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When husband Peter discovered - via DNA testing - that he no longer had Devon & Cornwall ancestors he donated all the books he'd amassed on those 2 counties to the relevant FH Societies...however, he has rapidly filled the space with books on Sussex & Kent (his new ancestral counties)!!  The dining room was filled with DEV & CON books for months as we awaited volunteers to come and collect them.  Good luck and speed with your new boiler installation.

Pat, Thanks for replying. I should have mentioned I recently checked both Bristol and Somerset archives online for any records on the Chapel. Also I have checked with both archives - but many years ago -if they knew the location of the registers (nothing)- not done this recently.  Was hoping that maybe someone researching or transcribing may have come across them - as if by magic ?!  There's always hope !

There is a large collection of documents relating to the Bedminster and Long Ashton Poor Law Union at the Somerset Archives   https://somerset-cat.swheritage.org.uk/records/D/G/bd  There is also a collection under Farleigh Hospital but I cannot immediately see any reference to the chapel.  Contact the Somerset Archives who may be able to be of help.

These memorials are so interesting and some have some awful warnings of mortality!  Relict was used to denote a widow.  

Thank you Les, a reminder to renew membership was included in my notes for this newsletter and I completely forgot to include it!  Best Wishes, Pat

Thank you for your good wishes for 2024 which I am sure we all extend to you and your great team. 

The January Newsletter (which looks very interesting) was a prompt to me to renew my subscription as it is easily forgotten.  I am needing access to the transcriptions more than ever now as I have lost all my work on my family tree of 20 plus years, due to a failure of my hard drive.  I was gutted at first but now I am taking the opportunity to research in a much more disciplined way, slowly but surely.  Being a bit of a hoarder, I had not thrown away all my notes so they are giving me some information that I can check and correct.

My new year resolution is to back up my work on a regular basis.  I hope I can keep it.

Best wishes to all researchers and may your brick walls be surmountable.