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Name: Patti Gingell
Date: 14th February 2010

My sister Sally sent me this website. Every Olympics she tries to find more information about our grandfather, Arthur Gingell married to Ellen. Arthur won the bronze medal in 1908 olympics in boxing/ wrestling. Grandpa Arthur died before any of us (4 grandchildren) were born. If you have any information please contact Patti.

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Name: Sally Berry
Date: 26th December 2009

I live in California. My great-great grandmother was Lucy Gingell (b. 1817, d. 1891, Willesley, Wiltshire), born to Benjamin Gingell (b. 1767 d 1847) and Martha, b. 1777 Sherston, d 1851). Children were Ann, Lucy, Mary, Harriet. Lucy married Isaac Berry, b. Sherston Magna 1809 and they had Benjamin Berry (my great-grandfather), George, William, Martin, Albert, Martha, Sidney. This is family tree info I learned from Pauline Berry of Painswick, Gloucestershire this summer while visiting my grandfather's birthplace (he was Albert Berry who emigrated to Can.). I was trying to see if I could find out who Benjamin Gingell's (b 1767) parent's were and anything farther back if possible.

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Name: Sherrill Plumridge
Date: 12th December 2009

I have relations on my husbands side that I am having difficulty finding on any census records. Janet Gingell born Aug 7 1871 (possibly in Wroughton) and Anna Gingell who married a Richard House 6/7/1872. Has anyone any information on them. These dates came from handwritten records handed down the family. Regards Sherrill.

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Name: Norman Ardin
Date: 19th November 2009

Just found this site could not believe it when I saw the Ardin name. Have no idea who they are as have never known anybody in the family mention relitives outside of the Midlands area, at the age of 73 bit late to start finding out but glad to know they exist.

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Name: Linda Jeffery
Date: 22nd October 2009

Interesting website! I have just found out that my husband's aunt Joan Eileen Jeffery married a Roy Gingell around 1944. He was wearing a uniform - army? - at their wedding. They had a son called Alan around 1945. Then unfortunately Joan Gingell died on 1/12/1948, aged 27, and is buried at Hither Green Cemetery in SW London. I believe Alan Gingell, the son, who was looked after by his maternal grandmother Dolly Osborne in Tollesbury in Essex after his mother's death, was also killed in 1966 (perhaps a motorcycle accident?). If there is anyone out there that recognizes this Roy Gingell, who may have remarried, I would be grateful for any information at all as this aunt was a complete mystery. Thank you. Linda (in Sydney, Australia).

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Name: Linda Dowman
Date: 15th October 2009

I have just discovered that my family are decended from the Gingells and have traced them back to William Gingell in 1705 at Lyneham, Wiltshire.

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Name: Deborah Burton
Date: 16th September 2009

What a fantastic website!. Only just discovered it. I now live in Australia, but have many fond memories of my childhood in Chippenham and Calne. Regards, Deborah.

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Name: Linda Gingell
Date: 11th September 2009

Looking for my son birth name Lee Gingell born Oct 1969 in Prestatyn, Flintshire, Wales.

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Name: Karen Frazie
Date: 1st September 2009

I found this site once, and couldn't find it again... and have once again found it. I am not from this family, but my partner is, Jon Felker. I know this site will help him in knowing his roots.

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Name: Richard Gingell
Date: 20th July 2009

I have three lovely children Richard, Katherine and Alexander who live with their mum in Southend-on-Sea, Essex. I live with my wife, Cori and two step sons, James and Harry, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and am working as a Transit Operator.

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Name: Alan Blake
Date: 29th June 2009

On my wife's mother's side of the family we have an Ann Dorey who married a Frederick Gingell on the 15th July 1889. We have a photo dated from before the war which has this family in it.

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Name: Merilyn Pedrick
Date: 21st June 2009

Hello, I'm looking for Edward Pegler born 1852 in Cromhall, Gloucestershire who became the headmaster of Kurseong School in India, and died in Cheltenham, Glos. in 1909. Would love to know his ancestry. Best wishes, Merilyn Pedrick, Aldgate, South Australia.

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Name: Lorraine Snook
Date: 16th June 2009

Alfred Gyngell was a family relative, who married Elizabeth Wise, my great great aunt. Absolutely amazing that there are hundreds of Gyngells and helps me with my family tree research.

