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NameGarry Caswell 
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From: Garry Caswell [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Search For John Caswell, Marlborough
Date: Tuesday, March 24. 1998 5:34 PM
Hi My name Is Carry Caswell and I am currently trying to find some in formation about my great grandfather John Caswell. and as I know that you have and are previously researching the Wiltshire Caswells. I would be interested to know if you have found any information regarding him-background: I am unsure as to the place of birth of John. but he was known to have been resident in Marlborough during his marrie d years. By profession he was a master blacksmith and farrier, and It is known that while working as a farrier in the pre WW1 period he w as kicked by a horse and subsequently died in his ?40's- His son, m y grandfather Reginald, born in Marlborough entered the Navy and fought in the Battle of Jutland on the Kings Flagship under Admiral Jellicoe- This ship was called HMS Marlborough and at the time was the pride of the British fleet and was manned by. what the British forces call,'chosen men'. It is known that his father. John, had died before he entered the Navy. Reg, was born in 1897 and as the age entry requirement for the Royal Navy at that time was I e, we presume that he ent ered the Navy in 1014.This would have given him the time necessary t o have been promoted to Battleship Flagship crew standards.
Anyway. that would suggest that John was killed prior to1914. and b y suppositon. that he was born around 1860 inthe Marlborough area. J ohn was married to Ruth Caswell,who lived in Marlborough until her d eath in the 1950's. I believe that your research has already found a RuthCaswell who is buried in St- Marys churchyard in Marlborough - I believe this may be my Great Grandmother. As background to Ruth , she was known to be living at 34 Laneys? Close during the first wor ld war, and possibly may have lived there until her death. If you hav e any information about John or can point me in the rightdirection I would be grateful if you could get in touch,In addition to the above, I would be Interested to hear if you have ever heard of anything similar to the following during your research: the following stories have been handed down through the family over a long period of timeand obviously they may be complete rubbish. but what theheck... I ) during some time In the 017 orals a member of our direct line went to sea from Bristol? and became a trader in slaves from the West Af rican Coast to the Caribbean. As part of the process of slaving man y slaves were given. or took, English names. and this is the reasonw hy there area large number of African American, and European men with the Christian name 'Caswell'. I do know that quite a large number of slaves brought back to England during the ala where called Caswel l 'whatever'.but can find no suggestion of a member of our family either 1) being involved In 'trading' or 2) have accumulatedthe kind o f wealth that would be expected of a slavetrader, 2) An even older legend that has passed down says that a member of our family took part in what would have been the equivalent of the national games In th e a 13. He is supposed to have been a common man that was for some reason forced into taking part in a jousting competition with the English Knights of the time. Even though he was a common man is supposed t o have beaten the knights and during the final joust (some form of kn ockout Process was in place). he is supposed to have beaten the leading knight and broken the swordl/lance he used in one hand as some form of protest or victory celebration. After this,as champion. he wa s knighted. granted lands and title andlater followed the King into Battle. The king mentioned is always Edward II and emphasis is alwa ys on the defeat of the English Knights suggesting a foreign origin . This would also tally with a general understanding that we come from a Welsh line derived from North Wales. Edward II was a Welshman , born in Cearnarfon, North Wales in 1284(Suggesting this legend i s based during the reign of Edward the II 1307-1327). and there may somewhere be the possibility that this 'Caswell' was brought in by Edward to show up the English Knights. Certainly the basic history of this legend fits. It is known that Edward had a deep respect for the welsh knights. who under Llewellyn had defeated his father who honoured Llewellyn by making Llewellyn prince of Wales. Further to the above there has also been a suggestion that the family was in some way linked with Henry VII and came to England during the Wars of the Roses and fought at Bosworth Field in 1485. I'm not sure how much of the dark age history of Britain you know.
but Henry VII was descended from a welsh knight. during LLewellyns time, who was called Cadwalladr. In welsh this is pronounced 'katswoll- arter'. There is an obvious resemblance to our name. and the Presenc e of Cadwalladr was only found during my own research when I was at college. and I find it unlikely that my Grandfather. who had little education and never visited Wales, would of known of his existence. I f you have heard any similar legends Iwould be interested to hear fr om you.
Thanks in advance for any help you can give. Garry Caswell.
