Ernest James Pritchard b 1874 Monmouth District (General)

by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Sunday, February 18, 2018, 17:46 (2252 days ago) @ Jefff

FreeBMD has this record, which seems to fit the dates and marriage record;

Surname First name(s) Age District Vol Page
Births Mar 1874
Pritchard Ernest James Monmouth 11a 47

Monmouth Registration District includes Tintern area.
https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/monmouth.html

Which perhaps fits this marriage from this site's PRs;

Record_ID: 193259
Entry_Number:
Year: 1929
Month: Apr
Day: 1
Grooms_Surname: PRITCHARD
Grooms_Forenames: Ernest James
Grooms_Age: 58
Groom_Condition: widower
Grooms_Occupation: tinplate worker
Grooms_Residence: Bay View Tintern
Grooms_Fathers_Surname: PRITCHARD
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames: Fredk decd
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation: woodman
Brides_Surname: VINER
Brides_Forenames: Annie Hamblin
Brides_Age: 43
Brides_Condition: spinster
Brides_Occupation:
Brides_Residence: Bay View Tintern
Brides_Fathers_Surname: VINER
Brides_Fathers_Forenames: Stephen
Brides_Fathers_Occupation: coachman
Licence_or_Banns: banns
Date_of_Banns:
Signature_or_Mark: Both sign
Witness_1: Dolly Julia Marshall
Witness_2: Stephen Viner
Other_Witnesses: Charles Pritchard
Officiating_Minister:
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference:
Page_Number:
Parish_Chapel: Tintern Monmouth
Soundex_Groom: P632
Soundex_Bride: V560

I'm confused that sofar I only get ONE return from the FamilySearch site, which I'm NOT convinced is relevant;

James Pritchard
United Kingdom, Militia Service Records
Name James Pritchard
Event Type Military Service
Event Year Range 1806-1915
Event Place United Kingdom
Birthplace Monmouth
Birth Year (Estimated) 1876

Guessing this record relates to the Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia) based at Monmouth Castle. Searching their database gives following record, which shows just how common a name this is, and also that one may have a crude sense of humour !!??.

Your search found 2 record(s)
Pritchard, James, Regimental number:5956
Date of attestation: 1875-01-22 Place of attestation: Abergavenny
Age at enlistment: 18 Occupation: Collier Address: John Haleock, Upper Coacher, Blaenavon
Height at enlistment: 5 feet 4½ inches
Notes: Can read and write

Pritchard, James, Regimental number:5998
Date of attestation: 1875-03-04 Place of attestation: Monmouth
Age at enlistment: 18 Occupation: Farm Labourer Address: Arsole Cottage, Raglan
Height at enlistment: 5 feet 4¼ inches

http://www.monmouthcastlemuseum-archives.org.uk/regsearch.php?surnamescope=starts+with&...

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Tweaking FamilySearch gives these more likely hits, especially after adding "Charles Pritchard" (from the above marriage record) to the "others" box.

1891 Works Road, Little Tintern, Monmouthshire
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Elizabeth Pritchard Head F 51 Somersetshire, England
Ernest Pritchard Son M 17 Tinplate Worker. Monmouthshire, England
Charles Pritchard Son M 15 Tinplate Worker. Monmouthshire, England
Frederick Pritchard Son M 13 Tinplate Worker. Monmouthshire, England
Frank Pritchard Son M 9 Monmouthshire, England
Flora Pritchard Daughter F 4 Monmouthshire, England

Altho' Tintern's ancient Abbey Wireworks company had closed by 1875, it was reopened by the early 1880s as the Abbey Wire and Tinplate Co, but was closed for good by 1901. This may have been why Ernest moved into the Forest ?
https://www.forestofdeanhistory.org.uk/resources/sites-in-the-forest/wireworks-branch/

See this highly detailed map from 1887, look for "wireworks" in Chapel Hill area west of the Wye.
http://maps.nls.uk/view/101453871
The Abbey works is clearly marked on this 1900 map
http://maps.nls.uk/view/101453868

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1881 Tintern Little, Monmouthshire, Wales
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Frederick Pritchard Head M 44 Laborer (Gen). Trelleck, Monmouthshire, England
Elizabeth Pritchard Wife F 41 Clevedon, Somerset, England
Albert Pritchard Son M 14 Laborer (Gen). Trelleck, Monmouthshire, England
Alfred J Pritchard Son M 12 Scholar. Trelleck, Monmouthshire, England
Tom Pritchard Son M 9 Trelleck, Monmouthshire, England
Earnest J Pritchard Son M 7 Trelleck, Monmouthshire, England
Charles Pritchard Son M 5 Trelleck, Monmouthshire, England
Frederick Pritchard Son M 3 Trelleck, Monmouthshire, England

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Struggling to find on 1901 Census.
So look for brother Charles instead;

Name Charles Pritchard
Event Type Census
Event Date 31 Mar 1901
Event Place Devonport, Devonshire, England
Ecclesiastical Parish Stoke Damerel St Andrew
Gender Male
Age 24
Occupation INFANTRY
Relationship to Head of Household Private
Birth Year (Estimated) 1877
Birthplace Tentern, Monmouthshire
Page Number 15

Belatedly and un-connected (moral-keep tweaking the FamilySearch filters);

1901 Cemetery Road, Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Frederick Pritchard Head M 65 MASONS LABOURER. Trellick, Monmouthshire
Elizabeth Pritchard Wife F 61 Clevedon, Somersetshire
Tom Pritchard Son M 29 TIN PLATE WORKER. Trelick, Monmouthshire
Ernest J Pritchard Son M 27 TIN PLATE WORKER. Trelick, Monmouthshire
Frederick J Pritchard Son M 23 BLACKSMITH. Trelick, Monmouthshire
Florrie E A Pritchard Daughter F 14 Tintern Abby, Monmouthshire

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