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Dear Pat,

When I posted my comment I had carelessly not looked in the Weston worthies section; there I would have found the wonderful information that I believe you wrote about Hannah Beacham and her family.

When I first set eyes on the portrait of Hannah (a few years ago, in fact, and before I knew as much as I do now about my family) I was struck by seeing some resemblance with my father and his sister. (It was almost like seeing my father dressed up as an older woman for a pantomime!) He would have been a 4x gt grandson. Although for most of our lives we have not known my grandmothers parentage, we have recently established both ancestral lines through DNA links. Amazing finds! Also I know that Hannah Beacham is definitely a blood ancestor, because a DNA matched distant cousin and I share Hannah as our common ancestor (5x gt grandmother to both of us). I am descended from Hannah’s eldest son William Gould (1757-1822). I was so delighted with the information and stories surrounding Hannah that you wrote in Weston Worthies. I still think she must have been a fascinating character from what you say.( is there anyway that I can copy and save her page from the website to show my family and keep it with my family tree archive.? )

Very best wishes  Angela Willes

You've got a puzzle there!!  You've probably thought of this but could Joanna have been widow when she met John HOCKEY and married him under a name other than TAYLOR?  

Thanks again, Richard.  I have heard from the school that they also had eliminated William Emery TAYLOR as being a relation of the boys who they had as pupils.  

You are correct - the William E TAYLOR in Glen Park in Bristol in 1891 is the one I am interested in.  Coincidentally, in later years members of my own family lived in Glen Park and as I know that their children were christened in the Eastville Church of St Thomas I looked to see if I could find any baptism for TAYLOR children there but no luck.

Looking at the death of a W E TAYLOR in 1897 I found an account which noted that the funeral left from 135 Stapleton Road.  In 1901, at 137, Stapleton Road was a Joseph ARMSTRONG who was a Professor of Music with a son (another Joseph ARMSTRONG) who was a Bandsman so I wondered if there might be a family connection - but as yet have drawn a blank.

I'm sending the baton this weekend but will keep looking for the elusive W E TAYLOR.  Thanks for your interest and help.