In a message dated 22/12/2002 3:00:56 am. W. Australia Standard Time,
ENG-ESSEX-WITCHES-D-request@rootsweb.com writes:
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> I would appreciated if someone could look up the 1841 cenus for Dangerfield
> Barking Essex
> Regard
In a message dated 29/12/2002 10:03:02 pm. W. Australia Standard Tim,
ENG-ESSEX-WITCHES-D-request@rootsweb.com writes:
Nicole ... this list is for the research and discussion of the Witch trials
in Essex ... the people and dates you are discussing do not match that
criteria.
Bright Blessings
Sandie
List Administrator
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> From: "Nicole Page"
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The following was taken from 'Witchcraft in Essex' by William Gilbert,
an article found in the transactions of the Essex Arch. Society, New
Series, Vol. XI, Colchester 1911. Subscribers to this list may find the
extract illuminating.
'The ordeal by swimming was one of the chief tests for witches.
The victim was stripped naked and bound with her right thumb to her left
toe, and her left thumb to her right toe, and was then cast into the
pond or river. If she sank, she was frequently drowned; if she
Hi
The family I'm researching is JONES and my direct ancestor is Thomas JONES.
He and his father Samuel came to Australia in 1856 on "Violet" and they came
from Somerset, England. He has a wife Jane NEWLAND, and they were married
31 May 1864, North Adelaide, South Australia.
I'm interested in both sides of this family.
The basic family tree of Jane NEWLAND's ancestors starting from her
grandparents is as follows:
John NEWLAND m. about 1811, Essex, England
Mary ?