Harold Watkins
A Forest of Dean Champion
by Diane Watkins

For years my father-in-law, Harold Watkins, kept in his old desk in the cottage where he lived a wallet with some newspaper cuttings of his boxing days. On his death in 1965 they passed to my husband Geoff who kept them until the late 1980s and then gave them to Ruth Hirst who was compiling a file on Bream and its people at the time. It was while looking through one of Ruth's files that I came across these cuttings and asked if I could copy them down as, although Ruth had filed them away very carefully they were very brown, worn and unreadable in places.

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Dave Watkins

1901 Bream Woodside
Richard Watkins abt 1873 Bream, Gloucestershire, England Head West Dean Monmouthshire
Clara Watkins abt 1874 Bream, Gloucestershire, England Wife West Dean Monmouthshire
Harold Baden Watkins abt 1900 (4 mon) Bream, Gloucestershire, England Son West Dean Monmouthshire
Richard C Watkins abt 1897 Bream, Gloucestershire, England Son West Dean Monmouthshire
Stanley Watkins abt 1899 Bream, Gloucestershire, England Son West Dean Monmouthshire

1891 Bream Eaves
Walkins, Charles abt 1851 Bream, Gloucestershire, England Head West Dean Gloucestershire
Walkins, Elizabeth abt 1852 Aylburton, Gloucestershire, England Wife West Dean Gloucestershire
Walkins, Frank J abt 1872 Bream, Gloucestershire, England Grandson West Dean Gloucestershire
Walkins, Henry abt 1881 Bream, Gloucestershire, England Son West Dean Gloucestershire
Walkins, Isiah abt 1890 Bream, Gloucestershire, England Son West Dean Gloucestershire
Walkins, John abt 1879 Bream, Gloucestershire, England Son West Dean Gloucestershire
Walkins, Kate abt 1882 Bream, Gloucestershire, England Daughter West Dean Gloucestershire
Walkins, Richard abt 1872 Bream, Gloucestershire, England Son West Dean Gloucestershire
Walkins, Riley abt 1884 Bream, Gloucestershire, England Son West Dean Gloucestershire
Walkins, Annie E abt 1888 Bream, Gloucestershire, England Daughter West Dean Gloucestershire

1881 Lydney Lane, Bream Gloucestershire, England
Charles Watkins abt 1852 Bream, Gloucestershire, England Head
Elizabeth Watkins abt 1854 Aylburton, Gloucestershire, England Wife
Charles Watkins abt 1871 Bream, Gloucestershire, England Son
Henry Watkins abt 1880 Bream, Gloucestershire, England Son
John Watkins abt 1878 Bream, Gloucestershire, England Son
Minnie Watkins abt 1875 Bream, Gloucestershire, England Daughter
Richard Watkins abt 1873 Bream, Gloucestershire, England Son
Thomas Watkins abt 1876 Bream, Gloucestershire, England Son

1871 Bream Eaves West Dean Gloucestershire
Charles Watkins abt 1851 Bream, Gloucestershire, England Head Iron Ore Miner
Elizabeth Watkins abt 1853 Aylburton, Gloucestershire, England Wife

1871 Bream
Richard Watkins abt 1816 Bream, Gloucestershire, England Head Newland Gloucestershire
Eliza Watkins abt 1824 Awre, Gloucestershire, England Wife Newland Gloucestershire
Annie M Watkins abt 1860 Bream, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Newland Gloucestershire
Eliza Watkins abt 1858 Bream, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Newland Gloucestershire
Harriet Watkins abt 1856 Bream, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Newland Gloucestershire
Isaiah Watkins abt 1868 Bream, Gloucestershire, England Son Newland Gloucestershire
John Watkins abt 1864 Bream, Gloucestershire, England Son Newland Gloucestershire
Sarah Watkins abt 1854 Bream, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Newland Gloucestershire
Thomas Watkins abt 1862 Bream, Gloucestershire, England Son Newland Gloucestershire
William Watkins abt 1852 Bream, Gloucestershire, England Son Newland Gloucestershire

1861 Bream Newland Gloucestershire
Richard Walkins abt 1813 Newland, Gloucestershire, England Head
Eliza Walkins abt 1824 Awre, Gloucestershire, England Wife
Charles Walkins abt 1851 Newland, Gloucestershire, England Son
Elizabeth Walkins abt 1859 Newland, Gloucestershire, England Daughter
Hannah Walkins abt 1861 Newland, Gloucestershire, England Daughter
Harriet Walkins abt 1857 Newland, Gloucestershire, England Daughter
Richard Walkins abt 1849 Newland, Gloucestershire, England Son
Sarah Walkins abt 1855 Newland, Gloucestershire, England Daughter
William Walkins abt 1853 Newland, Gloucestershire, England Son

1861
James Williams abt 1836 St Briavels, Gloucestershire, England Head
Caroline Williams abt 1841 Newland, Gloucestershire, England Wife
Elizabeth Williams abt 1860 Newland, Gloucestershire, England Daughter

1851
Richard Watkins abt 1816 Newland, Gloucestershire, England Head Newland Gloucestershire
Elizabeth Watkins abt 1825 Awre, Gloucestershire, England Wife Newland Gloucestershire
Caroline Watkins abt 1841 Newland, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Newland Gloucestershire
Richard Watkins abt 1848 Newland, Gloucestershire, England Son Newland Gloucestershire
Charles Watkins abt 1850 Newland, Gloucestershire, England Son Newland Gloucestershire

1841 Bream Grove
William Watkins abt 1791 Gloucestershire, England Newland Gloucestershire
Sarah Watkins abt 1785 Gloucestershire, England Newland Gloucestershire
Mary Watkins abt 1822 Gloucestershire, England Newland Gloucestershire
Richard Watkins abt 1815 Gloucestershire, England Newland Gloucestershire
William Watkins abt 1818 Gloucestershire, England Newland Gloucestershire

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

RICHARD WATKINS
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Event(s):
Birth:
Christening: 12 MAR 1815 Saint James, Bream, Gloucester, England
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Parents:
Father: WILLM WATKINS
Mother: SARAH
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The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or christening date.
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C036491 1813 - 1875 0856956 Film 6911915 Film
Sheet: 00

WILLIAM WATKINS
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Marriages:
Spouse: SARAH PORTER
Marriage: 14 NOV 1815 Newland, Gloucester, England
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The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the marriage date.
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M036201 1754 - 1851 0856960 Film 6911883 Film
Sheet: 00

WILLIAM WATKINS
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Event(s):
Birth:
Christening: 17 APR 1791 Coleford, Newland Gloucester, England
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Parents:
Father: JAMES WATKINS
Mother: SARAH
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Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record.
The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or christening date.
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C073621 1768 - 1815 0991280 Film 6912026 Film
Sheet: 00

JAMES WATKINS
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Marriages:
Spouse: SARAH WILLIAMS
Marriage: 18 SEP 1782 Newland, Gloucester, England
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Messages:
Form submitted by a member of the LDS Church.
The form lists the submitter's name and address and may include source information.
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Source Information:
Batch Number: 7509712
Sheet: 80
Source Call No.: 1058037 Type: Film

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