When William ELLY and Martha GRANT, my 3 x great grand parents were married on the 6th Dec 1803 at Swainswick near Bath they were both described as Sojourners. I took this to mean that neither had been born in Swainswick.
However there is a baptism of a William ELLY in Swainswick in 1782 s/o Isaac & Susannah ELLY. As William & Martha's first child was a Susannah and they also had an Isaac I am inclined to believe that this is my Wiliam ELLY.
William was buried in Swainswick in 1832 but Martha lived until 1865. On the 1851 and 1861 censuses her birth place is also given as Swainswick. I can find no suitable baptism for Martha GRANT - Can anyone help me find her birth?
My great grandmother born Mary Susannah WATTS (known as Susan) was born 18th June 1848 in Cam, (near Dursley) Gloucestershire. She was married twice - the first time to Stephen Hadley SMITH in Cam on the 6th April 1866. According to FreeBMD Stephen's birth was registered with both surnames in 1843
Births March qrt 1843
HADLEY Stephen Dursley 11 317
SMITH Stephen Dursley 11 317
Stephen and 2 of his brothers, Walter (registered as Walter SMITH in 1841) & Charles, were all christened on the 12th June 1848 at Cam Parish Church as the sons of Stephen and Sarah HADLEY.
Stephen HADLEY Senior had married Sarah SMITH, a widow, on Dec 6th 1846 at Cam. Sarah's father was Joseph HORWOOD. Sarah HORWOOD had married a Noah SMITH 1st Nov 1829 and I have found two children for them - Esther SMITH in 1829 and another Noah SMITH in 1832 - But what happened to their father?
Except for his wedding, Stephen Hadley SMITH was always known as Stephen HADLEY and he and Susan had 6 children. He died in 1876 and after his death, in 1879, Susan HADLEY (nee WATTS) married John HILL and they had 2 children, the first one born in 1878, before their marriage, and the last being my grandfather Ashton Bertie HILL in 1880.
But I am still curious about Noah SMITH - not a blood relation - but did he die between 1831 and 1841 or did she just leave him?
It had been drawn to my notice that some marriages had been omitted so I've attached the latest version. Please check it! If you have more or you see that I have not added one which you have sent then please let me know!
St. Jude's Church published by Derrick Norton on Wed, 14/08/2019 - 20:06
Dear Pat,
My Canadian 3rd cousin, advised locally cousin by David Hockey, tells me that George Dyer 1826-1905 built St. Jude's Church (now a Greek Orthodox?).
My research shows he was a tailor in all censuses 1851-1901.
I wonder if his younger brother William Dyer 1838- 1919 was the builder, who was responsible for much house building as a land agent, Town Commissioner, and his obituary is in Weston Library. You helped me with him previously.
How would I find any records for St. Jude's Church, please?
This is a photo of my husband's grandmother who was a Mary Ann PUDDY born in Mark in 1861 (on the census as 4 days old). She was christened at Mark Methodist Church which was part of the same circuit as Victoria Methodist in Weston, d/o John & Mary Ann PUDDY. She married John Millard HASE on Christmas Day 1885 at what is now the United Reform Church in Waterloo Street and we think this photo was taken to mark the marriage.
A younger sister, Harriet PUDDY, married Silvester George BAKER in 1884 but I haven't found details of their marriage yet. Perhaps I should bite the bullet and send for it!. Silvester and Harriet BAKER eventually settled in Wadham Street and had 2 sons and 4 daughters. If anyone knows more about this BAKER family I'd be glad to hear about it.
Mary Ann and Harriet PUDDY had a brother, Charles who became a Policeman in Cardiff and another sister Phoebe who had a short and sad life entering Axbridge Workhouse with an illegitimate son who had been born in a barn!
They also had 7 half-siblings, the children of their father's first marriage to a Maria Jane PUDDY whom John had married in Burnham on Sea in 1841. So here is another family I need to research so any links would be appreciated. Thanks for reading this far!
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