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Name: Karen Whyte
Date: 4th June 2009

Hello everyone, I have a Louisa GINGELL in my tree born: c1856 St.George, Bristol, who married Samuel Robert Flook PHIPPS in 1881 Bristol. (Samuel was the Brother of my G.G.Grandfather Henry PHIPPS). They are recorded together on the 1881/91/1901 census together - but I can't find her on the 1861/71, so therefor haven't got a clue who her Father or family were? I know her and Samuel were landlords of The Cross Keys Pub in Moravian Road Kingswood from 1901-1906. She's a mystery to me, so with a bit of luck one of you may be able to shed some light on her story?

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Name: Heather Mudry
Date: 6th April 2009

I was just wondering if anyone knew any info on a baby girl born in between 1963 - 1965 Possible birth name as Elizabeth Ann Gingell or Heather Rose Gingell. Born in Vancouver, British Columbia. She is my sister that was put up for adoption at birth. Her birth parents are Susan Slater (Gingell) and Rick Gavel. Please contact me if you have any possible info.

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Name: Jennifer Rankin
Date: 20th March 2009

I always knew of my Great Grandfather as William Smith but a family story told that he was born a Gingell but ran away from home and took the name Smith (reason unknown). After many months of searching I got a BIG clue from the 1911 census which told me he was born in Longhope, Gloucestershire. I followed that road and recently acquired his death certificate which states "William Gingell known as William Smith".

William Gingell was born 23rd September 1854 to William and Elizabeth (nee Jones).

In 1871 he (as Gingell) lived with his Aunt Elizabeth who was married to Robert Smith. I then lose William until his marriage to Emily Husbands on 16th July 1894 in Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire. At this point he (as Smith) was already living in Mickleover, Derby and working as a Platelayer, probably for the Great Northern Railway. He lived and worked in Derby as William Smith until his death on 14th June 1925.

I have got as far back as William's Grandfather, Joseph Gingell, born 1801 in Standish - living in Longhope in 1841.

I would love to go further back and to fill in the missing 23 years for William Gingell/Smith.

Would appreciate any help.

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Name: Phyllis Laird
Date: 16th March 2009

Thank you so much for giving us this bit of history, Sarah Gingell, is my Great Grandmother, my Grandfather is Stephen Miller.

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Name: Rhonda Ragan Shuck
Date: 20th February 2009

My great great great grandmother was Sarah Gingell. I was so excited to find this website. THANK YOU so much for the wonderful story. I would have never known any of this information if I had not accidently came upon this website. It is truly a gift from God. Thank you again!

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Name: Sherrill Plumridge
Date: 27th January 2009

Hi. Just found out that my husband's great grandma was a Janet Gengell/Gengyll and was born in Wroughton, Wiltshire about 1872. Does anyone have any info on her family. I am really struggling to find anyone on census with this name?

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Name: Diane Evans
Date: 8th January 2009

Just popped on to say hello. Same old story. Check out my info. Lots of love and happy new year to everyone.

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Name: Linda Gingell
Date: 19th December 2008

Just dropped in to say hello and ask you to add me to your list please. I was born in Birmingham in 1952, 1 of 6 children of Alfred Gingell born 1923.

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Name: Sophie Wink
Date: 9th November 2008

Hello Shais Gingell. If you are reading this please get in contact with your daughter Andrea Gingell.

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Name: Rosina
Date: 31st October 2008

Hi, I am looking for a Clive Gingell probably aged late 50's early 60's lived in Bristol about 1970, can anyone help please. Many thanks.

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Name: Perree Clayton
Date: 23rd October 2008

Hi, I am a decendant of Lancelot Patmore and Amy Rose. I am searching for any information on the Rose Family. My uncle (Colin Patmore) started searching and is now deceased and I wish to follow on with his research any information would be greatfully accepted. I hope there is some relatives out there who can assist me in keeping my uncle's wish going. Thanking you. Mychel (birth name Perree Linda Clayton).

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Name: Judith
Date: 14th September 2008

Great site. Hi I am looking for any Butlers living in Bunnies Lane, Rowde during 1944. Thanks.

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Name: Rhonda Dayton
Date: 19th August 2008

I'm always looking for my family. Would love to hear from you. Sarah Gingell and Charles Miller are my great great grandparents.

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Name: Michelle Gingell
Date: 10th August 2008

Hi Joyce, I live in Connecticut but most of my known relatives come from Rhode Island and before that England, still trying to trace my roots there, but I am amazed at how many Gingell's are around that we never knew, I was born in 1957 my father was Roland Gingell Jr, his father Roland Sr, and his father Albert. If you look on his or my name you can find the family tree and see if you note any connection anywhere, it's like the web page says we are all related somehow I look forward to hearing from you. Michelle.

