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Martha VICK 1823 - (Elmore - Gloucestershire)
I have Martha VICK born about 1823 at Elmore, GLO and a relative Mary Rosa VICK. Martha married Charles PATTEN, reg district Wheatenhurst abt 1848. Is anyone researching this VICK family please?
Family Surnames: Vick, Patten, Watts
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william and eliza bellamy farm at elton tything - (Elton - Gloucestershire)
1851 census has my 3times grandfather at the above address with his daughter Martha aged 4yrs. She later had my 2times great grandmother in westbury on severn union workhouse in 1867.Her illigitamate daughter went at the age of three to Longhope and was looked after by Richard and Eliza Preddith and Elizabeth Hale. If anyone has any connection and could help me to confirm these facts I would be grateful. She later married in Bradford her first husband Henry Stephens from Chelternham.
Family Surnames: Bellamy And Stephens
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eva louisa williams - (English Bicknor - Gloucestershire)
Looking for information on Eva Louisa Williams born 28th September 1907 in Birmingham but was baptised in June 1913 In English Bicknor church. She was brough up around the forest of dean area but ran away from home when she was 15/16/17 because she was pregnant and no one ever saw her again. Some people say she went to London on a train but nothing was ever heard of her. If anyone has information on this lady it would be very much appreciated. Her mothers name is mary ann williams and fathers name George Christopher Williams.
Family Surnames: Williams
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Hopkins Family - (English Bicknor - Gloucestershire)
I am looking for information on my Grandmothers side of the family. Her name was Beatrice Ivy Hopkins and her parents were William and Jessy Hopkins. She had a brother called Thomas William and a sister called Phyllis. As far as I know they were from the Lydbrook, English Bicknor area of the Forest of Dean. My Grandmother married Thomas Neville.
Does any else have connections with the same family or information on them.
Family Surnames: Hopkins, Neville
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Pontin Family In Fairford - (Fairford - Gloucestershire)
Research interests include PONTIN, PANTING or PONTING (all variations of the same name living in Fairford from 1700s.
Members of the family then moved to Cheltenham around 1871 and then to Penmaen in Mynyddyslwyn by 1901, and to other areas of SouthWales.
I will gladly share information with anyone researching the same family.
Family Surnames: Pontin Panting Ponting
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Hall & Lane - (Fairford - Gloucestershire)
My Grandmother Flora Hall born 1890 died 1974 lived in Milton St Fairford for some 60 years and Married Nelson Lane born 1887 and died 1929...I am looking for any connection with these people,it is possible that Flora came from Plaistow ...If you can help Please contact me.
Family Surnames: Hall Lane
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mason - (Fairford - Gloucestershire)
arthur henry mason born 1857 longmarston glos son of charles the village police sgt,married sarah ?,who was born fairford aprox 1857,they had a son john born 1891,they were living in kingston surrey in 1891.he was a printer by trade.his brothers were charles, and walter.
Family Surnames: Mason Emes Bowley
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Bennett - (Fairford - Gloucestershire)
Looking for information on the Bennett family. My grandfather was called Wilfred Henry Bennett born in 1895. His father was called Joseph and was born in Cheltenham in 1850. mothers name was Jane. Would love to hear from anyone who has any info, they were quite a big family.
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Manning - (Fairford - Gloucestershire)
John Manning Gx4 Grandfather lived in Fairford and married Elizabeth Simpson.Two of their children stayed in the village.Henry,b.1840 who was the dentist and chemist and George b.1843 who was the postman.(Both of them would have known the Flora Hall mentioned in another message - Henry lived on Milton Street). I would be interested if anyone is researching the Manning or Simpson name in Fairford or Cirencester.
Family Surnames: Manning,Simpson
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Cripps - (Fairford - Gloucestershire)
Any information on James Cripps, born apparently in Fairford 1799 and married Elizabeth Griffin in Painswick 1826. They had children, Charles, Frances, Mary Elizabeth, Sarah, Harriet Elizabeth, Susan. Frances married Charles Smith and they lived in Painswick. Anyone with connections or info please? Debbie
Family Surnames: Cripps, Griffin, Smith
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HINTON Edward c.1615, Fairford, Glos - (Fairford - Gloucestershire)
I am looking for any information on my partner's 9xggrandfather Edward Hinton b.c. 1615 Fairford, Glos. He married Mary/Marie Gale/Galle on 28/1/1640 in Fairford. They went on to have at least 8 children. If you have any information on this couple, I would love to swap details with you.
Family Surnames: Hinton
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John Rose - (Fairford - Gloucestershire)
I am looking for the birth and parents of a John Rose my 5x Grandfather who Married Ann Tackley in Fairford in 1765,the family spread through Glos and Oxfordshire in the 1800s then moved around the country. Any info would be good.
