The Loxton Murder – 1954 Inquest & Trial
Inquest & Trial The inquest at Axbridge magistrates’ court took two and half-hours and six witnesses were called. Mr. Peter Tiarks was the first to be called and after describing Read More …
Author: Kieran Hunter
The Galton Family….
The Galton family were first encountered in Dorset in the 16th century, and gradually, through five generations, moved via Hinton St. George in Somerset to Yatton in Somerset, where in Read More …
The Carrow & Tomes Families….
The Reverend Harry Carrow was curate of St. Andrew’s church Loxton from 1842-1850, when he became the rector until 1865. The descendants of Harry Carrow together with Fisher Tomes are Read More …
The Loxton Murder – 1954 – The Incident
The Incident At 7.20 a.m. on Wednesday, September 1st 1954 Mr. Peter Tiarks, the youngest son of the late Frank Tiarks was in bed at his home at Bridport, Dorset Read More …
The Loxton Murder – 1954….
Introduction In 1899 Miss Friederika Alwine Maria Buls came from Germany to be a ladies maid to Emmy Maria Franziska, the wife of Mr. Frank Tiarks. When World War 2 Read More …
Erasmus & John Lethbridge
The Lord of the Manor of Loxton Erasmus Galton, J.P.(1), D.L.(2), was the brother of Sir Francis Galton, cousin to Sir Douglas Strutt Galton, and half-cousin to Charles Darwin. Erasmus Read More …
Guy Fawkes Festivals….
On November 5th 1605, a band of thirteen men, led by Robert Catesby were foiled in their plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament. A Yorkshire man called Guido Read More …
“A Busy-body Punished”
The following extract is transcribed exactly as it was written in the Weston Mercury & Somerset Herald September 7th 1889 :- LOXTON – Last week, an instance occurred here that Read More …
Golden Jubilee Celebrations….
In 1887, many towns and villages all over England celebrated the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria, who succeeded to the throne on 21 July 1837. On the 3 May 1887 Read More …
Loxton Burial Registers….
PLEASE NOTE that many of the files accessible from this page are very large (typically around 100K) and visitors may experience some delay in moving around the pages. The SURNAMES Read More …