Forde Abbey, Somerset

Another connection made!

While doing a generic internet search for family names I came upon Forde Abbey in Chard, Somerset.

I will start first with the chart:

According to the Abbey’s website, Elizabeth Roper inherited the property from one of her cousins, named William Herbert Evans.  She and her family moved in in 1905, and have been living there since. The building is now a venue as well as a family home.

According to the family chart I have the current owner, Alice Roper is my fifth cousin once removed.  So close – right?