Hi , I've just arrived from the Worcester List upon discovering that my William Thomas, a stonemason, who had a son Alexander in 1840 in Bromsgrove was originally from Leonard Stanley, Glouc. I know this because after young Alexander was orphaned abt 1842 he appears in 1851 living with his aunt Hester Alderwick and grandmother Elizabeth Thomas who is in her 70s in 1851. I have now found that Elizabeth BEARD from Gloucester married Alexander Thomas also from Gloucestershire in1792 in Kingswood, Wiltshire, and I think this is the same as the above Elizabeth THOMAS. Why they went there to marry I don't know , but Elizabeth and Alexander then appear in the St. Swithins records in Leonard Stanley having several children there. However, there is no William born to them there. William's mother was definitely Elizabeth and since he named his son Alexander, I assume his father is probably the Alexander Thomas married to Elizabeth Beard. Can any kind soul help me find where William THOMAS was born or christened circa 1810?? I also would like to know where Alexander who married Elizabeth Beard was born. There was a Richard and Mary THOMAS in Leonard Stanley in the 1860s and 1850s, but no child named Alexander born to them on the IGI. Any help will be greatly appreciated, Joan Ottawa

Hi again, I suspect that tmy original email below was a bit too long, so I'm resposting to simplify my request. Can any kind soul help me find where William THOMAS, son of Elizabeth Beard and Alexander THOMAS was born or christened circa 1810?? I also would like to know where Alexander who married Elizabeth Beard was born. There was a Richard and Mary THOMAS in Leonard Stanley in the 1860s and 1850s, but no child named Alexander born to them on the IGI. Best regards, Joan Hi , > > I've just arrived from the Worcester List upon discovering that my William > Thomas, a stonemason, who had a son Alexander in 1840 in Bromsgrove was > originally from Leonard Stanley, Glouc. I know this because after young > Alexander was orphaned abt 1842 he appears in 1851 living with his aunt > Hester Alderwick and grandmother Elizabeth Thomas who is in her 70s in > 1851. > > I have now found that Elizabeth BEARD from Gloucester married Alexander > Thomas also from Gloucestershire in1792 in Kingswood, Wiltshire, and I > think > this is the same as the above Elizabeth THOMAS. Why they went there to > marry I don't know , but Elizabeth and Alexander then appear in the St. > Swithins records in Leonard Stanley having several children there. > However, > there is no William born to them there. William's mother was definitely > Elizabeth and since he named his son Alexander, I assume his father is > probably the Alexander Thomas married to Elizabeth Beard. > > Can any kind soul help me find where William THOMAS was born or christened > circa 1810?? > > I also would like to know where Alexander who married Elizabeth Beard was > born. There was a Richard and Mary THOMAS in Leonard Stanley in the 1860s > and 1850s, but no child named Alexander born to them on the IGI. > > Any help will be greatly appreciated, > Joan > Ottawa > > _____________________________________________ > > Browse the list archives at: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/GLOUCESTER/ > > Keyword search - any or all lists: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GLOUCESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hello Joan, I'm not sure how much help this will be to you, but this looks like your Alexander jnr in the 1841 census of Leonard Stanley: HO107/370/5, folio 6, page 8 Marsh Richard BEARD 65 Labourer Born in county yes Sarah COLEMAN 65 yes Alick THOMAS 1 yes And an Elizabeth THOMAS, aged 70, F.S., born in the county, is living in the household above, that of a George ALDERWICK, Clothworker. None of which helps to solve your problem I'm afraid. There is a death registration for an Alexander THOMAS in the September qtr 1840, vol 11, page 33, at Stroud registration district (includes Leonard Stanley) and if this is the correct death certificate it might hopefully give his age at death which could make tracing his birth/baptism a little easier. There is a baptism on the IGI of an Alexander THOMAS 8 January 1766 at Chipping Sodbury (not too far from Leondard Stanley) which could be a candidate. Sorry not to be of more help. Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joan Rooney" <mc.rooney@sympatico.ca> To: <gloucester@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 4:47 PM Subject: Re: [GLS] William Thomas and Elizabeth Beard of Leonard Stanley > Hi again, > > I suspect that tmy original email below was a bit too long, so I'm > resposting to simplify my request. > > Can any kind soul help me find where William THOMAS, son of Elizabeth > Beard > and Alexander THOMAS was born or christened circa 1810?? > > I also would like to know where Alexander who married Elizabeth Beard was > born. There was a Richard and Mary THOMAS in Leonard Stanley in the 1860s > and 1850s, but no child named Alexander born to them on the IGI. > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 8984 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Try SPAMfighter for free now!

