HI JEAN,

THANKS FOR YOUR INFO, THE ONLY INFO I HAVE IS AS FOLLOWS:-

THOMAS NASH FROM GREAT WITCOMB GLOS DIED 1826. EDUCATED AT WORCESTER COLLEGE OXFORD, VICAR AT EYNSHAM NEAR OXFORD.

HIS SON RICHARD SKILLICORNE RECTOR OF SALFORD NR CHIPPING NORTON OXFORDSHIRE DIED ON 21/12/1834.

THIS IS SOMETHING I FOUND OF INTEREST

The Cheltenham Waters
The story goes that the Locals noticed that a particular flock of Pigeons in the town were particularly plump and healthy, these same Pigeons were often seen pecking at the salts deposited by a spring on the land owned by William Mason, a local businessman and land owner in the town. The locals were aware that the water from this particular spring had some unusual side effects, it was in fact a very strong Purgative!
William Mason retired to Bristol to be near his son who was a merchant there, Mason's Beautiful daughter, Elizabeth, moved with him. While in Bristol, Elizabeth met and married the flamboyant and well traveled Captain Henry Skillicorne.
Skillicorne, a former Privateer, (a kind of Licensed Pirate!) and Merchant Sea Captain, inherited William Mason's land in Cheltenham and with Elizabeth moved back here to live. Seeing the potential of the 'health giving' waters, he covered the well, installed a pump and started to sell the water.
Hence the birth of Cheltenham as a Spa town.
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THE DISCOVERY OF A MEDICINAL SPRING FIRST DREW THE ATTENTION OF THE PUBLIC IN 1740. IT HAD BEEN REMARKED IN 1718, AND MR. MASON HAVING PURCHASED THE FIELD, MADE A WELL, AND BUILT A SHED OVER IT; BUT IT OWES ITS PRESENT APPEARANCE TO MR. HENRY SKILLICORNE, WHO IN 1738, BOUGHT THE PREMISES, BUILT A DOME OVER THE WELL, AND ERECTED A CONVENIENT ROOM FOR THE ACCOMMODATION OF COMPANY. IT THEN RECEIVED THE NAME OF CHELTENHAM SPAAND THE GREAT CREDIT, THE WATERS HAVE OBTAINED THE RELIEF OF SCORBUTIC AFFECTIONS, TOGETHER WITH THE SALUBRITY OF THE AIR AND PLEASANTNESS OF THE SURROUNDINGS. MR. SKILLICORNE DIED IN 1803 AND IS SUCCEEDED IN HIS LARGE ESTATES HERE AND IN OTHER PLACES BY THE REV RICHARD SKILLICORNE NASH SON OF THOMAS NASH D.D. OF GREAT WITCOMB GLOC HE HAS ASSUMED BY ROYAL LICENCE THE NAME OF SKILLICORNE ONLY.

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HOPE THIS IS OF INTEREST

JIM