Thank you all for the help with my original query. It has been wonderful to get such a response.
Second brainteaser!! I believe that George's parents were a Thomas and Elizabeth Jordan, married 1810 St Briavels, and I have a Will of Thomas Jordan (Blacksmith) died Aug. 1855.of Camomile Green, West Dean.
He names his wife Elizabeth and Sons, George, Edward, John(who got the Smith shop)William and Joseph. (there must have been some girls surely?) 1851 Census shows them with Joseph at home, but how can I confirm the link that my George is their first son? My George married 1836 to Sarah Johnson in Ruardean. Pre-registration!!! Were parents named then?
Is there anyone who could look at the Parish Registration entry to see if parents are named for me please? Or can anyone come up with another method of proof? Does his baptism say who he is the son of. On the Censu he says he was born at Ruardean c. 1812. Who has the FULL transcription of these baptisms now please? Kindest regards to you all.

your "George"
George Jordan 20 Labourer
Sarah 20
Mary Anne 2
Sarah Anne 22 months

All born in county

HO 107 / 365 / 9 Folio 36 Ruspidge

a cousin perhaps ?
George Jordan 25 Blacksmith
Sarah 25
William 1

All born in county

HO 107 / 365 / 9 Folio 34 Ruspidge

With a little "luck" the parish records will be in Gloucester :-

County and Diocesan Archivist
Gloucestershire Record Office
Clarence Row
Alvin Street
GLOUCESTER GL1 3DW

Tel: Gloucester (+44 1452) 425295

FAX: Gloucester (+44 1452) 426378
E-mail:records@gloucestershire.gov.uk

As you track backwards I think you will find the Jordan Cluster is recorded in English Bicknor and laterly Newland / Lydbrook.

For example ( take some of the dates with a pinch of salt)

Philip Jordan 1740
marries Silvy Bassnet 28 July 1763 English Bicknor

Philip Jordan 25 Aug 1776 Eng Bicknor - 15 may 1855
son of Philip and Silvey

In 1851 West Dean ?
JORDAN Philip 76 Lydbrook
Elizabeth 79 Mardeford Herefordshire

Silvia Jordan 29 Sept 1799 English Bicknor
dau of Philip Jordan and Elizabeth Walker

Ann Jordan 6 dec 1801 English Bicknor
dau of Philip Jordan and Elizabeth Walker

Elizabeth Jordan24 Jul 1803 English Bicknor
dau of Philip Jordan and Elizabeth Walker

River Jordan prior 23 Oct 1808 English Bicknor
son of Philip Jordan and Elizabeth Walker

Sarah Jordan 23 Oct 1808 English Bicknor
dau of Philip Jordan and Elizabeth Walker

Mary Ann Jordan chr 3 Mar 1811 English Bicknor
dau of Philip Jordan and Elizabeth Walker

Philip Jordan 22 May 1814 English Bicknor
son of Philip Jordan and Elizabeth Walker

River Jordan (1808) marries Jane Weaver

Elizabeth Jordan prior 18 Jul 1830 Lydbrook
dau of River Jordan and Jane Weaver

Mary Ann Jordan prior 5 Feb 1832 Lydbrook
dau of River Jordan and Jane Weaver

River Jordan prior 29 sep 1833 Lydbrook
son of River Jordan and Jane Weaver
(marries Anne ?)

Jane Jordan prior 22 nov 1835 Lydbrook
dau of River Jordan and Jane Weaver
( marries William Bevan)

James Jordan prior 19 may 1839 Lydbrook
son of River Jordan and Jane Weaver

Sarah Louise Jordan prior 5 Dec 1841 Lydbrook
dau of River Jordan and Jane Weaver

Fanny Jordan prior 1 Oct 1843 Lydbrook
dau of River Jordan and Jane Weaver

Amelia Rachel Jordan prior 10 Aug 1845 Lydbrook
dau of River Jordan and Jane Weaver

Enoch Jordan prior 24 Oct 1847 Lydbrook
son of River Jordan and Jane Weaver

Eliza Jordan prior 28 Sept 1851 Lydbrook
dau of River Jordan and Jane Weaver

In 1851 East Dean
JORDAN River 41 Coal Miner Lydbrook
Jane 41 Lydbrook
River 16 Coal Miner Lydbrook
James 15 Lydbrook
Charles 13 Coal Miner Lydbrook
James 11 Coal Miner Lydbrook
Fanny 7 Lydbrook
Rachel 5 Lydbrook
Enoch 1 Lydbrook

Edward Jordan chr 9 Oct 1774 English Bicknor
son of Edward and Mary

Edward Jordan chr 18 Jun 1815 English Bicknor
son of Thomas and Elizabeth

River Jordan 16 Nov 1766
son of Philip Jordan ( 1740 ?)

