Research Forum

St George Chapel/Church built 1860 at the

Bedminster Union Workhouse/ Long Ashton Union Workhouse/ Cambridge House/ Farleigh Hospital (all the same place !) - when this was sold to developers  - the Chapel/Church was converted to offices. On the borders of Long Ashton/Flax Bourton.

My question - does anyone know where the  Church/chapel REGISTERS were deposited when the building was decommissioned ?

Grateful of any help !

Uphill

Having read the recently published Abbots Leigh memorials I was surprised to see some of the inscriptions. They were certainly not what I would want on memorials for my family! My question relates to the word "relict" which appears on some of the older graves. Can anyone explain what it means?

Jude

Richard CHINN died at 189 Moorland Road and was described as the husband of Ellen CHINN.  Helen Clara CHINN died at the same time and was described as the daughter of Ellen CHINN.  I have not found a marriage of Richard CHINN to an Ellen.  However in 1885 Richard CHINN married a Mary SCRIBBINS and variants of SCRIBBINS are given as the mothers maiden name of three girls born with the surname CHINN between 1886 and 1901. 

In 1901 and 1911 the three girls are listed with Ellen as their mother, but in 1911 Amelia Lucy Ann SEBBRING (SCRIBBINS?) is living there described as mother-in-law.  However, in 1921 there is a Helen Clara CHINN living with a Richard ( with a different age) and Mary CHINN in Bristol but described as his cousin, but also there is Louisa SCRIBBINS as sister-in-law to Richard.  Were Ellen and Mary the same person or were there two Richard CHINNs?  Please help me untangle this family!

Ellen CHINN died in 1928

John SHAW, an humble joiner born in Cantsfield, Lancashire in 1835 married Mary Eleanor JOPLIN in 1869 in West Derby, Lancashire. He does not appear in 1871 census and by 1881 he is back in Liverpool area with Mary E and a child Charles Joseph aged 11 years born Hungary. Also resident with him is his brother in law Joseph JOPLIN, who is in the wine and spirit trade. Joseph is in 1861 census but, also like John, not in 1871. So did they all go to Hungary for Joseph to buy wine? Travel must have been difficult as France & Germany were at war. Presumably they would have travelled by train, but how would John with pregnant wife afford to travel that far.

Any thoughts please.

Brian

I have been doing this research thingy for a while now – and suddenly over the last couple of months things got rather easier for 2 reasons.

(I have added the reasons as the first two comments as I am unable to add more than one picture on the first post).

Cheers, Rob

 My great grandfather was William Tripp Marshall born in 1854 apin Barton St David Somerset. I wondered if there is anyone else looking at this family. I would love to know his occupation etc.