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I note on the 1891 Census an Eliza White (Widow) was residing in Netherpool (Wirral), Cheshire, at the Manchester Ship Canal Works, with three sons Edward, Arthur and George (b. St John's Wood, London); all Carpenters. 

Thus this find:

England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915
Name: Charles White
Birth Year: abt 1834
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1890
Age at Death: 56
Registration district: Wirral
County: Cheshire
Volume: 8a    Page: 325
 

England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966
Name: Charles White
Probate Date: 2 Dec 1890
Death Date: 6 Oct 1890
Death Place: Cheshire, England
Registry: Cheshire, England

WHITE Charles
Personal Estate:  £132  16s.
2 December  Administration of the Personal Estate of Charles White late of the Old Offices Ellesmere Port in the County of Chester Carpenter who died 6 October 1890 at the Ship Canal Hospital Ellesmere Port was granted at Chester to Eliza White of the Old Offices Widow the Relict

THE CHESHIRE OBSERVER, 
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11 1890
Pg 8
ELLESMERE PORT
FOUR FATALITIES IN A WEEK - On Monday afternoon a serious accident happened in Ellesmere Port Bay. It appears that the traffic carried on between the Ince and Eastham sections had been suspended during tide time, and to renew it a swing bridge connects the railway across the gantry, with the metals on the Eastham section. A huge crane is used to support the bridge over the opening. About one-third of the space had been traversed when a loud crash was heard. The bridge fell into the water, and the jib of the crane smashed and fell on a foreman carpenter named Charles White. The sub-agent (Mr Bushell) was on the spot at the time, and had the injured man removed to the hospital, where he died shortly after admittance. On Wednesday, at the Grosvenor Hotel, an inquest was held before Mr H Churton, county coroner, and a verdict of  "Accidental death" returned. It transpired at the inquest that the bolt, which was calculated to lift 15 tons, broke at a strain of 7 tons, and no flaw was visible in the metal.-Another sad fatality, the fourth within a week at the port, occurred on Thursday ..........

I'm afraid I don't know the answer to your question but thank you for introducing me to W M JONES and his alter ego "Jarge Balsh".  I was fascinated to read about him on this blog and others who are interested in the area around Coleford may be equally enthralled. 

I will contact Keith directly with a reply but if anyone does have the answer to his question can you post it here as well for us all to share.  I'd love to know whether he was taking photographs in Weston-super-Mare.

A couple of years ago I looked at some of the Hutton families including the WHITE family.  It certainly looks as if Reuben was the younger brother of Samuel and one of at least 6 children who were born to a James and Anstance WHITE between 1789 and 1804.  James & Anstance (this name is subject to many variations) were still alive in 1851 and appear on the 1851 census both giving birthplace of Hutton but although I can find a James WHITE I can't locate a christening for any girl with a first name similar to Anstance born in Hutton. 

But I have found a marriage in Locking on the 24th Aug 1786 of a James WHITE and an Anty PIM which looks promising.

A Reuben PIM married an Anstance KITCHING 18 June 1765 in Locking and these could be her parents - especially with the name Reuben as her father.  Unfortunately, the transcriptions we have of the baptisms in Locking do not start until 1777 and according to her age given when she died Anstance PIM must have been born about 1767..

I would be interested to hear whether this matches your research.

I remember the Cardif Arms in the late 1960's when I was a 19 year old motor bike fanatic. The Cardiff Arms was an occasional pub we visited. I especially remember Tommy Banwell and a female Banwell  who ran the pub. I think the female was the landlady and Tommy a blood relation but to be honest I am not 100% sure and it is possible it was husband and wife. They both seemed quite old to me in those days but I suppose around the 60 year old would be about the age of them

Tommy was quite a dresser in a jacket and usually a bow tie and the rumour was that he was gay. In those days shocking but now nothing untowards. Tommy was friendly to all and was well liked amongst the drinkers. The pub was popular locally and it was usually quite full although it was a fairly small pub. From the Cardiff Arms we would then stroll up the road to the New Inn or vice versa. AHHH what great days they were.

Have you tried Weston Museum? 

Does anyone researching the Stallard family have any photos of the Bristol hotel locking road, In 1911 a William STALLARD was the Licenced Victualler

thanking you

conrad.