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I have uploaded a document which covers case studies of some of the inmates of Axbridge Workhouse.  It includes names such as ADDICOTT, ALDERMAN, BAILEY, BROOKS, BURR, COOMBS, DAUNTON, FOGARTY and of course HASE!  It was originally part of my thesis to show how the Workhouse impacted upon the lives of its residents.  Many thanks to those who assisted me back in 1998 when this was put together.  It can be found as the last entry under Axbridge Poor Law Union 
Scroll to the bottom of the page.

The Wrington All Saints Monumental Inscriptions are now available for Society members to view online.

Please not this is a draft document which requires a site visit to review and update illegible inscriptions. This will be done once Covid-19 restrictions have been lifted.

In the meanwhile if you find any errors or can fill any of the missing details please contact the author of this news article.

Two new documents have been uploaded to this site for the benefit of members.  Both can be found by going to Places/Churches on the main menu. 

• Scroll down to Uphill and click on the name of the place - not the church - and you will find a document relating to Uphill - Uphill Primary School Admissions 1900-1926.
• Scroll down to Weston-super-Mare and this time click on Wadham Street Baptist in the list of Churches where you will find Wadham Street Baptist Marriages 1861-1941. This is being compiled from information submitted by members, fellow family historians and newspapers etc.  If you know of any marriage which took place there please let us know. Contact details are listed on the document.

If you have any pictures, information or documents which can be added to any of the places we cover please let us know.

To commemorate VE Day, a document containing the memories of 25 Weston residents during WW2 has been uploaded.  It can be found under Places, Weston-super-Mare. Scroll down to the bottom. With many thanks to those who contributed.

The Milton Road Cemetery burial transcripts covering the period 1967-1970 Book 58 are now available for Society members to view online.

Please report any transcripts errors to the author of this news article.

I have just uploaded part of my study of Axbridge Union Workhouse submitted for my MA in 1998. I hope that you will finds parts interesting and useful - I will add the Appendices later.  I set out to consider the symbiotic relationship between family and local history and used responses from fellow family historians in compiling this document.  Some Workhouse inmates are named and inferences drawn about their connection with the Workhouse.   You can find it at the bottom of this page
or under "Axbridge Poor Law Union" on the  home page Menu.