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<\/a>Holy Trinity Church Abbot’s Leigh<\/p><\/div>\n
After a quick lunch we hit the road to Abbot\u2019s Leigh. It\u2019s one of several small communities in a triangular section south of Bristol between the Severn and the River Avon. The Lancashires (Robert was Martha Hopton\u2019s first husband), the Hoptons and some of their descendants lived in that area from the time of the Lancashire marriage in 1804 to sometime in the latter part of the century when a grandson was reported to have trained polo ponies at Ham Green, one of the other communities and also one often recorded by family as a place of birth in census records.<\/p>\n
Our interest in Abbot\u2019s Leigh arose from knowledge that it was the burial place of Robert Lancashire\u2019s second wife.\u00a0 I knew nothing else about her so was keen to see if a tombstone would help. In addition, two of the Hopton children had been baptised there. The parish had thoughtfully compiled a record of burials and a map and we hit the jackpot. The tombstone was located near the entrance to the church and most of the writing was still clear. The interesting piece of information was that Sarah Lancashire had died a year after marrying Robert Lancashire and was buried with her previous husband, William Dyer, and a host of others of the same surname. A few mysteries remain to be unravelled.<\/p>\n
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