I'm trying to track down the wedding of my 2xgreat grandfather, John Dainton and Elizabeth ?. They would have married in the 1840's He lived in Mosely Green/Pillowell she, I believe, lived in Parkend. I suspect it would have been a non conformist ceremony.

links to previous thread

http://www.forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=28508

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Gloucestershire BDM

http://ww3.gloucestershire.gov.uk/bmd/

birth registered of a male DAINTON - in Forest of Dean, Monmouth - Coleford 1848 - mother's maiden name JAMES

FOD records

Baptism at Parkend

8 October 1848

Alfred James DAINTON - parents John (Collier) & Elizabeth -

residence: PILLOWELL

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FreeBDM

Marriage - Jan/Feb/March Qtr 1848 - Bedminster District

John DAINTON - and there is an Elizabeth JAMES on the list (confirmed by ......)

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Church of Latter Day Saints

Marriage at Bedminster, Somerset

John DAINTON (father James DAINTON)

married

Elizabeth JAMES (father Henry JAMES)

14 March 1848

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1861 Census, Gloucestershire, West Dean

Mosley Green

DAYNTON

John - 34, Coal Miner, born Bradford, Wiltshire
Elizabeth - 33 - born West Dean, Gloucestershire
Alfred - 12 - born West Dean, Gloucestershire
Edward Isaac - 10 - born Bristol
Anne - 8 - born Bristol
Henry James - 6 - born Bristol

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Alfred is not with his parents in Bristol on the 1851 census

Bristol St Philip and St Jacob

DAINTON

John - 24 - Haulier, born Bradford, Wilts
Elizabeth - 23 - born West Dean
Edward J - 5 months, born Bristol

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Possibly looking for an Elizabeth JAMES c 1828, born West Dean father Henry JAMES

as John DAINTON was a Haulier (and also looking for Parkend)

Baptism at Parkend - 11 February 1827

Elizabeth JAMES, parents Henry & Mary (occupation Haulier)
residence: Bradley

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**Sibling at Lydney? - 28 June 1818, Henry JAMES, parent Henry (labourer) and Mary)

siblings baptism at Parkend (so far)

Caroline - 28 July 1822 - residence Pillowell
Susannah - 17 October 1824
William - 4 July 1829
George - 11 September 1831

1841 Census, Dean Forest, Pillowell

JAMES

Henny - 60 c1781 (all born in County)
Mary - 50
** Henry - 20
Caroline - 18
Susan - 16
William - 12
George - 2
Thomas - 5

Very many thanks. I had considered Bristol but have not been able to make any progress. The other information you have sent has filled in a number of gaps. I have a public tree on Ancestry if it is of interest to you. I recently obtained photographs of Alfred Dainton and his wife Isabella Pearson, these are attached to my Ancestry tree.
Very best regards
Bellefield