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From: Don Roberts <>
Subject: Re: BENNETT, FORWARD, ROSE, GOULD
Date: Mon, 05 Jul 1999 16:51:27 +1000


Hello Cheryl,

I found Ambrose's baptism on 21 Sep 1774 son of John Forward & Ann
in the Bishops Transcripts for Sturminster Newton.

Hope this helps.

Regards

Don

At 05:30 PM 4/07/99 -0700, you wrote:
>Hi, I am new to this list and have finally gotten a (tenuous) link to
>Dorset. Hope it will lead to more.
>I have:
>Ambrose FORWARD who was born in Sturminster Newton in the late 1700's
>(his wife Frances Hickman was born in 1778.) His family emigrated to
>Newfoundland. His father was John FORWARD also of Sturminster Newton.
>Further down the line I have Ann Forward b. 1825 marrying my gg
>grandfather Robert BENNETT b. 1818. He is alway listed as Robert
>Bennett, Englishman. I was told this denotes that he is the one who
>came over, but there doesn't seem to be record of where he came from. I
>am hoping that since most of the families of the Grand Bank area of
>Newfoundland originated in Dorset that someone on the list may have more
>info on this family.
>tia
>Cheryl
>
>
>
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