James BATES 1822 Dark Hill nr Coleford (General)

by batesandco, Sunday, June 17, 2007, 03:48 (6185 days ago) @ slowhands

Hello and good morning.
Thanks VERY much for your SPEEDY reply to my query…much appreciated. Im sure that the entry you kindly passed on to me is valid for my family.

If Im reading it correctly JAMES BATES was born in Dark Hill, Glos C1822 and his father was JOHN BATE C 1797 in Sedgley Staffs.. The reference to a local Brickworks in Dark Hill is certainly relative as successive children were in the same trade in Sedgley Staffs.
The thing I cannot understand is why JOHN BATE ( father) would have travelled with his wife from Staffs to Gloucestershire THEN travelling back to Staffs subsequently.. Was the Forest of dean there an active Brick-making centre in those days?
Also…the records you mention…Is it the Parish records of Parkstone ( Glos) ?? and if so, would it be worth my while to look at these records more closely for more antecedents ??

Thanks again for your invaluable assistance..

Peter Bates .