The Coathupes - Nailsea and District Local History Society

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.Nailsea and District Local History SocietyPreviously published April 2003 by Nailsea & District LocalHistory SocietyThis ebook version, © William F Knight and Nailsea & DistrictLocal History Society, PO Box 1089, Nailsea BS48 2YP, hasbeen made available in August 2005, so that an individualmay download and read this document, for private researchpurposes only. It must not be reproduced or passed to athird party without written permission of the copyrightholders.
.Nailsea and District Local History SocietyTHE COATHUPES - A MARITIME CONNECTIONEdited by Peter WrightI am indebted to Mr William Ferguson Knight who has provided theinformation on which this article is based and who has given the resultof his researches to N&DLHS. The original text was too long to publishin Pennant. This shortened version will, I hope please not only myreaders but also Mr Knight and Mrs P Horman and Mrs A.J.Codrington whose assistance he acknowledges.This article is about three members of the Coathupefamily who were involved with the sea either in life or indeath.Henry Thornton Coathupe b 1834 d June 8th 1856Frederick Augustin Coathupe b 1839 d Dec 23rd 1881Gilbert Gutch Coathupe b 1840 d July 15th 1877"Birdcombe Court" also known as "The Tower House"stands to the north of what is now the main road fromNailsea to Wraxall and can be seen if one looks to the leftjust after passing the last cottage on that side of the road. Itwas bought by William Coathupe in 1793 when he was apartner in the Nailsea Glassworks and later passed to his son3
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