Chris Seaton wrote: > --=PMail:[email protected]@dYXkOhpSKKtAbOtPoq3F > Content-Type: text/plain > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > Hi List > > I'm a new boy and I've just started researched some of my wife's ancestors > who are WILLETTS & JAMES in the regions of Awre, Newland, Lydney, Blakeney > Hill, Slad, Clime, Bream, Old Furmise, Sewdby, Ayleford and especially > West Dean: Old Croft & Viney Hill. > > Any takers? > > Chris Seaton > Co-Director of Peaceworks > > PO Box 392 > Southsea > PO5 2UD > > 07971 523205 > www.peaceworks.org.uk > > Peaceworks: Mending Broken Relationships > > --=PMail:[email protected]@dYXkOhpSKKtAbOtPoq3F-- > > ==== ENG-GLOS-FOREST-DEAN Mailing List ==== > There is a Brain surname mailing list [email protected] > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB Chris My 2xgt grandmother was Ann JAMES bapt at Bream 5 Apr 1818. She married Henry TAYLOR at Newland in 1844. Ann was the dau of George JAMES and Mary TINGLE who were married 1 Sep 1801 at English Bicknor. I haven't located James' baptism, but can carry the TINGLEs back a couple of generations. Any connection with your JAMES? Gordon A Morley Orleans, ON

Hi, Just re-posting my interests. Is anyone out there researching either of these families in the Little Dean, Bream, Lydney areas. My Higgins family were in: 1868 Bream (Blisters, Breames Eaves, Woodside Eaves) areas 1881 Little Dean 1882 Little Dean 1905 Charles Higgins was in the Rhondda Valley in South Wales Has anyone seen these families? Regards, Irene in Melbourne, Australia _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.

Hi Dave >During my research for HULINs in the FoD I have come across the place name >of "Meend" several times, Clearwell Meend, Lower Meend.... > >This is starting to intrigue me now so would love to hear from anyone who >knows the derivation/meaning of this place name. > According to 'The Place Names of Gloucestershire' the word Meend comes from the Middle English word 'munede' meaning 'forest wasteland'. Cheers Liz Elizabeth Jack : [email protected] In Gloucester Hidden Heritage : http://www.gloster.demon.co.uk Glorious Gloucestershire Photographic Collection : http://www.gloster.demon.co.uk/cdindex.html Gloucestershire Family History Society : http://www.cix.co.uk/~rd/GENUKI/gfhs.htm Researching : BLINKHORNE / BLENKARN : SOSBE / BASTARD : GWINNUTT / RANN : JACK / SESSIONS / COLLETT : PHILPOTT / PURDON both in Ireland only

Hi Listers, Slightly off subject but wondered if anyone else had puzzled over the same thing.....so I've got to ask... During my research for HULINs in the FoD I have come across the place name of "Meend" several times, Clearwell Meend, Lower Meend.... This is starting to intrigue me now so would love to hear from anyone who knows the derivation/meaning of this place name. Dave Interests: HULIN ADDIS PHILLIPS

Sorry made a mistake gone cross -eyed follow the railway line down untill you get to Gorsty Knoll and it will appear Regards Bill Nash ----- Original Message ----- From: Nash Family <[email protected]> To: mjackson <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2001 12:43 PM Subject: Re: [FoD] Dark Hill > Dark Hill is just outside Coleford - and is important as being the site of > Robert Mushets Steel Works > There is interesting history of the site around on th net > If you go to > http://www.old-maps.co.uk/index.htm > and Type "Palmer's Flat" into the location for search and select the one in > Gloucestershire you will find Dark hill in the top right hand corner of > the displayed Map > > Regards > > Regards > Bill Nash > researching > NASH,(Glos Somerset Barnett London) > GUNTER,BATH,CONSTERDINE (Glos) > SMITH (Monmouth), > KEAR, HUGHES, GWILLIAM, KNIGHT(Glos) > DEVANE, ELWIN, (Kent Surrey) > SHAW (Kent Surrey S Ireland) > MILES MORGAN JENKINS (Glos) > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: mjackson <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, March 02, 2001 3:28 PM > Subject: [FoD] Dark Hill > > > > Greetings to all list members. I am new to this list and am not > > familiar with your area as I do not live in the UK. I have located my g > > g g grandfather James BATES on the 1851 census. It says born in Forest > > of Dean, Dark Hill in 1823. Could someone tell me if Dark Hill is a > > place? Any suggestions on how to learn any more about his family? > > TIA > > Marlene > > Ontario, Canada > > > > > > ==== ENG-GLOS-FOREST-DEAN Mailing List ==== > > There is a Brain surname mailing list [email protected] > > > > ============================== > > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 > > > > >

