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My maternal grandmother was a Loder. I have traced her family back to Swallowcliffe. Her great grandfather, George William Loder, was born in Swallowcliffe in 1819. His marriage to Elizabeth Maria Rutland was registered in Tisbury in the June quarter of 1847, so they may have married in the parish church in Swallowcliffe. Wouldn't they be surprised to have descendants living in far-off Australia? Thank you for a look at my heritage.

My husband Albert Loder is the GG Grandson of Caroline Brockway (Loder). She was married to Henry Loder who died 1859, had 6 children: Martha 1847, Sarah 1849, William 1852, Elizabeth 1854, Henry 1856, Eliza 1859. In 1864 Caroline had Edward in 1866 and Mary Ann 1866 both registered as "Loder". Edward, my husband's Great Grandfather came to Australia after marrying Angelina Elvina Elizabeth Snow at Upton Lovell. They settled in Queensland Australia. Edward was in the Boer War. Edward died at 34 as the result of a timber accident and is buried in Inglewood Cemetery, Queensland. Angelina remarried and had other children some of whom live in Gayndah Qld. Angelina is buried in the Gayndah Cemetery. They had three children (one surviving), Albert Edward. He died in his 30's from a logging accident and is buried at Degilbo. I would love to hear from any relatives of Caroline... Clare Loder

I went to Swallowcliffe school from 1945-1950. From there to Gillingham Grammar, 9 years in RAF and 32 years in the airline industry maintaining all the latest commercial aircraft. I am now long retired and living in the Brighton area. When at school my brother Alan and I lived at Squalls Farm. He still lives in Tisbury.

Nice website, thank you. Very interesting to read messages from grandchildren of the Scammell sisters who once lived at the old Smithy (Trudy, grandaughter of Dorothy Scammell and Andrew, grandson of Madge Scammell). I'm the grandson of another sister, Katherine Scammell. I also knew Winefred Scammell quite well and I met the last two remaining Scammells (brothers Carl & ?) there in the late 1960's. I haven't been back since but hope to make the trip this year when I go back to the UK.

Amongst some old family papers I have found the address of a Mrs. Emily Taylor ( Randall) living at 97 Ansty Coombe, Swallowcliffe, in 1948. There were also 2 leaflets, one about Ansty - Repair of the Parish Church (not dated, but maybe about 1920) - and the other is titled The Crusaders Church, Ansty, Wilts. It shows receipts and expenditure on the Church and is dated 13th December 1921, and one of the names under the expenditure column is Mr. A.C. Randall. I think these people may be part of my family history and I'd love to know how they fit in with the Harwoods and Baughans that I am researching. I wonder if any of your guest-book readers can help? handdavid@tiscali.co.uk

Although most of my memories are of Ansty. I spent all of my Holidays with my Grandparents Mr & Mrs Tucker, who until my Grandfather's death lived in the Council house at the top of Swallowciffe hill. It was interesting to read the remarks from Pam Corfield (nee Hayter) as I spent a lot of time playing with her brother John and can remember all of the family. If you are in contact with Pam could you please ask her if John is still living in the area as I often visit my cousin and her husband who still live in Ansty and would very much like to see John once again.

Pam Corfield nee Hayter

My family lived in the village for many years, I was born in 1946 and have an older brother and sister as well as a younger sister and brother we all went to Swallowcliffe School with Mrs Williamson as head. I have been interested in Hayter Family History for several years and have a tree dating back to a John Hayter married in 1762 in Tisbury. We are related to Brockways, Foyles and Hackett? or Hacker. Samuel Hayter came to Swallowcliffe from Tisbury between 1851 and 1861 to be land agent to the Earl of Pembroke, William, my greatgrandfather who married Eliza Brockway, was a well digger and pond sinker as was was Frank, my grandfather. I belong to an ancestry site and would be quite happy to do any census research etc for any past inhabitants of Swallowcliffe.

I was born in swallowcliffe in 1946 in one of the farm cottages on the cross near the shop, my brother David was born in 1948 and we both went to the local school with Mrs Williamson as headmistress. My mother had been a bus conductress for Wilts and Dorset during the war years based at Hindon depot later to work at various houses in the village and dad after coming out of the R.A.F worked on the farm looking after the pigs,later he worked on the railways. We moved up to Rookery Lane in the early 50's and I left home in 1965 to undertake nursing in weymouth in 1965. We had great times in the village being in the local choir,youth club,exploring the downs, scouting in Fovant, football for Tisbury. We had our own Wembley at pondclose where we beat Tisbury boys. It's nice to see some names from the old days on the site and their comments. Well remember the Allans, Handfords and many more

Dear friends from Swallowcliff, I have never lived in Swallowcliffe but still feel deeply concerned with your village. My father and all his brothers and sisters where born there. During second world war, my father participated in the Normandy landing and then to the liberation of Brussels with the eighth army of Montgomery. He was welcomed in a belgian family where he met a young bachelor woman who he married just after the war. I was born a few years later in Brussels. I've spent all my summer hollidays with my sister at our grandmother's in Ansty and still love to come now and again to have a pint and a meal in the Royal Oak... My grand parents are burried in the church's yard but it has been very long now sinse I was in your beautiful village. I live in Brussels, I'm french speaking but try to do my best to talk english... I'm a member of the european parliament.

My family lived in the village in the 1970s at Yulehill. We are now not far away in Donhead and Fonthill. Your web site is very impressive. Would you be preared to promote the Fonthill Awards Festival? A showcase for local amatuer talent - music, painting and drawing, sculpture, photography and lots more. We would love to have more entries from Swallowcliffe.