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Contents Me as a baby Circa 1941
Information About Me (the boring bit)
I am in my early sixties and I have
taken early retirement, hoping to devote more time to
my hobbies and interests.
I am married and live in Bristol, England, we
have two married children and three grand children.
I started my working life as an electrician,
moving to be a Training Instructor and then an
Electrical Supervisor working for a very large
chemical company. Finally I was for some
years a Safety officer with a power generation
company.
For nearly twenty years my wife and myself have
been interested in Family History with a fair
amount of success on both sides. We have been
members of the Bristol and Avon FHS for
most of that time. I have served on the society
committee three times, one of these as the
society chairman.
My wife Megan has help the BAFHS with a number
of indexing projects, at the Bristol Record
Office. Since retiring we have started to index
some of the Ships Crew Lists held at the Bristol
Record Office and part one of this index has been
published on fiche by the BAFHS.
See the BAFHS Web site on http://bafhs.org.uk for details of
this and other publications produced by the
society.
We live in what was once a small village called
Shirehampton, which up to the end of the 1800s
was in Gloucestershire. Since then it has been
part of the City of Bristol and is now a large suburb
on the North West side of the city. Over the
years we have collected a small selection of postcards
showing Shirehampton as it was in the early
1900s.
Some of these can be seen on this site. (Old
Shirehampton Postcards)
E-mail address
My Family (Link to Mother's side)
Father's Side
First Generation
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1 Henry Charles EDWARDS. Born 21 Mar 1905 in SHIREHAMPTON.
Died 19 Sep 1980 in SHIREHAMPTON. He married Dorothea BAGGS, 27 Jul 1931 in ST
MARYS SHIREHAMPTON.
Second Generation
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2 Thomas Charles EDWARDS. Born 7 Oct 1868 in HOTWELLS
BRISTOL. Baptism in Holy Trinity Hotwells. Died 22 Nov 1908 in Bristol General
Hospital. He married Lizzy AYRES, 6 Jun 1892 in ST MARYS SHIREHAMPTON.
3 Lizzy AYRES. Born 4 Aug 1867 in ASTON BLANK.
Third Generation
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4 Thomas EDWARDS. Born 2 Oct 1838 in ABBOTS LEIGH BRISTOL.
Died 21 Feb 1916 in Eastville Workhouse Hospital. He married Mary Ann BARNES,
21 Jan 1862 in ST ANDREWS.
5 Mary Ann BARNES. Born 20 Aug 1837 in HOTWELLS BRISTOL. Died
17 Aug 1885 in 11 DOWRY SQ HOTWELLS.
6 Samuel AYRES. Born 14 May 1841 in AMPNEY CRUCIS. He married
Jane UZZELL, 25 Dec 1857 in TETBURY Independent Chapel.
7 Jane UZZELL. Born 28 Jul 1839 in OAKSEY.
Fourth Generation
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8 Thomas EDWARDS. Born 30 Sep 1810 in ALVERSTOKE. Died 27 Apr
1863 in DOWRY PDE BRISTOL. He married Eliza FOORD, 29 Dec 1833 in ST GEORGE.
9 Eliza FOORD. Born 31 Jul 1814 in BLAGDON BRISTOL. Died 8
May 1869 in HOTWELLS BRISTOL.
10 Charles BARNES. Born About 1812 in STREET SOMERSET. Baptism
11 Nov 1812 in STREET SOMERSET. Died 24 Oct 1887. He married Jane BROOKS, 21
Nov 1836 in BEDMINSTER BRISTOL.
11 Jane BROOKS. Born About 1815 in CLIFTON BRISTOL. Baptism 10
Dec 1815 in CLIFTON BRISTOL. Died 21 Sep 1895.
12 Harry AYRES. Born About 1803 in AMPNEY ST PETER. Baptism 20
Mar 1803 in AMPNEY ST PETER. He married Jane HORRELL, 6 Oct 1827 in HARNHILL.
13 Jane HORRELL. Born About 1803.
14 Peter UZZELL. Born About 1794 in OAKSEY. Baptism 9 Oct 1794
in OAKSEY, WILTS. Died 4 Feb 1866 in CRUDWELL. He married Mary JONES, 7 May
1839 in OAKSEY.
15 Mary JONES. Born 4 Oct 1804 in OAKSEY. Baptism 4 Oct 1804
in Oaksey. Died 25 Jan 1878 in Tetbury.
Fifth Generation
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16 Henry EDWARDS. He married Ruth Golden (GODDEN), 11 Jul 1804
in WESTBOURNE.
17 Ruth Golden (GODDEN).
18 Thomas FOORD. Born 27 Jan 1779 in BLAGDON. Died 9 Jun 1838
in BLAGDON. He married Sarah PYM, 28 May 1804 in BURRINGTON.
19 Sarah PYM. Born 10 Feb 1779 in BURRINGTON. Died 28 Jul 1852
in BLAGDON.
20 Jeremiah BARNES. Born 7 Jul 1782 in MEARE. SOMERSET.
Baptism 7 Jul 1782 in MEARE. SOMERSET. Died 22 Mar 1828. He married Mary
WILCOX, 13 Mar 1803 in STREET SOMERSET.
21 Mary WILCOX. Born About 1777. Died 5 Jul 1828.
22 George BROOKS. He married Jane HUTCHINGS, 27 Jun 1803 in ST
MICHAELS.
23 Jane HUTCHINGS.
24 William AYRES. Born 12 Feb 1762 in HARNHILL. He married
Mary SCOTFORD, 10 Apr 1787 in AMPNEY ST PETER.
25 Mary SCOTFORD. Born 12 Sep 1764 in AMPNEY ST PETERS.
26 Thomas HORRELL. Born 5 Nov 1762 in MISERDEN. He married
Jane ARKIL, 9 Nov 1786 in WINSTONE.
27 Jane ARKIL.
28 Charles UZZELL. Born 27 Nov 1768 in POOLE KEYNES. Died 28
Dec 1868 in OAKSEY. He married Dinah BROWN, 10 Feb 1794 in Oaksey.
29 Dinah BROWN. Born About 1767. Baptism 26 Apr 1767. Died 19
Oct 1842 in OAKSEY.
30 Thomas JONES. Born 17 Mar 1783 in OAKSEY. He married Dinah
HAVILAND, 8 Mar 1803 in OAKSEY.
31 Dinah HAVILAND. Born 9 Jan 1780 in OAKSEY.
Mother's side
First Generation
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1 Dorothea BAGGS. Born 5 Apr 1905 in SOUTHMEAD. Died 6 Nov
1964 in SHIREHAMPTON. Buried in Shirehanpton Cemetary. She married Henry
Charles EDWARDS, 27 Jul 1931 in ST MARYS SHIREHAMPTON.
Second Generation
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2 Ernest Arthur BAGGS. Born 8 Aug 1875 in WESTBURY-ON TRYM.
Died 1 Oct 1960 in SHIREHAMPTON. He married Hester BOW, 6 Jun 1897 in BAPTIST
MILLS WESLEY CHP.
3 Hester BOW. Born 13 Feb 1872 in DURSLEY (GLOS). Died 8 Jul
1951 in SHIREHAMPTON.
Third Generation
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4 Charles Henry BAGGS. Born About 1840 in WESTBURY-ON TRYM.
Baptism 1 Jan 1840 in WESTBURY-ON-TRYM. He married Mary Ann DENNING, 30 Jul
1861 in ST MARY REDCLIFFE.
5 Mary Ann DENNING. Born 23 Sep 1838 in CHARD (SOM). Died 19
Dec 1916 in Southmead.
6 Henry BOW. Born 8 Oct 1848 in RODMARTON (GLOS). He married
Sarah HOBBS, 28 Aug 1866 in NORTH NIBLEY (GLOS).
7 Sarah HOBBS. Born 20 Aug 1848 in NORTH NIBLEY (GLOS).
Fourth Generation
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8 Charles BAGGS. Born About 1810 in WESTBURY-ON-TRYM. Baptism
15 Aug 1810 in WESTBURY-ON-TRYM. Died About 1877. He married Susanna RICHARDS,
6 Apr 1834 in ST PAULS.
9 Susanna RICHARDS. Born About 1806 in WESTBURY-ON-TRYM.
Baptism 8 Jun 1806 in WESTBURY-ON-TRYM. Died 5 Dec 1893 in Barton Regus
Workhouse Eastville.
11 Sarah DENNING. Born About 1815 in Axminster, Devon. Baptism
21 May 1815 in Axminster, Devon.
12 Dennis BOW. Born About 1822 in BERKELEY. Baptism 21 Jul
1822 in Berkeley. Died 1895 in Berkeley. He married Ellen WALKER, 22 Aug 1848
in RODMARTON.
13 Ellen WALKER. Born About 1831 in CRUDWELL. Baptism 3 Jul
1831 in Rodmarton. Died 1925.
14 Matthew HOBBS. Born About 1820 in NORTH NIBLEY. Baptism 15
Oct 1820 in North Nibley. He married Maria HALE, 11 Mar 1848 in North Nibley.
15 Maria HALE. Born About 1823 in STINCHCOMBE. Baptism 16 Mar
1823 in Stinchombe.
Fifth Generation
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16 Henry BAGGS. He married Elizabeth CAPLE, 6 Jun 1807 in ST
JAMES BRISTOL.
17 Elizabeth CAPLE. Born 25 Dec 1789 in ST JAMES.
18 George RICHARDS. Born 19 Oct 1785 in WESTBURY-ON TRYM. Died
22 Dec 1847. He married Ann HARDING, 19 Jul 1804 in ST PAULS.
19 Ann HARDING. Born 17 Sep 1786 in WESTBURY-ON-TRYM. Died 10
Nov 1829 in WESTBURY-ON-TRYM.
22 Henry DENNING. Born 16 Dec 1787 in Axminster, Devon.
Baptism 1778 in Axminster, Devon. Died 18 Jul 1868 in CHARD (SOM). He married
Ann MILLS, 30 May 1810 in Whitchurch Canonicorum Dorset.
23 Ann MILLS. Born About 1788 in Whitchurch, Dorset. Baptism
About 1788 in Whitchurch, Dorset. Died 20 Jul 1878 in CHARD (SOM).
24 Tracey BOW. Born 1 Dec 1776 in CRADLEY HEREFORD. He married
Betty Grayton (GRAFTON), 31 Dec 1806 in BERKELEY.
25 Betty Grayton (GRAFTON). Born 11 May 1783 in BERKELEY.
26 John WALKER. Born 8 Dec 1807 in CULKERTON. He married Harriet
BROWN, 2 Aug 1828 in ASHLEY.
27 Harriet BROWN. Baptism 16 Feb 1805 in OAKSEY.
28 Thomas HOBBS. Died 1 May 1862 in NORTH NIBLEY. He married
Susan HILL, 14 Sep 1818 in ST JAMES BRISTOL.
29 Susan HILL. Baptism 28 Apr 1793 in Cam Glos. Died 20 May
1868 in NORTH NIBLEY.
30 William HALE. Born 1 Aug 1790 in DURSLEY. He married Betty
MUTLOW, 2 Feb 1808 in DURSLEY.
31 Betty MUTLOW. Born 16 Jul 1786 in DURSLEY.
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My Wife's Family (Link to Mother's side)
Megan Edwards Nee Williams
Father's Side
First Generation
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1 Thomas Henry WILLIAMS. Born 20 Jan 1912 in BLEANAVON MON.
Died 13 Jul 1991 in SHIREHAMPTON BRISTOL. He married Iris Kathleen DRAKE, 26
Dec 1936 in ST JOHNS BEDMINSTER.
Second Generation
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2 William WILLIAMS. Born 5 Oct 1878 in LLANTHEWY RYTHERCH.
Died 1945 in BRISTOL. He married Elizabeth BUTT, 14 Sep 1907 in REG OFF
ABERGAVENNY.
3 Elizabeth BUTT. Born 30 May 1886 in GEORGE TOWN. Died 20
May 1919 in BLAENAVON.
Third Generation
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4 John WILLIAMS. Born 20 Aug 1843 in PENROSE. He married Anne
MORGAN, in REG OFFICE ABERGAVENNY.
5 Anne MORGAN. Born 2 May 1847 in LLANTHEWY RYTHERCH.
6 Robert BUTT. Born 2 Sep 1850 in LLANOVER UPPER. He married
Naomi JONES, in BLAENAVON MON.
7 Naomi JONES. Born 24 Feb 1858 in BLAENAVON LLANOVER UPPER.
Fourth Generation
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8 Charles WILLIAMS. He married Anne JONES, 21 Jun 1841 in
PENROSE MONMOUTHSHIRE.
9 Anne JONES. Born 31 Mar 1822 in PENROSE MONMOUTHSHIRE.
10 William MORGAN. He married Mary Anne HERBERT.
11 Mary Anne HERBERT. Born 19 Sep 1819 in LLANELLY BRECON
(BAPT).
12 John BUTT. Born 17 Aug 1808 in FRAMPTON COTTERELL BRIS. He
married Eleanor Camary (KEMERY), 20 May 1838 in KEYNSHAM BRISTOL.
13 Eleanor Camary (KEMERY). Born 31 Jan 1813 in BITTON.
14 James JONES. He married Elizabeth GILBERT, in Cwmyoy.
15 Elizabeth GILBERT.
Fifth Generation
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18 John JONES. He married Elizabeth (?).
