Looking for relatives of Albert Bobbett. Born Feb 2, 1886 in Wookey, near Wells, England. Came to the United States around 1905. Lived in New York, Colorado, and California (San Diego). Had a large number of brothers and sisters. Thanks, Jim

My name is Melissa. I'm looking for my gg-grandfather. He was John Sameul Bobbett. I seen your message and wonder if my Bobbett and your Bobbett were related to one another. He was born Oct.17,1852 and died July 19,1918. He married a woman named Elizabeth. I don't have a last name for her. Any help would be grateful. You can e-mail me at oxnerfam@aol.com

Thanks,
Melissa

Hello James Noel

Very interested in your message. My great uncle Albert Henry Bobbett emigrated to USA around the time you mention (1905) although he is the wrong age I believe that he may have had a son also called Albert. Albert Henry was born at Ashcott in 1860 not far from Wookey.

If you can let me have more details I will be able to verify - even if he is not my relative I can research him for you as I live near to Wookey myself.

Bill Norman

I will have to look up the information. I know that my grandfather had two Aunts living in New York at the time he came to the USA in 1905. He stayed with them for a while and then move to Colorado around 1910. He was the youngest of 14 children. His father was married twice. I will have to look up the names of his brothers and sisters.

Dear Jim:
I have been researching the Bobbett's for several years. My grandfather was Charles Albert Bobbett and we lived in NY state and much of the family still does. However it is not the one you are looking for. In my research I ran across a Bobbett in Sarasota Florida several years ago and he is a direct desendant of the family you are reasearching. He had a brother in NC that was a dentist that had a lot of your family information. I have not yet been able to establish a link between your family and mine but if I go back far enough I probablly will. My family did live on the same road as yours when my grandfather was younger and they knew each other very well. Good luck!

I'm looking for info. on Albert E. Bobbett and his wife, Margaret (?Horsey) Bobbett. He is listed in the 1920 census as being age 26 and born in Florida...with his parents being from England. Margaret was born in Maryland c1899 (21 y. o. in the 1920 census), and her parents were from Md. Could this Albert Bobbett be the one you had listed from Sarasota, Florida

Sue:
It is doubtful this is the same person. I spoke to Albert in Sarasota back in the 1980's and he was not born there,his family actually had come from New York state as had mine, but it was not the same branch. He did tell me he knew his ancestors had come from Whookynook England but that's all he knew. If he is still in Florida he should be listed in the phone book. His brother had a lot of information on their family but I do not remember his name. Good luck on your search.

Dear James

I am wondering how you got on with your family tree. My Grandfather was Albert Henry Bobbett born 1904 in South Wales but named for a relative from Wookey where his father was born in 1862.
I am just starting to research this branch of the family so I'd be grateful for any help.

Many thanks
Cathy

Hello Cathy

Very interested in your message. This is not the same Albert Bobbett as mine but he is almost certainly related. My Albert Bobbett was born 1859 at Ashcott and died in 1908 in Street.
I have traced my Bobbett ancestors back to 1756 living at Ashcott. I already know that some of these Ashcott Bobbetts migrated to Wookey and heve found 1 or 2 connections. If you know the name of your grandfather I may be able to link him to my family.

I am also very interested in any connection with Bobbets in South Wales as I remeber my late mother saying that she had relatives there, but I have never been able to find the link.

If you contacted me direct I could send you details of my research.

Bill Norman

Dear Bill

I am delighted to hear from you. I am in the early stages of tracing the family tree (and a complete beginner). My aunt is sending me some birth certificates but we really know very little about the family.

This is what I think: My great grandfather was not welsh but probably from somerset. His name was Joseph, he married Mary and they had 12 surviving children all born in Aberbeeg, Momouthshire.

One of those children was my grandfather Albert Henry Bobbett born in 1904 (we think) and died in 1977.

I can find a Joseph Bobbett in Wookey born in 1862.
His father appears to be Richard Bobbett, an agricultural labourer born in 1821 in Wookey.

I think this Jospeh is my Great grandfather because he had two sisters Honour and Hannah. My Aunt remembers a Great Aunt Hannah and one of Albert's sisters was named Honour.

At the moment I am having trouble even tracing one generation back!

I would be so grateful for your help and will send my details via email.

Regards
Cathy