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CommentsWEAKLEY Kewstoke
published by Pat Hase - 6 years 3 months 29 days ago. | | If you look under Members' Surname Interests you will see that we do have a member in Canada who is researching the WEAKLEY family. She might be able to help you.
In the meantime, your grandmother's name was Florence Irene COLE - registered as Flory Irene COLE and she married your grandfather in 1942. Leonard's first marriage was to a Florence M PROCTOR who he married in Cardiff in 1925. He was a widower in 1939 as Florence M had died shortly after the birth of their second child in 1928.
So the elusive member of your family might be connected with WEAKLEY, PROCTOR or COLE.
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Philip Shepstone of Sandford 1811-1878
published by - 6 years 3 months 29 days ago. | | Hi,
I have quite a lot of data about Philip and his descendants, including his will and outlines of a few court cases. He may have been a son of John Shepstone and Sophia (nee Stowell), who emigrated to New England before 1841, However, I have found no proof of this. All the data is on my Ancestry.co.uk tree. I'd be interested in anything new.
Regards
John Thompson
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Hi thanks for your reply.
published by - 6 years 3 months 29 days ago. | | | Hi thanks for your reply.
Here’s what I know - my dad used to refer to the lady who emigrated as Aunty bunty or bundy, not sure which due to his Somerset accent! Now I’m not sure if that was a real name, shortened name or even a nickname. I am also unsure if it was an Aunty on his dad or mums side.
My grandad was Leonard Edward Weakley. My nan was Irene Cole or coles. My grandad was born in kewstoke, lived in Ritz cottage which is where the commodore now stands. He had a brother callled Jack. Leonard was married before he married my nan.
I know no other details about my nan though.
I know there were two Weakley families in kewstoke and there’s a lot or information on the other Weakley family but not mine.
I have tried for years on and off to research this. I was just hoping someone on here might have already come across this as I know our surname is one of the eldest in the parish history and you guys seem amazing at digging things up!
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WEAKLEY Family - Kewstoke
published by Pat Hase - 6 years 3 months 29 days ago. | | This is a difficult one! You say you do not know who did the original research or the name of the person who emigrated to New Zealand. You might be able to find that by doing some research yourself.
Your Heading suggests that the name WEAKLEY came from Kewstoke. The name WEAKLEY does appear in our transcriptions of the parish records of Kewstoke. Did your grandparents come from Kewstoke? When were they born? Do you know the names of their siblings?
Sorry there's so many questions but we would like to help you if we can. However, we do need a little more information.
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Marriage
published by - 6 years 4 months 0 day ago. | | | Marriages Sep 1928
HOOPER Gladys M BRYANT Long Ashton 5c 1365
The district Long Ashton is in the county of Somerset;
Marriages Sep 1910 (>99%)
Bryant George Long Ashton 5c 1251
Marriages Sep 1910 (>99%)
Mincher Hilda M Long Ashton 5c 1251
A possibility but can find no children for this marriage.
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The Great storm
published by - 6 years 4 months 0 day ago. | | | Glad to see the society is holding a meeting on the Great Storm of 1903. My grandfather Edgar Bryant was drowned in the storm with his body washed up at Tenby. Now in Milton Cemetery. | |
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