Hello Forest of Dean I know my query is nothing to do with your area, but hope that someone has access to the 1861 census/es of Gloucester, and can help me. My GGrandmother Emma married John Stock in Blaenavon, Mon, in 1862. Her age was 21, ie born about 1841. Her maiden name was given as Holder, and her father was Mathew Holder, Blacksmith. A birth certificate of my grandmother gives Emma's surname as Owley. The 1881 census tells me she was born in Gloucester. I have been unable to find Emma in 1851 in Gloucester, or in Blaenavon in 1861. A Mathew Holder, Blacksmith in 1851 was living in Lassington, born Churcham, with wife Sarah, but no Emma with them. Could someone - Check to see if Mathew Holder is still in Lassington in 1861 (and did not go to Blaenavon), also Can you find Emma Holder/Owley/Houldey b about 1841 in the Gloucester district. Thank you for reading this, and hoping someone can shed some light on this mystery. Cliff Weeks Stratford upon Avon