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We believe the Salvidge family lived and
farmed at 'Grange Farm'
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| Thomas Salvidge Jnr. of Rooksbridge, being a founder
member and Deacon of the Rooksbridge Baptist Chapel must have influenced the daily
lives of many local residents.
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There were three generations of Thomas's!
(Not to confuse matters, we will call them: Thomas Snr. Thomas Jnr. and
Thomas).
Thomas Jnr was born in 1819 the son of
Thomas Snr. and Sarah Salvidge who moved to Rooksbridge about 1825.
Thomas
Snr. was originally from Winscombe and lived with his wife and children
in Ashcombe and Milton before moving to Rooksbridge. Sarah died in 1833
and was buried in Weston. Which makes it likely that Sarah originally came
from there. Thomas Snr. then married Ruth sometime between 1833 and
1841.
Thomas Jnr. married Mary ? from
Badgeworth, and were living and farming there in 1851.
They were living back in Rooksbridge in 1861. Mary died in 1866
Thomas Jnr married his second wife Christiana Churchill from Huntspill in 1867and
they had five children.
Thomas Jnr died in 1889 aged 70 yrs and Christiana his widow died in
1924
Christiana and her five
children were living at Grange Farm in1891.
The children were, William, Walter, Thomas,
Minnie and Sarah.
William was living at Brent House, in 1910
Walter was living at Tarnock in 1910. He died Jan 23rd 1919 aged 44 yrs.
Minnie Churchill (Salvidge) b: 1881 apparently died aged 17 yrs.
in 1898?
The inscription on the headstone at the Baptist chapel
describes Minnie as the youngest daughter of Thomas Salvidge (Jnr) This
conflicts with the date of birth for Sarah recorded as born 1883 ?
Sarah. Born 1883 died 1927 aged 44.
Thomas was Thomas Jnr and Christiana's
third child.
He taught for a while in Canada and later returned to England. Where he
married Edith Tovey at Burnham in 1901.
Their only child Grace Cornelia Salvidge was born while they were living
in Rooksbridge in 1907. They later moved to Weston.
Grace is grandmother of Heather Stevens who supplied all of the above
information. see below. |
