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Thank you for that Pat,.. I think!

1715 is slap bang in the middle between the Charles'.  If this is the marriage of Anna Maria BUTCHER's parents, where were Charles & Mary during the 15 years between 1715 and the birth of the youngest child I've found so far, son Charles bap 1730 in East Harptree? I suppose Compton Dando and Wells would be worth a look. The 1683 birth would (if is the Charles of 1715 marriage) put him at approx 32 on marriage, which is ok, but, if the baptisms 1730-1735 (Charles, Anna Maria, Susannah) are same parents he would still be fathering children in his 62-67 years of age.  Lucky man!  I would assume for that to be true his wife Mary would have had to be a virtual child bride.

I need to find births for more Charles BUTCHERs.  I've been through Dundry, Winford, Chew Stoke, Chew Magna, Ubley. Butcombe and Bristol parishes looking for the elusive devils (places with other family connections by marriage or mentioned by connections in Wills).

Thank you again Pat, at least I have a few other places and names to search now.

It wasn't only the houses in Alfred Street where the numbers changed - this happened in many roads in Weston-super-Mare in 1908.   We believe that 61 Alfred Street became 21 Alfred Street.  

I think you may be in luck here.  Findmypast has a collection of Somerset Marriages pre-1754 and amongst it is this one:

8th Sept 1715 Charles BUTCHER of East Harptree married Mary BALL of Compton Dando at St Cuthbert's Church, Wells by Licence.

I'll let someone else work out whether this is the same Charles who was baptised in 1683 or not!