FACES & PLACES

[Zelley]

So many faces and places from the llikes or Portland to Broadwindsor, Weymouth to Poole.

If we were a fly on the wall of the Innkeeper Mr. Stephen's "Punch Bowl Inn" in Portland how many quarrymen and boys would pass by to and from the Portland rock, and would we see the likes of Benjamin PEARCE, WHITE or FLEMINGHAM or
be greeted by the quarryboy Arthur Petters.

No history of Dorset is complete without a moment or two discussing the mariners from fishermen such as
Joseph STONE, Thomas FRAMPTON, and William STANTON
or the crew of the ships in port in 1881 such as
Edward PHILLIPS of the "Skylark".

But with the mariners there are many moments of sadness and loss.  One example is the case of the sinking of the cutter "Spirit" after a collision with the Danish freighter "St. Jans".
The two BENNETT brothers and Mr. TIZARD lived to tell their story, but mariner James Richard ZELLEY was lost and gone forever as he sunk beneath the sea.

There are many well known families from ALLEN, AYLES, LOVELL, to ZELLEY.  One such Wyke Regis family was the Thomas WHITE - Ann Charlotte BELLAMY family.  Some say
a distant relative by the name of NOBLE would marry
a lass from the BURRIDGE family.

Of interest, due to the mariner connection, many a family group would also have Kent and Devon connections such as
Devon born George John FLISHER.  Another Kent born
but Dorset raised person was Elizabeth Ann BAKER
(daughter of Richard BAKER and Susan VALLENS/VALENCE).

But let's not forget the CHICK, RANDALL, MARSHALLSAY,
SYMES, BOWRING, SAMWAYS et al.

[Zelley]

On a Llincolnshire thread re one Charles EVERSON - the issue is was the Dorset born Mary Jane's surname Zealey or Zelley.

[Zelley]

Attempting to clarify the correct spelling of the 1869 marriage of Charles Everson
to Mary Jane Zealey or Zelley in the Weymouth region.

(See - Lincolnshire thread for more information).

[twilight]

Edward Phillips, on the "Skylark" in 1881 was my G Grandfather.  Is he connected to your family?   Edward's father was Thomas Phillips & his mother was Elizabeth Jane, "late White , formerly Horne". 
His youngest son also joined the RN & was "loaned" to the RAN.  He arrived in Sydney on the First Fleet.  That is the "First Fleet of the RAN"  & never returned to England.  He served with the RAN in both world wars.

[Zelley]

Edward Phillips, on the "Skylark" in 1881 was my G Grandfather.  Is he connected to your family?   Edward's father was Thomas Phillips & his mother was Elizabeth Jane, "late White , formerly Horne". 
His youngest son also joined the RN & was "loaned" to the RAN.  He arrived in Sydney on the First Fleet.  That is the "First Fleet of the RAN"  & never returned to England.  He served with the RAN in both world wars.

Where and when was Edward Phillips born?

[twilight]

Edward Phillips was born at Stepney, 25th Oct 1853, according to his service record, but I have a birth certificate which states  Stepney, 25 Oct 1852.  Which is the correct date, I wonder??  Did he lower his age to join the Navy ??   Will we ever know?

[Zelley]

It has been a while since visiting Faces and Places, so from  Weymouth, Dorset, how many names are we able to connect with
such as the Lovell name or the many others that may have walked down Hope Street or took a day trip to Portland.