Dark Hill is just outside Coleford - and is important as being the site of Robert Mushets Steel Works There is interesting history of the site around on th net If you go to http://www.old-maps.co.uk/index.htm and Type "Palmer's Flat" into the location for search and select the one in Gloucestershire you will find Dark hill in the top right hand corner of the displayed Map Regards Regards Bill Nash researching NASH,(Glos Somerset Barnett London) GUNTER,BATH,CONSTERDINE (Glos) SMITH (Monmouth), KEAR, HUGHES, GWILLIAM, KNIGHT(Glos) DEVANE, ELWIN, (Kent Surrey) SHAW (Kent Surrey S Ireland) MILES MORGAN JENKINS (Glos) ----- Original Message ----- From: mjackson <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 02, 2001 3:28 PM Subject: [FoD] Dark Hill > Greetings to all list members. I am new to this list and am not > familiar with your area as I do not live in the UK. I have located my g > g g grandfather James BATES on the 1851 census. It says born in Forest > of Dean, Dark Hill in 1823. Could someone tell me if Dark Hill is a > place? Any suggestions on how to learn any more about his family? > TIA > Marlene > Ontario, Canada > > > ==== ENG-GLOS-FOREST-DEAN Mailing List ==== > There is a Brain surname mailing list [email protected] > > ============================== > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 > >

I recently sent this comment to the Glos list on this very subject I send it to you will the same wry grin!!! Regards Bill Nash researching NASH,(Glos Somerset Barnett London) GUNTER,BATH,CONSTERDINE (Glos) SMITH (Monmouth), KEAR, HUGHES, GWILLIAM, KNIGHT(Glos) DEVANE, ELWIN, (Kent Surrey) SHAW (Kent Surrey S Ireland) MILES MORGAN JENKINS (Glos) From: Nash Family <[email protected]> To: Melanie Hayles <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Cc: Glos List <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 2:00 AM Subject: Re: [GLS] Re: Forest of Dean > I shall give "the official" definition as described by Nicholls in his 1858 > "The Forest of Dean" quoting from a document (The Book of Dennis) dated 1687 > and taken from earlier manuscripts of "The Miners Lawes and Privilledges" > > ".......and the bounds of the said Forrest (That is to say) First between > Chepstowe Bridge and Gloucester Bridge the halfe deale of Newent Ross Ash > Monmouths bridge and soe far into the seasoames as the blast of a horne or > the voice of a man may bee heard......" > > > Does this help ?????????????? > > Regards > > Bill Nash > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Melanie Hayles <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 9:27 AM > Subject: [GLS] Re: Forest of Dean > > > > Hi David > > > > Being a "Forester" (born within the Forest of Dean) I feel at least partly > qualified to answer your querey. The traditional East/West boundary of the > Forest is between the rivers Severn and Wye. It extends southwards as far as > The Welsh border. I'm a bit stuck on the actual North border, so hopefully > someone else will put you right with that. The North border is abit > confusing as I know people in Newent certainly DON'T count themselves as > being in the Forest of Dean, despite now being covered by the forest of Dean > district council. As for Cinderford it is roughly in the middle of the > Forest of Dean, check out a map website such as http://uk2.multimap.com/ to > find the exact location. > > > > Regards > > > > Melanie Hayles > > Forest of Dean, Glos. UK. > > > > > > >Being normally a lurker, I find that I am caught >somewhere between a > > >senior moment and inattention. Could SKS please give >me a quick and > > >dirty geography lesson and describe generally the N/S >and E/W boundaries > > >of the Forest of Dean? I believe I have ancestors there >lurking in the > > >shadows. Where exactly is Cinderford? With TIA I am David in West Texas. > > > > > > > > ==== GLOUCESTER Mailing List ==== > > The food that you get in art museums is institutional revenge for > > the art that you get in restaurants. > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: Sara White <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 02, 2001 5:54 AM Subject: [FoD] Boundaries of the Forest of Dean > Does anyone know where the borders officially are? I was surfing the net and found Kempley was included in the FofD website but I thought it was outside the forest. Can anyone put me right? > > Many thanks > > Sara White > > > ==== ENG-GLOS-FOREST-DEAN Mailing List ==== > There is a Brain surname mailing list [email protected] > > ============================== > Add as many as 10 Good Years To Your Life > If you know how to reduce these risks. > http://www.thirdage.com/health/wecare/hearthealth/index.html > >

