I am stuck on my research for the Hiles family. Sophia Hiles married Richard Gibbs in 1838 at Awre. Her father was Moses and in 1838 he was living at Blakeney, working as a sawyer. In 1841 he was living at High Street, Mitcheldean, his wife was Mary. I cannot seem to get further back than 1838 for information on Moses, can anyone help me please? Incidentally Richard Gibbs (my 3x gt grandfather)was a fossil collector for the 1851 Geological Survey and he named his house Fossil Cottage. The cottage, as he named it, still exists at The Plump, Mitcheldean. Thank you.

(when Sophia HILES married Richard GIBBS - 26 May 1838, one witness was Mary HILES)

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Looking at the 1841 census

Moses HILES is age 58, Sawyer, not born in County
Elizabeth HILES - 25 - born in County

using the Advance Search you will find

Children of Moses & Mary HILES at Ryford Baptist

Jane 1809
Elizabeth 1812
Mary 1815

These births are also on CLDS site (non-conformist register - Weston Under Penyard - Sophia GIBBS (nee HILES on the 1851 census, is age 33 and says she was born, Herefordshire, Weston)

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Ryford Baptist, previous thread

http://www.forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?mode=thread&id=33153
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FOD records do have a burial for a Mary HILES - Mitcheldean Congregational - age 56 - 19 May 1839 also Mary HILES age 24 on the 28 April 1839 (who could be Mary HILES c1815) - so the mother was probably the witness at Sophia's marriage in May 1838)

Thank you very much for your help. Is the Mitcheldean Congregational Church still there? I thought there was only St Michael's Church in the village?

1841
Moses Hiles abt 1783 Mitchell Dean, Gloucestershire Sawyer
Elizabeth Hiles abt 1816 Gloucestershire, England Mitchell Dean, Gloucestershire
Benjmain Ball abt 1816 Gloucestershire, England Mitchell Dean, Gloucestershire

"next door"
Richard Gibbs abt 1816 Gloucestershire, England Mitchell Dean, Gloucestershire
Sophia Gibbs abt 1821 Gloucestershire, England Mitchell Dean, Gloucestershire
Mary Ann Gibbs abt 1839 Gloucestershire, England Mitchell Dean, Gloucestershire
George Gibbs abt 1841 Gloucestershire, England Mitchell Dean, Gloucestershire

No obvious candidate for him in 1851 - as HILES, ILES etc....

This might be his death, esp if he is a "wanderer"

Name: Moses Hiles
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1849
Registration district: Neath
Inferred County: Breconshire, Glamorgan
Volume: 26
Page: 472

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Year: 1838
Month: May
Day: 26
Grooms_Surname: GIBBS
Grooms_Forenames: Richard
Grooms_Age: full age
Groom_Condition: Bachelor
Grooms_Occupation: Blacksmith
Grooms_Residence: Blakeney
Grooms_Fathers_Surname: Gibbs
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames: James
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation: Mason
Brides_Surname: HILES
Brides_Forenames: Sophia
Brides_Age: full age
Brides_Condition: Spinster
Brides_Occupation:
Brides_Residence: Blakeney
Brides_Fathers_Surname: Hiles
Brides_Fathers_Forenames: Moses
Brides_Fathers_Occupation: Sawyer
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Date_of_Banns:
Signature_or_Mark: He signs she marks
Witness_1: Mark of William Gibbs
Witness_2: Mary Hiles
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: George Webdon Jordan Off[iciating] Min]iste]r
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P30 IN 1/6
Page_Number: 6
Parish_Chapel: Awre

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

Thank you very much for your help. Is the Mitcheldean Congregational Church still there? I thought there was only St Michael's Church in the village?

its there !
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/739883

http://www.geograph.org.uk/showmap.php?gridref=SO664182

Re born as :-

http://www.forestgatechurch.org/

Forest Gate Church
New Road
Mitcheldean
Gloucestershire
GL17 0BX

http://www.forestgatechurch.org/Our%20History.html

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