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Oh--and to clarify--Henry the elder, potential *father* of Sarah, Ann, Frances, and Henry the miner, was the one described as a mariner, in 1802.

Too many Henrys.  :)

I have just received a message from one of our members, Angela Crathorne, that she has found the marriage of Philip HEMBERY to Sarah LEWIS on the 17 Nov 1836 at St Mary Redcliffe in Bristol.  Thank you Angela!  It was not unusual for people from North Somerset to go to Bristol to get married.  

I am interested in your problem because I have STOCK, HARES and LEWIS from Shipham in my husband’s direct line.  I can see that you have done a considerable amount of research into these complicated families and I'm not sure that this will advance your research!

When, on the 21st June 1846, Henry HASE married Selina HARES in Shipham Parish Church the marriage was witnessed by Marianne LEWIS and Joseph HARES.  Selina was the daughter of William HARES and Sophia STOCK.  I do not have a marriage for William HARES & Sophia, but her maiden name of STOCK is given for their children born after 1837.

Could the witness, Marianne LEWIS, be the Mary Ann LEWIS, daughter of the Henry LEWIS and Phoebe STOCK who you mention were married in 1825?  By the time Mary Ann was christened – just 3 months after their marriage - Henry was described as a miner not a mariner.

I believe that Sophia STOCK and Phoebe STOCK were sisters, the daughters of Joseph STOCK and Lydia WOOKEY

I agree with your reasoning about the sisters of Henry LEWIS and you are correct in assuming that a Sarah LEWIS was the partner of Philip HEMBURY (or variant) – I haven’t found a marriage for them but from the 1841 census they have a daughter called Emily and the GRO Index gives her mother’s maiden name as LEWIS.

There are some mariners with the surname LEWIS in Easton in Gordano, which is now called Pill and was the home for many Channel Pilots but that might just be a red herring.  My only other suggestion for the parentage of Henry LEWIS and his sisters is that they were non-conformist.

First of all, looking at the 1851 census, I think that Grace's occupation was entered as "Pauper late servant" meaning that she was now in receipt of support but had perviously been a servant.  I love the imaginative way in which you had interepreted it!

I have taken a look at the Overseers' Accounts for Banwell but unfortunately they do not cover the period when you think that John might have emigrated.  By the 1850s the Poor Law was not totally in the hands of the parishes but was administered by the Axbridge Poor Law Union. and had been since 1834.

You are correct in that some parishes found it cheaper to support emigration than face the cost of  life-long support for some of their parishioners and Banwell was one parish which did do this.

If you have not already done so, take a look at the pages of Banwell History which does contain a link to Roy Rice who may well be able to help more information about the HOWELL family.

Pat

Many thanks for your help.

Paul

I can't help with your particular query but the nearest I can do is to give you a list of members of the Police who were in Weston in 1901.  Perhaps someone may be researching these families and have a similar photograph.  Have you contacted Brian Austin - he may know who was in Weston in September 1903 at the time of the storm?

1901 Police in Weston

Police Superintendent     Tom BROWN*

Police Sergeants              John DESIGNEY,  Thomas R FAIRCHILD  

 Owen KELLAWAY*, George PITMAN,

Police Constables          William BLACKMORE, Edward BOULTON,

Arthur CAVILL, John CHAPMAN*,

Alfred J CLARK, Walter DOBLE,

Joshia EMERY, George E LOUD*,

William PARFIT*, George STEVENS,

Edmund VALENTINE*,  Frank WRIGHT

Edward YOUNG,

Those marked with  * were still in Weston in 1911.