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Contents - Blackford History (old book)


CONTENTS
Forward
Introduction
Chapter I The Present Page 1
The village as it is at the time of writing

Chapter 2 The Past Page 5
Setting the village in the context of the past and exploring the more recent changes between 1850 and 2000

Chapter 3 The People Page 25
Looking at the people and the things which have influenced them in the past 150 years

Chapter 4 The Houses Page 44
Taking a walk round Blackford and visiting the houses and some of the people who have lived in them

Chapter 5 The Emigrants Page 170
Receiving news from abroad of families whose relatives once lived in Blackford

Chapter 6 Absent Friends Page 179
Reports from families living in this country, who know their roots are in Blackford, but who cannot be quite sure where they were planted

Index

Front Cover The village by Margery Moberly
Back Cover The village pump by Heather Marten

Research into Genealogy or family tree?

If you are researching Genealogy, family trees, your roots or have a general interest in people of Somerset, England, UK who lived in a small village near Wincanton, Sherborne (Dorset), Yeovil, Castle Cary, Templecombe then you may find this a useful and interesting resource!

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