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Elizabeth Setter
Elizabeth Ann Setter
Elizabeth was a strong willed woman who loved all her children. Elizabeth was born during world war 2. Her mother was evacuated to Wales because of the bombing of Bristol so Liz was born in Porthcawl.
After the war the family returned to Bristol where Liz grew up. Liz attended St Annes school.
After leaving school Liz had several jobs one of which was as a bunny girl in a Bristol club. Her main daytime job was working for Rolls Royce aerospace division, firstly working in the typing pool but was then sent to the shadow factory where Liz worked with the development of engines for the now defunct Concorde and Harrier jump jet engines.
At this time Liz had married her first husband and became pregnant with her first child but because of sickness she had to give up her job.
After the birth of Elizabeths second child the family moved to Devon where they divorced.
Liz was an avid dart player and won several trophies playing for local pubs.
This was how she met Richard and they were married after a couple of years. After marring Liz said she always wanted a daughter
now she has two.
Liz loved her garden and would spend hours pottering around and loved going to see other peoples gardens. She also enjoyed holidays and loved going to the Mediterranean islands.
Elizabeth had a caring nature and became a health care assistant in Lynton hospital. This was a job that Liz really loved so when the hospital closed and the staff were moved to a care home Liz decided to retire.
Liz was an animal lover and had several cats, but wanted a dog, so for her birthday it was off to the dogs trust where she chose a springer puppy.
Elizabeths family would like to say a big thank you to the Lynton nursing team and to the carers who took fantastic care of her. Richard would like to say a very special thank you to Jackie and Jodie who took over Elizabeths care and by doing so enabled Liz’s final wish to peacefully pass away at home. Thank you.
Elizabeth Ann Setter
Elizabeth was a strong willed woman who loved all her children. Elizabeth was born during world war 2. Her mother was evacuated to Wales because of the bombing of Bristol so Liz was born in Porthcawl.
After the war the family returned to Bristol where Liz grew up. Liz attended St Annes school.
After leaving school Liz had several jobs one of which was as a bunny girl in a Bristol club. Her main daytime job was working for Rolls Royce aerospace division, firstly working in the typing pool but was then sent to the shadow factory where Liz worked with the development of engines for the now defunct Concorde and Harrier jump jet engines.
At this time Liz had married her first husband and became pregnant with her first child but because of sickness she had to give up her job.
After the birth of Elizabeths second child the family moved to Devon where they divorced.
Liz was an avid dart player and won several trophies playing for local pubs.
This was how she met Richard and they were married after a couple of years. After marring Liz said she always wanted a daughter
now she has two.
Liz loved her garden and would spend hours pottering around and loved going to see other peoples gardens. She also enjoyed holidays and loved going to the Mediterranean islands.
Elizabeth had a caring nature and became a health care assistant in Lynton hospital. This was a job that Liz really loved so when the hospital closed and the staff were moved to a care home Liz decided to retire.
Liz was an animal lover and had several cats, but wanted a dog, so for her birthday it was off to the dogs trust where she chose a springer puppy.
Elizabeths family would like to say a big thank you to the Lynton nursing team and to the carers who took fantastic care of her. Richard would like to say a very special thank you to Jackie and Jodie who took over Elizabeths care and by doing so enabled Liz’s final wish to peacefully pass away at home. Thank you.
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Neil Setter
Neil Eric James born on the last day of 1942 in the village of Washford. The eldest of three children born to Margaret Setter, his father was James Setter who was killed in world war two.
As a youngster Neil was a keen model maker, making boats and airplanes from balsa wood and paper. He had a life long interest in railway locomotives especially steam engines, he built a model railway in his garden. In his late teens he rode a Triumph motor cycle and had the word Triumph painted on the back of his leather jacket. He was pictured on the front page of the West Somerset Free Press when there was flooding in Abbey Road. He was photographed walking through the water.
One year the family went on holiday but Neil stayed at home because of his work. When mother came home and went to make up Neil's bed she found under the pillow his air pistol and razor sharp craft knife. He said it was just in case someone tried to steal his motor bike which was in the front porch below the bedroom window. Another thing Neil did while living at home in Washford was to hang an old model plane from the bedroom ceiling then shot at it with his air pistol, mother was a bit mad at him because of the air gun pellet holes in the ceiling.
Married twice he has two children by his first wife.
One of his jobs was as a long distance HGV driver in the days before you needed to past a test to drive lorries. Before starting the long distance driving he used to deliver animal food to farms all around the area. Neil lived in a number of homes in Somerset including, Timberscombe, Minehead, Williton and Taunton.