Hi Janet, Thank you for finding Alex in 1841. That explains why I never found him in Bromsgrove in 1841. He was already orphaned. Also that birth of an Alexander in Chipping Sodbury I will definitely check out. Even the death registration might help. I have found Elizabeth Thomas (nee Beard ) in a plot at St. Swithins, Leonard Stanley along with her daughter Hester Alderwick, from the online listing done by Alf Beard. That site is a great help. However, Elizabeth's husband Alexander THOMAS doesn't seem to be in that plot. But ELizabeth lived to her 90s(old for a cloth working pauper) and her husband was gone before 1841so his marker might not be visible. You have been a great help, just as I was giving up. Thanks again, Joan Ottawa > Hello Joan, > > I'm not sure how much help this will be to you, but this looks like your > Alexander jnr in the 1841 census of Leonard Stanley: > > HO107/370/5, folio 6, page 8 > Marsh > > Richard BEARD 65 Labourer > Born in county yes > Sarah COLEMAN 65 > yes > Alick THOMAS 1 > yes > > And an Elizabeth THOMAS, aged 70, F.S., born in the county, is living in > the > household above, that of a George ALDERWICK, Clothworker. None of which > helps to solve your problem I'm afraid. > > There is a death registration for an Alexander THOMAS in the September qtr > 1840, vol 11, page 33, at Stroud registration district (includes Leonard > Stanley) and if this is the correct death certificate it might hopefully > give his age at death which could make tracing his birth/baptism a little > easier. There is a baptism on the IGI of an Alexander THOMAS 8 January > 1766 > at Chipping Sodbury (not too far from Leondard Stanley) which could be a > candidate. Sorry not to be of more help. > > Janet > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joan Rooney" <mc.rooney@sympatico.ca> > To: <gloucester@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 4:47 PM > Subject: Re: [GLS] William Thomas and Elizabeth Beard of Leonard Stanley > > >> Hi again, >> >> I suspect that tmy original email below was a bit too long, so I'm >> resposting to simplify my request. >> >> Can any kind soul help me find where William THOMAS, son of Elizabeth >> Beard >> and Alexander THOMAS was born or christened circa 1810?? >> >> I also would like to know where Alexander who married Elizabeth Beard was >> born. There was a Richard and Mary THOMAS in Leonard Stanley in the >> 1860s >> and 1850s, but no child named Alexander born to them on the IGI. >> > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. > It has removed 8984 spam emails to date. > Paying users do not have this message in their emails. > Try SPAMfighter for free now! > > _____________________________________________ > > Browse the list archives at: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/GLOUCESTER/ > > Keyword search - any or all lists: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GLOUCESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi again, I just discovered that Chipping Sodbury, where an Alex Thomas was born 1766, is close to Kingswood, Wiltshire where Alexander and Elizabeth Beard married. That would explain the marriage puzzle. Thanks again to Janet. Best regards, Joan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janet Booth" <janbooth@dsl.pipex.com> To: <gloucester@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 02, 2007 6:58 AM Subject: Re: [GLS] William Thomas and Elizabeth Beard of Leonard Stanley > Hello Joan, > > I'm not sure how much help this will be to you, but this looks like your > Alexander jnr in the 1841 census of Leonard Stanley: > > HO107/370/5, folio 6, page 8 > Marsh > > Richard BEARD 65 Labourer > Born in county yes > Sarah COLEMAN 65 > yes > Alick THOMAS 1 > yes > > And an Elizabeth THOMAS, aged 70, F.S., born in the county, is living in > the > household above, that of a George ALDERWICK, Clothworker. None of which > helps to solve your problem I'm afraid. > > There is a death registration for an Alexander THOMAS in the September qtr > 1840, vol 11, page 33, at Stroud registration district (includes Leonard > Stanley) and if this is the correct death certificate it might hopefully > give his age at death which could make tracing his birth/baptism a little > easier. There is a baptism on the IGI of an Alexander THOMAS 8 January > 1766 > at Chipping Sodbury (not too far from Leondard Stanley) which could be a > candidate. Sorry not to be of more help. > > Janet > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joan Rooney" <mc.rooney@sympatico.ca> > To: <gloucester@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 4:47 PM > Subject: Re: [GLS] William Thomas and Elizabeth Beard of Leonard Stanley > > >> Hi again, >> >> I suspect that tmy original email below was a bit too long, so I'm >> resposting to simplify my request. >> >> Can any kind soul help me find where William THOMAS, son of Elizabeth >> Beard >> and Alexander THOMAS was born or christened circa 1810?? >> >> I also would like to know where Alexander who married Elizabeth Beard was >> born. There was a Richard and Mary THOMAS in Leonard Stanley in the >> 1860s >> and 1850s, but no child named Alexander born to them on the IGI. >> > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. > It has removed 8984 spam emails to date. > Paying users do not have this message in their emails. > Try SPAMfighter for free now! > > _____________________________________________ > > Browse the list archives at: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/GLOUCESTER/ > > Keyword search - any or all lists: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GLOUCESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message