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Somerset / Re: Ancestor hung at Taunton Gaol
« on: Thursday 07 September 23 18:19 BST (UK)  »
There is a tunnel from the old Police station to the Shire Hall (Crown Court) which was used until the Police station closed to take offenders from the Station Cells for their court appearance.

The goal has been redeveloped, even hubby isn't where it was actually too, he thinks it was behind the police station, but there isn't a carpark there. But if the land where prisoners had been buried to have been redeveloped, then the graves would have had to been moved, so i would try Somerset Record office, as they might have records concerning removing the graves to another location.  Council when removing graves elsewhere have to record the information.

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Somerset / Re: 1940's burial record sources, Bridgwater
« on: Saturday 20 March 21 11:47 GMT (UK)  »
There is information for Eric Beechey buried at Quantock cemetery so I had a quick search of ancestry
Probation for Eric is listed as Bristol,  it appears he was living at 7 Wembdon Rd, Brigwater,  and probate was given to Eric Reeves Beechey (dentist)  and Mary Beechey (wife of Eric Reeves Beechey) of 25 Wembdon Rd, I'd assume these were his parents.

The 1939 Register, give details of living with parents in King Square in Bridgwater (centre of Town) his occupation an accountant quite a well do to do area within town centre. 

Due to being of more wealthy standing, I'd would be very surprised if there was no head stone.  when I have time, I might go over and see if I can find an headstone for him, but it is a large cemetery now,   


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The Common Room / Re: Death in Childbirth
« on: Wednesday 14 August 19 18:04 BST (UK)  »
Off on a tangent here..

I'm actually from Bridgwater...  And funeral directors in the family.

When my mum had a still born child, what happened to the baby once they took it away, normally back then mother wouldn't see the child..

My relations explained, that apparently in the case of a still born baby, the baby would be taken to a local funeral director, then the baby would be placed in the foot of the coffin of the next person to be buried.  So they had a christian burial almost. 

But no record would be kept, of what still born baby went to what funeral

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Somerset / Re: HEADFORD'S of Bridgwater. is there an Irish connection??
« on: Sunday 10 March 19 12:54 GMT (UK)  »
Bridgwater was at one time a very busy port, it's industries were around boat building and brick and tile manufacturing...

There were in Bridgwater several Mainers chapels, several of them.  One in St Mary's Street and one in St John's street.  So perhaps he may have been baptised in one of these chapels rather than the various other churches around Town.

Not sure if the registers still survive for these chapels, might be worth contacting Somerset Heritage (RO) to see what information they might have

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World War Two / Re: WW2 German plane crashes in St Audries Bay, West Somerset, England,
« on: Wednesday 09 January 19 11:51 GMT (UK)  »
This thread intrigued me, as I know St Audries Bay well.

When considering bombing raids, don't forget ROF just outside of Bridgwater was also a target, you also have Westonzoyland Airfield, so ponder if any planes went out from there.

I also wonder whether the Somerset Lights Infantry, might have a record or two buried in their record collection.  As they may have dealt with the service men once found, as I'm should imagine that they would have been in charge of the Donniford Army Camp Just up the road.

As for Newspaper reports.

You have the Taunton Gazzette which is digitised,
Another Taunton newspaper (which isn't digitised but is on microfilm at the record office)
Also,  Brigwater Mercury which the British Newspaper Archieve have digitised some of


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The Lighter Side / Re: Did your ancestors meet because of war?
« on: Monday 31 December 18 16:10 GMT (UK)  »
My Parents met via WW2

Dad had been engaged but decided he wouldn't marry until the war had finished, just in case anything happened he didn't want to leave a widow and perhaps young family behind.  Alas his intended decided she could wait, and sent him a Dear John letter, and married a chap who reportedly was a bank clerk! 

His intended worked for the Telephone exchange in a nearby town with my mum, she asked mum to be his Pen Friend, to cheer him up.  So they started to write to each other. As the war closed my dad's duties were to escort various German officers back to the Officer POW camp nearby,  On one trip he arranged to meet my mum at the Train Station,  they met and the rest is history.

If it hadn't been for the war it is unlikely that my parents would have met at all

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Bowerings-Travers Family from Dorset please can colour be brought to them.
« on: Wednesday 05 December 18 22:24 GMT (UK)  »
@japeflakes

Wow, Thank you very much such an amazing difference it makes.  And such a quick response. 

I use photoshop a lot for my photography,  but colourisation of B&W photo's isn't something I've undertaken due to the time it take in the learning curve.  So very much appreciate what you've achieved  :)

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Bowerings-Travers Family from Dorset please can colour be brought to them.
« on: Wednesday 05 December 18 18:28 GMT (UK)  »
That's what we've always understood the photograph to be, the official Christening of Gt Uncle Frank

My grandfather is the young lad bottom right.  His brother went into publishing, and granddad developed a love of the Steam Train,  he luckily did his dream Job that of Steam Engine driver for the GWR...

Still remember all the models, paintings, pictures he had of Steam Engines, and he lived next to the Railway line at Taunton..  Couldn't be far away from his trains

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Bowerings-Travers Family from Dorset please can colour be brought to them.
« on: Wednesday 05 December 18 12:49 GMT (UK)  »
Hopefully I've attached this correctly

This is a group photograph of the Bowering-Travers,  From Dorset When this photograph was taken, they were mainly based in Upwey just outside of Weymouth.  We've dated the photograph as being taken around 1905, due to Great Uncle Frank birth who is the baby being held by my Great Gran.


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