Sent to us by May Brace

In the summer of 2009 I obtained permission from Mr. Reg Duberley to photograph and transcribe the Gravestones in Ruardean Congregational Churchyard which he and his brother now own. We decided it was best left until after the undergrowth had died down a bit to make it easier to find the gravestones, and also to wait until the ground was drier to make it safer underfoot. He gave me the old index list he had from about 1985 and which you will find in the forum thread concerning the notification to remove headstones.

When the intention to remove the headstones was published in the Forester, Steve Cooper a local FH friend was soon on the case, but when I told him that I already had permission because I was planning to do these MI personally, he left it to me. The word was now out among friends and colleagues. Because Mr Duberley wished to clear the churchyard of the headstones quickly and I had had a few offers of help, a date in March 2010 was organised.

It was a glorious early spring day and the response was amazing. On the day more workers than I expected came, with their secateurs, loppers, brushes and even a watering can to carry water from the brook to wash off the stones.

I would like to thank them all, namely:-

Wendy Ford
Steve Cooper
Eric Nicholls
Gerald and Janet Cook
Geoff Davis
David Haynes
Kevin George
John Brace

We also have some photographs of the interior of the chapel which we took when Reg Duberley gave us the guided tour recently. There will be better photographs available when the interior has been cleared out.

May Brace

HORLICK, John, [b. at Painswick 1778 ; son of Robert Horlick, a flannel
weaver ; he resided for many years in Painswick, where he was a pupil
of Cornelius Winter, q.v. ; minister of Mitcheldean and Ruardean
Chapels 1801-50 ; and of Ruardean only 1850-58 ; d. Feb. 22, 1858.]

Year: 1805
Month: Aug
Day: 27
Grooms_Surname: HORLICK
Grooms_Forenames: John
Grooms_Age:
Groom_Condition: Widower
Grooms_Occupation:
Grooms_Residence: Ruardean
Grooms_Fathers_Surname:
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames:
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation:
Brides_Surname: LEWIS
Brides_Forenames: Elizabeth
Brides_Age:
Brides_Condition: spinster
Brides_Occupation:
Brides_Residence: Mitcheldean
Brides_Fathers_Surname:
Brides_Fathers_Forenames:
Brides_Fathers_Occupation:
Licence_or_Banns: Licence
Date_of_Banns:
Signature_or_Mark: both signed
Witness_1: Susanah PRESTON
Witness_2: Richard HOFF
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: J H BEESTON - minister
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P275 IN 1/4
Page_Number: 66
Parish_Chapel: Ruardean

1841 Morse
John Horlick abt 1778 Gloucestershire, England Ruardean, Gloucestershire
Elizabeth Horlick abt 1784 Gloucestershire, England Ruardean, Gloucestershire
Sarah Horlick abt 1808 Gloucestershire, England Ruardean, Gloucestershire
Leah Horlick abt 1815 Gloucestershire, England Ruardean, Gloucestershire
Benedicta Horlick abt 1818 Gloucestershire, England Ruardean, Gloucestershire
Thomas Horlick abt 1826 Gloucestershire, England Ruardean, Gloucestershire
Susanna Horlick abt 1781 Ruardean, Gloucestershire

1851 Morse Lane
{Rev} John Horlick abt 1778 Painswick, Gloucestershire, England Head Ruardean, Gloucestershire
Elizabeth Horlick abt 1784 Ruardean, Gloucestershire, England Wife Ruardean, Gloucestershire
Sarah Horlick abt 1808 Ruardean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Ruardean, Gloucestershire
Leah Horlick abt 1815 Ruardean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Ruardean, Gloucestershire

Year: 1858
Month: Feb
Day: 22
Surname: HORLICK
Forenames: John
Residence:
Age_at_death: 81
Officiating_Minister:
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda: Rev. John Horlick
Notes: Information obtained from gravestone
Register_Reference:
Page_No:
Parish_Chapel: Ruardean Congregational

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Peter Horlick
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Event(s):
Birth:
Christening: 25 DEC 1771 Cranham, Gloucester, England
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Parents:
Father: Daniel Horlick
Mother: Hester Wiggall

Peter HORLICK born Dec. 15, 1771, in Cranham. Christened on Christmas day.
Marr. Ann Vaughn 8.2.1796 , Lettuce Vaughn 4 Apr.1807 Elizabeth (Betty) Davis 26,Nov, 1817.

