Hi David,

I'm researching the SALMON family from Farmborough and see you have Ann SALMON marrying George BRIDGES in 1807. I also have come across this entry but have not discovered Ann's baptism or parents, I'm hoping you might be able to help me on this.

I see from the marriage entry that one of the witnesses was Thomas FRIEND. It's probable that he was the same Thomas who married Celia SALMON at St Swithin, Walcot, Bath in 1808, Celia was the daughter of John SALMON and Elizabeth TOVEY of Farmborough. Incidently Celia married on the same day and same church as her elder sister Ester.

I also have a marriage between Caroline BRIDGES and John SALMON of Weston, Bath in 1839. John, born 1817, was the son of George SALMON of Weston but almost certainly born Farmborough in 1792 the son of John and Elizabeth, above. (I have information from a Will which points to Farmborough as George's birth place.)

Where you might be able to help is that I haven't been able to find the baptism of Caroline, I suspect it was in or around Farmborough the 1861 and 1871 Weston census has her birth place as Farmborough although by 1891 it was given as Weston. Caroline's marriage entry show her father to be John but that's all I have. Caroline was buried in Weston in 1891.

The only John I have been able to find in Farmborough who could fit as Caroline's father is John BRIDGES baptised along with his twin sister Susanna in 1786 the base born children of Hannah.

Any help would be appreciated

Regards

John
Somerset