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...I, too, have an ancestor ( my 4GGM) whose death, in 1844 in Yorkshire, went to the coroner who pronounced that she had died from 'a visitation from God' - but she was 82!  Fortunately I was able to find the coroner's report and see all the witness statements - an interesting and informative document.

As you've found, Pat, where coroners' reports are not available they can usually be found written up in local newspapers.

Peter, I have received an email today saying test 290823, and to let you know if I have received it. Originating address appears genuine, did this originate from you? 

Wow, that's great.  It must be him, especially as the other Henry was buried at Emmanuel and everything else fits including father's occupation.  As always, thank you very much. Just shows how a second brain on the job is such a help!  I'm really pleased with this!

Seemed strange that could find all of the other baptisms : Henry - Cheddar (1846), Emily Jane - Yatton (1848), Alfred - Axbridge (1854), John - Axbridge (1856) plus all of the children of Sarah Nicholls but not that of Henry.

But...Registered in Emanuel Church Nov 1852

Cannot find any "Easts" in Weston in 1851 - so this could well be him!

Struggling with the Civil record - though there is a Henry HARRIS 1852 Q4 - mother HARDEN that might come up trumps.

All the best

Rob

*A highly speculative guess!* I was wondering if Christiana "Christy" Gertrude BROWN (7 February 1898 - 16 April 1983) might be an adoption (from Maud) by Frederick William BROWN and Elizabeth Sophia, née LOXTON? She appears in the 1901 census as a visitor to the COLES household, and in the 1911 census, as a granddaughter of Christiana Martha COLES, formerly LOXTON, née CHARD (see The Flower Family of Chewton Mendip and Emborough by Mike Matthews). She marries a George Herbert GARRETT (an outfitter from Frome) in 1925 and emigrates to New Zealand in December 1955.

Assuming it is the same William, then the 21 July 1882 edition of the London Gazette states the following in a Liquidation by Arrangement notice:

"William Tripp Marshall of Waterloo street, Weston-super-Mare, in the county of Somerset, Plumber, Gasfitter, Ironmonger, Builder, House Decorator, and General Contractor"

(London Gazette, 21 July 1882, Page 3443, at the bottom of column 1)