Family Surnames: Rose
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Emma Jane Giles - (Fairford - Gloucestershire)
I am looking for family members of Emma Jane (maybe known as Jane) Giles of Fairford, born c.1819. She married David Chambers and emigrated to Australia in 1854. Can anyone tie her to a specific Giles family in Fairford? Thanks.
Family Surnames: Giles
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westbury - (Fairford - Gloucestershire)
Looking for baptism of Robert Crew Westbury who in the census says he was born in Fairford. Have searched several close villages but cant find him.Has anyone else found him?
Family Surnames: Westbury
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Looking for the Miles family - (Fairford - Gloucestershire)
Am looking for information on the family of Robert Seaborn Miles. He was born in 1795 in Fairford, son of John Miles an "Inn Holder" in Fairford who married his wife Edith Seaborne in Cam in 1794. Robert joined the Hudson Bay Company in 1818 and remained in their service rising to the position of Chief Factor before retiring to Brockville, Ontario, Canada in 1861, where he died in 1870. In 1822, he cotntracted a "country marriage" with a Metis woman, Maria Simpson, who had been the "country wife" of HBC Governor Sir George Simpson. The marriage was formalized by priest in 1840. They had 9 children.
1. Can anyone help with info on his parents or siblings?
2. In 1851, he sent two of his daughters, Elizabeth (age 13) and Ann (age 12), back to Fairford to be educated by Jane Iles, whose school was at 45 High Street in Fairford. Can anyone help about this school?
Thanks all,
Lili
Family Surnames: Miles, Seaborn
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Webb and Shewry - (Fairford - Gloucestershire)
I am looking for Sarah Webb b1820(then Turner) and her son William Webb b1848 who married Letitia Sophia Shewry b1851 daughter of Samuel and Mary Ann Shewry.
Family Surnames: Webb Shewry
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William Sims born 1815 died 1842 - (Fairford - Gloucestershire)
Does anyone have information on William Sims who was born in 1814, married Mary Wheeler in 1833, and died in 1842 ? I would be grateful for information on where he and his wife were born, who their parents were, and where their children settled. I have a considerable amount of information on the descendants of one branch of this family that I would be happy to share.
Family Surnames: Sims, Wheeler
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Peer / Silk - (Fairford - Gloucestershire)
Am looking for information about employees at Hatherop Castle in the 1870s. My gt gt grandmother Catherine Peer was in service there during that period; she married Edwin Richards in 1875 and I assume left her employment around that time. They had three daughters: Fanny (1876-1881), Alice (b.1877) and Lilian (1886-1973). Fanny's full name was Fanny Edith Silk Richards; the 'Silk' is apparently given for a Mrs Silk who was in service at Hatherop at the same time as Catherine (from the census I have the name Caroline Silk, of Fairford) - I would also like to contact members of the Silk family and find out more
Family Surnames: Peer, Silk, Richards
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Simpson - (Fairford - Gloucestershire)
Looking for Thomas Simpson(1651), Henry Simpson(1672-1756), John Simspon(1705-1781), Thomas Simspon(1736) Thomas Simpson(1777-1864) married to Elizabeth Bowles, James Simpson(1820)- moved to London where he married Charlotte Smith, , James Simpson who married Esther Crabbe also from Gloucestershire area. Subsequently moved to Liverpool and their son James was born in 1869.
Family Surnames: Simpson Bowles Smith Crabbe
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Caldicott Family - (Fairford - Gloucestershire)
I am researching the siblings of my grandmother Agnes Rose Caldicott b Fairford 1st August 1883. So far I'm doing OK but having trouble with her brother Charles Henry Caldicott (known as Henry and Harry) b 15th April 1877 in Lechlade. He seems to disappear from view after the 1901 census.
I would be pleased to hear from anyone who has any information about him or indeed any other Fairford Caldicotts. Thank you.
Family Surnames: Caldicott
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Hunt For Humffres Humphris Or Humphreys - (Farmington - Gloucestershire)
Thomas Humphreys, of Farmington, married Joanna Wheeler on 7th Feb, 1582 in Sherborne,
Gloucester. (Sherborne is 3 miles from Farmington)
Descendants used the name HUMPHRIS.
Later generations migrated to South Australia in 1850.
Later villages connected with the family include: Naunton, Cold Aston, Turkdean, Bourton on the Water, Cold Aston, Hazelton.
Other names associated with the Gloucestershire Humphris name: Hanks, Freeman, Buckley, Francis, Edwards.
