Were any of your ancestors (1890s to
1920s) members of Christchurch Parish in the centre of Bristol, England?
If your answer is “Yes”, we may have
some interesting news for you.
Historical
background:
Christ Church, located at the crossroads in the heart of Bristol, is a splendid example of late Renaissance architecture. The present church was built in 1791 to the design of William Paty on the site of one of Bristol’s medieval churches. The former church on the site, the Church of the Holy Trinity, dated from before the Norman Conquest.
If you know any of the people in the
following list who may have been connected with Christ Church Parish from about
1896 to the 1920s, please contact us at callhistory4u@blueyonder.co.uk as we may have photographic information
Adams,
Miss E. (16)
Baily,
Mr. (Sacristan) --
Barnes,
Miss Mary (36)
Bennett,
Charles. (Choir tenor) --
Bennett,
Hilda (infant in 1896 ) --
Bennett,
Bertram. --
Blackmore,
J. C. (Churchwarden) (9)
Boyce,
J. J. (35)
Brooks,
Miss Emily (48)
Brown,
Miss E. --
Butler,
Miss (45)
Butler,
Thomas. --
Carden,
Miss Lottie (267)
Casely,
Miss Emily (58)
Church,
Miss Minnie (50)
Coates,
Miss Susan (59)
Cooper,
Mr. B. (Churchwarden) --
Daw,
Miss Emma (64)
Daw,
Miss Jane (65)
Drew, Mr
R.J. (Verger) date unknown 20th cent. --
Eastbury,
George (Parish Trustee) (10)
Edwards,
Miss E. (had bells rehung) (69)
Evans,
Alfred (4)
Fawn,
Mr. William J. (77)
Ferris,
Mr. C. M. (79)
Fowler,
Alice Sarah Dou…. --
Gillard,
Mr. & Mrs. R. M. (88/9)
Gooden,
The Misses Peggy, Betty & Milly (97a)
Goodyear,
Mr. Fred (95)
Goodyear,
Mrs. Fred (96)
Goulter,
Miss Mary (97)
Graham,
Mr. J.R. (Curate of All Saints, Clifton, then of Christ
Church,
where with E.P.Cole he founded the ‘Fraternity of St Michaels’; later Vicar of
St Judes). --
Griffiths,
Mr. & Mrs. John (86/7)
Griffiths,
Mr. James G. (Churchwarden & Sunday School
Superintendent) (81)
Guest,
Miss Alice (91)
Guest,
Miss Annie (90)
Guest,
Miss Clara (92)
Harper,
J. G. (7)
Harper,
Master Ernest (106b)
Harper,
Miss Mabel (105)
Harper,
Mrs. J. G. (106a)
Hollerton,
Mrs. --
Hollerton,
Miss. --
Hatton,
Miss Alice (119)
Hillbourne,
Miss M. J. (106)
Hunt,
Mrs. (116)
Iles,
Mrs. C. (123)
Jones,
Wilfred, (in uniform, Army? Possible Service No.
152604) --
Jones,
Miss Florence E. (July 1896) (120)
Keedwell,
Mr. Anthony (123a)
Keedwell,
Mrs. Anthony (124)
King,
Mrs Percy. --
Langdon,
J. W. (Parish Trustee) (1)
Leighton,
Masters Arthur, Percival, Ned, J. A. & R. (136/7)
Leighton,
Miss Alice (134)
Leighton,
Mr. Fred (see Footnote) (135)
Leighton,
Mr. R. L. (Headmaster BGS) (132)
Leighton,
Mrs. R. L. (133)
Lewis,
Evan (Parish Trustee) (3)
Maggs,
Richard (Verger) (144)
Martin,
Miss Alice (148a)
Miss
Louisa Hart, (112)
Morgan,
Thomas (148)
Parkinson,
Miss M. L. (177)
Parsons,
Mr. Frederick (170)
Pascoe,
Miss Susan (185)
Penfold,
Mr. & Mrs. (154/5)
Pleasance,
Misses Agnes & Ada (180/1)
Pleasance,
Mr. E. S. (182a)
Pobjoy,
Miss Alice (156)
Pobjoy,
Mr. Charles E. (157)
Radford,
Miss Ada (St John’s School, Redland),
(184)
Rowsell,
Mr. & Mrs. F. G. (189/90)
Royman,
Miss Alice (183)
Salvage,
Miss B. (July 1896) (221)
Sanders,
Mr. Richard J. (212)
Shearn,
Mr. William (199)
Shearn,
Mr. (A Crimea War Veteran with Medals) --
Shearn,
Mrs. William (198)
Shepherd,
Miss E. P. (200)
Shepherd,
Mrs Emma. (neé Bennett) --
St.
Hill, Mr. H. O. (204)
St.
Hill, Miss Eva (202)
St.
Hill, Miss Hilda (203)
St.
Hill, Miss Mabel (200a)
St.
Hill, Mr. Arthur (203)
St.
Hill, Mrs. (201)
Stroud,
John (Parish Trustee) (2)
Tarr,
Mr. & Mrs. Alfred (Parish Chairman) 26)
Thomas, ( marked ‘Brother Thomas’) --
Thomas,
Mrs. (236b)
Thomas,
Mrs. Seth (236a)
Tonkin,
Miss Bessie (222)
Toogood,
Christopher, Ernest & Kate (233a)
Tucker,
Mary Grace (with Robert Williams) (236)
Wade,
Mr. S. J. (266)
Wade,
Mrs. S. J. (266a)
Warner,
Master William (263a)
Warner,
Mrs. (263)
Watkins,
Miss Mary (253)
Watkins,
Miss Mabel (258)
Watkins,
Mrs. Ellen (238)
Wells,
Miss Mary (243)
Wensley,
Mrs. (247)
Whippey,
Mr. Henry (244)
Whippey,
Mrs. Henry (245)
Williams,
Robert. (with Mary Grace Tucker) (236)
Willis,
Mr. Tom (Sacristan) (239)
Willis,
Mrs. Tom (240)
Winscombe,
Mr. Fred J. (Sacristan) (241)
Winscombe,
Mrs. Fred J. (242)
Woodland,
Miss Annie (259)
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Footnote:
A hand drawn card marked “with heartiest greetings & best wishes for the new Century to…Mrs Cole. January 1st 1901….12:30 AM” and signed by the following Leighton family members could help with handwriting identification: Edmund Leighton, Hilda Leighton, F.F. Leighton, RLL pp Arthur Leighton, Robert L. Leighton, J.W. Leyton, Abee (or Alice) Leighton, ? ? Leighton
Watch this space for further
information
We also plan to provide similar listing and photographic
information about life and people in Temple Parish, Bristol, England circa 1920s to 1960s, comprising details of:
o
Temple
Colston School Bible class
o
Football
Teams
o
Scout groups
o
Temple
Colston Old Boys Society, including the annual Colston Day wreath laying at the
statue of Edward Colston in Bristol