Sarah Ann ROBERTS bap at Bible Christian chapel Ruardean 1853 (General)

by admin , Forest of Dean, Friday, February 26, 2010, 11:37 (5467 days ago)

Ann & William ROBERTS 1861 Census
http://www.forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?mode=thread&id=1448

I've just revisited the previous thread above after being in contact with David Watkins (my namesake and 3rd cousin) who lives in London.

Ann and William ROBERTS are David's ancestors through their daughter Sarah Ann ROBERTS (b.1853) who married Joseph JONES. Sarah Ann and Joseph had a daughter Elizabeth Ann (b.1877) who married Ernest WATKINS.

At the time of the previous thread we did not have the transcribed records of the Forest of Dean Bible Christian (Ruardean Chapel) and were we confusing Sarah Ann ROBERTS with another with the same name?

David tells me he has the birth certificate of Sarah Ann ROBERTS born 4 May 1853 Ruardean Woodside to father William collier and Ann (nee Griffiths)

* I cannot find a marriage of William and Ann in the parish records.

Baptisms of the Children of Ann and William ROBERTS taken from the Forest of Dean Bible Christian (Ruardean Chapel) records.

Tom 11 May 1851
Sarah Ann 29 May 1853
Elizabeth 2 Sep 1855
Mary Ann 7 Feb 1858

It also appears that Maria ROBERTS born about 1859 is a sister to Sarah Ann.

Maria married Sydney George WATKINS 23 Nov 1879 at Drybrook of which I have the certificate. Witnesses Mary Ann Reed (possibly nee Roberts as above) and James Reed.