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Sinead

Sinead Report 14 May 2005 19:41

I wonder if any one can help me. I am trying to locate a parish in Bristol and am not sure where to start. I have a Caroline Salvidge married in 1849 in St Philips in Bristol.I know from her marriage cert she was born in Bedminster,in Bristol in 1829.Apart from going to the church and going through the registers to see if she is in there how would I go about locating her? Any help would be much appreciated, Sineadxxx

Guinevere

Guinevere Report 14 May 2005 20:53

Hi, The registers are usually held in the county record office. They may have also been filmed by the LDS church. If they have you can order the film of the parish records at and LDS centre near you (for a small fee) Gwynne

Researching:
Lowestoft and North Suffolk, Monmouthshire, Breconshire, Somerset

Sinead

Sinead Report 14 May 2005 20:56

thanks- looks like a trip to Bristol is on the cards! will try them, Sineadxxx

Heather

Heather Report 14 May 2005 20:58

Had a quick look on the IGI for you - not your girl, but likely a relative: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Caroline Salvidge Female Family -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Event(s): Birth: Christening: 1801 Wells, Somerset, England Death: 01 APR 1867 Burial: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Parents: Father: James Salvidge Family -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marriages: Spouse: William Flower Family Marriage: < 1830> <Bedminster, Somerset, England> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Messages: Record submitted after 1991 by a member of the LDS Church. No additional information is available. Ancestral File may list the same family and the submitter.

Sinead

Sinead Report 14 May 2005 21:02

Thanks!! Just knowing where they may be connected is the trouble!!!Mine had father Edwin but with a name like Salvidge in Bristol they must be linked somewhere! Thanks, Sineadxxx

Mike. The Leicester Lad.(GC)

Mike. The Leicester Lad.(GC) Report 14 May 2005 22:01

Greeting’s Sinead….. Location of your Parishes…. St Philip's Church is 0.9 Miles from Bedminster But be careful there is also a St. Philip's & St Jacobs Church. Which is 0.6 Miles from St Philip's Church. Both come within Bristol. If you are going to look up Parish Records :- See below for further details. Bristol Created 1st July 1837. Sub-districts : Ashley; Bedminster; Bristol Central; Castle Precincts; Clifton; Knowle; St Augustine; St George; St James; St Mary Redcliff; St Paul; St Phillip and St Jacob; Stapleton. GRO volumes : XI (1837-51); 6a (1852-1930). All Saints, Bedminster (from 1899), Bristol, Castle Precincts, Clifton (from 1899), Horfield (from 1905), St. Augustine, St. Ewen, St. George (from 1899), St. James In, St. James Out (from 1899), St. John the Baptist, St. Leonard, St. Mary le Port, St. Michael, St. Nicholas, St. Paul In, St. Paul Out (from 1899), St. Philip and St. Jacob In, St. Philip and St. Jacob Out (from 1899), St. Stephen, St. Werburgh, Shirehampton (from 1905), Stapleton (from 1899), Westbury on Trym (from 1905). Registers now in Bristol district. MIKE.