Hi
Thanks for your reply.I have Leonard and Gladys in my tree but only have 3 of their children up to 1901.I didn't know about Arthur Leonard.I wonder if your son in law knows of other children.The free BMD has about 10 entries Pontypool reg between 1901 and 1910.Leonard's children would be 1st cousins of my grandfather.Have you come across the army service record for their eldest son Albert Sidney on ancestry?
gillian

Best start Thomas Picton search with IGI sheets for Poyston, Pembrokeshire 1758. Being gentry, entries may be more complete than some. Most public libraries have IGI.

Just looked up the IGI on www.familysearch.org. Can't be sure but this looks hopeful. Thomas Picton, bapt. Rudbaxton, Pembrokeshire, 15Aug1758. Father John, mother Cecil(sic) Powell. Died 1815. Lt. General Sir Thomas Picton was killed 18th June 1815 at Battle of Waterloo.

Roger

Hi,
Apparently the name "Gwladys" is of ancient Welsh origin, originally "Gwladus".

It's uncertain as to it's exact original meaning, it may derive either from the Latin name Claudius, (hence the name Claudia) or from the Welsh word "gwlad," meaning "countryside" which seems more probable to me. "Gladys" is the later English derivative.

As these links show the name's associated with ancient Welsh royalty/nobility.

http://www.breconbeacons.org/visit-us/about-the-brecon-beacons/legend-of-gwladys-and-ei...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwladus_Ddu

I suspect in this instance the name was intended as "Gwladys" but has perhaps been understandably mispelt by Census recorders/transcribers.
It's interesting to see the above Brecon Beacons hyperlink even mis-spells it as it points to the story of "Gwladus" !

Hope this helps.

Following on from this earlier post;

1891 Gateford Road, Brampton Abbotts, Ross, Herefordshire
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
George Prosser Head M 34 Groom. Gloucestershire, England
Elizabeth Prosser Wife F 33 Herefordshire, England
Cecil Prosser Son M 10 Scholar. Herefordshire, England
Tracey Prosser Son M 6 Scholar. Herefordshire, England
Percy H Prosser Son M 5 Scholar. Herefordshire, England
Adolphus A Prosser Son M 4 Scholar. Pencoyd, Herefordshire, England

Searching more wrt Percy's parents;

1911 Ross Urban, Ross, Herefordshire, England.
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
George Prosser Head M 55 GROOM, NOT DOMESTIC. Garway, Herefordshire
Elizabeth Prosser Wife F 54 Whaddon, Gloucestershire
Adolphus. Alexander Prosser Son M 25 BREWER ASSISTANT. Pencoyd, Herefordshire
Ernley William Prosser Son M 23 ENGINEER. Pencoyd, Herefordshire
Roland Prosser Son M 16 GARDENER BOY. Brampton Abbotts, Herefordshire
Annie Lavina Prosser Daughter F 10 Brampton Abbotts, Herefordshire

1901 Brampton Abbotts, Ross, Herefordshire, Wales.
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
George Prosser Head M 45 Shepherd. Garway, Herefordshire
Elizabeth Prosser Wife F 42 Waddon, Gloucestershire
Adolphus Prosser Son M 14 Pencoyd, Herefordshire
E? Prosser Son M 12 ORDINARY FARM LABOURER.Pencoyd, Herefordshire
Roland Prosser Son M 5 Brampton Abbotts, Herefordshire
Annie L Prosser Daughter F 0 Brampton Abbotts, Herefordshire

1881 Garway (Hereford), Monmouthshire, Wales
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
William Prosser Head M 30 General labourer. Garway, Herefordshire, England
Esther Prosser Wife F 29 Hay, Brecknockshire, Wales
Emmily E Prosser Daughter F 7 Hay, Brecknockshire, Wales
Louisa S Prosser Daughter F 6 Garway, Herefordshire, England
William T Prosser Son M 3 Orcop, Herefordshire, England
Ellen E Prosser Daughter F 0 Garway, Herefordshire, England
George T Prosser Lodger M 24 General labourer. Garway, Herefordshire, England
Elizabeth Prosser Wife F 24 Waddon, Gloucestershire, England

(Suggests George is NOT the son of William & Esther ?

FreeBMD has no record for George T Prosser born in this area at this time. There are a few George Prossers tho, perhaps the "T" was a later addition, or just a transcript error ?)

Maybe ?

Name George Prosser
Gender Male
Christening Date 29 Sep 1856
Christening Place GARWAY,HEREFORD,ENGLAND
Father's Name John Prosser
Mother's Name Anne

Cannot find definite marriage for George, or for his parents.
???

1861 Garway Common, Garway, Monmouthshire, England
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
John Prosser Head M 45 Agricultural labourer. Garway, Herefordshire
Ann Prosser Wife F 26 Garway, Herefordshire
William Prosser Son M 10 Garway, Herefordshire
Elizabeth Prosser Daughter F 7 Garway, Herefordshire
George Prosser Son M 5 Garway, Herefordshire
Thomas Prosser Son M 1 Garway, Herefordshire
Penelope Prosser Relative F 69 Garway, Herefordshire

1871 Kentchurch, Kentchurch, Herefordshire, England
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Thos Sparks Head M 65 Farmer. Gloucestershire
Maria Sparks Wife F 55 Slimbridge, Gloucestershire
William Sparks Son M 29 Cau*, Gloucestershire
David Sparks Son M 27
William Watkins Servant M 44 Farm servant. St Maughans, Monmouthshire
George Prosser Servant M 14 Farm servant. Garway, Herefordshire

(Kentchurch is west of Garway, almost on the Wye, towards Grosmont.)

This is a good fit for George born 1856;

Record_ID: 313524
Entry_Number: 673
Year: 1918
Month: Jun
Day: 26
Surname: PROSSER
Forenames: George
Residence: 1 Greytree Rd
Age_at_death: 61
Officiating_Minister: R T A Money-Kyrle Rector
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: BW14/21
Page_No: 85
Parish_Chapel: Ross on Wye
Soundex: P626

???

Also a good fit for Elizabeth, perhaps ??

Surname First name(s) Age District Vol Page
Deaths Mar 1941
Prosser Elizabeth 83 Ross 6a 1492

Thanks Mike.
Yes the "Ross" death record that I thought I'd already posted does seem likely, but how odd (or maybe not in this hobby, haha), that you find an equally good fit in Birmingham too of all places. Given it seems his wife Edith was buried in Mitcheldean, it seems likely that Percy's there too, but ???.

Hopefully I'll soon get some feedback from one of his ancestors wrt the accuracy of these findings.

Thanks again sir.

PS I really am going to have to subscribe again to the 1939 Register - I spent ages on the weekend using the Ancestry free access, mostly looking for just a few of my wive's ancestors, her London east end folk were very "elusive" indeed ahem, beginning to think they were gangsters not dockers haha - hence when this enquiry came along I'd run out of time on Ancestry. Think I'm due an early birthday gift.