He died at home in Taunton on the 12th of April 2015.
Neil's ashes were interred in the family plot at Old Cleeve on Saturday the 25th July 2015.
Neil Eric James born on the last day of 1942 in the village of Washford. The eldest of three children born to Margaret Setter, his father was James Setter who was killed in world war two.
As a youngster Neil was a keen model maker, making boats and airplanes from balsa wood and paper. He had a life long interest in railway locomotives especially steam engines, he built a model railway in his garden. In his late teens he rode a Triumph motor cycle and had the word Triumph painted on the back of his leather jacket. He was pictured on the front page of the West Somerset Free Press when there was flooding in Abbey Road. He was photographed walking through the water.
One year the family went on holiday but Neil stayed at home because of his work. When mother came home and went to make up Neil's bed she found under the pillow his air pistol and razor sharp craft knife. He said it was just in case someone tried to steal his motor bike which was in the front porch below the bedroom window. Another thing Neil did while living at home in Washford was to hang an old model plane from the bedroom ceiling then shot at it with his air pistol, mother was a bit mad at him because of the air gun pellet holes in the ceiling.
Married twice he has two children by his first wife.
One of his jobs was as a long distance HGV driver in the days before you needed to past a test to drive lorries. Before starting the long distance driving he used to deliver animal food to farms all around the area. Neil lived in a number of homes in Somerset including, Timberscombe, Minehead, Williton and Taunton.
He died at home in Taunton on the 12th of April 2015.
Neil's ashes were interred in the family plot at Old Cleeve on Saturday the 25th July 2015.
Margaret Stevens
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Margaret was born in Roadwater on the tenth of May nineteen eighteen, she is the elder of two girls the other being Marian, who was born fourteen years later. She had the nickname "Bunt" which she hated. She also hated going to school where every day she had to walk from Roadwater to Leighland where the school was located.
Margaret married James Setter on 24th March 1940 it was Easter Sunday.
Margaret was the first person to be married on Easter Sunday in Old Cleeve church, Easter Sunday has only fallen on this date twice since the country switched to the Gregorian calendar in 1582, the years are 1799 and 1940.
James was killed in world war 2 and Margaret never married again.James is interred at the Jonkerbos war cemetery in Holland. They met when Margaret was working for a solicitor in Bridgwater.
Margaret worked at Periton Meade school and then a guest house and after that as a housekeeper for the Fry family in Minehead. Margaret worked all her life and at times had two jobs travelling to and from Minehead twice a day.
Margaret's claim to fame was that Wilfred Bramble, who played Albert Steptoe in the TV programme Steptoe and son, waved to her from the train that was being used for the filming of the Beatles film hard days night as it went through Washford. She also obtained the autographs of the pop group The Seekers when they were in Taunton bus station.
Margaret had some strange sayings. If you asked her the time she would often say" Just striking a bald headed navvy". Or if someone had a bad cough Margaret would say "cough it up it might be a grand piano".
When Dennis bought Atlantic Villas he was so slow working on the houses that Margaret deliberately didn't pay the electric bill in Washford to get him working quicker so we all could move.
She was an animal lover and had several cats and dogs. While living in Washford the family also had Chickens, a duck and a rabbit. When Margaret's ashes was interred at Old Cleeve church the ashes of Sally a collie dog was buried with her.
Angela Coulthard
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Born in Lynton Devon on the 7th of August 1956.
Angela is the second of six children by William (Billy) Coulthard and Rose Sharp, they lived at Six Keals Croft Lynton. Her siblings are Jean, Jane, John, Timothy and Claire.
The family are Roman Catholic and she was baptised and confirmed in the R.C. church, her catholic confirmation name was Mary, although the family never followed the religion except for weddings and funerals. Angela attended Lynton primary school then Combe Martin secondary and after that Ilfracombe community college.
After leaving school at the age of sixteen Angela started working as a waitress in a café on Lynmouth sea front, after this she worked in various hotels around the village. Married on the 28th February 1974 a reception was held in the Royal Castle Hotel Lynton.
After moving back to Lynton from Minehead we had our own shop in Lee road.
Angela is the mother of three children Nigel, Teresa and Tracy
She was a darts player and played for the Crown, where she won several trophies, and Sandrock ladies teams, Angela and all of the family learned to tap dance, and all except Nigel, were in a show at the local town hall.
She contracted bone cancer in the late seventies, and after loosing her right arm to the disease she finally passed away on the 24th of October 1987 at the age of 31. Angela's ashes are in Lynton grave yard.
