Sarah Hawkins Genealogy Site - Bridgwater Somerset
Sarah
Hawkins Genealogy Site
Bridgwater,
Somerset
Below is a list of all the
records that I have for the parish of Bridgwater, Somerset:
None
CENSUS:
None
Useful
Websites:
GENUKI
– Bridgwater
The
Workhouse – Bridgwater
Bridgwater
Heritage Group
Francis
Frith - Bridgwater
Newspaper Articles:
07
Jul 1823 Bristol Mercury Inquests in Somerset includes Sarah OATEN at
Pitminster Births Married Died Mr Robert BOWMAN aged 118
06
Apr 1839 Somerset County Gazette Somerset Lent Assizes includes OATEN
Pitminster Stealing Turkeys Nisi Prius
04
Jul 1855 Taunton Courier Supplement Somerset Midsummer Sessions
includes William OATEN stealing two fowls Pitminster
09
Jul 1856 Taunton Courier Somerset Quarter Sessions includes John
OATEN stealing lead Pitminster Church
22
Aug 1863 The Wells Journal Funeral of the Late Sir Frederic William
SLADE Baronet at Michael Church near North Petherton
06
Jul 1866 The Western Gazette North Petherton Shocking Death at Mill
Richard ASH
29
Jun 1867 The Somerset County Gazette and West of England Advertiser
Kingston Sale of Property and Land Under the Will of Mrs HADDEN inc
William DOMMETT
07
Jul 1869 Taunton Couriter Somerset Midsummer Sessions inc DOMMETT
BICKHAM Kingston WINTER HAWKINS Durston DOLLIN Ruishton BURGE
Bradford
01
Apr 1874 Taunton Courier Bridgwater The Sanitary Authority The Union
County Police includes Joseph FEAR The Assistant Overseership
01
Dec 1877 Somerset County Gazette Bridgwater Borough Police includes
Mrs Mary MATTHEWS Julia BETTY William LLOYD of Bath Road and
Elizabeth SOUTHWOOD
01
Dec 1877 Somerset County Gazette Bridgwater County Police includes
James BURGE Ann TABRETT Mary ATYEO Charles WILLSHIRE Arthur and Frank
CORAM of North Petherton and Samuel HASTE of Broomfield
26
Apr 1882 Taunton Courier Births Marriages Deaths inc PAUL Ilminster
VOULES Beercrocombe and Bradon CORNISH Fulwood Pitminster TAYLOR
Hambridge
31
May 1882 Taunton Courier Somerton Petty Sessions includes Richard
FOURACE Small Farmer of Pick's Hill High Ham
30
Mar 1888 The Western Gazette Bridgwater includes Boat Accident Death
George CREEDY and James BALE Bankruptcy Examination Henry PARKER
Baker North Petherton
13
Mar 1889 Taunton Courier Taunton Flooded
19
Sep 1894 Taunton Courier Births Marriages and Deaths
28
Dec 1894 The Western Gazette South Petherton The Yuletide Festival
and Annual Volunteer Dinner of the M Company (South Petherton) of the
2nd V.B. P.A.S.L.I. includes MALE various
03
Apr 1895 Taunton Courier Wife Desertion Frank SWEETING Creech St
Michael Lily SWEETING inc Mr Robert HAWKER Mrs Jno CRIDLAND Mr
Charles Middleton COATES
15
Jan 1897 The Western Gazette Shocking Tragedy at North Petherton
Double Murder and Attempted Suicide Elizabeth and Jessie and Charles
Tucker ROACH
26
Oct 1898 Taunton Courier Taunton Amid Smoke and Fire The Annual
Carnival includes WEBB and VENNER
17
Mar 1900 West Somerset Free Press Births Marriages Deaths inc
Frederick Robert LLOYD to Clair DUDDERIDGE and William Charles OATEN
14 Victoria Street Taunton
04
Apr 1900 Taunton Courier The War includes Private Bernard RYAN of
Bridgwater Walter BROOKS of Creech St Michael and Colonel WADDY of
Amberd House Pitminster
04
Apr 1900 Taunton Courier Taunton County Petty Sessions includes
Francis Dening HEWETT at Cheddon Fitzpaine
04
Apr 1900 Taunton Courier North Petherton includes Inquest of Henry
GRAY of North Street
24
Jul 1901 Taunton Courier North Petherton includes Wedding of Mr Geo.
