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Somerset County Herald and Taunton Courier. Saturday 06 Aug 1938
Page 11 Column 6
KINGSBURY EPISCOPI
BANK HOLIDAY WEDDING
Mr. A. J. BICK AND MISS M. J. DUCK.
The wedding took place at the Methodist Church on August Bank Holiday of Mr. Arthur James BICK, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. BICK, of Enfield, Middlesex, and Miss Maud Jeanetta DUCK, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. DUCK, of Thorney, Kingsbury Episcopi. The Rev. A. W. TURNER, superintendent minister, officiated. The service was choral, and included the hymns, “The King of Love” and “The Voice that breathed o'er Eden.” Miss BRADFORD accompanied the singing on the organ and also played suitable voluntaries.
Given away by her father, the bride wore a dress of white satin with veil, held in place by a floral wreath. She carried a bouquet of white carnations. The “best man” was Mr. P. DUCK (brother of the bride).
A reception was held after the ceremony at the home of the bride's parents.
Mr and Mrs. BICK, who are making their future home in London, received numerous useful presents.
AUSTRALIANS' MANAGER'S VISIT
CALLS PAID TO MANY RELATIVES.
Mr. W. H. JEANES, manager of the Australian cricket team, who is a cousin of Mr John JEANES, of Deadlands, visited Kingsbury Episcopi on Friday. Mr. JEANES' father was a Kingsbury man, who married and lived at Nottingham for about three years prior to going to Australia about 52 years ago.
After lunching at Deadlands with Mr. and Mr. <sic> J. JEANES and family, Mr. W. H JEANES visited other relatives in the village, and took snapshots of cottages and other places of interest known to his father. He also visited Martock, where his father had worked as a young man. Later he left to catch a train at Taunton to travel with the team to Swansea.
The visit was of particular interest to the daughters and son of the late Mr. F. FURBER, of Norton House, because Mr. JEANES' parents were frequent visitors to the FURBER family before they went to Australia.
Mr. JEANES expressed himself as delighted with his visit, remarking that he had seen more of the countryside that day than he had seen since he had been in England.
His father, Mr. Watson JEANES, who is 78 years of age, is still hale and hearty, and had expressed a wish that his son might see his native village.