WELCOME TO MY FAMILY HISTORY PAGES
These pages cover:
the SHORT family of Kingswear, Devon (previously of Dartmouth and Dittisham)
the WILLS family of Kingswear, Devon (previously of Bridford)
and any other families I am descended from - the list of which grows longer almost every time I update the site- and increasingly strays from Devon! These include HOLMAN (Bridford), YELLAND (Cheriton Fitzpaine), GALMPTON (Brixham), GOODRIDGE (Paignton), PENTECOST (Totnes), SOLOMON (Wembury), HILL (Gloucestershire), LOWEN (Kent) and PAYNE (Berkshire)
They also cover unrelated WILLS families from Bridford and neighbouring parishes; unrelated WILLS's from Dartmouth and Kingswear may be included later
I am already indebted to fellow researchers - and distant relatives - Stephanie Pilkington in New Zealand and Robin Tuddin for information on the SHORT family, Shirley Pollard, Geoffrey Cook and Jim Robbens on the WILLS family, Mary Vogwell on the FOGWELL and GOODRIDGE families and most recently Joan Stollenwek on the HILL and LOWEN line.
All pages are subject to addition, correction and amendment as new information becomes available so you may need to come back!