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Thank you so much for that information.  Although I had looked under Gregory, I found nothing that was conclusive at the time as I did not know he married an Ellen. There are so many William Gregorys  and it was a matter of which one..  I did not expect to find him in Totterdown and had kept my original research in the Yatton, N. Somerset area.   I attended Sunday School very close to Wlliam Street but don't remember Pylle Hill although I knew the area well as a youngster.  Looking at Google, I see Pylle Hill Cres. is at the bottom of William Street.  It was a long time ago.  Thanks again, that has opened up a bit more on this family for me.

You can specify in your Will (or inform your friends...) that you'd like your FH research to go to either the Society of Genealogists in London, SW Heritage Trust in Taunton (or your local Record Office) or your local library...if there is no family member willing to take it on.

The thought of what to do with the material I have on Compton Bishop came to mind during 'lockdown'. it was suggested to me that these important papers should go to the Parish Council for safe keeping. I have not yet asked what they think of that! 

William seems to be using the surname "Gregory" in 1881. There is a auction notice on page 1 of the the Bristol Mercury for Saturday 16 April 1881 advertising the sale of his shop and off licence (where he is tenant) at 15 William Street, Pylle Hill, Totterdown:

There is a following report on page 8 of the Bristol Mercury for Thursday 6 October 1881 where the beer licence is finally transferred (on the 5 October 1881) from William Vowles Lovell Gregory to John Cheriton:

There is a William Gregory, dairyman, born about 1843 at Yatton, living at 18 Chandos Road, Redland, in the 1881 Census. An Ellen Gregory is listed as his wife. At the time, "The Gloucestershire Dairy" was situated at 14 Chandos Road.

Building work commenced at the end of 1881 (see "Plan of Holland Street drainage, Ashcombe. 1881" at the Somerset Heritage Centre). The earliest mention of a resident in the newspapers (that I can find) is a Mrs Trebble at 1 Holland Street in 1882. The houses were architected by Hans Fowler Price (opens a PDF of "An introduction to his work in Weston-super-Mare" by the Weston Civic Society).

Thanks Richard some more leads to follow! Great pic of the Bakery!

I don't think this Mrs Durbin was my Grandmother she and husband Michael were living in Brislington according to the census in 1901 and in Kings Hill Nailsea according to the census in 1911. There were a couple of different Durbin families living in Nailsea at the time.

Thanks for helping Cheers Sandra