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Question:I'm researching my family & tree & found an ancestor who was born in 'Ham & Stone' in Berkeley Gloucester. Does anybody know if Ham & Stone is a place? I've been unable to find out anything about it.


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: I'm researching my family & tree & found an ancestor who was born in 'Ham & Stone' in Berkeley Gloucester. Does anybody know if Ham & Stone is a place? I've been unable to find out anything about it.

The Gloucestershire Record Office and/or Library (which has a local History section) may be able to print off some relevant info for you, especially if you are looking for a particular dwelling.
My last Directory of Members' Interests from the Gloucestershire Family History Society had members researching names in your areas.
If you out of the UK or in a far flung County, it's a good area to visit if you want to see where your ancestors lived - Gloucester Cathedral, the Waterways Museum in Gloucester Docks, Glosters Regiment Museum and packaging museum also in Gls Docks
Thornbury has a castle - converted into an upmarket restaurant.
Berkeley Castle (with a Royal murder) and Church with canon ball damage in the door, and, the Wildfowl Trust which is a day out in itself (take grain for the ducks and Canada geese which expect to be fed or will pinch your picnic!).

If you just google the name, you will find some info. I think Ham and Stone are separate, but close, towns.

Ham & Stone could be a Public House, an Inn !

The villages of Ham and Stone are about two miles apart and both south of Berkeley, with Ham being about 1/2 mile from Berkeley, nearest large town is Dursley about 5 miles or so to the East.

Ham & Stone was a civil parish in Berkeley, established in 1894.

Hope this helps!

Not familiar with the names, but beware, when the original census forms are transcribed the old scratch pen writing can be misinterpreted or misread.
I spent 2 years looking for a place called Wacley which should have read Warley.

I believe Ham and Stone was actually in "Thornbury" in Gloucestershire. In the 1901 UK census it was listed as enumeration districts 9 and 10 in Gloucestershire.
Registration district ....Thornbury.
Registration sub district...Berkeley.
Ecclesiastical parish.....St Mary the virgin.
Census enumerator 1901........Joseph King.

http://www.hamandstone.com
This website tells all about the town, located in Gloucestershire, UK. There is also a map shown on the homepage.

They are two places, but they joined together in 1754 to protect themselves from the Viking Invaders.

There is a village of Ham and a Village called Stone in Gloucestershire. They are in the Vale of Berkeley, just south of the ancient Berkeley Castle, approximately 6 miles west of Dursley. They are on the road B4509.