CARNE WILLIAMS to Miss Muriel O'BRIEN
04
Oct 1901 Western Chronicle Shepton Beauchamp Inquest Levi MALE a
Timber Thrower of Shepton Beauchamp
05
Oct 1901 Chard and Ilminster News Bridgwater A Timber Throwers
Terrible Death Levi MALE of Shepton Beauchamp
20
Apr 1904 Taunton Courier Births Marriages Deaths inc BADCOCK Wood
Street BRASS Creech St Michael DERRICK and WALL North Curry EVERY
Henlade William GRILLS Taunton
07
Jun 1905 Taunton Courier Taunton Borough Police Court William Henry
OATEN Beresford Arms George DUDDERIDGE Alfred GRIGG Sarah PRING 7
Court High Street
20
Jul 1905 The Wells Journal Bridgwater includes County Petty Sessions
Susan PEARCE and Henry PARKER of North Petherton
10
Apr 1908 The Western Gazette Bridgwater includes County Police Court
Sidney LANG the Compass Inn North Petherton and Elias RUCKERY
(RUCKLEY) North Petherton
21
Apr 1911 The Western Gazette Taunton The Late Archdeacon Ven William
Henry ASKWITH Impressive Funeral
27
Aug 1913 Taunton Courier Bridgwater County Police Court includes
Elias RUCKLEY of North Petherton
15
Mar 1916 Taunton Courier Somerset County Appeal Tribunal MEAKER Manor
Farm Pitney, RICHARDS High Ham, TOWNING Merrick's Farm Huish
Episcopi, Barrington, Isle Abbots, BROWN of Wearne Langport
06
Sep 1916 Taunton Courier Somerset Appeal Tribunal More Langport
Appeals
03
May 1917 Western Daily Press Huntworth Died of Wounds Gunner Walter
Robert NORLEY of the R.G.A.
11
Jul 1917 Taunton Courier Somerset Appeal Tribunal includes William A.
B. BADCOE Barrington and Sidney BECKEY of Pitney
24
Oct 1917 Taunton Courier Somerset Appeal Tribunal includes BROWNING
of Watchet CHURCHILL and BAKER of Ilminster KNIGHT and STRAWBRIDGE of
Bridgwater Sidney FOURACRE of Trull
26
Dec 1917 Taunton Courier Mentioned in Despatches
12
Jun 1918 Taunton Courier Somerset Appeal Tribunal
19
Nov 1919 Taunton Courier Local Notes and Queries Old Somerset
Families includes JENNINGS DUDDERIDGE Hillcommon HAYES
25
May 1921 Taunton Courier Tragic Affair near Bridgwater Somerset
Bridge Mans Body Found on the GWR Mr John PARKER of Somerset Bridge
26
Oct 1921 Taunton Courier Local Notes and Queries HAYES DODDERIDGE 100
Somerset Worthies The Old Bridgwater family of DUDDRIDGE
29
Aug 1923 Taunton Courier Bridgwater County Petty Sessions includes
Ernest STONE and North Petherton Man's Grandchildren Walter WINSLADE
and Mrs Douglas DAY
19
Oct 1927 Taunton Courier Taunton Police Court includes John C.