Hi listers, I have a Henry Fitzharding PRICE born 1st Feb 1836 in Uley, father Samuel PRICE b. Longhope and mother Charlotte ? b. Longhope ca 1790. The LDS records have a PRICE family in Longhope and I'm trying to make the connection to Samuel PRICE b Longhope 1 Jan 1786, according to the IGI. I think he is my Henry's father. Does anyone have access to the parish registers for Longhope? Or can anyone advice if they are on microfiche or CD, by a great stroke of possible good luck, and I could purchase them? I know it is a lot to ask, but sending to the GLC Record Office entails a 7 weeks wait at the moment, I guess they are snowed under. thankyou for your patience, best Flo Flo Montgomery Surrey UK [email protected] researching: MONTGOMERY in Bristol and Ireland CHAMPION in Bristol and Somerset PRICE, COLEMAN in Longhope and Uley PRICE, BAKER, CRISPIN in Bristol and Somerset BURKS in Crewe, Cheshire; Staffs and Warwickshire BARON, BARTLETT, HUGHES, in Blackburn and Gt Harwood CALLADINE, JERVIS, DENT in Staffordshire CALLADINE IN Derbyshire

I am researching DAVI(E)S in and around Drybrook and would be interested to hear from anyone with similar interests/connections. Regards Andrew Gardner

Kempley lies within the area covered Forest of Dean District council so gets lumped in with the proper forest as it were. There are quite a few bits that lie outside the statutory Forest but still get included in the Forest of Dean council sweep up. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sara White" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: 01 March 2001 18:54 Subject: [FoD] Boundaries of the Forest of Dean > Does anyone know where the borders officially are? I was surfing the net and found Kempley was included in the FofD website but I thought it was outside the forest. Can anyone put me right? > > Many thanks > > Sara White >

Hi to all on the List, This is the first time on this particular List and my interest are with the Hyatt/Hyett/Hiatt families originating from the Forest of Dean. They lived in Awre Blakeney/ Old Croft and Lydney in the 18th & 19th centuries and eventually moved to Staffordshire. If anyone has any information perhaps we could exchange data. John Donaldson Stoke-on-Trent

Greetings to all list members. I am new to this list and am not familiar with your area as I do not live in the UK. I have located my g g g grandfather James BATES on the 1851 census. It says born in Forest of Dean, Dark Hill in 1823. Could someone tell me if Dark Hill is a place? Any suggestions on how to learn any more about his family? TIA Marlene Ontario, Canada

Does anyone know where the borders officially are? I was surfing the net and found Kempley was included in the FofD website but I thought it was outside the forest. Can anyone put me right? Many thanks Sara White

--=PMail:[email protected]@dYXkOhpSKKtAbOtPoq3F Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi List I'm a new boy and I've just started researched some of my wife's ancestors who are WILLETTS & JAMES in the regions of Awre, Newland, Lydney, Blakeney Hill, Slad, Clime, Bream, Old Furmise, Sewdby, Ayleford and especially West Dean: Old Croft & Viney Hill. Any takers? Chris Seaton Co-Director of Peaceworks PO Box 392 Southsea PO5 2UD 07971 523205 www.peaceworks.org.uk Peaceworks: Mending Broken Relationships --=PMail:[email protected]@dYXkOhpSKKtAbOtPoq3F--

