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Where's William?

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Ally Report 13 Dec 2007 09:16

In the 1870's there was a family called ALSOP who lived in the Hotwells area of Bristol near to the Docks:

William Francis ALSOP mariner
c. 1827,Bristol Died Dec Quarter 1876 Clifton 6a 43
Mary nee TOWELLS (wife) charwoman
c 1830 Taunton

Frances Sarah ALSOP not known
c 1862 Bristol Birth Sept Quarter 1862 Clifton 6a 69
Married James Price of Pensford,
Somerset
in Manhattan, New York 16 May 1893

William F. ALSOP postman
c 1864 Bristol Birth 1865 Sept Quarter 6a 23

James J. ALSOP not known
c 1864 Bristol Birth1865 Sept Quarter 6a 24

Mary Josephine ALSOP maid
c 1866 Bristol
Moved to St Andrew's Scotland via Kensington under care of Father George Angus, a RC Priest.
She married Walter Alexander a plumber,in 1894. The marriage certificate claims she was only 33.
Her two sons emigrated to S. Africa, Rhodesia - living descendants still there

Teresa Agnes cook
c 1868 Bristol
Moved with her sister, Mary Josephine to Kensington as domestic maid and again to St Andrews in service. Eventually progressed to Cook and moved back to Kensington before ending up in Willian, Hertfordshire as Cook where she married Arthur George Walker at All Saints, Willian in 1903. On her marriage certificate she uses her maiden name but claims she is a widow. She also claims she is younger than Arthur by 6 years. She died in December 1946 at Willian, Hertfordshire.


Teresa was my Great Grandmother and trying to trace her family has been a real challenge as this branch of the Alsops are very elusive and widely travelled!

If anyone has any links with this branch of the family I would be pleased to share further information with them