Hi All! Just adding my DAVIS interest: SARAH DAVIS was the maiden name of my 2xGGrandmother on her daughter's her birth certificate in 1864 I am trying to locate the marriage of SARAH DAVIS to JOHN JAMES, probably around 1856/7 (first child bn 1857) although the marriage could have taken place up to several years earlier. I have SARAH and her JAMES family on the 1861 and all subsequent census' in PILLOWELL her ages imply a birth around 1830/1 I have 2 possible baptisms for a SARAH DAVIS at PARKEND, although the 1830 fits better age-wise DAVIS SARAH bap 3/10/1830 d/o WILLIAM & SARAH, YORKLEY, COAL MINER DAVIS SARAH bap 13/5/1827 d/o WILLIAM & MARY, BREAMS EAVES, COAL MINER I have tried to "cross-reference" all the local DAVIS families on the 1851 with the baptisms from Parkend but had little success in matching a likely family - it appears that Sarah DAVIS was most likely a "servant" in Aylburton in 1851 and not living at home with her family. If anyone could throw any light on this problem I will be forever grateful! Best wishes Angela Gibson Sydney, Australia
Not a lot of solid info to go on yet, but interested in Charles NELMES who emigrated from Glos to Springfield, MA in 1870. He said he was from Berkeley, with parents James and Jane NELMES. I have found a likely Charles and siblings baptized in Abinghall (with father James a wood collier, sometimes of Abinghall, sometimes of "the forest", his brother said he was born in Mitcheldean, and a likely Charles is in the 1861 census as a servant on a farm in Flaxley. So I am learning about the Forest as I go. Charles married a Mary Ann DREW who came from Glos in 1873, almost immediately before their marriage date. I have collected quite a few NELMESes and DREWS and would be glad to share info. Connie Nelmes Beattie Wilmington DE USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "gensearch" <gensearch@optusnet.com.au> To: <ENG-GLOS-FOREST-DEAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 6:16 PM Subject: RE: [FoD] DAVIS > Hi All! > > Just adding my DAVIS interest: > > SARAH DAVIS was the maiden name of my 2xGGrandmother on her daughter's > her birth certificate in 1864 > > I am trying to locate the marriage of SARAH DAVIS to JOHN JAMES, > probably around 1856/7 (first child bn 1857) although the marriage could > have taken place up to several years earlier. > > I have SARAH and her JAMES family on the 1861 and all subsequent census' > in PILLOWELL her ages imply a birth around 1830/1 > > I have 2 possible baptisms for a SARAH DAVIS at PARKEND, although the > 1830 fits better age-wise > > DAVIS SARAH bap 3/10/1830 d/o WILLIAM & SARAH, YORKLEY, COAL MINER > DAVIS SARAH bap 13/5/1827 d/o WILLIAM & MARY, BREAMS EAVES, COAL > MINER > > I have tried to "cross-reference" all the local DAVIS families on the > 1851 with the baptisms from Parkend but had little success in matching a > likely family - it appears that Sarah DAVIS was most likely a "servant" > in Aylburton in 1851 and not living at home with her family. > > If anyone could throw any light on this problem I will be forever > grateful! > > Best wishes > > Angela Gibson > Sydney, Australia > > > > ==== ENG-GLOS-FOREST-DEAN Mailing List ==== > list owner can be contacted on kinetahill@hotmail.com please state mailing list in subject. thank you > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >
Looking for any connection with my HOPKINS family from East Dean/West Dean and Little Dean areas. I believe that Elizabeth HOPKINS was nee WAITE> This family moved to Yorkshire in the mid 1800's Thanks all. Warmest Wishes Jan in Bronte Country List admin Bradford, Yorkshire ENG-YKS-BRADFORD-L@rootsweb.com List admin Clewer surname CLEWER-L-request@rootsweb.com OPC- Keighley, Yorkshire opc-yks-keighley@british-genealogy.com AVG updated daily