Louisa FROST & James BRIDGES

[Tom Piper]

Annette,

I hope you manage to sort the gale Databases out because there seems to be a lot of info there for you. There is a Bridges family in Stowmarket who are coach-makers, their manager is a Harry Bridges who is a member of this Volunteer Rifle unit. He appears in the 1870's a sergeant, then a captain, and also chairman of the Oddfellows association. Then in 1886 Sergent Instructor James Bridges appears as a shooting ace, and continues to be in the local papers up to 1898, even decorating the local hall with flowers and streamers in Stowmarket before a dance.

I am sure that if you looked in Historical Directories foir Stowmarket you would find the coach-makers, but whether that is a connection to your Bridges family...

Tom

[annette ellen]

Hi Tom,

Sorry I have not replied before now but I have been away on holidays and am now back.
I tried the gale databases and the Historical Directories Stowmarket and I could not get into any of them to see if there is any connection.
Not for the want of trying, that I have given up,  but thank you very much for giving me that info.

Regards
Annette.

[coombs]

Hi

I am also researching Frosts in Parham.

Ben

[Suffolk Mawther]

A am delighted to say that my husband called to see 'Auntie' Ada a couple of weekends ago.
Born a Kindred she is the widow of Royston Frost and now in her 90s and still very bright.

Our interest in Frost is
Louisa Frost of Parham daughter of James Frost - master carpenter - married Fruer Bridges (1850 - 1881)and together with Louisa's brother John they left Framlingham and moved to Derby.

Pat ...

[coombs]

My Frost is Margaret Frost born in 1791 daughter of Francis Frost born in 1751 who was the son of Edward Frost and Elizabeth Crisp who wed in 1739. Edward was born in 1714.

Margaret Frost married Richard Titshall in 1812 in Parham.

Ben

[fordsue]

This is brilliant! I'm researching my mother's ancestors - the Bridges - and found "The Armoury" Stowmarket on the 1891 census. A Google search took us straight to this forum thread.

[Suffolk Mawther]

Hello fordsue and welcome to Rootschat

You might also like to check out Neil's excellent

www.stowmarket-history.co.uk/

for more information on Stowmarket.

Pat ...

researching Bridges in Framlingham (and before that in several north Suffolk villages)

[Tom Piper]

fordsue,

Yes welcome indeed, and do you think you are connected the people of the Armoury, well-named it would seem seeing as the head of the household was a Sergeant Bridges, in instructor in the volunteer unit of the army there, who seems to have been quite a good shot. I hope you will have a look at that Newspaper site and see what you can find of his activities in Stowmarket.

I have no connection with the Bridges family at all.

Tom

[coombs]

Hi

I am struggling to find the marriage of a William Mayhew to Elizabeth Bridges. The maiden name is given in their childrens baptism records in Hacheston. "William and Elizabeth Mayhew late Bridges". Elizabeth died in 1840 aged 60 so born about 1780. The Mayhews did move around and I have tried all known parishes of reaidence but to no avail. This would make it easier to locate Elizabeths baptism.

Ben