Hi - I wonder if anyone would be able to help me on this one. I am trying to track down information on a couple: William Gladwin (or Gladding) and Jane Caffold. They were both illiterate, which meant that the spelling of William's surname was inconsistent: George has the surname Gladding on his birth certificate, although he was known as Gladwin. William was a farm labourer, who seems to have moved around Hereford quite a lot. His 1881 census return suggests he was born around 1828 in Presteign and Jane was born around 1839 in Mortisford. They had at least 5 children: Chas., ca 1869, Mortisford Thos., ca 1872, Westhyde Emily, 27 Jul 1875, Abbey Dore George, 19 Jun 1876, Abbey Dore Louisa, ca 1879, Much Dewchurch Unfortunately I can't track down Jane's birth certificate (William was born before compulsory registration), nor their marriage certificate - assuming they were married. If anyone has any leads, or suggestions as to where I could get some, I'd be most grateful. Regards, Duncan Elliot

Hello Duncan (wherever you are). The IGI has this baptism of course :- Mordiford, Herefordshire. 30 May 1841 Jane, daughter of John and Jane SCAFFOLD. Will try and remember to have a look in the PR's when I'm next in the Hereford RO to see if the LDS transcribed it correctly to their index. Regards Gordon Evans Herefordshire ----- Original Message ----- From: "Duncan Elliot" <fourkids@ntlworld.com> To: <ENG-HEREFORD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 5:20 AM Subject: [HEF] Gladwin-Caffold > Hi - > > I wonder if anyone would be able to help me on this one. I am trying to > track down information on a couple: William Gladwin (or Gladding) and Jane > Caffold. They were both illiterate, which meant that the spelling of > William's surname was inconsistent: George has the surname Gladding on his > birth certificate, although he was known as Gladwin. > > William was a farm labourer, who seems to have moved around Hereford quite a > lot. His 1881 census return suggests he was born around 1828 in Presteign > and Jane was born around 1839 in Mortisford. They had at least 5 children: > Chas., ca 1869, Mortisford > Thos., ca 1872, Westhyde > Emily, 27 Jul 1875, Abbey Dore > George, 19 Jun 1876, Abbey Dore > Louisa, ca 1879, Much Dewchurch > > Unfortunately I can't track down Jane's birth certificate (William was born > before compulsory registration), nor their marriage certificate - assuming > they were married. > > If anyone has any leads, or suggestions as to where I could get some, I'd be > most grateful. > > Regards, > > Duncan Elliot > > > ==== ENG-HEREFORD Mailing List ==== > . > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Hello again Duncan (still "wherever you are!"). I can confirm that the LDS did transcribe Jane SCAFFOLD's baptism details correctly from the Mordiford Parish Register, the only additional information being address The Clouds and father's occupation labourer. This looks as though it might be dad - also from the Mordiford Baptisms Register :- 18 August 1813. John, son of James and Sarah SCAFFOLD of Checkley, labourer. And the family in the 1851 Census, from the references kindly supplied by Gerald Cooke :- 1851 Census Herefordshire Swillgrove, Mordiford. John SCAFFULL, head, 37, lath cleaner, HEF Mordiford. Jane, wife, 36, domestic duties, born Dirty Stretton. Jane, daughter, 9, HEF Mordiford. Sarah, daughter, 7, HEF Mordiford. Emmerly, daughter, 4, HEF Mordiford. John, son, 1, HEF Mordiford. I can well understand people being reluctant to reveal over the internet precisely where they live, but if your going to request SKS look-ups on a dedicated mailing list it really does assist the "SKS" if you give your approximate geographical location - even if it's only to say whether or not you're in the UK. Besides, it's only good manners, surely. You wouldn't write a "snail-mail" letter to someone without putting your address at the top, would you? Regards Gordon Evans Herefordshire UK ----- Original Message ----- From: "Duncan Elliot" <fourkids@ntlworld.com> To: <ENG-HEREFORD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 5:20 AM Subject: [HEF] Gladwin-Caffold > Hi - > > I wonder if anyone would be able to help me on this one. I am trying to > track down information on a couple: William Gladwin (or Gladding) and Jane > Caffold. They were both illiterate, which meant that the spelling of > William's surname was inconsistent: George has the surname Gladding on his > birth certificate, although he was known as Gladwin. > > William was a farm labourer, who seems to have moved around Hereford quite a > lot. His 1881 census return suggests he was born around 1828 in Presteign > and Jane was born around 1839 in Mortisford. They had at least 5 children: > Chas., ca 1869, Mortisford > Thos., ca 1872, Westhyde > Emily, 27 Jul 1875, Abbey Dore > George, 19 Jun 1876, Abbey Dore > Louisa, ca 1879, Much Dewchurch > > Unfortunately I can't track down Jane's birth certificate (William was born > before compulsory registration), nor their marriage certificate - assuming > they were married. > > If anyone has any leads, or suggestions as to where I could get some, I'd be > most grateful. > > Regards, > > Duncan Elliot > > > ==== ENG-HEREFORD Mailing List ==== > . > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >