Notable family members
Job Stoodley Saint (b.18 Sep 1832, d.21 Feb 1929)
He was a farm labourer who worked at Doles Ash Farm in Piddletrenthide, Dorset, England.
There are many interesting stories about him, but his main claim to fame is that he could pick up a hundredweight sack of potatoes with his teeth and swing it around.
Sir Sydney John Saint (b.16 Sep 1897 d.Aug 1987)
His research helped improve the crop yield of the sugar cane industry in Barbados from 75,000 tons in 1927 to 170,000 tons in 1963.
He was appointed O.B.E in 1942, C.M.G in 1946, and knighted in 1950.
In 1963 the Municipality of Bridgetown, Barbados bestowed on him the honour of freeman of the city.
"Sir John Saint, who died age 89, had a profound and beneficial effect on the agriculture of Barbados where he lived and worked for nearly 40 years" [Daily Telegraph, 16 Jul 1987]
Resouces
Frederick Charles Saint of Weymouth, England (b.1 Aug 1890 d.13 Jul 1934) - He used to bicycle around Dorset searching church records to create the initial Saint family tree. In 1909 he acquired several lists of Saints from the parish clerks in the area.
Mrs Doreen Tout of Bristol, England - Her extensive research and notes helped build many branches of the Dorset Saints family tree.
Martin Berzins of Crewkerne, Somerset, England - He provided local knowledge and a family tree that added many branches to the Dorset Saint tree.
Alan Coombs of Taunton, Somerset, England - He built a large Misterton Saint family tree which provided many additional branches.
Mrs Heather Belcher of England - She published the "SAINT Newsletter" (ISSN 1368-020x) from 1997 to 2005