I have also been pulling together the data from all the different English Census' from 1841 to 1911 along with the 1939 Register, which cover The Crescent, which is situated in the parish of St Mary Magdalene, Taunton. I have been and visited the church of the parish and got a little guide book about it. I also took a trip out to the Somerset Heritage Centre (https://www.swheritage.org.uk/somerset-archives) as well as visiting the town library to see what kind of books and information is available for use in my research. I have been focusing initially on No 1 The Crescent and have already been intrigued by the Lewis family, who were living there on the 1901 and 1911 census'.
In the meantime, the first reference that I found to No 1 The Crescent was in the Taunton Courier and Western Advertiser on Thursday 3 May 1810, which I viewed on the British Newspaper Archive at https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk (subscription required).
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It reads as follows:
COUNTY OF SOMERSET
Notice is hereby given, that the Office of the Clerk of the Peace of this County is removed from Chard to the Office of Mr Edward Coles, Solicitor, No. 1, Crescent, Taunton.
JAMES COLES, Clerk of the Peace.
I believe that this will be a good little study for me to do and am looking at ways to collate and present the information that I find. Ideas and suggestions are appreciated so please comment below.
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