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According to FreeReg William PARKER (of Bleadon) married Mary TRIPP (of Shipham) in Shipham on 28 December 1808.

Joseph PARKER  was baptised in Bleadon on 27 September 1817.

Dave Erasmus

Evening Pat Hase,

Many thanks for the information - it looks an interesting route to take and one that I will certainly follow up.

Again, many thanks for your help and advice.

Regards,

Paul Cole

Looking at the 1851 census it looks as if Thomas SPROD was born in Nempnett Thrubwell.  There are SPROD baptisms at Nempnett Thrumbwell included in our transcriptions. The date given for the baptism of Thomas SPROD doen't quite tally with the age given on the census but is worth investigating.

Mary Ann SPROD (1841) married Edward WILLETT at Banwell.  I have her parents as Thomas SPROD and Sarah TANNER who were married on 9.5.1829 at Congresbury. Sarah Jane SPROD and Mary Ann SPROD would appear to be sisters.

Where and when Thomas SPROD was baptised, and the name of his parrents are not known.

David

Using the new GRO index you can find the maiden name of Ann when the birth of Sarah Ann was registered. (Yatton was in the Registration district of Bedminster). Ann's maiden name appears to be CRUSE but they were married before civil registration started.  

FreeREG gives a marriage of a George THOMAS to an Ann CRUSE at St Swithin's Church, Walcot, Bath on the 26th Oct 1834.  You can see the image of this Somerset marriage on Ancestry but no further details are given of this couple.

On the 1841 census George THOMAS says he was born in Somerset but Ann is not born in Somerset.  However, they are living with another Ann Thomas, aged 75, who might be George's mother (or elder sister?) who was also born in Somerset.  This would infer that it was later that the family moved to South Wales.

Hope this helps a little.