I dedicate this book to my family.
Alan, my husband, Andrew my son and Michelle, my daughter.

They have put up with my obsession for genealogy
 very patiently for the past 15 years.

I would like to acknowledge the following for their help in compiling this book.

Malcolm Troak, whose past experience and collection of old Telscombe postcards has proved invaluable.

Barry N.Cornes for using Telscombe Parish for his thesis entitled “Telscombe c1780-c1871”.

Peter Higginbotham, for allowing me to use material from his excellent website located at
http://users.ox.ac.uk/~peter/workhouse/.

Jacqueline Pollard, whose connections in the Australian genealogical world helped me greatly.

Pam Simons and the Micawber Club, who between them taught me everything I know about family and local history.

To all, many thanks.