19 Elizabeth (?).
22 John HERBERT. He married Elizabeth (?).
23 Elizabeth (?).
24 Richard BUTT. Born 21 Nov 1759 in WESTERLEIGH. He married
Love TIBBETT, 4 Oct 1790 in CHEW MAGNA.
25 Love TIBBETT. Born 6 Oct 1766 in FRAMPTON COTTERELL.
26 Robert CAMARY. Born 1 Dec 1779 in BITTON. He married Ann
STOCKHAM, 28 Dec 1802 in BITTON.
27 Ann STOCKHAM.
First Generation
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1 Iris Kathleen DRAKE. Born 9 Jul 1916 in BEDMINSTER BRISTOL.
Died 19 Apr 1994 in SHIREHAMPTON BRISTOL. She married Thomas Henry WILLIAMS, 26
Dec 1936 in ST JOHNS BEDMINSTER.
Second Generation
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2 Francis Joseph Vincent DRAKE. Born 27 Feb 1886 in SOUTHVILLE
BRISTOL. Died Oct 1918 in CALVENE ITALY. He married Kate HIPPISLEY, 25 Dec 1913
in ALL SAINTS BRISTOL.
3 Kate HIPPISLEY. Born 6 Feb 1885 in YATTON SOM. Died 10 Feb
1975 in BRISTOL.
Third Generation
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4 John Cook DRAKE. Born 15 Jan 1856 in WOLBOROUGH N/ABBOT. He
married Elizabeth ROWE, 27 Nov 1875 in NEWTON ABBOTT.
5 Elizabeth ROWE. Born 27 Jun 1859 in ASHBURTON.
6 Joseph HIPPISLEY. Born 6 Jul 1854 in YATTON. He married
Rhoda SHORT, 6 Oct 1872 in YATTON.
7 Rhoda SHORT. Born 28 Jun 1853 in LONG ASHTON.
Fourth Generation
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8 Thomas Francis DRAKE. Born 7 Jun 1829 in WALBOROUGH. He
married Harriett COOK, 27 Oct 1850 in WESLYAN CHAPEL N ABBOTT.
9 Harriett COOK. Born 25 May 1829 in NEWTON ABBOTT.
10 George ROWE. Born 1832 in ASHBURTON?. Died 1868. He married
Mary COLLINS, 2 Mar 1859 in NEWTON ABBOTT.
11 Mary COLLINS. Born 3 Jun 1831 in BICKINGTON.
12 George HIPPISLEY. Born 25 Jan 1817 in YATTON. He married
Honar CLARK, 12 Jan 1837 in ST MARY REDCLIFFE.
13 Honar CLARK. Born 24 Jun 1817 in ROWBERROW.
15 Elizabeth SHORT. Born About 1831. Baptism 28 Feb 1831 in
Yatton.
Fifth Generation
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16 Samuel DRAKE. Born 17 Dec 1786 in WOLBOROUGH DEVON. Died
1870. He married Elizabeth MAY, 11 Mar 1813 in WOLBOROUGH.
17 Elizabeth MAY. Born 3 Oct 1790 in WOLBOROUGH DEVON. Died
1861.
18 John COOK. Born 28 May 1807 in HIGHWEEK DEVON. He married
Jane WHITEWAY, 2 Jul 1828 in HIGHWEEK DEVON.
19 Jane WHITEWAY. Born 26 Jul 1805 in BROADHEMPSTON DEVON.
20 John ROWE. Born 17 Feb 1790 in BROADHEMPSTONE DEVON. He
married Elizabeth SYMONS, 14 Nov 1813 in ASHBURTON DEVON.
21 Elizabeth SYMONS. Died 1832 in ASHBURTON DEVON.
22 Joseph COLLINS. Born 1797 in BICKINGTON DEVON. He married
Elizabeth WHITEWAY, 27 Mar 1821 in BICKINGTON DEVON.
23 Elizabeth WHITEWAY. Died 1867 in ASHBURTON.
24 William HIPPISLEY. He married Elizabeth LIDE.
25 Elizabeth LIDE.
26 George CLARK. He married Elizabeth STOCK.
27 Elizabeth STOCK.
30 Samuel SHORT. He married Hannah ABRAHAM, 9 Feb 1832 in St
Phillip & Jacob Bristol.
31 Hannah ABRAHAM. Born About 1809. Baptism 1 Jan 1809 in
Nailsea.
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Shirehampton Post Office Early 1900s
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