Angela is the second of six children by William (Billy) Coulthard and Rose Sharp, they lived at Six Keals Croft Lynton. Her siblings are Jean, Jane, John, Timothy and Claire.
The family are Roman Catholic and she was baptised and confirmed in the R.C. church, her catholic confirmation name was Mary, although the family never followed the religion except for weddings and funerals. Angela attended Lynton primary school then Combe Martin secondary and after that Ilfracombe community college.
After leaving school at the age of sixteen Angela started working as a waitress in a café on Lynmouth sea front, after this she worked in various hotels around the village. Married on the 28th February 1974 a reception was held in the Royal Castle Hotel Lynton.
After moving back to Lynton from Minehead we had our own shop in Lee road.
Angela is the mother of three children Nigel, Teresa and Tracy
She was a darts player and played for the Crown, where she won several trophies, and Sandrock ladies teams, Angela and all of the family learned to tap dance, and all except Nigel, were in a show at the local town hall.
She contracted bone cancer in the late seventies, and after loosing her right arm to the disease she finally passed away on the 24th of October 1987 at the age of 31. Angela's ashes are in Lynton grave yard.
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Thomas John Henry Davis
Jack, as everyone knew him by, was the husband of Rosa Nicholas. They were Elizabeth's parents. Jack was born in Plymouth on the 19th of October 1910, he died in Lynton on the 9th June 1994 in Lynton Cottage Hospital.
During world war 2 Jack was in the home guard and his orders were to protect the Clifton suspension bridge from enemy invasion. Day time he worked in the warehouse of a garage and at night he could be found on guard in Lee Woods, Bristol.
Jack met his wife Rosa when she fell down the steps at a dance and he picked her up.
Jack spent the last few years of his life living with Elizabeth and Richard in Lynton. His ashes is interred with his wife's in Bedminster cemetery.
Jack, as everyone knew him by, was the husband of Rosa Nicholas. They were Elizabeth's parents. Jack was born in Plymouth on the 19th of October 1910, he died in Lynton on the 9th June 1994 in Lynton Cottage Hospital.
During world war 2 Jack was in the home guard and his orders were to protect the Clifton suspension bridge from enemy invasion. Day time he worked in the warehouse of a garage and at night he could be found on guard in Lee Woods, Bristol.
Jack met his wife Rosa when she fell down the steps at a dance and he picked her up.
Jack spent the last few years of his life living with Elizabeth and Richard in Lynton. His ashes is interred with his wife's in Bedminster cemetery.
Marian Grace Stevens
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Marian, or Mar as everyone called her, was born in 1932 in Torre near Washford. The family then moved to the village of Washford where she lived until her partner bought the two houses known as Atlantic Villas. She lived there until her legs gave out and then moved into a care home in Watchet.
She is the younger of the two children by Fred and Annie Stevens. She worked for a very short time at St. Audries school, that was the only work that she did.
Marian never married although she had a life long partner Dennis Sully. They did not have any children.
She was a keen gardener although Nigel (Nigel Adrian) did cut the top of one of her fingers off with a spade while digging a hole for a plant. Marian also liked craft-work and making things. She won many carnival prizes with the costumes she made herself.
As an animal lover she would make dog food sandwiches for the badgers and foxes that would come every night to the orchard, and when she had her hair cut Marian would put the cut off bits up a tree for birds to use to build nests with.
Marian died on the 25 July 2016 in Musgrove hospital after a fall at home. Mars ashes is in the family plot in Old Cleeve.
She is the younger of the two children by Fred and Annie Stevens. She worked for a very short time at St. Audries school, that was the only work that she did.
Marian never married although she had a life long partner Dennis Sully. They did not have any children.
She was a keen gardener although Nigel (Nigel Adrian) did cut the top of one of her fingers off with a spade while digging a hole for a plant. Marian also liked craft-work and making things. She won many carnival prizes with the costumes she made herself.
As an animal lover she would make dog food sandwiches for the badgers and foxes that would come every night to the orchard, and when she had her hair cut Marian would put the cut off bits up a tree for birds to use to build nests with.
Marian died on the 25 July 2016 in Musgrove hospital after a fall at home. Mars ashes is in the family plot in Old Cleeve.
Dennis Sully
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Dennis was the long term partner of Marian Stevens, Dennis first moved in our home in Verdun Terrace, Washford sometime around 1960. He slept downstairs on a put you up bed where almost every night he and Marian would have a blazing row.
