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I would love this information please 

Hi Nicola.  By my reckoning we are 4th cousins 2x removed.

I have been looking into the family of Ada Beatrice DEMACK, Oliver's brother.  I've found her marriage, to Ernest Alfred HARRIS in W-s-M in 1901 and the subsequent birth of 2 children, Doris, born in 1905 and Harriett born in 1908.  According to the 1911 census, they were living at 83 Clevedon Road in W-s-M with a 64 year old woman named Emily YATES, described as being of "Private Means".  It also shows that Ernest and Ada had a third child who had died.

I haven't been able to find out anything about Ernest or the 2 girls after 1911 (apart from the fact that Ernest served in WW1), or about the third child who died sometime prior to 1911 and I wonder if you have any information to help fill the gaps in my family tree.  The children are my 4th cousins.

I would also like to know if Audrey married.

If any of this relates to living people and you would prefer not to make it public, please feel free to email me via the society.

Dear Nicola

I've just picked up your message, thank you so much for responding. I'm very tired right now, but I will get back to you as soon as I can.  Regards,  Jill 

Thanks for your comment Nic

Harriet (Clark) Marshall is my link with the Demack surname, so like you, that makes me some sort of distant cousin.  I was aware of their marriage, but not the name of the church.  I have done some research on Oliver Demack’s parents but not his siblings (Joseph & Henry), perhaps I should at some point, as I’m particularly interested in Oliver (& Oliver jnr’s) career progression into the Wines & Spirits trade, as they may have followed their brother into this trade at some point.  My direct ancestors are the ‘Clark’s’ from Shipham (post 1830s), and they migrated to Bristol., where several of them became publicans.  Despite the distance they did keep in touch.

 My interest in my WSM ancestors stems from the fact that around 1902., my paternal grandfather (and his siblings), became orphans  and were ‘farmed out’ for a number of years, until about 1908., most probably to an extended family member. So apart from a longstanding interest in my family history, I am particularly keen to establish which of those extended family ancestors may of been in a position to care for them during these ‘missing years’.

Reference Harriet: yes her maiden name was Clark.(b: Shipham). She married a Henry Marshall in 1852.,  a co-worker at an Inn in Axbridge.  I’ve found two children from that  1^st marriage:  a William Tripp Marshall., b Barton St David, & Mary Ann Marshall., b WSM.  Harriet’s 1^st husband, Henry Marshall died 24^th October, 1868.  He was described as an ‘Innkeeper’ at the time of his death. 

 Like you I’ve found 2 children from Harriet’s 2^nd marriage to Oliver Demack: Oliver jnr & Ada Beatrice, although, again, I didn’t know where they were buried.

1. Oliver Demack jnr(1873-1940)., appears to have followed his father into the Wines & Spirits trade. He married a Winifred Charlotte Clothier (1872-1929), They appear to have had two children: Gladys May Demack (1897-1988), and Maxwell Demack (1903-1988)

Gladys married a Raymond Farrar (1890-1972). I haven’t found any children from this marriage, so far.  Their son Maxwell married a Coris Mary Clark (1904-1994). **Coris’s father was Harriet (Clark) Demack’s nephew. Maxwell & Coris may have had a daughter: Ann., born 1933 (not verified).

 2. Ada Beatrice Demack (1876-  ) Probably married an Ernest A Harris in Reg District ofAxbridge in the 4^th quarter of 1901..  The 1911., Census shows two children: Doris(5yr), and May(3yrs). Ernest was a ‘Grocer’s Assistant’. The family then lived at 83 Clevedon Rd, WSM.

Thanks again Nic., I'm sure I will be contact over the coming months   Regards Jill 

Hi Jenny,   As you are looking for descendants of  Christopher Weeks HAYMAN - do you know if he had daughters who married and if so what their surnames might be or are you only interested in HAYMAN? 

Can you give some guidance with approximate dates for him  - presumably with a job as Station Master he must have been about  in the late 19th or possibly early 20th.Century.