THE BOWN PAGES

 

The Family History of Bown families from Middlezoy, nr Bridgwater, Somerset, UK , Old Postcards of the area, The  Bridgwater Astronomical Society, and Somerset Photos: Main content of the family history pages relate to some Bown families descended from William Bown(1751-1829) and Hannah Perratt (1749/50-1822),who married in 1773 . There is also info on other Bown families in Somerset, and Bown Internet contacts and web pages from across the world. There are links to Bown message boards, Bown researchers worldwide, family history links, search aids, local history, and lots more.

Bown history, Bown family history, Bown Genealogy.  

         

■  CONTACT  Please write to me at  

 

 

 NAVIGATE THIS WEB PAGE USING THE LINKS BELOW:      Last updated : 7th Feb 2008 

 

■  FAMILY HISTORY   Bown: Family History, Middlezoy, Somerset, UK, Contacts, Message Boards, Links

    Middlezoy: Pictures, names, parish records, Temperance society, Kelly's directories, Other names: Cox, Callow, Hurd, Lockyer, Keirle, Kick, Perratt, Bartlett, Butler:  Bown's & Lockyer's emigrated to Illinois, USA during 1870/80's: William Field Lockyer (b1849), Richard Field Lockyer (b1860), Albert Bown (b1872). Othery, Burrowbridge, High Ham, Greinton.

 

■  OLD POSTCARDS & PICTURES  Views of Bridgwater and surrounding area: Bawdrip, Knowle, Burrowbridge, Burnham on Sea, Cannington, Cheddar, Chedzoy, Chilton Polden, Cossington, Curry Rivel, Edington, Greinton, Highbridge, High Ham, Huntspill, Langport, Loxley, Martock, Middlezoy, Moorlinch, Othery, Pawlett, Pedwell, Pitney, Westonzoyland, Weston Super Mare. Postcards, photos and prints dating back to 1880.

 

■  BRIDGWATER ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY  The  local astronomy  club, astronomy links etc

      This group meets at Bridgwater college on the second Wednesday of the month from September to May.

 

■  DISCOVERING SOMERSET  Photo’s of  Somerset towns and villages, showing many of the churches, chapels, rivers, mills, manor houses, castles, post offices, schools, shops, pubs, etc, the West Somerset Railway (WSR) & the Mineral Line (WSMR).  As of Nov 2007 nearly 250 places had been recorded.

 

■  OLD SOMERSET                      Some old views from yesteryear.

 

■  DISCOVERING DEVON        A new Devon Photo page.

 

■  DISCOVERING DORSET     A new Dorset Photo page.

 

■   RECENT CHANGES               Check here to see what’s changed and when.

 

 

 

Also some FH stuff at                   http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dbown/

 

This Web page originally created on Compuserve in August 1997, with just one page of information, is now entering its 11th year.

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Recent Changes:

 

 

070208 New page ‘Old Somerset’ added.

010208 Added new page ‘Discovering Dorset’

061207 Added a Recording Devon page.

241107 ‘Somerset Photos’ renamed as ‘Recording Somerset’.

070706  ‘Somerset Photos’ link added

130606  Formatting adjusted to enable page to be read properly by Firefox users

1st July 2005  Compuserve account now terminated. This was the Internet service provider used for the original page (yes one page) way back in August 1997.

071204  Fed up with the Tripod pop up windows? I certainly was. Use the link to download  ‘Popup stopper for free’

281203  Sampson link moved to Family History page.

241103   New ‘link’ colours

220903    Advance notice of impending web page move to Tripod

250403    All pics moved off front page for quicker loading.

080303    Sampson link & page added.

010203    Family History moved to its own page. The Bown Pages should now load much more quickly.         

260103    More images added to Local Pics. Middlezoy parish records updated. 

 

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