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To: [email protected]
Search For John Caswell, Marlborough
Date: Tuesday, March 24. 1998 5:34 PM
Hi My name Is Carry Caswell and I am currently trying to find some in formation about my great grandfather John Caswell. and as I know that you have and are previously researching the Wiltshire Caswells. I would be interested to know if you have found any information regarding him-background: I am unsure as to the place of birth of John. but he was known to have been resident in Marlborough during his marrie d years. By profession he was a master blacksmith and farrier, and It is known that while working as a farrier in the pre WW1 period he w as kicked by a horse and subsequently died in his ?40's- His son, m y grandfather Reginald, born in Marlborough entered the Navy and fought in the Battle of Jutland on the Kings Flagship under Admiral Jellicoe- This ship was called HMS Marlborough and at the time was the pride of the British fleet and was manned by. what the British forces call,'chosen men'. It is known that his father. John, had died before he entered the Navy. Reg, was born in 1897 and as the age entry requirement for the Royal Navy at that time was I e, we presume that he ent ered the Navy in 1014.This would have given him the time necessary t o have been promoted to Battleship Flagship crew standards.
Anyway. that would suggest that John was killed prior to1914. and b y suppositon. that he was born around 1860 inthe Marlborough area. J ohn was married to Ruth Caswell,who lived in Marlborough until her d eath in the 1950's. I believe that your research has already found a RuthCaswell who is buried in St- Marys churchyard in Marlborough - I believe this may be my Great Grandmother. As background to Ruth , she was known to be living at 34 Laneys? Close during the first wor ld war, and possibly may have lived there until her death. If you hav e any information about John or can point me in the rightdirection I would be grateful if you could get in touch,In addition to the above, I would be Interested to hear if you have ever heard of anything similar to the following during your research: the following stories have been handed down through the family over a long period of timeand obviously they may be complete rubbish. but what theheck... I ) during some time In the 017 orals a member of our direct line went to sea from Bristol? and became a trader in slaves from the West Af rican Coast to the Caribbean. As part of the process of slaving man y slaves were given. or took, English names. and this is the reasonw hy there area large number of African American, and European men with the Christian name 'Caswell'. I do know that quite a large number of slaves brought back to England during the ala where called Caswel l 'whatever'.but can find no suggestion of a member of our family either 1) being involved In 'trading' or 2) have accumulatedthe kind o f wealth that would be expected of a slavetrader, 2) An even older legend that has passed down says that a member of our family took part in what would have been the equivalent of the national games In th e a 13. He is supposed to have been a common man that was for some reason forced into taking part in a jousting competition with the English Knights of the time. Even though he was a common man is supposed t o have beaten the knights and during the final joust (some form of kn ockout Process was in place). he is supposed to have beaten the leading knight and broken the swordl/lance he used in one hand as some form of protest or victory celebration. After this,as champion. he wa s knighted. granted lands and title andlater followed the King into Battle. The king mentioned is always Edward II and emphasis is alwa ys on the defeat of the English Knights suggesting a foreign origin . This would also tally with a general understanding that we come from a Welsh line derived from North Wales. Edward II was a Welshman , born in Cearnarfon, North Wales in 1284(Suggesting this legend i s based during the reign of Edward the II 1307-1327). and there may somewhere be the possibility that this 'Caswell' was brought in by Edward to show up the English Knights. Certainly the basic history of this legend fits. It is known that Edward had a deep respect for the welsh knights. who under Llewellyn had defeated his father who honoured Llewellyn by making Llewellyn prince of Wales. Further to the above there has also been a suggestion that the family was in some way linked with Henry VII and came to England during the Wars of the Roses and fought at Bosworth Field in 1485. I'm not sure how much of the dark age history of Britain you know.
but Henry VII was descended from a welsh knight. during LLewellyns time, who was called Cadwalladr. In welsh this is pronounced 'katswoll- arter'. There is an obvious resemblance to our name. and the Presenc e of Cadwalladr was only found during my own research when I was at college. and I find it unlikely that my Grandfather. who had little education and never visited Wales, would of known of his existence. I f you have heard any similar legends Iwould be interested to hear fr om you.
Thanks in advance for any help you can give. Garry Caswell.
[email protected]
PEDI birth