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Isaac and Abraham Orchard of Bath: gentlemen non-conformists

Isaac ORCHARD the cabinet maker, upholsterer and auctioneer Isaac ORCHARD Esq. died quite suddenly, probably from a stroke or heart attack, on the 10th December 1832 whilst at the hustings in Bath. He had gone to support his preferred parliamentary … Continue reading

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More rambling about the Orchards: Walter and William Henry of Abbey Green

I last wrote about William, son of Joseph ORCHARD, peruke maker of Abbey Green in Bath. The story continues… John Penrose, the local parson at Penryn in Cornwall, went to Bath in 1766 to take the waters for his gout. … Continue reading

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