Dennis worked at the Watchet paper mill as a carpenter until he fell through a roof, although he was taken to hospital he refused to stay. After the accident he would take long breaks from his job. He finished at the mill and worked at Warren Bay holiday camp till he retired.
In 1963 he bought numbers one and two Atlantic Villas for £750 pounds each. Dennis installed water and electric to the houses and I think these were the only two jobs he actually finished.
It was something of the good life in their back garden, they have kept pigs, chickens, geese, ducks and a goat called Bimbo! The only ones they managed to eat themselves were the pigs, except for the goat foxes killed the rest.
One of the memories of Dennis was the time Marian and Nan took the children to the beach where they lit a fire and cooked dinner, Dennis put his plate on a rock where it slid off onto the sand ruining his dinner.
For some reason known only to himself he would never use full headlights when driving at night even if he was the only person on the road.
Dennis was born on the 17th of January 1928 and died in February 1998, he was cremated and his ashes placed in his mothers grave at St. Decumans in Watchet.
Dennis worked at the Watchet paper mill as a carpenter until he fell through a roof, although he was taken to hospital he refused to stay. After the accident he would take long breaks from his job. He finished at the mill and worked at Warren Bay holiday camp till he retired.
In 1963 he bought numbers one and two Atlantic Villas for £750 pounds each. Dennis installed water and electric to the houses and I think these were the only two jobs he actually finished.
It was something of the good life in their back garden, they have kept pigs, chickens, geese, ducks and a goat called Bimbo! The only ones they managed to eat themselves were the pigs, except for the goat foxes killed the rest.
One of the memories of Dennis was the time Marian and Nan took the children to the beach where they lit a fire and cooked dinner, Dennis put his plate on a rock where it slid off onto the sand ruining his dinner.
For some reason known only to himself he would never use full headlights when driving at night even if he was the only person on the road.
Dennis was born on the 17th of January 1928 and died in February 1998, he was cremated and his ashes placed in his mothers grave at St. Decumans in Watchet.
William John Coulthard
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William "Billy" John Coulthard, born to a large family in Wales he moved to Lynton where he met and married Rose Sharp. He and he and the rest of his family were Roman catholic.
Billy was in world war 2 where his claim to fame was that he shot a donkey while on guard duty, Billy heard a noise and challenged it with the warning "who goes there?"when there was no answer he opened fire.
Billy was a local character, he was well known and worked for a while in Porlock before working in several hotels and bars in Lynton and Lynmouth. He used to love watching old black and white films, especially ones featuring James Cagney.
William fathered six children in order of descending age, Jean, Angela, John, Jane, Timothy and Claire.
Bill was an avid gambler and would quite often pawn his wife's jewelry so he could place a bet. In 1987 Bill won over three hundred thousand pounds on the football pools, he took the whole family on a first class holiday to America. It started by Q.E.2 to New York then after several days in Manhattan a first class flight to Orlando followed two weeks later by a drive to Fort Lauderdale then to Miami for a first class flight back to England.
Towards the end of his life he had a heart bypass and suffered from Parkinsons desease.
Billy was in world war 2 where his claim to fame was that he shot a donkey while on guard duty, Billy heard a noise and challenged it with the warning "who goes there?"when there was no answer he opened fire.
Billy was a local character, he was well known and worked for a while in Porlock before working in several hotels and bars in Lynton and Lynmouth. He used to love watching old black and white films, especially ones featuring James Cagney.
William fathered six children in order of descending age, Jean, Angela, John, Jane, Timothy and Claire.
Bill was an avid gambler and would quite often pawn his wife's jewelry so he could place a bet. In 1987 Bill won over three hundred thousand pounds on the football pools, he took the whole family on a first class holiday to America. It started by Q.E.2 to New York then after several days in Manhattan a first class flight to Orlando followed two weeks later by a drive to Fort Lauderdale then to Miami for a first class flight back to England.
Towards the end of his life he had a heart bypass and suffered from Parkinsons desease.
Nigel Adrian John Setter
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Nigel was one of those people that every one liked, in his short life he attended Williton secondary school then went on to work at Watchet paper mill and at Butlins in Minehead.
He had a strange habit and would only eat bowls of cereal, even at Christmas this was all he would eat. Nigel introduced the family to wine when one year he bought a bottle of Spanish Sauternes to go with Christmas dinner.
Nigel was born on the 7th of October 1945, he died after an accident where he was riding pillion with Lionel Croucher and collided with a car in Minehead.
He died on Sunday the 21st June 1964.