CRIDLAND of 11 Cleveland Street Taunton and George DIBBLE of 20 High
Street Bridgwater
19
Oct 1927 Taunton Courier Somerset Quarter Sessions includes William
Thomas THRESHER, Butcher, Stealing a Lamb
13
Feb 1928 Western Daily Press Motor Cyclists Death Bridgwater Crash in
Heavy Gale Stanley BOOBYER son of Morgan BOOBYER of Windsor House
Boroughbridge
09
Jul 1930 Taunton Courier 5th Somerset Light Infantry Token and Book
of Remembrance
01
Jul 1931 Taunton Courier North Petherton Accident Samuel WESTCOTT
Late Mrs Muriel Theresa CARNE WILLIAMS of Batts House
16
Dec 1931 Taunton Courier Girls Sudden Death Sad Bridgwater Inquest
Story Gladys Maud ROWE Daughter of Mr George and Matilda ROWE of No 1
Polden Street
20
Jan 1932 Taunton Courier Bridgwater Borough Police Court
Motorcyclists Three Offences Ernest Albert STONE Blackmore Lane
Cannington
15
Sep 1932 North Devon Journal Pretty Woolacombe Wedding Miss Mary Joan
CLARK to Mr Percival Albert CHILCOTT Son of Mr and Mrs A. CHILCOTT of
70 Ashleigh Avenue Bridgwater Somerset
27
Sep 1933 Taunton Courier Pillion Rider Killed Herbert Jesse HURLEY of
Bells Cottages Woolsmersdon North Petherton and Ernest Albert STONE
of Cannington
05
Sep 1934 Taunton Courier Taunton Carnival Revels includes OATEN and
MANUEL
05
Sep 1934 Taunton Courier Tribute to Minister Funeral of Rev Samuel
JONES formerly Congregational Minister of Somerton and Langport
03
Oct 1934 Taunton Courier Taunton Borough Court includes DUDDRIDGE
Samuel CRIDLAND North Town Terrace HOLMAN Upper Cheddon House JERVIS
Pitminster Lodge
25
Sep 1935 Taunton Courier North Petherton Curry Mallet Ile Abbotts
01
Aug 1936 Somerset County Herald Holcombe Rogus Funeral of Mr Herbert
HAWKINS
01
Aug 1936 Somerset County Herald Forgate in her 100th year death of
Mrs Martha PYKE of Reeds Fordgate
08
Aug 1936 Somerset County Herald Records Eclipsed North Petherton's
Festival Bank Holiday Show and Sports
03
Oct 1936 Somerset County Herald Former Railwayman's Funeral at North
Petherton Cemetery Mr Aaron WILLIAMS of 167 St John Street
19
Dec 1936 Somerset County Herald North Petherton includes Funeral of
Miss Sarah Hester HARDWIDGE and Mr. F. T. M. TRENCH of the Clarence
Hotel North Petherton
02
Jan 1937 Somerset County Herald Weddings at Bridgwater Many Boxing
Day Brides includes Mr Stanley Charles John PARKER and Miss Kathleen
Mary LOCK
30
Jan 1937 Somerset County Herald Moorlinch Allegation Against Wife
includes May Albert FRANKS Ernest Henry FRANKS Walter WEST Everard
Matthew COLES
06
Mar 1937 Somerset County Herald Young Woman's Death Inquest at North
Petherton Lily Emily Elizabeth RUFFHEAD of Myrtle House Four Street
North Petherton
16
Apr 1937 Central Somerset Gazette The Late Mr Frederick James LOCKE
of Somerton includes MALE and JEANES
10
Jul 1937 Somerset County Herald Taunton Death North Petherton Curry
Rivel Stocklinch
02
Jul 1938 Somerset County Herald Births Marriage Deaths includes
MUMFORD GODDEN BRIMSON MAGGS TROTMAN Bridgwater COATE Wembdon BROWNE
Taunton ROSE West Monkton
10
Sep 1938 Somerset County Herald North Petherton includes Funeral of
Mrs. Mary BURGE and Late Mrs R. A. TUCKER of Pilots Elms
24
Sep 1938 North Petherton includes Funeral of Miss Mary BERRY Late Mrs
Susanna HARDEN Marriage of Mr CALLOW and Miss WELLS
04
Mar 1939 Somerset County Herald Othery Farmers Bankruptcy Basil
Culliford Flood SALVIDGE
18
Mar 1939 Somerset County Herald North Petherton includes Marriage of
Miss Meta PARKER to Mr Victor HOLE Son of Mr and Mrs J. HOLE of North
Street Bridgwater
03
Jun 1939 Somerset County Herald Somerset Bridge Late Mr Clifford
George PALMER of the MALT and HOPS Inn Somerset Bridge Funeral at
North Petherton
16
Sep 1939 Somerset County Herald North Petherton Curry Rivel Fivehead
