I check to see if the children are on the GRO INDEX, this gives mother's maiden names.

????There is a baptism at Blakeney 4 June 1876

of

Annie Matilda JENKINS - parents, Charles and Lucy

Blakeney Hill, Charles was a Miner.

Hi again

What were your sources for the children dates and places of birth ?

Was their family name in the birth records "Tovey" ?

Thanks

Sid Toomey

? the children's names, i.e. Violet, Eric, Leslie
More often that not, the offspring are given family names.

Violet - appears in Frampton Cottrell
Eric - in Winchombe -

???

Perhaps William TOVEY had two families on the go - Sometimes, have seen on this forum, people's names can be on census returns in two different places.

Also, some TOVEY baptism records (on Family Search link) - show they were Non-Conformist baptisms.

Assume the Newspaper Article published 25 August 1916, South Wales Gazette, has Eric'c father's initials the other way round.

Seems a beautiful wedding

Local Wedding

A quiet, but pretty wedding took place at St Michael's Church, Abertillery, on Sunday morning, the contracting parties being Mr Eric Frank TOVEY, of the Post Office Engineering Department, Abertillery, only son of Mr and Mrs E W TOVEY, Park Villas and Miss Amy Edmunds, fourth daughter of Mr and Mrs Edmunds of Abertillery.

The bride, who was charmingly attired in a robe of white silk, with bridal veil and wreath of orange blossoms, carried a bouquet of arum lilies and rosebuds.

The was given away by her brother-in-law, Mr Harry Drake, while Mr Leonard Foote performed the duties of best man.

The bride was attended by six bridesmaids, attired in white voile, with hats to match.

The party were conveyed to and from the Church in four motor-cars.

The wedding breakfast was partaken of at the home of the bride's parents, where the presents, which were numerous and costly, were on view.

On Monday morning the happy couple left admist hearty congratulations and wishes wishes for South Petherton, Somerset, where the honeymoon is being spent.

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When did E W/W E TOVEY die ? was there Probate or death certificate, street directory/electorial register etc. with middle name etc.

Hi

This gives me something to focus on. What Census years have you found William E. Tovey in ? I want to look at them to get a feel for the families movements.
You mentioned that the Bristol area family tree didn't have other family members which matched your smaller family tree. I presume these members would have been of William E. Tovey's generation or later if you have compared them to your trees. Am i correct?
If not and they are an earlier generation, could you put the names and relationships in a reply ?
Sometimes i have found the answer i am looking for by looking in a different direction (if that makes any sense. I did say previously i am easily confused).
Also, i don't want to disparage any Ancestry family tree's accuracy, but i have also found that in the days of "copy and paste" things can go pear shape easily.

On a side note, there is a marriage of a Tovey in the 1890's in Blakeney as well as a couple of inquests of Tovey's where they appear to have come from Cheltenham which might make sense to you. I thought the marriage might have been one of William E.'s brothers possibly.

i read through the Blakeney parish baptism register for the years 1870 (page 32) to 1880 (page 49) and there weren't any Tovey baptisms recorded at all.

With William E.'s children i think from memory that their second given name starts with "M" ( taken from the 1901 Census). Do you know what that name was ?

Thanks

Sid Toomey

PS. This could get addictive, couldn't it ? Our media at present is saturated with upcoming election promises etc. so might as well look into something not as boring. - :)