Caleb MAILE/Sophia CHINN (General)

by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Monday, December 05, 2016, 20:31 (2697 days ago) @ hjweare

The strange thing is that RICHARD's son CHRISTOPHER, my ancestor, also says he was born in Dymock, about 1821, and yet there is no trace of it, the same as CALEB about 1800. Is anybody aware of any Non-Conformist chapel in the area - I have to admit this is rather a longshot as all RICHARD's other children were baptised in Dymock church.

Like you I cannot find any trace of Christopher's birth, on Ancestry or within this site's PRs, beyond the references in the 1851 Census and so forth. Similarly I cannot find him mentioned in the old papers.
Regarding possible Non-Conformist activities in Dymock, clearly there were such groups although I've not found much detail. The usual source of such info would be the British History website, however Volume 12 which covers Dymock has only recently been published and is not yet on their website. However the website does have this mention, when describing activities in the city of Gloucester;

"In 1855 a Primitive Methodist mission to Gloucester was established with the help of preachers from Stroud. It covered a large area, including until 1874 Cheltenham, and from 1875 looked after chapels at Broom's Green in Dymock and at Lowbands in Redmarley D'Abitot (Worcs., later Glos.)."

http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/glos/vol4/pp319-334

I have no doubt that Volume 12 will include more references to Non-Conformism in Dymock and nearby Kempley, Gloucester public library etc should have a copy for reference.

This Kempley website includes this tantalising reference, but no more detail that I can find yet, suggesting they maybe worth contacting ?
"Van Goulding. Born locally, researcher and historian of the non-conformist movement in Kempley and surrounding parishes"
http://www.kempleytardis.org.uk/the-crew-at-launch/

Finally, please see this old thread for a list of Non-Conformist chapels within the Forest area.
http://www.forest-of-dean.net/fodmembers/index.php?mode=thread&id=10483

Of course, this doesn't help find actual Parish Records, sorry.
I wonder if you need to look across the border into Herefordshire, which sadly isn't so well-covered online as Gloucestershire. See
https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/local-history-and-heritage/family-...
More Herefordshire FH links on this old post and my reply
http://www.forest-of-dean.net/fodmembers/index.php?id=47207