Year: 1796
Month: Feb
Day: 8
Grooms_Surname: HORLICK
Grooms_Forenames: Peter
Grooms_Age:
Groom_Condition:
Grooms_Occupation:
Grooms_Residence: Ruardean
Grooms_Fathers_Surname:
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames:
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation:
Brides_Surname: VAUGHAN
Brides_Forenames: Ann
Brides_Age:
Brides_Condition:
Brides_Occupation:
Brides_Residence: Ruardean
Brides_Fathers_Surname:
Brides_Fathers_Forenames:
Brides_Fathers_Occupation:
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Date_of_Banns:
Signature_or_Mark: both signed
Witness_1: Alice VAUGHAN
Witness_2: James EVANS
Other_Witnesses: Joseph HARPER
Officiating_Minister: J H BEESTON - minister
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes: BTs shows same date as PR -Feb 8
Register_Reference: P275 IN 1/4
Page_Number: 52
Parish_Chapel: Ruardean

Year: 1807
Month: Apr
Day: 8
Grooms_Surname: HORLICK
Grooms_Forenames: Peter
Grooms_Age:
Groom_Condition:
Grooms_Occupation:
Grooms_Residence:
Grooms_Fathers_Surname:
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames:
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation:
Brides_Surname: VAUGHAN
Brides_Forenames: Letice
Brides_Age:
Brides_Condition:
Brides_Occupation:
Brides_Residence:
Brides_Fathers_Surname:
Brides_Fathers_Forenames:
Brides_Fathers_Occupation:
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Date_of_Banns:
Signature_or_Mark:
Witness_1:
Witness_2:
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister:
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P154/12
Page_Number: 68
Parish_Chapel: Gloucester St Mary de Lode

Year: 1817
Month: Oct
Day: 26
Grooms_Surname: HORLICK
Grooms_Forenames: Peter
Grooms_Age: [not stated]
Groom_Condition: Widower
Grooms_Occupation: [not stated]
Grooms_Residence: Ruardean Gloucestershire
Grooms_Fathers_Surname:
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames:
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation:
Brides_Surname: EDWARDS
Brides_Forenames: Betty
Brides_Age: [not stated]
Brides_Condition: Widow
Brides_Occupation: [not stated]
Brides_Residence: Walford
Brides_Fathers_Surname:
Brides_Fathers_Forenames:
Brides_Fathers_Occupation:
Licence_or_Banns: Licence
Date_of_Banns:
Signature_or_Mark: Both sign
Witness_1: J R Hartland
Witness_2: B A Dowell
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: T. D. Fosbrooke Min[iste]r
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: AO19/6
Page_Number: 20
Parish_Chapel: Walford

Peter Horlick
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Marriages:
Spouse: Letice Vaughan
Marriage: 01 MAR 1807 St Mary-De-Lode'S, Gloucester, Gloucester, England
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Source Information:
Batch No.: Dates: Source Call No.: Type: Printout Call No.: Type:

Year: 1809
Month: Aug
Day: 6
Parents_Surname: HARLICK
Child_Forenames: James
Fathers_Forenames: Peter
Mothers_Forenames: Lettice
Mothers_Surname:
Residence:
Occupation:
Officiating_Minister: J H BEESTON - minister
Event: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P275 IN 1/6
Page_Number: 63
Parish_Chapel: Ruardean

James 1809 is the father of James 1844

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

For those of you that are interested, there was an obituary for the Rev John Horlick containing details of his life in Ruardean published in 1858 in: "The Christian's Penny Magazine and the Friend of the People" Vol XIII p.215-219

It is available to read on google books on the following link:

http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=7g4EAAAAQAAJ

- Alice

Alice

Thanks for the link to the biography.

As it is in the pubic domain I've extracted the pages regarding Rev John Horlick and put them in a new PDF file and made it available in our download sction.

Rev John Horlick Ruardean.pdf

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I thought it was very sad that the place has not been maintained (from someone who lives in a young country with hardly any historical buildings I find it difficult to comprehend).

I am soory if I offend anyone but I think the brothers who bought it could have made an effort.

It would have made a lovely cafe with a conservatory in the graveyard. Imagine dining with your ancestors. How amazing that would have been.

Well done to those of you who made the effort and transcribed the inscriptions not an easy job. Thank you for all the hard work you put in and also of this website. If it were not for people like you I would be floundering trying to put puzzle pieces together.

Rita from NZ

Further to threads from 2009 / 10 about plans to clear the site of this chapel & burial ground, and relocate the surviving gravestones, does anyone know what came to pass?

From searching threads here, it seems a very good effort was made to photograph and transcribe the inscriptions (http://www.forest-of-dean.net/ruardean-congregational/), but I haven't found any other information after about May 2010.