This picture has been sent to me by Jane Clements of Hanham. The owner of the picture is sure it was taken to celebrate the Coronation of George V1. I can only spot six or seven men among the women and children, so I think it was more likely to have been VE Day. If you recognise yourself please let me know so that we can clear up the mystery. Who was the wistful small boy peering out of a window? Perhaps he was in isolation with measles, chicken pox or some other childhood ailment.

James ALLEN, 26, American Sailor, 1802 patient at BRI

Caesar MASON, 30, American Seaman, 1803 patient at BRI

William GRENVILLE, 42, American mariner, 1803 patient at BRI

Robert SCOT, 55, American seaman, dysenteria, 1806, patient at BRI

Eli LANE, 28, American seaman, 1806, reheumatismus, cured, patient at BRI

Joseph MICHAEL, 54, American Seaman, dyspepsia, patient at BRI 1806

William EDWARDS, 18, American, pneumonia, cured, 1806

William SMITH, 24, American, haemephlegia, cured, 1806

John HARRIS, 27, American seaman febris, cured, 1807

Nicholas RICHARDS, 22, mariner, America, cured, 1808

Kadmail PEBBLE, 25, American, rheumatismus, cured, 1808

Joseph POULTER, 20, American, 1808

Gabriel STEVENSON, 27, American, cured, 1809

John SMITH, 16, American 1809

James BUTLER, 20, America, 1810

John McPHERSON, 24 American, 1810, cured

Derek Allpass has kindly sent me a copy of “The Allpass Family of South Gloucestershire, 1250-1700” by Brian Carter.  This is a very good read, especially so if your name is Allpass or any of its many variants.  Derek has spent over 30 years researching his family name and more volumes are promised to bring the story up to date. If you have any information you would like to share or if you would like a copy of the book, I will be happy to pass details to Derek.

Mary Cicely Bennett & Erin Lindegaard were married in London, 1927. M.C. was known as “Cic”. She and Erin adopted a boy called Freddie, surname unknown, but the marriage broke up in the early 1940s when Erin was a scenic artist working on a number of famous British films, including Olivier’s “Henry V”. Cicely and Freddie disappeared but I have recently been sent a copy of the will of Mary Williamina Fournier, address 265 Grays Inn Road, (West London) dated 9 March 1938 which is witnessed by “C. Lindegaard”. As the UK Lindegaards are all one family, descended from Arthur & Karen Matilda Lindegaard, who came from Denmark via Ireland, and rare as hen’s teeth, this is definitely our Cic. It is believed that she worked as a cleaner for Mrs Fournier, who did not die until 1951 in Holborn. Erin went on to have two daughters with another partner who are anxious to know what became of Cic and of Freddie.   

Christopher Howes writes about the remarkable Lydia Sellon in his “Sacred Mysteries” column in the Daily Telegraph of 17.12.11 under the title “A very Victorian sisterhood”.  Miss Sellon’s story has a chapter in “The Church’s Other Half: Women’s Ministry” by the Emeritus Dean of Winchester, Trevor Beeson. 

My posts of 25 Feb, 7 & 30 March refer to Miss Sellon and her brief activities in Bristol.

These are additional to my booklet “Killed in a Coalpit - volume 2, The Mines of Mendip.

Mining fatalities from the transcript of notebook kept by "H. Golledge of Shoscombe Bath" as provided by Ella Drew. (possibly Henry Golledge, born 1886, who was a hewer at Farmborough in 1911?)

William Hamilton, killed Braysdown Colliery, Jan 21, a Saturday. Inquest; Jan 25, buried Jan 26, 1939 (William was 53)

William Carter, hurt at Foxcote Pit, Jan 15 1925, died Saturday 17, buried 22 Jan 1925.

George Gulliford (35) & George Weeks (54) died when they fell out of the cage at Braysdown Pit, July 10 1929

Frederick Shellard, 53 killed on the line between Lower Work and Radstock “opposite Whitelands” Nov 26 1908

And from other sources:

John Glover

“Friday sennight John Glover, a miner of Shipham was killed by a premature blast of gunpowder while blowing rock for sinking a well. He bore an excellent character and leaves a wife and five children.” (FFBJ 8.11.1834)

Sambourne George Treasure

Died 10.2.1923, coalminer and hewer; aged 45; died Bromley Colliery, from fracture of the skull; inquest at held at North Somerset. (Any information/enquiries to Liz Matthews 01275 832570)

George Holvey (25)

of Stanton Drew; killed at Bromley by a fall of stone; serious injuries to Oliver Dix of Pensford. (Accident reported Somerset Guardian 20.9.1918)

Abraham Beard:

On Saturday week, a young man by the name of Abraham Beard ascended the coalpit at Radstock and as he was getting out of the hudge in a hurry, fell to the bottom and was dashed to pieces. (Felix Farley’s Bristol Journal, 27.2.1847)

Luke Whitaker: navigator, found dead in a coalpit at Mells. Inquest: accident. (Bath Chronicle 8.3.1798)

Have now retrieved correspondence – so not to worry. All OK

HELP !!!! TOM CAN YOU SEND THE CORERESPNDENCE AGAIN PLEASE. SOME HOW IT HAS BEEN LOST IN THE ETHER !!!

