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I think the Butcher was probably Hubert Henry PUDDY - He lived at 31 Bournville Road.

Thanks for the information about Silvester George BAKER Junior - I didn't know about his Freedom of the City of London. 

Pat & Graham

Many thanks for your help

Bill here is a copy of George's WW1 Medal records from Ancestry.

There is a George JENNINGS living in Weston in 1939 with a wife called Lottie.  A George Jennings married a Lottie BENNETT in the Axbridge District in 1915.  I would check the parish records on fiche in Weston Library to see if their marriages include 1915 at Emmanuel (our transcriptions end in 1912)   George JENNINGS was buried in Weston Cemetery in August 1961 described as a mason aged 68.  Lottie appears to have died in 1975.  They lived in Southmead Road.

When I was growing up in Weston (in the 50's and early 60's) "Mr Puddy" was our Butcher. I don't remember anything else about him! Anyway...

...Sylvester George BAKER was born 3 April 1861 and baptised in Banwell on 28 April 1861. His parents were Mark and Anna Maria (HANCOCK?) There is a marriage of a Harriet PUDDY registered in Axbridge RD in Q4 1884 (Vol 5C Page 1029). One of the male names with the same registration details is George BAKER. There are a few public trees on Ancestry but none of them has any more details of the marriage I'm afraid.

One of their sons was Silvester George BAKER (born 25 June 1887). He was given Freedom of the City of London in February 1923. He was an Auctioneer and Valuer.

All sourced through Ancestry.

Dave Erasmus

Thank you, Peter Cardiff for this suggestion.  Bearing what you have said,  perhaps we need to help our members to get the younger members of their own families involved first.  A Grandparents' Guide to passing on an interest in Family History?  Any more suggestions?