James BOWER 1851 Census (Visitor - Jonah PARKER) (General)

by m p griffiths , Sunday, April 29, 2012, 09:25 (4587 days ago) @ m p griffiths

1851 Census, East Dean - Holy Trinity

James BOWER - 28 - born Mitcheldean
Ann - 26
Louisa - 4 (Gloucestershire BDM - mother's maiden name MEEK)
Leach - 3
James - 1
Jonah PARKER - Visitor - 20 ***

***FOD records Christening - 17 January 1830

Jonah PARKER - parents John & Mary : Residence Ruardean Hill

FOD records

Marriage at Newland 6 April 1844

James BOWER - of full age - Bachelor, Collier

father: William BOWER (Sawyer)

married

Ann MEEK (Minor) Spinster residence: Drybrook

father: Joseph MEEK, Collier

witnesses: William and Hannah COWMEADOW

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1841 Census, Glos Dean Forest, Ruardean Hill

PARKER

John - 58 (c1783)
Mary - 45
Leah - 15
Mary - 13
Jonah - 10
Tabitha - 8 - FOD records, marriage at Cinderford - 2 February 1851 - William WILLIS
Piety - 5 - FOD records, marriage at Aston Ingham 25 December 1855 - PICTY PARKER - To James GOODE
Joseph - 4
Mary Ann - 2

Using the Advance Search for baptisms of John and Mary's children they include...

Leah - 7 August 1825, Mitcheldean

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1861 Census East Dean

PARKER

John - 79 - Invalid, born Mitcheldean Glos
Mary - 60 born Farnham
Joseph - 22 - Coal Miner, born Ruardean
Mary - visitor, 12 - born Camberwell

next door (his daughter Leah)

COLBOURNE

Benjamin - 41 -
Leah - 35 + their children

next door

Enoch BOWERY - 41 - Collier born Mitcheldean
wife Emma - 40
and their children

then

Ann Meek - widow