Philip Jordan chr 23 Oct 1808 English Bicknor
son of River and Elizabeth

This may be the bit that disproves the link from George, in Ruspidge/Cinderford to the Lydbrook Blacksmith family.

Here is the Family of the Will in 1841 Lydbrook ( adult ages were rounded to nearest 5) so George is born approx 1833

Thomas Jordan 50 Blacksmith
Elizabeth 50
John 20 Blacksmith
William 15 Blacksmith
Joseph 14
George 7
HO 107 / 364 / 11 folio 70

This may help other trying to join up pieces / branches

Frances Jordan 30 Coal Merchant
Jane 30 School M
Mary 8
Richard 3
Jane 1 month

River Jordan 30 Coal Miner and Publican
Jane 30
Elizabeth 10
Mary 8
River 6
Jane 5
Charles 3
James 2
Harriet 3
Richard 1

James Jordan 20 Coal Miner
Hannah 20
Lavinia 2 months

Mary Jordan 20 Independent
Elizabeth 5
Thomas 3
Sarah 8 months

Hi SLOWHANDS ,
I just found this posting about the Jordon family .....I've decided to leave my 'Beach' side of the family for a while (they're driving me batty !!) and started looking into the other branches of my 'Forest' family, and there are Phillip JORDON AND Sylvia Bassnet, my 4xgreatgrandparents!
Thanks for the info .... there semms to be an awful lot of River Jordon's !Does anyone have any information on the Bassnet Family ? If so ANY snippett of information would be much appreciated
Thanks a lot rheola

There are about 20 BASSNET / BASNET records ( so far) in the Transcriptions - I guess we can piece together some relationships as they all appear in Eng. Bicknor at about the same time :-)

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Thanks Slowhands, I'll go through the parish records and see if I can link the Bassnet's up regards rheola

Just wondering if you ever found a true connection for George

Year 1833
Month May
Day 26
Parents Surname JORDAN
Child Forename(s) George
Father's Forename(s) Thomas
Mother's Forename(s) Mary
Mother's Surname
Place of Residence R[...illegible]est [?]
Occupation Blacksmith
Officiating Minister F. Duncan Off[iciatin]g Min[iste]r
Event type Baptism
Memoranda son of.
Notes Abode intended to be Forest?
Register Reference P275 IN 1/7
Page No 78
Parish_Chapel Ruardean

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Ἀριστοτέλης A Gloster & Hereford Boy in the Forest of Dean ><((((*>

Year 1855
Month Aug
Day 19
Surname JORDAN
Forename(s) Thomas
Place of Residence Camomile Green
Age at death 70 years
Officiating Minister Frederick Freeman Curate
Event Burial
Cause of death
Memoranda
Notes
Register Reference P208 IN 1/11
Page No 6
Parish_Chapel Lydbrook

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Ἀριστοτέλης A Gloster & Hereford Boy in the Forest of Dean ><((((*>

Year 1816
Month Mar
Day 3
Parents Surname JORDAN
Child Forename(s) George
Father's Forename(s) [not stated]
Mother's Forename(s) Elizabeth
Mother's Surname
Place of Residence Ruerdean [Ruardean]
Occupation [not stated]
Officiating Minister T. D. Fosbrooke Min[iste]r
Event type Baptism
Memoranda natural son of by [not stated]
Notes
Register Reference P275 IN 1/7
Page No 18
Parish_Chapel Ruardean

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Ἀριστοτέλης A Gloster & Hereford Boy in the Forest of Dean ><((((*>

This marriage from GFHS Marriage Index:
6 August 1810 Thomas JORDAN of Hundred of St Briavels married Elizabeth DAVIES of Hundred of St Briavels married by Banns at St Briavels.

