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Too right Pat - Shadow it was of course and thanks for the link!

It was probably a typo error but I don't think you intended to write "Shallow" Factory - They were called Shadow Factories  and there is an interesting article about the Banwell factory on this site concerning the History of Banwell. It also includes a mention about the Oldmixon factory

Thanks, Marion.

Looking at the 1841 census, there appear to be about 25 separate families listed under "Manor Honk/House".  There does appear to be an old manor house in Berrow, but it doesn't seem likely that all these families would have been living in the Manor House itself.  Perhaps it was just the closest landmark to a row of unnamed cottages?

Jacky

Absolutely correctly Pat, but, if I may add - it applies to the actual moment the person was actual living in the parish, and does not necessarily mean they were still there the day after the event, or indeed the day before. Many events were performed stating the address or place at the time of the event when in fact the person actually lived elsewhere, for instance a male living at shall we say Moorlinch marrying a girl who lived at Burnham, and the ceremony taking place at Burnham, in those days often meant an overnight stay at the bride's home town, which was then stated somewhat ambiguously in the register as such. Excellent pratice work for budding Sherlocks though!

Roy LC

If you are simply looking at marriage records then I understand that "of this parish" could mean that the person only needed to be living in the parish during the time it took to read the banns - i.e. 3 weeks.

Baptism Transcriptions St Mary’s, Yatton Somerset

Entry No: 1318

Date of Bpt: 18 Feb 1852

John     Base Son of

Mother: Mary TAYLOR

Abode: Claverham

Status: Single Woman

(On Census records he is recorded as Tom)

Entry No: 1738

Date of Bpt: 25 May 1862

Mary Ann          Daug of  (18 yrs old)

Mother: Mary TAYLOR

Abode: Yatton

Status: Single Woman

(Date of Birth abt 1844)

Entry No: 1831

Date of Bpt: 2 Oct 1864

Henry    Son of (Born 25 Jul 1858)

Mother: Mary TAYLOR

Abode: Yatton

Status: Single Woman

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915

Name: Mary Ann Taylor

Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1845

Registration District: Bedminster

County: Somerset

Volume: 11     Page: 92