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Supplement to the London Gazette 24 June 1946 Central Chancery of the O rder of Knighthood St James's Palace SW1 24 June 1946

The King has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the celebratio n of His Majesty's birthday, to approve the award of the British Empire M edal (Civil Division) to the undermentioned:- Charles Richard (sic) Orc hard, Chargeman of Riggers, H.M. Dockyard, Portland.

Received the British Empire Medal (Civial Division) 24 June 1946.

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Norah Dora Elsie in baptism register. Elsie in 1901 Census.

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Age given in 1881 and 1901 Census indicates born in 1843. 1901 Census r ecords Leonard, garndson, aged 8.

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1851 Census living in home of John Parris, farmer

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1871 Census not with family, but in Chardstock.

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William Newberry was the father of William Newbery and therefore my gre at-great-great-great-great-grandfather. It will be remembered that Sol omon described his place of birth as Smallridge. It seems likely there fore that this was the area from where his father and grandfather Willi am came from.

The small village or hamlet of Smallridge comes under the parish of Cha rdstock but is actually closer to Axminster which is some two or three m iles to the south. Smallridge also has its own church though this has o nly been for the last 150 years. The church was built in the late 1830 's under the direction of the Vicar of Chardstock, Charles Woodcock. H e was sympathetic to the fact that prior to this date the villagers of S mallridge had to travel to the far north of the parish to attend Church i n Chardstock. Charles Woodcock was also responsible for the rebuilding o f Chardstock Church which at that time was in a ruinous state. Therefo re in the period in which we are dealing, William was baptised and marr ied in Chardstock Church.

William was the husband (which the Chardstock parish registers fortunat ely clarify by calling him the 'Elder') of Elizabeth Lugg. By trade Wi lliam was a basketmaker which was a common occupation in the area.

William (L2), which has already been mentioned, the Chardstock parish r egisters refer to as the 'Elder'. William the Elder was my five times g reat grandfather. He was baptised on the 9th October 1721 in Chardstoc k. His parents were Nicholas and Agnes Newbery. This Nicholas is an e nigmatic figure and will be discussed at some length under the section d etailing his life. Returning to William the Elder, he spent his entire l ife in and around Chardstock.

To date I have discovered two sisters, Joan and Amy He married Elizabet h Lugg in Chardstock on the 14th December 1744. He died on the 21st No vember 1784and is buried in Chardstock. In dealing with village life o f the eighteenth century there is obviously a shortage of source materi al. I am optimistic however that further research may give more detail o n the two William's and I certainly intend to solve the mystery of Smal lridge Church