This is 1851 Census entry:
Piece Folio SchNo Town Surname Forename Relatn Marr Age Occupation County Place
2444 0355 012 Lydbrook JORDAN Thomas HD M 66 Blacksmith [GLS] Lydbrook
2444 0355 012 Lydbrook JORDAN Elizabeth WI M 64 - [MON] Carleon [Caerleon]
2444 0355 012 Lydbrook JORDAN Joseph SO U 24 Blacksmith [GLS] Lydbrook

and next door we have:
2444 0355 013 Lydbrook JORDAN Edward HD M 36 Forgeman [GLS] Lydbrook
2444 0355 013 Lydbrook JORDAN Esther WI M 33 Dressmaker [GLS] Lydbrook
2444 0355 013 Lydbrook JORDAN Fanney DA - 7 - [GLS] Lydbrook
2444 0355 013 Lydbrook JORDAN Esther DA - 5 - [GLS] Lydbrook

and

2444 0355 014 Lydbrook JORDAN Mary HD W 39 - [GLS] Housepit East Dean
2444 0355 014 Lydbrook JORDAN George SO U 16 Collier [GLS] Lydbrook
2444 0355 014 Lydbrook JORDAN Elizabeth DA U 15 - [GLS] Ci[n]derford
2444 0355 014 Lydbrook JORDAN Thomas SO - 12 Collier [GLS] Lydbrook

Mary was wife of Thomas (son of Thomas and Elizabeth) born c1813 and buried at Drybrook Parish Church on 6 March 1841 aged 27 years.

I do not believe that George buried 1871 aged 60 is son of this couple. But this George may well be:

Piece Folio SchNo Town Surname Forename Relatn Marr Age Occupation County Place
1959 0233 145 Woodside JORDAN George HD M 37 Smith B GLS Lydney
1959 0233 145 Woodside JORDAN Mary WI M 36 - GLS East Dean
1959 0233 145 Woodside JORDAN William SO - 11 Scholar at Home GLS East Dean
1959 0233 145 Woodside JORDAN Elizabeth DA - 4 - GLS East Dean
1959 0233 145 Woodside JORDAN Jane DA - 2 - GLS East Dean
1959 0233 145 Woodside MEREDITH Joseph NP U 18 Coal Miner (Twin) GLS East Dean
1959 0233 145 Woodside MEREDITH William NP U 18 Coal Miner (Twin) GLS East Dean

Slowhands suggestion that George is son of Elizabeth makes more sense as the 1851 Census entry gives a matching age and birthplace

Piece Folio SchNo Town Surname Forename Relatn Marr Age Occupation County Place
1959 0235 160 Woodside JORDAN George HD M 36 Labourer GLS Ruardean
1959 0235 160 Woodside JORDAN Sarah WI M 36 - GLS Lydbrook
1959 0235 160 Woodside JORDAN Maryann DA U 19 Scholar GLS Ruardean
1959 0235 160 Woodside JORDAN Susan DA - 10 Scholar GLS Lydbrook
1959 0235 160 Woodside JORDAN George SO - 8 - GLS E[ast] Dean
1959 0235 160 Woodside JORDAN William SO - 4 - GLS E[ast] Dean
1959 0235 160 Woodside JORDAN Esther DA - 2 - GLS E[ast] Dean
1959 0235 160 Woodside JORDAN Francis SO - 2 - GLS E[ast] Dean

Mike

Thanks Mike

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I have been trying to follow this thread through because I believe Thomas Jordan was my Great Great Great Grandfather. If I have got this correct, his son George (born 1816) married Sarah Johnson (born 1812). Their son William (born 1849) married Mary A. Davis (born 1855 at Mitcheldean). I'd like to know her parents and trace back from there. Any help would be gratefully received!

Rob

I have just come across this message and believe Thomas Jordan and John Jordan are my ancestors and would be interested in where I can get a copy of the will or any other info on the family. My G Grandfather Nehemiah Jordan was John's son and migrated to Bendigo Australia in 1850's

regards Mac Jordan