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From: "Harry Tadd" <>
Subject: Re: [ENG-SOM] John Liversuch
Date: Sun, 6 Jul 2003 17:54:35 +0100
References: <BB2CB467.C9E%islwyn@total.net>


Balsform could conceivably be a mangled form of Vals Frome but where is
Frome Val(l) it is not on my maps. Does it refer to the valley of the river
Frome? This could stretch from Frome to Bradford on Avon and include Rode
and Beckington.
Harry
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From: "Ian Liversuch" <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, July 05, 2003 9:59 PM
Subject: [ENG-SOM] John Liversuch


> I am trying to trace the family of my great-great-grandfather John
> Liversuch. In the 1881 census his birthplace is given as Balsform Valley.
I
> can't find the place nor anyone who has heard of it. I have found some
> Leversuchs in Frome Valis. Since I have no idea of the geography of
> Somerset, nor the distortions to place names that might be made by the
> accent I'm not sure if Frome Valis could in fact be Balsform valley. Does
> anyone have any ideas?
>
> Cheers
>
> Ian
>
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