The Naish Family

Family history

The Naish Family

Bricklayers, coachbuilders and railway clerks in Salisbury; lead miners, sea captains and a Fulham dairyman from Cardiganshire. This site gathers what the records tell us about both sides of the family.

c.1793 – 2003 · Wiltshire

The Naishes of Salisbury

Five generations in and around the city, from James the bricklayer in Castle Street to the coach and motor business on New Street.

c.1801 – 2010 · Cardiganshire to London

The Lloyds and Davieses

Welsh families from Llanarth and Llanbadarn Fawr who moved to Fulham and Islington, and came back to Wiltshire through marriage.

Jim Naish’s war follows Edward James “Jim” Naish from Liverpool through Italy to Palestine, 1943–1947.

Open the family tree to browse everyone, with each life event and the record it comes from.

This site is a work in progress. Some details come from indexes rather than original documents, and a few links between people still need checking. If you can correct something or have photographs to add, please get in touch.