family My late husband 6 x gt.Grandmother married on 25th December 1772 in Collingbourne-Kingston,  her H
husband (not very helpfully was called John Smith) and her maiden name was Repentance Obriant. One of her children was called Kerem Happuch /Kerenhapuch Smith born 20th October 1782 to Repentance and John Smith living at Milton Lodge  I have no idea where Milton Lodge would be Her daughter Kesiah Smith born 1780 in Eversleigh married James Jenkins at St Mary's Portsea, Hampshire in 1814.He came from Gurnard on the Isle of Wight where he took his bride to live .She lived to the age of 90 dying in 1870.I live in Kent and have never been to Wiltshire Is there still a church there that would have been there in the late 1700s.Repentance Smith died on 26th February 1795 and is buried at St Peters, Eversleigh which I believe is not that far from Collingbourne-Kingston .I love the name Repentance and wonder where it would have originated from also her daughters names are quite unusual.Any local family history buffs in your village .If so I can do a scout around if you have any Kent relatives as I live just outside Sittingbourne in north Kent.
Would be grateful for anything at all to do with the area as I can find so little information at the moment
Cheers Mrs Jackie Walder
Rainham
Kent  

Hi,
  I  am trying to trace my family history and two weeks ago went to Collingbourne Kingston church to see if I could trace any of my ancestors, while there I spoke to a really kind lady who not only helped me trace my great grandparents and a uncle, but also told me about your web site. On arriving home I went on your web site and on reading the letters I found that Olive Bishop’s class photo included my mother at about 11 years old. My great grandparents lived at 6 South View Brunton, and my grandmother moved to this address after her mother died, in later years my aunt Margaret also lived there. My mother died 15 years ago, so I am finding it very difficult to trace my family tree on her side. If anyone could help with any information I would be most grateful. The names of my great grandparents were Ward and my grandmother’s married name was Gibbons.
Regards
Jane Whistler

I am looking for any historical references to my ancestors on my maternal side
in the village of Collingbourne Kingston
The family name here is Hendy
The family names on my maternal grandmother's side are Sheppard and Parsons connected to nearby Kimpton and the Wallops we also have Holdaways at Fyfield, and Randalls slightly further a field at Vernham Dean going back as far as the early 16th Century.
I wonder if you know of any historical connections, references to the Hendy family in the village
ideally with connections to any of the other names mentioned.
any assistance would be greatly appreciated
sincere thanks
Adam Carew

    Hello, just wondering if you have a local Family Historical Society as all my family, way back in the 1700s came from Collingbourne Kingston until my mother was born. As I am disabled and live in South Wales it would be great if someone could photograph or list the gravestones as they have in other areas. I am sure people would not object to paying to view such items. Some of the family names are Gwynne, Fisher and Palmer. If you know of anywhere I can get local info Please email me.  
Thanking you
Maria Rostock.
Jeff.maria@btinternet.com

PS I referred Marie to the Wiltshire Family History Society  10 Castle Lane Devizes who have lists of gravestone inscriptions. Wfhs@devizes39.freeserve.co.uk  L.McG. editor

Dear Sir

I was recently searching the web for photo's of the Collingbournes and came across your very interesting and informative web-site. Whilst sifting through the various pages I came to your Parish magazine the 'Courier' and wonder if you would include my query in your next issue.

I am researching my family history and have discovered that my 'Tuck' ancestors were living in the village from 1775 to at least 1901, and briefly I list them below..
William Tuck born ca 1750 married a Mary Cook born ca 1756 Married in the parish church 1775.
Stephen Tuck their son, born 1775 married a Jane Pet, born 1777 Married in the parish church 1804.
William Tuck their son, born 1809 married an Elizabeth Dowse, born 1813,Married in the parish church,1830.
Thomas Tuck their son, born 1831, married an Eliza Butcher, born 1840, in the parish church, Clapham, Surrey, 1859.
Thomas was my Gt Grandfather, and a farm labourer, who probably moved away because of the mechanizing of farms.
Although I realize it's very long odds, I wonder if any of the present residents recognize the names or have connection with them.
Another area that is of interest is whether any of these names are mentioned in house deeds. The census returns taken from 1841 onwards never list house/ cottage numbers as postal addresses are a fairly modern concept. I know for example that Eliza lived in Church St prior to her marriage, but which cottage and does it still exist?
Best Regards Alan Tuck

Hello, I wonder if anybody can help me?
I have recently started compiling my family tree and as my father was born in Ipswich in Suffolk I had always assumed our family originated in that part of the country however that isn't the case, our family tree "roots" are most firmly planted in both Collingbourne Kingston and Ducis at least back to the 1700. I managed to visit the beautiful St Mary's church on a too brief "flying visit" to Wiltshire during the summer and took photograph's of the World War 1 Roll of Honour, Old Scholars memorial plaque from the school house with W. Tuck (Wilts Regt.) on it and also another plaque with the name H.W.Tuck, are these both the same man? I also photographed the War memorial which only bears the 1 name Herbert W. Tuck. I would be most grateful for any information on this and in fact on anything to do with the Tuck's no matter how small.
I would like to say a sincere Thank you in advance, to your readers for any help they can give me.
Very kindest regards,
Stephen Tuck.

Dear Sir,

     I write in the hope that somebody may be able to assist me with some of my family history, with particular reference to one of the church bells at St Mary's church.
     According to the information you have provided on this excellent website, the tenor bell at the church has an inscription around the top of the bell that includes the surname Knight.
     Since my Great Grandfather and his parents lived in Collingbourne Kingston for the majority of their lives, and my ancestors prior to that lived in Figheldean, Wiltshire, I am extremely keen to find out as much as possible about the bell in the hope that my ancestral relatives may be involved in the aquisition or manufacture of the bell.
     I would also be keen to hear from anybody who can assist me generally with my research into the Knight family in Collingbourne Kingston during the late 1800s/early 1900s.
Thank you kindly
Kevin Knight
T: 02380 420919
M:  07896 676969
E: kevinknight_76@yahoo.co.uk

Hello

    I am searching for some information about my great-grandmother, Amelia Ann Gale, and her ancestors.  What little I know of her origin is as follows:
    She was apparently born in Collingbourne Kingston on 1 August 1844 and I have a copy of the registration of her birth from the GRO.  Her father's name was John Gale and her mother's name was Elizabeth (Showel) Gale.
    I have not been able to definitively identify her in the 1851 British census nor the 1861 census.  However, my search has not been exhaustive.
    By 1864 she was in New Brunswick, Canada, married to my great-grandfather, Enoch Leaman.  I have not been able to determine when she immigrated to Canada and could not identify her in the 1861 New Brunswick census.  If I could find her in the 1861 British census then I would have a relatively narrow time frame for her departure from England.
    The certificate from the GRO shows that John Gale was a labourer.  Elizabeth (Showel) Gale made her mark on the registration of birth and was, presumably, illiterate.  While John and Elizabeth were living in Collingbourne Kingston at the time of Amelia Ann's birth, there is no way of knowing whether this was their ancestral home.
    If you have any information about John Gale or Elizabeth (Showel) Gale or if you can provide some hints on where to look for such information, please contact me by e-mail at the following address:

dave@laskeyfamily.ca

Thanks for any assistance you can offer.
Cheers
Dave Laskey
Darlings Island, NB, Canada

Email collingbourne7@yahoo.com