The day of his funeral started early with a service at Old Cleeve church then off to Taunton crematorium and finally in the evening his ashes were placed in the grave of his grandmother Annie Stevens.
He had a strange habit and would only eat bowls of cereal, even at Christmas this was all he would eat. Nigel introduced the family to wine when one year he bought a bottle of Spanish Sauternes to go with Christmas dinner.
Nigel was born on the 7th of October 1945, he died after an accident where he was riding pillion with Lionel Croucher and collided with a car in Minehead.
He died on Sunday the 21st June 1964.
The day of his funeral started early with a service at Old Cleeve church then off to Taunton crematorium and finally in the evening his ashes were placed in the grave of his grandmother Annie Stevens.
Meg, Mary, Alice, Mildred, Ethel, Eve and Mary Grace Ford
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Pictured here are four of the five Ford sisters who lived to old age, the fifth is Anne Ford who is pictured above.
Only two of the sisters married and only Anne produced any children. Ada Margaret (Meg) married Harry Hemmett who was badly injured in world war one, and subsequently spent long terms in hospital.
Mary, Mildred and Alice lived in School Cottages in Washford where four houses shared one water tap at the front of the houses, the toilets for the four houses were in the back garden. The houses have now been demolished and where they stood is now part of Washford school's playground.
At some point in her life Mary had a tracheostomy and had to breath through a tube in her throat, because of this she could not speak.
When Harry Hemmett died Mary and Mildred went to live with Meg in Roadwater, leaving Alice living alone at Washford where she lived until she died. All the sisters are buried in Old Cleeve church yard, Meg lived to the great age of 107.
Mildred or "Millie" as she was called, at one time was housekeeper for the Argentinian ambassador.
Only two of the sisters married and only Anne produced any children. Ada Margaret (Meg) married Harry Hemmett who was badly injured in world war one, and subsequently spent long terms in hospital.
Mary, Mildred and Alice lived in School Cottages in Washford where four houses shared one water tap at the front of the houses, the toilets for the four houses were in the back garden. The houses have now been demolished and where they stood is now part of Washford school's playground.
At some point in her life Mary had a tracheostomy and had to breath through a tube in her throat, because of this she could not speak.
When Harry Hemmett died Mary and Mildred went to live with Meg in Roadwater, leaving Alice living alone at Washford where she lived until she died. All the sisters are buried in Old Cleeve church yard, Meg lived to the great age of 107.
Mildred or "Millie" as she was called, at one time was housekeeper for the Argentinian ambassador.
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Rose Sharp
Rose was the wife of William Coulthard and the mother of six children. She had a brother who lived in Brayford.
Rose never mentioned where she came from and other than she used to ride to hounds when she was younger I cant find much about her. The Sharp family is an old Lynton family.
She was a good dart player and played darts for several local pubs where she won a number of trophies.
Rose died at the age of 73 in Garson House nursing home, she was cremated.
Rose was the wife of William Coulthard and the mother of six children. She had a brother who lived in Brayford.
Rose never mentioned where she came from and other than she used to ride to hounds when she was younger I cant find much about her. The Sharp family is an old Lynton family.
She was a good dart player and played darts for several local pubs where she won a number of trophies.
Rose died at the age of 73 in Garson House nursing home, she was cremated.
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Shandy and Rex
Shandy was a collie dog, she also had a brother called Rex that Margaret owned. Shandy originally belonged to Neil Setter. Rex was a gentle dog until Shandy came to live, then he would protect Shandy at any cost and attack any other dog.
Shandy was a collie dog, she also had a brother called Rex that Margaret owned. Shandy originally belonged to Neil Setter. Rex was a gentle dog until Shandy came to live, then he would protect Shandy at any cost and attack any other dog.
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Ginger
Ginger the tom cat. Ginger was a present for Teresa on her seventh birthday.
He came from Minehead and travelled to Lynton in a cardboard box on the petrol tank of a motor bike. After giving him to Teresa he ran behind the Rayburn which upset Teresa but he came out unharmed. Ginger lived a long life and died at nineteen years old. He is buried in the garden.
Ginger was a cat with attitude!
Ginger the tom cat. Ginger was a present for Teresa on her seventh birthday.
He came from Minehead and travelled to Lynton in a cardboard box on the petrol tank of a motor bike. After giving him to Teresa he ran behind the Rayburn which upset Teresa but he came out unharmed. Ginger lived a long life and died at nineteen years old. He is buried in the garden.
Ginger was a cat with attitude!