Some Bristol & District people who were baptised, married or buried elsewhere:

Twerton

William Dickenson of Bristol, gent & Dorcas Sperrin mar Twerton, by lic, 15.4.1725

Mr (no first name ) Freke & Fanny Langton, mar at Newton Chaple (sic) Twerton 15.6.1727

Francis White of Temple, Bristol & Jane Ruddock, mar Twerton, 29.5.1731

Robert Struddock of Temple, Bristol, & Sarah Pride, of Twerton mar 15.8.1732, Twerton

William Bullock, of Bristol, waterman & Sarah Balls of St Peter/Paul, Bath, mar 4.3.1739, Twerton

Thomas Collins of Bedminster & Susannah Lane of St Nicholas, Bristol, mar Twerton 2.10.1739

Sydenham Teast (wrongly transcribed "Teart") of Bedminster, shipbuilder & Mrs Mary Holt of St Thos, Bristol, mar Twerton, 17.1.1754.

Thomas Feare of Bristol & Ann Purrier (?) of otp, lic mar 21.7.1761, Twerton.

Abraham Barnes of Bitton & Jane Woodington otp , mar Twerton lic 5.5.1780

Joseph Heath of Bristol & Sarah Powell , mar Twerton 5.12.1797

Alice Spencer from Bristol bur Twerton 26.5.1760

Susanna d.o. James Barry of St Stephen’s, Bristol & Sarah his wife bp Twerton, 7.7.1745

Daniel s.o. Daniel & Elizabeth Ford of Bristol, bp Twerton 21.8.1774

Compton Dando

Francis Greene of Buselton (Brislington) & Jane Ball otp, mar Compton Dando 15.12.1692

Thomas Moor & Ann Waterman both of Brislington, mar Compton Dando 12.4.1696

Grace Britton of City of Bristol, bur Compton Dando 24.5.1708

Edward Emett of St Stephen’s, Bristol & Jane Gossett otp mar Compton Dando ? June 1654

Edward Wade of Brislington & Deanes Woodward, mar Compton Dando 20.10.1654

Matthew Wallman of City of Bristol, residing in Christmas Street & Rachel White of St James, mar Compton Dando 25.3.1687

William Pow of Bristol & Ann Palmer otp, mar Compton Dando, …? 1754

William Thompson of Bitton & Mary Maynard spinster, mar Compton Dando, by lic 27.6.1743

Henry Francis of Bristol & Betty Palmer, otp, mar Compton Dando, 21.5.1749, lic

Charlotte d.o. Henry Francis of Bristol & Elizabeth his wife bp Compton Dando 28.2.1762

William Chaplin of Bitton & Jane Long mar Compton Dando 13.4.1755

Joseph Britton of Bitton & Mary Lyons, sp, mar Compton Dando 5.4.1756

Josiah Smith of St Mary Redcliffe & Rebecca Smith of St Thomas, Pensford, mar 2.10.1740, Compton Dando

Kelston

Mr Wm Waldron of Trowbridge & Mrs Sarah Hall of Bristol mar Kelston 7 Jun 1744

Mr Hart of Bristol bur 9 Apr 1752 Kelston

Mrs Dianess Gibbes of Bristol bur Kelston 11 Aug 1750

Mrs Isabelle Harrington of Bristol, bur Kelston 5 Jul 1754

Amy Brewer died at Bristol Infirmary bur Kelston 11 Aug 1791

Martha Edington of Bristol, 67, bur Kelston 12 Feb 1809

Mary Snooke of Bristol, 61, bur Kelston 3 Mar 1810

Seend

John Pountney of City of Bristol, bach & Ann Usher of Seend, mar Seend, Wilts by lic 3.7.1779 (presumably of the famous Pountney family of potters?)

Ann wife of Mr John Pountney of Bristol , bur 14.2.1787 at Seend.

John Fryer s.o. John Usher, gent, of Bristol, bur Seend, 27 Jun 1787

Rodney Stoke

John Fry of Bedminster & Hanna Taylor of Wedmore mar Rodney Stoke, 11.7.1715

In the Bristol Mercury of 25.12.1826 Kingswood-hill House, near Holy Trinity Church, Kingswood is advertised for 30 guineas per annum and suggested as being suitable for a boarding school. Interested parties are advised to contact Mr John Wine, druggist of Temple Street.

I have been asked by a descendant of John Wine if this is the Grade-2 listed house which now forms part of Kingswood Community Association. Did John Wine own the house? I’m afraid I don’t know. Does anyone have any ideas or information.?