Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Tapscott Brothers of Liverpool
Robert J. Tapscott, of the James Tapscott line from Henry the Immigrant, sent me a photo of an advertisement for the William Tapscott and James Tapscott (The Tapscott Brothers) line of ships carrying emigrants from Liverpool to, primarily, New York. William ran the company from the UK and James (along with some of William's children, I believe) ran the company from New York. I and many others have long had an interest in the Tapscott Brothers of Liverpool, who originally came from Minhead in Somerset, England, in the West Country where Henry the Immigrant is believed to have originated. Indeed, when I visited Michael’s Parish Church in Minehead in 2002, I saw a number of monuments in the church cemetery bearing Tapscott names. Little did I know that these were relatives of the Tapscott Brothers of the Liverpool shipping company.
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Are there any such descendants still in Somerset? Do they have a genealogy website where a posting or something could be made?
ReplyDeleteGreat work, Robert!! Thanks.
Unfortunately, I have no answer to either of your questions, at least at present. Your idea that a somerset website might prove useful is a good one.
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