Bpt ‘Braddick, Elizabeth, d. of Nich. & Mary Braddick’124,506 Marr: (wits: John Braddick, Sarah Willcox) John Kingman, Curate [later Vicar]124 Bur ‘Ford, Elizabeth, widow, aged 59, Relict of Edward Ford, a reputable farmer, and daughter of Nicholas & Mary Braddick. For some unknown cause, she form’d the horrid resolution of putting an end to her own existence by drowning herself in the sea. She was met in a Field, call’d Five Acres. on the top of Stockham’s Hill, on Febry. 13th between 6 and 7 o’clock in the morning by two carpenters - Joel Bartlett and Daniel White, coming from Beer: where she had lived for 2 or 3 months with her Son-in-Law, Mr Miell, a dissenting minister and his wife her daughter. She was afterwards met by Joseph Turner, Farmer, in Sea-Side Lane, who spoke to her observing it was a cold morning: to whom she replied How d’ye do? - I don’t have your name. Having said this, she pass’d on briskly towards the sea. She was observed by two young men from the Cliffs; walking on the shore with great speed towards the West: and about two miles to the Westwards of Branscombe-Mouth, they saw her walk into the Water, and awful to relate launch herself into Eternity. The young men hasten’d to her, and drew her out a lifeless corps: and tho’ means were tried as soon as circumstances would admit and vigorously pursu’d for at least 3 hours; yet all was in vain’124