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Name: Joyce Gingell
Date: 4th August 2008

Welcome, Brittney and Michelle. Isn't gingell.com a fantastic site? Big kudos to Craig for starting and maintaining this wealth of information. It's always nice to hear from other "family" members!! I was born (1949) in Northern Virginia, where I still live, daughter of Robert Gingell. Feel free to visit our entries and look around. Brittney, where and when is your Gingell reunion usually held? I'm not sure where you're located.

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Name: Michelle Gingell
Date: 4th August 2008

Hi Brittney I too am a Gingell, we come from Rhode Island but I now live in Connecticut, my father was Roland Gingell Jr, go to the web site and look him up and see if there are any matches familiar to you email me and let me know if we connect anywhere.

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Name: Brittney Gingell
Date: 1st August 2008

My name is Brittney Gingell I am 20 years old. I am just wondering if I wondering if I will be able to find any of my old ancestors on here we have a Gingell reunion once a year and would like to welcome all the Gingells to it i think it would be wonderful to see how we all connect to be one family. I am born from Deborah Gingell the children of Joseph Gingell from Baltimore, Maryland, with the aunts of Ann Marie Gingell and Patricia Gingell and uncle of Joseph Gingell 2nd. There are many more of us I have 7 sisters and 2 brothers and around about of 15 cousins and 10 neices and nephews. Please contact me if you think you fit well in this family and are a true Gingell family member would always be nice to get us all together and talk about how our ancestors make us the way we are one big Gingell family tree and one big Gingell Pride.

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Name: Elaine Exton
Date: 27th June 2008

Hi everyone. please bear with me, this is quite long , but any bit of this may jog someone's memory, that's what I'm hoping. I'm looking for Patrica Thompson nee Patricia Denham born Edmonton, Middlesex in 1950, her father was William Denham a director at some Electro plating company, maybe around Edmonton in the 1940s and 1950s. Her mother was Mary Gingell born 1914 Wandsworth, she was the daughter of John Gingell. On Mary's first marriage in 1934 to Edward Young, her father John gave his occupation as groundsman. Mary was living at 157 Atheldene Road, Earlsfield, in the parish of Wandsworth in 1934. I do not know when she divorced, but in 1950 she had Patricia Denham at 85 Town Road, Edmonton, and then in 1951 had a son Ian Denham, who was put up for adoption about a year later. Any information will be special. Thank you for reading this. Regards Elaine.

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Name: Sarah Horne
Date: 5th April 2008

Does anyone know anything about John Gingel who married Ann Drew on 23 April 1753 in Rowde?

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Name: Paul Young
Date: 4th April 2008

I'm trying to get in touch with Heidi Gingell who moved to Ireland in 1971 with her father Dilwyn, mother Zita and sister Lynne. My father Ken was Heidi's grandmother Maud's nephew. She has been looking for relatives in England and I have compiled a family tree which she may be interested in. Thanks. Paul.

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Name: Vicki Spencer
Date: 2nd March 2008

Looking for living relatives of Olive and Jack Gingell, who used to live in Bromham, who's children were Melville, Melvina and Marla?

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Name: Glyn Willmoth
Date: 5th February 2008

Hi everybody, sad news Mable Gyngell (nee Mabel Smallman) died aged 99 on the 03/02/08 at 10.00pm New Zealand time on the South Island in a nursing home her daughter Shelia at her bedside.

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Name: Heather Wheeler
Date: 2nd January 2008

My father was born in Pocatello, Idaho November 1950 and adopted the same year. He has since passed and the only remaining decendents are my sister and I. I found a copy of the adoption papers and the mother's name can not be read but the last name is Gingell. Does anyone have any info for me or know where I can get more info on the family? I would really appriciate it!

UPDATE: I found my Father's real Mother's name. Her name is Jo Ann Gingell. Does anyone have any information?

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Name: Liz Young
Date: 28th December 2007

Hi! I am trying to find George Gingell who married my Great Grandmother about 1900. They lived at Quemerford Common, Calne and later at 104, Anchor Road, Calne. We believe that he was killed in the first World War. They appear on the 1901 Census as George 33 and Bertha 40. Thanks.

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Name: Sandra
Date: 19th December 2007

Hello to all Gingells and descendants. I am trying to find some info about Eliza Jane Gingell nee Smith born in Shepherds' Shore, Wiltshire about 1860 married to Charles, and also Mary Ann Gingell nee Stevens born around 1823. The family lived in Walcot area of Bath for generations. Great site, I have found quite a lot of info here.