Ashill
25
Nov 1939 Somerset County Herald North Petherton Whist Drive for
Children's Fund and A Popular Child Late Audrey Jean SLOCOMBE of
Dawes Farm
02
Dec 1939 Somerset County Herald North Petherton Death of Mrs Martha
Louisa COSSEY Late Mrs Emily Sarah TRENCH Toc H for the Needy Red
Cross Appeal
09
Dec 1939 Somerset County Herald Bridgwater County Sessions
23
Dec 1939 Somerset County Herald North Petherton includes Fire at
Batts House Mr G. CARNE WILLIAMS Marriage Mr Frederick BOND to Miss
Phyllis Joan BRAMLEY
30
Dec 1939 Somerset County Herald Bridgwater Centenarians Funeral Late
Miss Julia Cass of 5 Alexandra Road aged 104 years
06
Jan 1940 Somerset County Herald Bridgwater County Sessions includes
lots of people from North Petherton
20
Jan 1940 Somerset County Herald Late Mr George Griffith CARNE
WILLIAMS of Batts House Somerset Brewery Director and Sportsman
Funeral at North Petherton
17
Feb 1940 Somerset County Herald North Petherton Funeral Richard James
MARKS Death Mrs E. GUDGE Wedding KEALE and MARCHANT Marriage MILLER
and PERRETT
16
Mar 1940 Somerset County Herald North Petherton includes Aged
Resident's Death Miss Maria Jane ROGERS and Late Mr J. BOOBIER
16
Mar 1940 Somerset County Herald Bridgwater Two Weddings at St Mary's
Leslie Winston Raymond HAMBLIN to Edith Mary FEAR and Charles
PHILLIPS to Sylvia Joan MAY
06
Apr 1940 Somerset County Herald 06 Apr 1940 Bridgwater Concert for
Comforts Local Men from H.M.S. Exeter Honoured Signalman WHITING Able
Seaman CHIDGEY and Mr F. A. WILSHIRE
06
Apr 1940 Somerset County Herald Bridgwater Popular Postman Retires
Walked 30,000 Miles Before Breakfast Mr Ernest WILLSHIRE of 44 Old
Taunton Road
15
Jun 1940 Somerset County Herald North Petherton Hints to Housewives
Late Mrs G. NEWBERRY of Hammett Street Death of Mrs A. HARDWIDGE of
North Street
06
Jul 1940 Taunton Courier Ile Abbotts North Petherton
07
Sep 1940 Somerset County Herald North Petherton includes Funeral of
Mrs Mary Jane PARKER of Fore Street Widow of Mr Henry PARKER
01
Feb 1941 Somerset County Herald Taunton Well-known Insurance Agent
Funeral of Mr John HURFORD of 6 Noble Street Taunton
22
Feb 1941 Somerset County Herald Bridgwater includes Late Mr Albert
Jesse CRIDLAND of St John's Vicarage Bridgwater
22
Feb 1941 Somerset County Herald North Petherton includes Anti-Gas
Instruction and Fighting Fire Bombs
31
May 1941 Somerset County Herald Bridgwater Builders Death Late Mr
James STANDERWICK of Sandown Taunton Road North Petherton
10
Jan 1942 Somerset County Herald Bridgwater includes Ellen Ruth
HAWKINGS of 96 Taunton Road Death of Herbert COLLARD of 10 Ashleigh
Terrace
11
Mar 1942 Western Daily Press Local Imperial Service Awards includes
Albert CHILCOTT Walter William PRIDDICE Fred SHOWERS All Postmen of
Bridgwater
21
Nov 1942 Somerset County Herald Two Brothers killed near Bridgwater
Mr Raymond STANDERWICK and Mr Roland STANDERWICK
28
Nov 1942 Somerset County Herald Funeral of two brothers at North
Petherton Rowland and Raymond John STANDERWICK of North Petherton and
Bridgwater
19
Dec 1942 Somerset County Herald Crash killed two brothers Bridgwater
Police Car overturned Raymond John STANDERWICK and Rowland
STANDERWICK
09
Jan 1943 Somerset County Herald Bridgwater Late Miss Olive CRIDLAND
Only Daughter of Mr and Mrs A. J. CRIDLAND of 43 York Road
13
Feb 1943 Somerset County Herald Bench acquit Police Driver Sequel to
Fatality near Bridgwater Raymond and Roland STANDERWICK
16
Oct 1943 Somerset County Herald Notes and Queries A Question of Age
includes Elizabeth OATEN Pitminster and her daughter Betty WESCOMB
30
Dec 1943 The North Devon Journal Funeral of Mr Albert CHILCOTT of
Sunningdale Woolacombe Devon Native of Bridgwater Somerset
