William James Burge b. 30 November 1805, Frome, Somerset, UK. Died 14 April 1857 in Bath Union Workhouse. I don't know why the family were there and I was upset to find they were. It didn't make sense because as a carpenter, he should have always had an income. There is a history of alcoholism in the family, which could be an explanation, or perhaps he had an injury and couldn't work. I'll likely never know, because Bath Union Workhouse records were lost in WW2.. Their children Mary and Frederick also died while they were there, between at least the years they died in 1855 and 1857. It was a tragedy, with William dying less than a month after his little boy Frederick. I feel so sad for my great great grandmother..

Mary was the daughter of plasterer Thomas and Elizabeth Greenway from Batheaston. Elizabeth (nee Lent) came from Corsham, over the border in Wiltshire. Elizabeth was to be widowed and marry again to William Fellows in Batheaston, on 30 May 1830. I've not found Thomas Greenway's death date as yet, but I'm working on it! 

William Fellows was also a widower. His first marriage was to Sarah Jones in Batheaston on 2 December 1816. I'm still looking for Sarah's death as well. There was a Thomas Fellows born in Batheaston in 1818 that was possibly their son.

Willliam was the son of James and Sarah/Sally Burge from Frome and Whatley. 

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Children of William and Mary Burge
(Click on links for more information) 
.(Dates from Batheaston Parish Baptism register, 
Somerset Death Index, FreeBDM England and Victoria, Australia BDM Register)
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Name Thomas Greenway William James John Gulley Albert Ellen Elizabeth James James Sarah Mary Henery Frederick Rhoda

Date of baptism, death if known 12 June 1831 - 23 Dec 1900 25 Nov 1834 - 1887 23 Oct 1836 - 1908 27 June 1839 21 March 1841 - 1899 9 Oct 1842 - Sept 1843 21 Oct 1843 29 March 1846 25 July 1847 - 6 June 1855 25 Nov 1849 - 1849 29 June 1851 - 20 March 1857 15 May 1853

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William and Mary's family 1841 and 1851 Census 

Bath Area Census 7th June 1841
(All ages over 20 were rounded down to the nearest five in this census)

Surname Given Name Age Sex Occupation House Street Town Dist/pg

 Burge William 30 M Carpenter Batch Batheaston 2 / 9
Burge Mary 25 F Batch Batheaston 2 / 9
Burge Thomas 10 M Batch Batheaston 2 / 9
Burge William 6 M Y Batch Batheaston 2 / 9
Burge John 4 M Y Batch Batheaston 2 / 9
 Burge Albert 2 M Batch Batheaston 2 / 9
 Burge Ellen 0 F Batch Batheaston 2 / 9
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***1841 Census for all Burge's in Bath areas HERE
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1851

Batheaston 1851 Census, Somerset.
H.O.   107/1943
95 Bathford Road
BURGE William 43 Carpenter Frome
Mary 38 Batheaston, Som.
John 14 Shoemaker Apprentice Batheaston, Som.
Albert 12 Errand Boy Batheaston, Som.
James 7 Scholar Batheaston, Som.
Sarah 5 Scholar Batheaston, Som.
Mary 3 Scholar Batheaston, Som.

Batheaston 1851 Census, Somerset.
H.O.   107/1943
The Street
FELLOWS William 60 Licensed Victualler Batheaston, Som.
Elizabeth 68 Corsham
BURGE Thomas Grandson 19 Carpenter Batheaston, Som.
William 16 Ag. Lab. Batheaston, Som.
Ellen 10 Scholar Batheaston, Som.
 

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And then there's William Albert Burge, grandson to William and Mary and patriarch of the Ohio line of Burge's. The true circumstances of his birth were hidden under many layers of mystery! Many thanks to my cousin Tami, who tracked down the defining pieces of info on the true story. You're a legend Tami!! His story may be found here. .

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***I've collected a lot of extraneous 'stuff' about Burge's over the years - 
my 'licorice allsorts' page will be an invaluable resource for some :-)
You'll find it here

  If you have information about any of the above, I'd love to hear from you! Please feel free to email me with any info or questions.
 
 

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