Forest of Dean FHT Forum - - Saysom/Saysum and particularly Alice

Saysom/Saysum and particularly Alice (reply)

peteressex — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 11:42:14 +0000

Nothing would surprise me when it comes to variations in spelling. If you search the parish records on here for Saysom with the soundex facility applied, you'll get numerous variations in a total of 349 entries, so I dare say Taysome or the like would get you something similar - although you appear to be dealing with the "English" side of the Severn more than the Forest side.

I haven't seen any source in my family information starting it with "T".

Saysom/Saysum and particularly Alice (reply)

rachaelw — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 11:30:48 +0000

Are you sure she wasn't a Taysum/Taysome? I have Taysomenrelatives in my tree, stemming from Aaron Taysome of Arlingham. Have seen the name transcribed differently so many times! Taysum, Taysome, Taysom, Paysom, Payseur etc!

Saysom/Saysum and particularly Alice

peteressex — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 12:24:54 +0000

This is an offshoot from the locked prior threads on where this family is now, which also involved William Pattern's enquiry about Primrose Hill scholars. http://www.forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=17357

I think I have found a slim connection between myself and Alice Saysom.

My father's brother's wife's father's brother's wife (OK so far?) was born Mary Margaret Annie Powell. She married Edgar Wiggell at Lydney on 2 Apr 1907, when the bride's father was given as William Powell, a platelayer. The name Mary Margaret Annie Powell only occurs elsewhere as the child baptised at Lydney on 20 Jan 1886 with father William Powell and mother's name Alice.

I can only find one Alice marrying a William Powell at the right sort of time, and this is Alice Saysom, marrying William at Lydney on 21 Sep 1884 at the age of 20.

On that basis, in answer to "Where are they now?", Alice's son-in-law's niece's nephew says "Hello from Surrey." But I'm afraid I haven't found any connection but for that slender one.