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We discovered today that North Somerset Libraries no longer subscribe to the British Newspaper Archives.  This is a great disappointment as it has been a valued asset and held local papers such as the Western Daily Press and the early issues of the Weston Gazette.  It is still available on its own website and through Findmypast but should be deleted from our list of free sites accessible through the Library service.  Do check to see if it still available where you live and if it is use it!

We had some spare time while at Portishead library this afternoon, so while waiting for people to come in we took another look at your query.  You said that Ann was the daughter of John RADFORD who was deceased when she married in 1848. We were thinking that he might be the John of the John & Jane RADFORD who had children in Wedmore.  I couldn't find a burial for him and later found John RADFORD alive and well in 1851 and 1861 living with his married daughter Betsy ROSSITER in Meare.  The death of a John RODFORD [sic] aged 82 was registered in the Axbridge District in 1863.

As you know there was an Ann RADFORD christened in Wedmore in Sept 1821 the d/o a Robert & Jane RADFORD.  Robert RADFORD died in 1824 - Could it be that she got her father's name wrong when she was married and that she was the daughter of Robert not John?

The list have does not show a Lady Mayor in any of those years.  However, every male Mayor would have had a Lady Mayoress so perhaps that is what you mean?  I don't have the name of their Mayoresses and of course they may not have the same name as the Mayor.

1940-1942    Councillor Edward Morris TREVOR

1942-1943    Councillor Richard HOSKEN

1943-1944    Alderman Percy Eardley CULLING

1944-1945    Councillor George WOOD

1945-1946   Alderman William Bernard CRAIG

1946-1947   Alderman George Edward BOSLEY

1947-1948   Councillor Arthur James HEYBYRNE

Does this help at all?