Thank you Claire and Steve
My 4 X Gt. Grandfather buried as a Non-Quaker by them, died of heart disease certified 18 months on the Death Certificate.
However, I'm not really after speculative causes of death, except to say that Quakers were known to have links with Independents (& dissenting faiths).
I do accept a surviving Inquest if there was one, may give relatives (next of kin), but have any Bristol researchers come across them at the local Archives, or University, for 1821, which might not be online yet?
William Hood was not a Quaker himself, so I am interested in any general information, regarding local Bristol non-conformist religion (Baptist, Independent, Methodist, Wesleyan, Presbyterian)?
William Hood may have been a local dissenting Preacher, perhaps upsetting the Parish Church?
(This was going on in Selby, I've discovered, my George Hood had business ties, with persons prosecuted for refusing to pay the Church Rates, for Church repairs).
Sometimes a local Directory or History of Bristol with a Directory exists on the internet for free download, naming the businesses (hopefully around 1810 - 1820), which can give good general background info re surnames and somtimes family links. (I've got 1791 Universal British Directory, for commerce, but local ones are usually more detailed).
I was hoping someone may have researched Bristol businesses and commerce?
Are these places mentioned in my first post, near the docks, or a wharf, or inland canal, waterway?
So far I've only found a William Hood, ship owner.
Thank you
Regards Mark
My knowledge of Bristol, is Changing trains at Bristol Temple Meads and the famous Clifton suspension bridge.