Portland Street Wesleyan Chapel

The 1820 Settler Correspondence
as preserved in the National Archives, Kew
and edited by Sue Mackay

1820 Settler Places in Britain and Éire

In many cases, particularly in cities like London and Bristol, many buildings with settler ties no longer exist. In such cases I have tried to include historical pictures where possible, and where I have not been able to take pictures myself I have added pictures from www.geograph.co.uk, which can be used under a Creative Commons Licence. Where the photographer’s name appears as a clickable link followed by a CC BY-SA 2.0 reference, the original photo can be viewed together with other photographs of the surrounding area.

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Bristol

30th March 2024

Sue Mackay

Portland Street Wesleyan Chapel, now demolished, was in the parish of Westbury on Trym but was actually situated in the St.Paul's area of Bristol. A daughter of William SHEPSTONE and Elizabeth BROOKS was baptised here (and buried in Holy Trinity, Westbury on Trym) and the children of George BROOKS (father of Elizabeth SHEPSTONE and Ann TAINTON) and his second wife, Mary EVANS, were also baptised here.

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