Hi there i am having a lot of trouble trying to find any information on this mans birth etc,I have census records that put his birth at around this time ..he lived in Ruardean and was married to Sarah Hale...children include Eliza 1834,William 1837,John 1838,Alfred 1841,and Absalom 1846...Any help finding this mans parents would be very welcome...thanking you in advance steve..

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William RAWLINGS married Sarah HALE - 25 October 1831, Haresfield St Peter - Glos

Joseph George RAWLINGS - christened 9 September 1832, Labourer at Haresfield - William & Sarah

Henry William RAWLINS - 30 April 1833, Ruardean Woodside, East Dean (Drybrook) - William & Sarah

1841 census, Ruardean

Wm ROLLINS age 40 - not born in County
Sarah - 35 - all born in County
Eliza - 7
William - 4
John -2
George ROLLINS age 20, not born in County

Thank you for your reply,do you think it makes sense to look for williams birth around the Haresfield area as this is where he married and family may have come from..

Seems the family travel between Ruardean and Redmarley

1851 Census - Ruardean, Walkers Lane

RAWLINS

William 52 - General Labourer, born Ruardean
Sarah - 46 - born East Dean
Eliza - 15 - born Redmarley
William 13 - born Ruardean
John - 12 - born Ruardean
Alfred 10 - born Ruardean
Apsolem - 5 born Ruardean

plus William's (Snr) brother

John RAWLINS - age 50, born Redmarley

John ROLLINS - christened 15 March 1801 - Redmarley D'Abitot - parents John & Elizabeth
John ROLLINS - christened 24 October 1802 - ditto
Ann ROLLINS - christened 10 March 1805 - ditto
Charles RAWLINS - christened - 16 November 1806 - ditto

and on the 1861 census Ruardean (back to being called ROLLINS)

Walkers Lane

William ROLLINS, 62, Coal Miner, born Worcestershire, Redmarley
Sarah ROLLINS 54 - Glos. East Dean
John ROLLINS 20 - born Ruardean
Alfred ROLLINS 17 - born Ruardean
Absey 15 - born Ruardean

previous thread

http://www.forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=14589

This is where ROLLINS/ROLLINGS/RAWLING(S)/RAWLINS - get muddled up...... and are often the same family..... FOD accent .......(see previous FOD forum messages) - in the Search Forum box, type Rollings Redmarley

1841 Census, Worcestershire Dabitot Redmarley - District 1

Page 1

John ROLLINGS - age 63 Ag. Lab, born in County
Elizabeth ROLLINGS - age 74 - bic

1841 Census, Worcestershire Dabitot Redmarley -District 2

all on page 1

James ROLLINGS - 20 Ag. Lab - bic

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Thomas ROLLINGS - 25 Ag. Lab - bic
Betsey 25 - ditto
Elizabeth 1 month

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Thomas ROLLINGS 55 - Ag Lab. not born in County
Ann 50 - nbic **
Edward 20 - bic
Japeth 15 - bic ** Ann is living with Japeth 1851 census age 67, born Redmarley
George 12 - bic

Redmarley records on FOD - in Surname, put say RAWLINS, tick the Soundex box and you will get the variations.