Thomas & Elizabeth Bristow

Researcher Joan West, with personal information by Jill Bristow

Thomas Bristow born at Denner Hill in 1855 was the son of Daniel & Eliza Bristow

Elizabeth Mary Plumridge born 1869 was the daughter of William & Eliza Plumridge

Thomas and Elizabeth married in 1888

Thomas and Elizabeth had 5 children as follows :-

William Edward Bristow born 1891 married Elizabeth Stacey in 1924

Harold Jack Bristow born 1922 married Violet A Baker in 1922

Dudley Frank Bristow born 1895 married Phillis Hilda Tilbury in 1927. click Dudley & Phillis Bristow for their life story.

Archibald Charles Bristow born 1898 married Hilda Cicely Hildreth in 1927. Click Archibald & Hilda Bristow for their life story

Frederick W Bristow born 1900 married Hilda Evelyn Thompson in 1927.

Researchers Note. Thomas Bristow started work as a stone cutter at Denner Hill, progressing to stone merchant. As Denner Hill stone was getting more difficult to find Thomas looked for alternative opportunities.

Thomas Bristow, stone merchant, bought Walters Ash Farm in 1896 in order to start a brickworks, the clay there being very suitable for bricks. (Walters Ash Farm is the property at the far south in the parish, opposite Bradenham turn.)

The brickworks was launched on Jan 13^th 1896. (T. Bristow and Bros.)

Thomas built a house calling it 'Donnybrook' (just in the parish of Hughenden Valley) adjacent to the farmhouse, which had been let with the farming land. He died at Donnybrook in 1927.

Probate. Thomas Bristow of Walters Ash, Hughenden died 25 February 1927. Executors - Elizabeth Mary, widow and William Edward Bristow, Dudley Frank Bristow and Archibald Charles Bristow -sons and stone merchants. £4897-3-11d

Probate. Elizabeth Mary Bristow nee Plumridge of Spennymoor, Speen died 12 May 1950. Executors William Edward Bristow, civil servant, Dudley, Frank and Archibald Charles Bristow, brickmakers. All sons. £4593-11-2d.

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