More info from Jan
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Connection between Trudoxhill & Bristol
You have a topic, which I think you should revisit as it may be your family. It originally came from
boards.ancestrylibrary.com/surnames.silk/198/mb.ashx and has lots of responses which may provide you more info.
Your site Topic entitled Silk - The Iron Man of Bristol from July 2009
"James Silk. born Trudoxhill, Somerset . 1759.
Searching for all descendants most of whom live in Hotwells, Bristol, England.
One descendant was know as "The Iron Man of Bristol"
James Edmund Silk! Another Edwin Percy Silk, also Charles Walter Silk who migrated to Canada or America had a son called Cardif Walter Silk.. Any information would be greatly appreciated." The author does not make it clear what the connection is.
Is he James chr 15 Jun 1750 Nunney All Saints to Jonathan Silk Sr. & Elizabeth Newport? James' brother Jonathan had a son, George, who ended up in Trudoxhill.
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IF your line originates in Bristol, there is another place - 7 mi. south of Bristol called Pensford, Som. which has some Silk's.
John Silk, husband of Susanna, bur. 9 Nov 1674 St. Thomas church, Pensford, Somerset freereg.org
Likely John's brother or son is Sampson Silk Sr., a Non-conformist, bur 28 Dec 1714 Bristol, Somerset (Glouc. border) LDS labs in Non-Conformist Record Indexes
Sampson Silk [Sr.] mar. 6 Dec 1666 St. Augustine the Less church, Bristol, Glouc. to ( ) [likely Ann/Hannah] LDS M01900-2
Samson bapt 21 Oct 1671 St. Thomas church at Pensford, Som to Sam & Ann Silk freereg.org
Sampson [Jr.] b. Oct 1672 St. Thomas church at Pensford, Som to Sampsons & Hannah [Ann] Silk freereg.org
Looking at a map, there is a main road from Bristol, through Pensford which goes to Shepton Mallet, then going east a few miles from there is your Nunney area. Consider that a first son would inherit the Bristol property and lesser sons might move away. Your area is something like 10 or 11 miles south of Bristol ?? You will need to study the Bristol lines which moved south to see if you can make connections.
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