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Name: Angela Ashton
Date: 16th December 2007

I've been browsing through your website with great interest. I was born in January 1971 to a Wendy Gingell in Southmead Hospital, Bristol. She had time to name me Rachel and then I was put up for adoption. I'm interested to know if you've come across anything that tally's with this, or indeed my biological mother! I'm curious!

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Name: Roan Gingell
Date: 2nd December 2007

I have been searching for my birth family for many years now. If you know of anyone who might know of their location please contact me.

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Name: Al Finkenhagen
Date: 29th November 2007

Hello Craig. Thought I better answer your invite as YOU ARE DOING A HELL OF A JOB. I have a few pictures grandpa, grandma (Arthur and Alice) and great grandfather and mother (Walter and Mary) Gingell so will try to get them entered shortly. By the way I live at Dewberry, Alberta. 780-847-2693 Al

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Name: Angela
Date: 22nd November 2007

Interested in hearing from anyone that may have Betty Gingel baptised 22/3/1732/3 in Cirencester, daughter of Edward in their tree. Betty Gingel married 1st James ARIS, baker, 1756 in Banbury, Oxfordshire. She married 2nd Jarvice White 1760 in Banbury, Oxfordshire. Has been known locally ever since as 'Betty White of Banbury Cake Fame'. Banbury cakes are known of the world over - always associated with Betty White (nee Gingel). Angela.

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Name: Meleeshka
Date: 7th November 2007

Looking for information on the parents of Frank Charles Gingell born 22 Jan 1908 in Islington, London. He married Mary Agnes Torkildsen in 1937 in Romford, Essex. Any help would be appreciated.

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Name: Glyn Willmoth
Date: 6th November 2007

Hi Gyngells. William Gyngell (Bill) was my Grandfather born 1913 lived in Portobello Road in London, was married to Mabel who is now 99 years old and lives in New Zealand with my mother Sheila. That's all I know, other than he had a son Francis Gyngell. Thanks Glyn

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Name: Andy Foyle
Date: 5th November 2007

I'm reposting this message from February 2005, in case anyone has new information. W.B. Gingell, Architect, of Bristol. Can anyone throw any more light on William Gingell (1819-1900)? He was born in St Pancras, London, trained as an architect in Bath in the 1840s, and was in practice in Bristol from about 1852 almost up to his death. He was one of the most prolific architects in Bristol in the 19th century. Bristol General Hospital (1852) and the wonderful Lloyds Bank, Corn Street (1854-7) survive, along with much else. There are a couple of references to him on this site - but can any local Gingells claim descent? Does anyone know more? According to the 1881 census, he had a married daughter, Sophia Stenhouse; and his 3 sisters, who lived near him, had lodging with them a nephew (Ernest B. Gingell, born c.1861). He may have been W.B.G's son. Any information would be gratefully received.

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Name: Kay
Date: 17th July 2007

Trying to connect with Gingell who fought for the Americans in Revolutionary War. His name is George Gingell and was born in Wiltshire, England in 1750. His son's name was James and James was married to Elizabeth Grinman (I have the proof of this). Their son another James was born in 1817 here. Anyone have any information? Ship documents are vague. Thank you for any nugget.

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Name: Jeremy Anderson
Date: 7th July 2007

I saw an article in 'Your Family Tree' about this website and the Gingell reunion. I haven't delved into the Gingell line in my family but I have the birth certificate for my paternal grandmother, Rhoda Diamond, who was born on 17 Feb 1869. Her father was George Diamond, a bricklayer, and her mother was Elizabeth Diamond formerly Elizabeth Gingell. The place of birth and residence was at 2 Artichoke Hill in the District of St George In East, in the East End of London, very close to the docks. This is all I know about my tenuous link to the Gingells - does anybody know anything about Elizabeth Gingell ? Any information would be appreciated.

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Name: Neil Gingell
Date: 3rd June 2007

Hiya. Looking for Gingells everywhere and how far back the name goes.

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Name: Karen Frame
Date: 6th April 2007

Would love to hear from anyone who knows the family.

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Name: Clive Gingell
Date: 14th March 2007

Some time ago I sought help in tracing my grandfather (my grandmother was Francis Florence Gingell). I have since learned of a dastardly tale! It seems that the then Lord Methuen (a certain field marshall no less) was a wicked old goat who amused himself with the young serving girls at Corsham Court. Has any one else heard anything about this and can they add to the story. Should I be hiding my head in shame or laying siege to Corsham Court as the rightful tenant!

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