I am researching a "so called" surgeon Joseph Froggatt who lived in both St Briavels and Woolaston as his children were baptised in these places.

Would there be any trade directories around this time period that I could view.

We are hoping to visit the area in May/June 2012 to do some research on the family.

Dianne Fraser
New Zealand

http://www.forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?mode=thread&id=4230

Gloucestershire BDM

http://ww3.gloucestershire.gov.uk/bmd/ (see births below, mother's maiden name: MARCH)

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googled and found.... Not sure of the year, but the next Section starts March 1829

http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/18551/pages/319/page.pdf

last name: just before the Heading- TAKE NOTICE

? Is this your Joseph, who then moved to Bristol???? and called himself Richard, there can't be too many Joseph FROGGATT - Surgeons around early 19th century.

It would be worth contacting the Royal College of Surgeons England who have a Museum/Archives etc.

http://www.rcseng.ac.uk/

Debtors

Joseph FROGGATT formerly of No. 65, Fleet-Market, London then of No. 16, Romney-Terrace, Westminster, Middlesex, Surgeon's Assistant, and late of No. 64 Regent-Street, Westminster, Middlesex, Surgeon

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Births

FROGGATT - Charles, Mother's maiden name : MARCH - 1839 - Forest of Dean - Chepstow, Lydney

(FOD records - christening 8 August 1839 St Briavels - Charles FROGGATT - parents: Joseph - occupation : Surgeon) - and Sarah)

FROGGATT - Eliza, Mother's maiden name : MARCH - 1838 - Forest of Dean - Chepstow, Lydney

(FOD records - Eliza FROGGATT - christening 8 August 1839 - St Briavels - same day as Charles FROGGATT)

FROGGATT - John William, Mother's maiden name : MARCH - 1843 - Forest of Dean, Chepstow, Lydney (John is age 8 on the 1851 census) and on the 1861 census, Cumberland, Rickerby - there is a John FROGGATT - age 19, Footman, born Glos. Bristol - working for a George HEAD, Banker., and in 1881 working in Durham - John G FROGGATT) - again working as a Butler ]

FOD records - baptism at Woolaston - 12 April 1842

Maria Louise FROGGATT - parents Joseph (occupation: Surgeon - & Sarah Riff?)

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On the 1841 (previous thread) -

Richard FROGGATT (or could go by the name of Joseph, later census' is aged 30 and a Surgeon - not born in County
Sarah (is this Sarah nee MARCH) - 35 - not born in County
Frances - (daughter) age 10 - not born in County (Freebdm - Marriage O/N/D Qtr Bristol District - Frances FROGGATT)
James - 5 - not born in County ***
Eliza - 4 - born in County
Charles - 2 - born in County

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*** James is the only child on this..... - Gloucestershire Baptism CD up to 1837

Baptism at Glos. St John the Baptist

James Joseph FROGGETT - 21 August 1836 - parents : Joseph (Surgeon) and Sarah

Checked Marriage CD - none found.

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Ancestry has the original Parish Register Entry for the birth given in previous thread (+ two siblings)

Lambeth
St Mary at Lambeth

Month: August

Joseph son of James & Alice FROGGATT born 12 May 1807

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City of London, St James the Apostle

James son of James & Alice FROGGATT born 1 August
Kensington Nol. 10 Great St Thomas

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Southwark St Mary Newington

January 1812

Caroline daughter of James & Alice FROGGATT, born August 19 1811

(will check more later)

Hi Dianne,
welcome to this truly great resource(and no I'm not the founder, but experience of many many other sites from around the UK tells me that we're so lucky!).

If you have time this site contains far more than "just" a great forum and a huge database of PRs, both of which are fully searchable. Furthermore and I think really good, if you visit the Home Page from the blue button along the top of this Forum page, you'll see down the lefthand Menu theres a huge variety of subjects to peruse; old photos, documents such as newspaper clippings, old maps, legal items such as wills and inquests, etc etc etc etc; again all fully searchable from the "search" button at the bottom of that main menu. It's truly worthwhile reading thro as you may find something very personal.

On the menu you can see there's a link to the local 1879 Kelly's Trade Directory.

Furthermore this excellent website carries many more for the whole of Britain, including nineteen for Gloucestershire area alone !.
http://www.historicaldirectories.org/hd/index.asp

As with many such sites the search engine takes a little mastering/patience, but the Directories are there in full and entirely free of charge.

Happy Hunting !!

Frances FROGGETT is aged 10 on the 1841 Bristol census - with father named Richard)

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Church of Latter Day Saints

Marriage 7 December 1851, Bristol, Gloucester, England

Frances FROGGETT - father Joseph FROGGETT

married

John THOMPSON - father William THOMPSON

and baptisms on Church of Latter Day Saints

Mary Ida THOMPSON, 5 December 1852 - Bristol, St Philip and Jacob, Glos, England

parents : John THOMPSON and Frances

1861 Census, Gloucester St Mary de Lobe

THOMPSON

John - 44 - Currier - born Northumberland, Morpeth
Frances - 30 - born Wallworth, Surrey (ties up with Joseph's place of birth!!)
Mary I - 8 - born Bristol
John H - 4 - born Worcs. Kidderminster
Joseph F - 3 - born Gloucester
Elizabeth HALEN/HULIN - widow - 72 born Glos.
Susan RAVENHILL - 70 - born Glos.

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Going back to Gloucestershire BDM

Joseph THOMPSON, 1858 - Glos. St Nicholas, mother's maiden name: FROGGATT