Comments

Hi Bill,

I think you have included another family in your 21 siblings for Francis.  I have found 17 children altogether with 4 dying very young.  I have not gone into the baptism and burial transcriptios as someone has suggested so I may have missed one.

The whole family is very well documented on Ancestry with photos of gravestones and I am sure also in the Hutton and Lympsham PRs on this site.

Unfortunately, the 1911 census doesn't give the exact number of live births to Amelia which is a shame as there are several marriages that are a Slade - Porter combination.  If you can follow the instructions on the post above, you will find all you need but if you have trouble doing that, I am happy to list out the information I have found. (very easily)

Edward Slade married Amelia Porter 18th June 1862 at St Philip and St Jacob, Bristol  ref 2nd qtr 1862 Bristol vol 6a page 100

Elizabeth

If you are a full member of our society you would have access to all the parish transcriptions and I would recommend you look not only at Lympsham but also at Hutton and possibly other neighbouring parishes.  Look for baptisms and burials.  How do you know that there were 22 children born to Edward and Amelia?  You could also use the GRO Index to locate their births using the Amelia's maiden name of PORTER to eliminate other SLADE births in the Axbridge Registration district after 1862. 

Good Luck with researching the SLADE family!  

Although I have Elijah PUDDY attached to my husband's tree I've never found where Mary SHARM came from.   A Richard SHARM was married in 1804 in Woolavington - not that far away, but I can't see where he came from either!  

Have you found out how Elijah PUDDY, baker of Somerton, was involved in smuggling in 1820?  The Somerset Archives has a document which states that he was released from Ilchester Gaol provided that he signed a bond for £50.00 to the effect that he would not get involved in smuggling again.

The current house number of Arno Villa is 32 Southside.