The Reverend Frith

Also some Coleman Family History We have seen this photo before – or rather this composite photo which shows the Market Lavington Vicar with a wonderful name (The Reverend William Blackstone Cockay...

Reverend Jack Collins

John Brenton Collins, known as Jack, was the Vicar of Market Lavington between 1953 and 1958. The London Gazette reported that in 1954 he also held the job at Easterton. The only photo we have is o...

Reverend Allsopp’s children

The Reverend Allsopp was the first Vicar of Easterton. He was appointed in 1876, arriving with wife and the first of what grew to be a large family. We have a photo of Richard Allsopp’s youngsters. ...

The Reverend Mayow Wynell Mayow

We met this gentleman yesterday in connection with a letter he wrote regarding a family emigrating from Market Lavington to Australia. With the name drawn to our attention, let’s find out some more ...

A letter to the Bishop of Melbourne, Australia

We are truly lucky at our museum in Market Lavington. Items arrive with us from all over the world. A recent visitor was Julie from Australia who brought with her a letter taken out by her ancestor wh...

Reverend Sturton

John Anthony Sturton was Vicar of Market Lavington for more than thirty years at the start of the twentieth century. It seems amazing that we know so little of this man. He was born in Little Bedwyn ...

That Robin Burgess Wedding again

Not forgetting Elizabeth Burgess It is probably not surprising that the village photographer’s wedding was well photographed. Here we have what may have been the full set of guests The groom and b...

A Market Lavington Wedding in 1900

A few days ago we looked at Wilsons at the Vicarage and in particular the life of Violet Wilson who spent virtually her entire childhood under the guardianship of her uncle and aunt, The Reverend Edwa...

Mrs Allsopp – a Vicar’s Wife

Harriett Baker Boileau Dawson was born in about 1846 in Jubbulpore, India. In 1851 she appears to be in the Bath area under the care of a governess. We have not located Harriett in records until she...