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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

I also cannot find a marriage but I am wondering if Joanna might be the Joanna Taylor baptised at Castle Cary on 5 May 1816 to Thomas and Elizabeth Taylor? It looks like Thomas was a volunteer in the 82nd Foot Soldiers from 11 November 1799. The regiment was involved in the Battle of the Nive and the Battle of Orthez in 1814, during the Peninsular War, that was fought on the Iberian Peninsula.

You have probably considered this so my apologies if I am repeating what's already in your tree.

Best regards,
Richard

There were two other bakers at Nailsea listed in Kelly's Directory in 1905:

• Arthur Samuel James Humphries (1876-1966) who had a shop at 98 Silver Street

• William John Thatcher (1857-1929) at Kingshill (possibly in North Street)

There is also a newspaper advertisement on page 2 of the Western Daily Press for 2 January 1905 connecting a Mrs Durbin (elderly widow) to Steam Mills:

"WORKING HOUSEKEEPER, by active, elderly Widow; gentleman or small business - Mrs Durbin, Steam Mills, Nailsea, Somerset."

I was wondering if this might be Francis's grandmother?

Richard

Thanks Pat hadn't thought to look there, so many sources! its given me something else to research A & H Brain, Bakers! Yes there are other references but not in the online pennants that are available!

Many Thanks

Sandra

Have you tried the Nailsea and District History Group? There is an article about a Bakery in one of their Pennants. 

The Country Baker (ndlhs.org.uk)  There may be other references in their publications.