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Hi.

First of all, thanks for the Compton Martin website, which is great. I am researching my great grandmother, Angelina Lane, who was born in West Cranmore in 1850. She married at Compton Martin on 21 Sept 1875, and was working at the Rectory at the time as a maid. She seems to have worked there from about 1870. The Rector at the time was Edward Walpole Warren.

Is there a local history society who might be able to tell me more about the rector, the rectory, or the church ? I'd be very interested to see any old photographs of the village of any exist. Any information is going to add to my knowledge, really.

If you are able to point me in the right direction, I'd be very grateful. If not, thanks anyway.

Dave Hepworth

Dave,

I have the records for Compton Martin History Society, but the only reference to her I can find is the 1871 census, which confirms the detail you give. Rev Warren was here 1870-1884 and I am sure we can find more about him. His rectory is now split into a private home and a musicians retreat, and there is a great deal of information about his 12th century Church, which is,

structurally, much as he left it!

We have several booklets and many pictures of the village. You might like to

start with "The Story Of Compton Martin" - £5 plus postage to David Hart,

Streamside, Mill Lane Compton Martin, Bristol BS40 6NA I do not know where you are, but if you plan to visit Compton Martin, please

let me know.

David

Hi Nicky.

Thanks you so much for all these pictures which are just heart-stoppingly good. They give a real sense of what the village was like, and I guess this is pretty much just as Angelina knew it. I am very grateful indeed for these - and for your taking the trouble to search them out.

Thanks too for forwarding my query to David Hart, who has also written with interesting info.

What I didn't mention was that we lost all our family information, photos - everything - in a fire ten years ago. These pictures are all the more valuable for that, and I am delighted to see them.

Thanks again.

Dave

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In connection with my family tree, many of my ancestors, over a 300 year period, by the name of Derrick were born and lived in Ubley. I have details of many baptisms but wonder if you have a churchyard and any record books that could be inspected?

I look forward to hearing from you.

Derek Warner

Derek,

I enquired at Ubley Church this morning about the Derrick family. The Church is normally unlocked by day. There is a tablet to Edmund Derrick 1701 in the ringing chamber, and numerous Derrick gravestones in the graveyard (the Churchwardens have a plan, but you can probably manage without it. There are many entries referring to Derricks in the visitors book. Nigel Crocker remembers a visitor who had a Derrick tree and left his e-mail address - but Nigel is now away for 6 weeks. The parish records for Ubley can be inspected at Weston-super-Mare Library, or Somerset Record Office, Taunton.

If you are interested in Compton Martin Derricks, there are 8 in the early censuses, and several in the parish records starting 1749. There are two Derrick gravestones.

Please let me know if you are coming this way, or need more "local knowledge".

David Hart (Compton Martin History Society)