Genealogy Chat

Hi I am going down to Portsmouth in oct and as i wont be going too far out of the way thought I would call in to Bath. My g/father was born No 2 house Rush Hill - is it still standing? His parents were married in the parish church , parish of St Lukes Bedminster (is this close by) Any help would be greatly appreciated as I will only have a couple of hours there. Many thanks Brenda x

If you 'google' ..'Rush Hill, Bath'... it brings up ways to contact someone... maybe they can help you. Anne :)))

Looks, according to Auto Route that Rush hill still exists, its not in the centre of Bath though. Its kind of out on the left hand side, (should i say West!!)near a village called Englishcombe.

Thankyou Anne & Jess perhaps I could google the church too. Brenda x

Not an expert on Bath but Bedminster is in Bristol. Not heard of Bedminster being near Bath. Esta

Thanks Esta I just assumed, have googled the church, one in Brislington which still stands and one in Barton now demolished. The marriage cert I have reads ' the parish church in the parish of st luke Bedminster' so i'm guessing its the Barton one? My gt grandfathers residence at the time of this marriage ws Bedminster and his wifes Walcot. I am getting so confused with all the counties. Is Bath in somerset then? hopeless arent I brenda x

I think Bath is in Somerset ( husband says yes ) and bath is about 15 miles from Bristol. What year are we talking about ? you couldring Bristol records Office - they are very helpful. Bristol Record Office 'B' Bond Warehouse Smeaton Road Bristol BS1 6XN Tel: 0117-922 4224 Fax: 0117-922 4236 Website: www.bristol-city.gov.uk/recordoffice Online catalogue Or you could try the Family History Society ( thay are in the same building ) http://www.bafhs.org.uk Esta

Brenda Only just switched on and saw your message, Rush Hill is on the outskirts of Bath and as far as I know 2 still exists, they are small cotages in that road. I had a relative that lived close by in Rush Hill and I grew up in Bath so know it well. A nice side of Bath to live. As someone has already said the Bath BMD site is on line and they have a lot of births and marriages on there but as yet no deaths. Hope this helps Liz

hi again, thankyou to you all., My gt grandfather John Oram born 1845 Keevil Wilts married Mercy Mellish born Clutton. 1881 census they lived No2 house Rush Hill Twerton Somerset (hope this is Bath) my grandad maurice oram was born here in 1878. they had a bakery there (Orams Bakery) I would love to know where this was. 1891 census they all lived at 6 Hedgedown cottages. john and mercy married in 1870 in st Lukes parish. come to think of it I dont think I have their 1871 address. can anyone help on that one please. thankyou Brenda x

Thankyou Esta, I will give the records office a try, thankyou. I am going out for the night will check later. many thanks everyone Brenda x

1871 census View Record John Oram abt 1845 Keevill, Wiltshire, England Head Walcot Somerset View Record Mary Oram abt 1842 Clutton, Somerset, England Wife Walcot Somerset xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx John Oram Age: 26 Estimated birth year: abt 1845 Relation: Head Household: View other family members Gender: Male Where born: Keevill, Wiltshire, England Civil Parish or Township: Walcot Ecclesiastical parish: Walcot St Swithin County/Island: Somerset Country: England Street address: View Image Condition as to marriage: View Image Education: View Image Employment status: View Image Occupation: View Image Source information: RG10/2489 Registration district: Bath Sub-registration district: Walcot ED, institution, or vessel: 10 Folio: 24 Page: 11 (click to see others on page) Household schedule number: 66 GSU Number: 835197 The address is 7 richmond place he is a beer retailer she is Mercy on image

hello again, Jim thankyou very much for the info on 1871, your time is very much appreciated. Brenda x

Do you have any dates for Mercy. My Somerset Coalfield connection site gives a Melish family living in Clutton but I can't find Mercy. Clutton was part of the Somerset Coalfield and is very well documented. Bedminster is part of Bristol. The registration district of Bedminster covers a large area. Walcott is a district of Bath.

hello Anne thankyou for info. My Mercy was born 1839 in Clutton daughter of John Mellish & Rachael Gould. Rachael died in 1840 and as Mercy was the last in a longgg line of children I assume she was given away. I only have her on the 1871 census with my John Oram, they married in 1870. Mercys gran was a Sarah Mellish and grandad John. thanks for your interest brenda x

Brenda I live near Bath & went down Rush Hill yesterday. The Parish Church is St Philip & St James & is not far from the roundabout at Odd Down at the top of Wellsway. A lot of traffic disruption as they are buildinga roundabout half way down the hill. There are some cottages on the main road, I shall be going again soon as my husband is in hospital in Bath & I can go that way. I'll see what I can see & let you know. Pat

Hi Pat , many thanks for your kind offer. I need to make sure I know where i am going or husband will get very cross. Brenda x

Hi Brenda I tried sending a message directly to you but got an error message, so I hope you see this. I went down Rush Hill yesterday but all the houses had high numbers. It is part of Frome Road so the houses may have been re numbered at some stage. It is a mix of old & new properties with a few cottages among them. Sorry I cannot be much help but if you want anything else just let me know & I'll try. Pat