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Evacuated to Weston in WW2
published by daveerasmus - 9 years 4 months 12 days ago.

Thanks. I have contacted him.


Evacuated to Weston in WW2
published by Pat Hase - 9 years 4 months 14 days ago.

Apologies - This is David Tyler's email address.  He will be pleased to hear from you.


March 2016 Update
published by Pat Hase - 9 years 4 months 14 days ago.

Have just watched the Weston-super-Mare edition of "Flog It" and was interested to see at the end that thanks were given to Colin Middle, one of our members, who obviously gave them access to some of his collection of postcards of Weston which have featured in many issues of Buckets & Spades.  


'Kewstoke Convalescent Home files held in Village Hall''?
published by - 9 years 4 months 17 days ago.
As an amateur archivist I am so surprised (possibly alarmed) at learning that 'an historic archive' re Kewstoke Convalescent Home is kept in a Village Hall. Given all known archive circumstances concerning degradation of such an archive through innocent insensitive ‘acidic’ handling, possible inadequacy of preservation because of humidity, mouse, moth and worm contamination and much more that might see the archive of Kewstone Convalescent Home mould and, literally, see the archive 'fall to dust'. The story of Convalescent Homes is chock full of fascinating history - none more so than that many Convalescent Homes were purpose built or had purposeful veranda and French Window additions added to existing built house and mansion structures that engaged breathless patients with healing and the breathing of uncontaminated fresh air far away from smoke-ridden industrial and domestic conurbations, decades before our prized NHS came into being, to facilitate the healing and convalescence of those suffering age-old diseases of Consumption or Pneumonia. Please - let’s not be consumptive again with our treasured archives, perhaps, hold-up in dusty attics or, dare one say, a well-meaning village hall? But, what’s to do with said Convalescent Home archives that will see them preserved in a professional environment where those involved and intimately interested or relevant to content of said archive might see the archive ‘breath’ again in hands-on shared get-to-gethers to see their archive thrive?

Richard PUDDY, Mark
published by Pat Hase - 9 years 4 months 20 days ago.

You are not alone in wanting to solve this puzzle!  Richard PUDDY’s 4 x great grandson married my father’s sister and another Richard PUDDY, birth date also unknown  but first child born in 1725 in Mark, is my husband’s 4 x great grandfather.

There are several trees on Ancestry which seem to have an answer to your problem but as they do not give their sources and much of the information seems speculative I would be reluctant to take them at face value.   It is suggested that Richard was born in South Brent (Brent Knoll) in about 1670, the son of a John & Alice but as yet I have been unable to verify this.

Using our own transcriptions for Mark, there is even a query over Richard’s children. 

  • John PUDDE was christened 1702/3 but as only his father’s name was given there is some doubt about him although the date of birth would seem to match the marriage of Richard PUDDY to Ann THOMAS in 1701.
  • Thomas PODDE christened in 1709/10 s/o Richard & Ann
  • Sarah PUDDE christened in 1712 with only father’s name given
  • William PUDDY christened in 1714 s/o Richard & Ann
  • Richard christened in 1717/18 s/o Richard & Ann but surname illegible.

Researching PUDDY and its variants can be a challenge – there are a couple of other members who are also looking at the family so perhaps they might be able to help.


2 St Paul's Road
published by - 9 years 4 months 21 days ago.
Thankyou so much for you reply x

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