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I understand that Old Church Road was subject to renumbering. I believe that Rob Campbell of the Clevedon Civic Society may be able to help you if you email him. Contact details for Rob Campbell

Hello, Findmypast have 1939 register. Gives George born31/Aug/1880. Lives 5East End terrace, Long Ashton, with Gladys, born 1/Apr/1904, and (I assume) her father Frederick Hooper, born3/Jan/1876. Two records are still closed until proof of death is provided. On Ancestry, a family tree for this family has the name O'Rourke-Ludlow, being researched by mrs Ludlow. Worth a try? Good luck, Sylvia

It doesn't look as if your BRAIN family lived in Weston for very long but they did have another child while living here apart form the ones metioned on the censuses.  Albert Edward BRAIN was born in about June 1872 but died just 3 months later and was buried in Weston Cemetery (Milton Rd Cemetery) in a grave in the unconsecrated part which makes me think that the family were non-conformist.  I can't immediately find any C of E christenings for their other children in our Weston transcriptions.  Neither could I find any baptism at the Victoria Methodist Chapel in Weston - their register is on Familysearch at Batch number C17024-1

I see from a newspaper account in the Western Daily Press of 13th Aug 1869 that when the Wotton under Edge Original Band of Hope and Temperance Society held their fete the Band and Choir were under the control of Albert BRAIN and whose son, William, aged 3 years 9 months, played the drums!  William was of course born in Weston.