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Brettell, the settlement, now called Hawbush, is due north of Amblecote (West Midlands). Paul Henzey, a Protestant Lorrainer and glassmaster, escaped from France with other Frenchmen in the late 16th century and went to the 'Stourbridge' area when King James Ist put a ban on Glassmakers using charco...

It's me again... Still catching up. Regarding Mary Brettell who marr at Old Swinford, to Chistopher Batham (he was born 1658 in Wolverhampton) - she died 1728 and was buried at Old Swinford. Do you have any idea who she was - there are two possible baptisms at Old Swinford (1663 and 1666). I found t...

Hi Peter D, I am just getting back into this after being snowed under with work ... I find work can really interfere with family history research Thanks for transcribing and posting the Herbert Spencer info and the other postings from ancient genealogy writings . I have pondered over these and they ...

I forgot to mention I have meet an extremely helpful fellow who works as a volunteer at the Worcester Records Office. He has given me a list of heaps of Brettell wills that I did not know existed. I am now in "Will Heaven". I now need to figure out which ones I need first and how to get ho...

I now have further information on the Brettells of Brettell Lane. Mary Brettell did not marry Tyomas TYSOE - she married Thomas TYRER. The marriage and the three daughers births are in the IGI - and when I look again at the will of Jeremiah senior I can see how it immediately might look like TYSOE b...

Is anyone up for a challenge? As some of you may know, I am conducting a one name study on BRETTELL and variants. I have two distinct lines of Brettells who are well documented to a point. The thing is, I am trying to get these two points to merge. We have the Brettells who are descended from Thomas...

I just posted a reply to this and can't see it - got some message about it going to DRAFTS...?? Anyway, I edplained that I am conducting a one name study on BRETTELL and variants. I have a website at www.brettell.info (click on BRETTELL in left hand menu) the will you found refers to the union of Be...