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I wondered if Elizabeth might be WEEKS (I know that is a bit of stretch)? It was a relatively common surname in North Somerset for that period. In the year following the baptism of Charles, and on the same page, an Elizabeth Weeks is baptised at Wraxall on 29 June 1794, the daughter of John and Mary Weeks.

Perhaps the old reverend might have been a bit deaf!

Best regards,
Richard

Hi Pat,

There was a Baptist chapel at Rowberrow from 1814. William Selway was the minister and Eli Stock was deacon/trustee - Reports from Commissioners. There was also a Baptist Sunday school at the School House, School Lane, Rowberrow - see Parliamentary papers, Volume 69, p. 388-I, Shipham and Rowberrow Female Club and this report in p. 8, Col. 4, Bristol Mercury, 3 September 1842. There was also a Methodist chapel next to the School House - I am guessing this might have been Baptist at some earlier stage. So, I think the chapel was at School Lane but now demolished (the school room might survive as a private house but I am not sure). I might take a walk around there at the weekend to see (it has a great pub!)

Best regards,
Richard

...was your GGM Scottish, Pat?  The design on the christening robe looks like thistles...

Thank you Pat,

A very interesting talk.

I can remember delivering groceries to the JACKSON-BARSTOW family at The Lodge back in the 1950s.

I've found her!  The family is entered under the name HELEY and they were at 3 Mount Beacon Row.  It's not an incorrect transcription as the original entry does have HELEY as the surname. I used the census address search on Findmypast. Just shows how many variants a surname can have.

This photo with several others is included in the Log Book.  All photos are named so if you have an interest in any of the names listed in the Log Book I can see if there is a photo for you.  This camp was at Whitson 1941 at Mendip Lodge.