Vows to travel more came to fruition and this week I'll sail over the seas to England and Scotland, the latter being the home of the Hamiltons. Alas, they came so early to America that no information on their lives before arriving from Lanark exists now other than several birth/death records.
My focus instead will be on my Trowbridge family and visiting the home/business place of this fine wool mercer whose grandson came to New Haven CT in 1636, only to return a few years later to Taunton, Somersetshire.
Having searched for actual site information there, I found absolute blanks as far as anyplace except the local churches where I could "visit family." One church was said to have a partially worn-away in-floor stone -- as stated in 1860. Want to bet that it's completely worn away by now? My spirits sank.
BUT THEN! One day last month, I hit the jackpot! My 10th great-grandfather's house has its own Wikipedia page! Check out 15 Fore Street, Taunton, UK. (Dbl-cl for link)
The house held two businesses and was in sad repair before having a costly renovation in 2003. Probably every century had seen a new and costly remodel!
My connection to the Trowbridge family is this: my paternal great-grandmother was born Minerva Trowbridge. (See my complete genealogy in the back of my book.)
Think I'll just drop by for coffee on Saturday, April 6 with my new friends from the Historical Society.
(Courtesy of Wikipedia)
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