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Jasmine the grave is in WsM Milton Road cemetery plot Tc. There appears to be no memorial inscription.

Sorry, I just replied in the wrong box I think.  Again I am profoundly grateful for the information you have given me; was it in the main town cemetery?  Thank you so much, and I'm much encouraged in my research.

     Jasmine Bates

I am profoundly grateful Graham, for this info. Was this in the main cemetery?  All part of a long saga; in the spring I hope to get to Weston, and before that I might contact you again. Thank you so much.      

         Jasmine Bates

Please find below details from the WsM Burial Register. Please not that the surname was recorded as Ivors and not Evors.

Entry No 11861, Charles Robert Ivors, Clerk in Holy Order, Aged 90 years. Place of death The Whitneys, Grove Park Road, WsM. Date of burial 28 Dec 1915. Ceremony performed by Herbert Wolstenholme. Grave No 4602.

To anyone researching this family I thought you may be interested to know there is a bottle for sale on ebay (not mine!) regarding the Jay Bros. I don't know if this is a rare find or not but thought it may be of interest to the families concerned. The seller has also put some information about the company in the details

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Codd-Bottle-Made-for-Jay-Bros-of-Weston-Super-Mare-Redfearn-Bros-of-Barnsley-/130787982944?pt=UK_Collectables_Bottle_Pots_ET&hash=item1e73923e60

As you already had the date of the marriage have you checked the original entry to see if there is any more information in the parish register?  Although, as it took place in 1745 there will not be witnesses to the marriage (Witnesses were required from 1754)

Have you searched adjacent parishes for a baptism of Richard SAINTSBURY and Mary WILLIS - FreeREG is useful for this.  Do you know Richard or Mary's death date?  Did either of them leave a will?  Have you tried the Overseers' and Churchwardens' Accounts to see if there is mention of the SAINTSBURY or WILLIS family? 

Of course they could have come from another county - Looking at Familysearch there seem to be a number of SAINSBURY families in Wiltshire - including the christening of a Richard SAINSBURY in 1722 s/o a William & Ann - he might be worth investigating further.

In an earlier message you said you had established your family back as far as about 1725.  On which document did you find that date and to whom did it refer and to what event - that might give a clue to members of the family before the marriage.