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From: Richard Prankerd <>
Subject: Re: [DOR] Somersetshire?
Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2002 21:37:37 +1000
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List and Deborah:

The STUCKEY family were well known merchants in 18th C and 19th C
Somerset. Stuckey's Bank was founded in 1770 by Samuel Stuckey from
Langport, Somerset. The Bank took over 13 others and became quite
successful before its absorption in 1909 into what eventually became
the National Westminster Bank.

Regards
Richard

>Have you tried the IGI for STUCKEY? I have a vague recollection of a
>STUCKEY's BANK in BATH, Somersetshire.
>
>Jim in Frome Somersetshire.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Morgaine" <>
>To: <>
>Sent: Monday, August 05, 2002 6:44 PM
>Subject: [DOR] Somersetshire?
>
>
>> Hello one & all. At a local churchyard here in Ontario(near Edgar,
>> Ontario to be exact) today looking for the stone for my 3 x & 2 x great
>> grandparents. My 3 x great grandmother's stone notes that she was a
>> native of Somersetshire, England. I looked on my maps and on Multi-map
>> but can't find this. This is probably a really stupid question to those
>> geographically in the know - but - where would Somersetshire be? Is it
>> as simple as a "shire somewhere in Somerset" or was it an actual
>> village? I do not know Jane Stuckey's maiden name, unfortunately - only
>> that she was the wife of John Stuckey who was a native of "England" -
>> Jane was born c May 1812 (died March 1, 1887 age 74 years 10 months).
>> Any help pinpointing a location for Somersetshire appreciated. Thanks.
>> Deborah
> >
>>
>

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