Love to hear from any 'Curious Foxes/Vixens' with similar connections.
cheers from Western Australia,
'Frederina'
Family Surnames: Humffres Humphreys Humphris Wheeler Hanks Freeman Buckley Francis Edwards
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BARNARD & HOLYOAK - (Farmington - Gloucestershire)
Please cane anyone help me I am looking for the birth of MARY ANN BARNARD born about 1817 in FARMINGTON also the DEATH of THOMAS BARNARD and ELIZABETH BARNARD/nee HOLYOAK they lived in FARMINGTON and died after 1816
Thank you for reading this
yours very hopefully janet
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Joynes - (Farmington - Gloucestershire)
Abel Joynes (bap 1771 Farmington) Any further information on Abel would be appreciated! His parents were Thomas and Sarah and he had a son, Stephen born in 1803
Family Surnames: Joynes
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Ruck family - (Farmington - Gloucestershire)
Seeking info on Elizabeth Ruck's c1827 family & siblings.Her fathers name was William on marriage cert.She married John Guy 1851 in Chipping Norton.Her family came from around the Farmington area.
Family Surnames: Ruck, Guy
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Jack and Floss Daffurn of Fiddington - (Fiddington - Gloucestershire)
My uncle Jack lived at Fiddington farm for many years before selling in the seventies.One of three farms in the hamlet,these properties were formerley part of the Tewkesbury abbey estate and provided dairy produce for the Abbey.The lane alongside is still called monks lane.
The lands were confiscated by Henry v111 in about 1540 during the dissolution and at least one farm was given to his pals.
Jack,Floss and their daughter Joan have now sadly passed on.I would be glad to hear from anyone with any more history.
Family Surnames: Daffurn
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william roberts fiddington farm - (Fiddington - Gloucestershire)
my great grandfather William Roberts owned fiddington farm in the 1900's and lived there with his wife Ellen Laura and their children Dorothy, Phylis, Alec, Wilfred and Aurlene. after William died in 1931, Alec (my gramp) sold Fiddington Farm to Jack daffern and his wife. Alec and Wilfred then moved to Bradleys Farm in Shuthonger.
Family Surnames: Roberts,Daffern
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Vowles Family - (Filton - Gloucestershire)
My branch of the Vowles family arrived in Filton in the 1820's from Dundry. James married Unity WILCOX and they produced a large family, one of whom was Geoge Vowles who married Eliza SCRIVENS from Olveston.They in turn produced a large family including James who went to Port Adelaide, Australia.The rest of the family spread around Bristol.Any info or photos that I might copy would be appreciated.
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Dora Hoyles Roberts (maiden name) - (Filton - Gloucestershire)
We are trying to trace great aunt Dora who was born in Barrow in Furness in 1903. She married Robert (Bob) surname unknown. They both worked at BAC Filton and were thought to live in Filton and or Patchway. Would welcome any information connected to her.
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Woffenden - (Fishponds - Gloucestershire)
Fishponds, Bristol (Ingram). Looking for family connections in this area, and found the name Woffenden in and old address book. Main family names of Ingram/Brooks of Alveston/Olveston.Can anyone help?
Family Surnames: Woofenden/Ingram
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Wilkins - (Fishponds - Gloucestershire)
John Wilkins was born 1761 and died 1851. He married Elizabeth Mounke in 1782 and they had six children. Can anyone give me more information on Elizabeth Mounke. She was born 1763 and died 1820. Who were her parents.
Family Surnames: Wilkins Mounke
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The Gagg Family - (Fishponds - Gloucestershire)
I am desperately tring to find out where my Great Great Grandfather and Mother are buried in Bristol or Fishponds. His name was Henry Richard Gagg and was born in 1877 died 1944, he married Emily Maud Jefferies, born 1877 and died 1940, they had 2 children Rosina Emily Gagg and Henry Alfred Gagg. Rosina married Thomas Stewart Pettit and migrated to Australia, Harry went to Australia also. Rosina was on the stage and her stage name was Peggy Berte, this was where she met her Australian soldier from World War 1 and married him. My Great Great Grandparents lived in Grove Park Terrace Fishponds. Can anyone please help me as I am coming to England next year and would finally like to where they are buried.
Family Surnames: Gagg, Jefferies
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Dyer - (Flaxley - Gloucestershire)
My Dyer family lived in Flaxley, Gloucestershire.
Hannah and William had about twelve children and they lived for a while in a house called The Grange.
If you have any info, or think you have a link, please get in touch.
Their grandson Ernest Henry came to South Wales and started the Dyer Family here.
Ernest's mother Lucretia moved to Salford, Manchester and married Thomas Routledge.
Family Surnames: Dyer
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SYER and BENNETT - (Flaxley - Gloucestershire)
James Bennett (born Littledean c.1739) married Elizabeth Syer at Flaxley 31 March 1766. They had at least 3 children: Catherine 1769; Ann 1776;and Emmanuel, 1778. Would welcome details of the Syer family. Is it this marriage which establishes the Bennett connection with Flaxley as subsequent generations of Bennett children were baptised there?
Family Surnames: Bennett, Syer, Sier
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