Forum: Gloucestershire county-wide forum

Please could someone help me sort out the following. in the 1851 census (HO107/2448) I have found my g.g.g.grandfather married to Ann in Monmouthshire. Ann was born in Berkeley, Glos. I think her maiden name may have been Brown because they have James ,Daniel and Eddieth Brown living with...

Hi all on Glos list! I am looking for information relating to Harman GRISEWOOD, listed in Burke's Peerages as being born in Finchley, Mdlx at Burntwood Grange c. 1824 (I have no info on that either yet!), but later of Daylesford House, Glos. (think the county boundary was moved, so may have...

Hi I think I might have finally climbed over my brickwall!! Does anyone have access to the Gloucester Parish records?? If so, I would be really grateful if you could look these two records up for me? I've been searching for information about my gt gt granddad for yonks - I know plenty...

Happy New Year to all from Western Australia. Hope you all have a very HAPPY and HEALTHY 2012! If anyone can help with the above families it would be appreciated. I, and newly found cousins, are trying to get the correct children for Joseph PRUETT and Mary FRY. Joseph b in Hanham is my...

Hi folks I have a sketch plan of the Holy Trinity Parish Church, Wickwar, old Wickwar parish graveyard, with the plots numbered and details on the relevant stones. These date from 1880 to 1997. I am happy to look up anyone, and / or email the details through. Brian

My 3xgt grandfather is William Barber, born abt 1795 Wickwar. I have not been able to find parents for him. If anyone can help I would so appreciate it. Thank you Quentin

Caroline is stated to have been born in Ireland and is living with John Harris in Church St, Barton St Mary, Gloucester. Who did she marry?; *************** GFHSBMD. Groom Surname Groom Forename Bride Surname Bride Forename District Parish Building Year Register Entry TYLER Levi HART Anne...

I'm trying to find William in the 1851 census on A***y. He appears in Gordon Beavington's transcription of Bristol, on piece 1949, section VII, No 34 so the piece still exists but I can't find him and census image. If I browse the collection, enumeration district 2g is missing and most of the...

I am having very little luck in finding information about these hamlets/farms. For example, were they hamlets at one point and farms now? Were they both? Would the parish records be recorded at another, bigger, village? I have evidence that the further generations of my Hale family came from there...

Hello :) I am hoping that some kind person could look up the details of this trial for me. Mary Hill and Caroline Hill were tried 31 January 1833 for assaulting Rebecca Southcott at St Philip and St Jacob (with Caroline Hill). The result of the trial: fined 6d and 13/- costs, or one calendar...

I have recently found my husband's g.g.grandfather Meletiah Davis (variously spelt as Melatiah and Mettetiah!) in the census records for Winkfield Berkshire. He seems to have been born c1799 in Gloucester (or Gloucestershire). His wife is Elizabeth, born in Frimley, Surrey. I thought, with a...

Looking for descendants of, or information about, John chandler Langdon, born Bristol 1865. He wrote a book about his voyages to the west coast of Africa

Bristol people may already be aware of these (and apologies if someone has already posted this information) - but I have just been having great fun on the Know Your Place website. Bristol City Council have made historic maps of the city free online. ...

any info on the the old pig and whistle please?, i have got some photos of my g aunt emily claridge nee barnes, outside a building which could be her home or pig and whistle? but i don't know when the photos was taken, i will try and put them on this site, there is also one of two people dressed up...

We are tracing our family history and are looking particulary looking for the Niblett family from Joyford English Bicknor -we have all the cencus details up to obviously 1901-but we undertand that some of them either - Alfred born 1896 William Henry born 1891 Louisa Mary C , lived in the...