Looking for any info re Thomas BARNARD who married Mary GOODE on 17.2.1799 in Abenhall. Ted in Basildon, Essex

Thanks Cathie for the info The Family in the 1861 census is mine. I have the 1851 census and 1881 census so receiving the information was great. I now know that Richard (head) must have died. He was stated as Freeholder 50 acres in the 1851 census. My grandfather 3 Thomas was a Brightsmyth's apprentice, do you have much information about the farm your ancestors owned? Regards Sonia

Hi Sonia I found these entries on some of my photocopied sheets of the BT's. Hope they are of some help. If you can, order from the LDS FHL Film No. 0856960 for the Marriage entries (gives what parish the person is from and also witnesses) & FHL Film No. 0856961 - Banns of Marriages, baptisms & burials 1799-1899....all for Newland Parish. Your MUDWAY family lived 2 doors away from my STEPHENS family in the 1861 Census of Newland, Clearwell Tything....also, it looks as though the son, Richard was an apprentice Currier and more than likely apprenticed to my 5 x grandfather, William, or his son Benjamin!!! FHL Film No. 0425476 - Bishop Transcripts, Newland Baptisms 1761 - April - Mary dr. of Benjamin & Jane BEACH 1777 - November 23 - Mary dr. of Thomas & Mary BEACH 1779 - March 2 - William son of William & Christian BEACH 1779 - November 5 - John son of John & Elizabeth BEACH 1780 - May 14 - John son of Benjamin & Susanna BEACH 1801 - August 16 - Samuel son of Sam. & Susannah BEACH of the Forest. 1803 OR 1805 - Fanny dr. of Henry & Anne BEACH of Breem Marriages 1761 - July 15 - Edward JAMES & Jemima BEACH 1777 - July 6 - John WICKS & Sarah MUDWAY Burials 1779 - February 13 - Margaret BEACH 1779 - February 29 - John BEACH 1800 - December 20 - Sarah BEACH of Breem 1861 Newland Census - Clearwell Tything Enumeration District 6 R.G.9 No. 3980 Schedule no. 61 Hill House Elizabeth MUDWAY, Head, Widow, age 60, born Monmouth Elizabeth MUDWAY, Daur., Unmarried, age 21, born Gloucestershire, Clearwell Richard MUDWAY, Son, Unmarried, age 16, Apprentice to Currier, born Gloucestershire, Clearwell (unreadable) JENKINS, Labourer, Unmarried, age 21 Best wishes Cathie WATTS - Lydney STEPHENS - Clearwell, Monmouthshire BENNETT - Drybrook/Ruardean SHAYLE - Herefordshire TOMMEY/TOOMEY - Herefordshire

Hello All I am new to the list, so am posting my interest in the name TEAGUE in Ruardean, 18th century and earlier. Regards Samantha in Melbourne

Hello listers, Looking for any information regarding the parents of George Hulin from St. Briavels area? He married a Mary Baker {or Barker} from Alvington in 1699. Would love to get a lead with this particular brick wall. Many tks Dave

Sorry to return to this topic which has probably only just reached your screens but I may now be part way to answering my own question - which was - why am I unable to find Edwin Iles 1st marriage and the birth of at least 4 children in GLS. I now have a copy of the certificate for his second marriage to Emma Butt dated 22.10.1868. They both lived at Yorkley and were married at St. Pauls Church - presumably Parkend - and yet the Registration District is shown to be Monmouth. I also now have my grandmother's birth cert dated September 5th., 1882. She was born at Bream "In the sub district of Coleford" and again the Registration District is Monmouth. It looks as though I must start searching Monmouth but Is anyone able to tell me what rules governed the registration districts. Were all the Forest births registered in Mon, if so does anyone know when the practise started and finished? Assuming of course that it isn't still going on. Finally is anyone able to do a Monmouth lookup please. Edwin was born at Brimpsfield in 1825, (as Eyles). By 1853 he was married with 4 children and I have no information on the marriage or the children. He could have had a son, Henry, by his first wife in as late as 1866 so there could be others in between. This man has been bugging me for a long time - can anyone de-bug me please? I would be so very grateful. John