18
Mar 1944 Somerset County Herald Fatal Accidents at North Petherton
Two Inquests Arthur Wm SEYMOUR of Woolmersdon Farm and James CORAM of
Victoria Road
08
Apr 1944 Somerset County Herald North Petherton includes No Ejectment
Order Frank BLACKMORE of Binford Cottage King's Cliff North Petherton
15
Jul 1944 Somerset County Herald North Petherton includes Licence
Transfer George Hotel Arthur Edwin KING to Mrs Daisy Winifred MAYLED
and Arthur BRAMLEY
02
Sep 1944 Somerset County Herald Late Mr Joshua Francis or Harry BURGE
of 42 Parkstone Avenue Bridgwater
04
Nov 1944 Somerset County Herald Local War News FYFE Trull BROOKES and
GRAY Taunton Major Henry John PARKER North Petherton WHEELER
Bridgwater PIMM Ruishton Lodge
17
Aug 1946 Somerset County Herald North Petherton Retired Railway
Official's Sudden Death Mr George Henry GARDENER of Shirley
Heathfield includes Mrs ANGELL
01
Mar 1947 Somerset County Herald Bridgwater Former Taxi Driver Mr
William John CULVERWELL of 42 Parkstone Avenue Bridgwater
10
Apr 1948 Somerset County Herald Bridgwater includes Wedding of Ivor
WARREN to Doris Helen MALE Mr G. WILLSHIRE and Mrs Helena Louise
PARKER
24
Jul 1948 Somerset County Herald Fell and Broke his Neck Bridgwater
Inquest on Kiln Burner Mr Charles PARKER of Somerset Place Somerset
Bridge
11
Sep 1948 Somerset County Herald North Petherton includes Stanley
James CORAM of 7 Dyers Green and Late Mrs G. HUNT Sale of No 2 Hyde
Park
23
Apr 1949 Somerset County Herald Othery Granted his Discharge Basil
Clifford Flood SALVIDGE
19
Nov 1949 Somerset County Herald Bridgwater Retired Miners Death
Charles PARKER of 7 Gloucester Road
21
Jan 1950 Somerset County Herald Wellington Salvationists Death Mr
James WAYGOOD of 29 Greenway Road Rockwell Green
11
Feb 1950 Somerset County Herald includes Peter STANDERWICK of Swan
Lake North Petherton and Augustus John SWAYNE of Lucksway North
Petherton
04
Nov 1950 Somerset County Herald Weird Punkies at Long Sutton
25
Nov 1950 Somerset County Herald Farmer Dies From Polio Late Mr Henry
John SLOCOMBE of Belle Vue North Petherton
02
Dec 1950 Somerset County Herald Aged Labourer Dies Collided with Car
at North Petherton Mr Henry PARKER of Newton Road includes Son
Clifford David PARKER
02
Dec 1950 Somerset County Herald North Petherton Farmer Funeral Mr.
Henry John SLOCOMBE of Belle Vue North Petherton
16
Dec 1950 Somerset County Herald Fatal Accident at North Petherton
Driver Exonerated Accidental Death Mr Henry PARKER of Newton Road
North Petherton
13
Aug 1954 Central Somerset Gazette Man Drowned Himself Former Patient
at Wells Hospital Louis Lloyd BOOBYER of Stanmoor Road Burrowbridge
12
Jul 1958 Somerset County Herald Centenarian Dies Mrs. Eva HARTREE of
Nether Stowey
30
Aug 1958 Somerset County Herald Drove on after Accident Mr James
STANDERWICK of Kingscliffe Bungalow Taunton Road Bridgwater
08
Aug 1959 Somerset County Herald Mrs Maria Jane SALTER 101 on Monday
of 6 Hammett Street North Petherton includes Miss Edith SALTER
13
Feb 1960 Somerset County Herald Solicitor Attacks Council Wood Street
Houses 'On The Cheap' Charge Carpark 38-43 Wood Street and 21 Yarde
Place Taunton
04
Jun 1960 Somerset County Herald Somerset's Most Eminent Woman Death
of Mrs Norah Lilian COOKE HURLE nee FRY at Kilve Court
24
Dec 1960 Somerset County Herald Daughter Found Mother Dead Mrs
Matilda ROWE 44 Brooklands Sydenham Estate Bridgwater Mrs Betty Stone
Coronation House Bridgwater
14
Jan 1961 Somerset County Herald Ex-Mayor Age 96 Beaks Leg Mr Samuel
BERRY of Haygrove Hill Durleigh Road Bridgwater
11
Mar 1961 Somerset County Herald Married at Bridgwater Miss Janet
PALMER and Mr Mervyn STONE
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