Louisa Fell published by on Wed, 03/02/2016 - 10:58
My wife's grandfather Joseph Gaskell of Ashton u Lyne ran off with a Louisa Fell in 1921, believed to have been Ice Cream vendors with a business in Weston.
Has anyone details of them? Police were looking for them then.
I'm a descendant of Thomas Harrill (1766-1842), whose gravestone is next to St Nicholas Old Church. He came from Newton St Loe and was something of a Weston benefactor. He had a son, Thomas Harrill, who built a number of houses in Weston. That's all I have found out.
Hi, all, I am located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, so cannot come to Weston-super-Mare in person very easily. I am researching my grandmother, a Florence Jane Sperring believed to have been born in Burnham in 1890 and her brother, William Sperring, a sergeant in the South Wales Borderers Regiment in 1920. I believe he was born in Weston-super-Mare in 1888, but can't be sure. I have a birth index of a William Sperring born then and his birth certificate but I have not yet linked that person to the one William Sperring I found in the South Wales Borderers in 1920.
I also have a death certificate for a William Sperring, who died in 1956 in Bristol hospital but I can't verify that that man is either the same man who I have a birth certificate for, or that he was the man in the SWB regiment.
I am hoping that there are some historical records of obituaries available in this area that could help either prove or disprove that this death certificate belongs to my William Sperring of the SWB regiment. I am hoping that his obituary would name his next of kin etc.
I have attached the birth and death certificates here.
I have been reading "the Book of Burnham-on-Sea - A record of the Ebb and Flow of a Somerset Town" by Winston and Robert Thomas.
In this book it is mentioned that my 3x great grandfather, Richard Hodges, lived in London House in Berrow Road on the way to Burnham. I would love to know more about this residence.
Can someone please assist me with what the house looked like (eg: what was it made of; how many storeys did it have; etc)?
Is the house still in existence?
It would be very much appreciated if I could obtain a photograph. Does anyone know where one is available from?
Thank you very much for the information you put together. It all fits with what I have collected here and will be a great help with my research. If I can assist by digging out any material of interest to you here don't hesitate to send an email.
I am researching my grandfather’s family. He was (Captain) William John Davies born Mumbles/Swansea Wales in 1874. He died here at Thirroul, NSW, Australia in 1936 age 62.
My family was in touch with his youngest sibling, Mrs Elizabeth Susan Price (formerly Davies) up until her last letter in 1950. Her address then was 8 Langport Rd., Weston-Super-Mare. Elizabeth (Bessie) was born Mumbles/Swansea about 1880 and according to my research she died in the June Quarter of 1965 age 85 registered in the district of Weston. Bessie had three children, William, Laura and Leslie and I would like to get in touch with any of their descendants with a view to learning more about the Davies family, particularly the father of the above mentioned, James Davies born place/time unknown, married 2nd December 1866 Swansea Mary Ann Thomas, and apparently he died before 1903 – exactly when, where and why unknown – copy of marriage certificate is attached
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