Catalogue description Papers of Thomas Cole of Bridgwater, Solicitor and other miscellaneous family papers

This record is held by Somerset Heritage Centre (South West Heritage Trust)

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Reference: DD\OS
Title: Papers of Thomas Cole of Bridgwater, Solicitor and other miscellaneous family papers
Description:

Solicitors records and family papers

 

Introductory note

 

This collection is mainly composed of the papers of Thomas Cole, a Bridgwater solicitor of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

 

Many of the documents relate to Christ Church Chapel in Dampiet Street, Bridgwater, a non-conformist church of which Thomas Cole was a member and a trustee, and of these, a distinct element relates to a legal case fought over some property given to the trustees for the support of the Minister (see DD/OS 4 for a more detailed exposition).

 

Other documents in the collection relate to various Bridgwater families and their property, in particular the families of Osler, Davies, Cole and Mills. There was a slight blood relationship between three of these as Thomas Cole's mother was a Miss Davies before her marriage and Thomas Osler married Mary Cole. The Mills family married into that of Phelps and the Rev. Thomas Spencer acted as executor for James Mills.

Date: 1681-1833
Arrangement:

SUMMARY OF DESCRIPTIVE LIST

 

1-6 Christ Church Chapel, Bridgwater

 

7-11 Other Bridgwater properties

 

12-14 Business papers of Thomas Cole

 

15-18 Papers of Bridgwater families, especially Osler, Cole and Mills.

 

19 Miscellaneous deeds

Held by: Somerset Heritage Centre (South West Heritage Trust), not available at The National Archives
Language: English
Creator:

Cole, Thomas, fl 1800, solicitor, of Bridgwater, Somerset

Physical description: 3 boxes
Immediate source of acquisition:

C/446, C/450

Subjects:
  • Christ Church Chapel, Bridgwater, Somerset
  • Osler family of Bridgwater, Somerset
  • Davies family of Bridgwater, Somerset
  • Cole family of Bridgwater, Somerset
  • Mills family of Bridgwater, Somerset
  • Somerset

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