WATTS of Lydney (History) STEPHENS/PEARCE (General)

by m p griffiths , Monday, May 14, 2012, 19:37 (4571 days ago) @ unknown

Watts of Lydney

Early photo of the inside of Watts Gararge Lydney
http://www.forest-of-dean.net/gallery/lydney/pages/page_47.html

History of the Watts Group
http://www.wattsgroup.co.uk/history.html

Graces Guide - Watts of Lydney Group
http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Watts

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1911 Wales Census - Josiah STEPHENS WATTS
44 High Street, Lydney (living in 12 rooms)

WATTS

Josiah Stephens - 55 - married 24 years, 5 children born alive, 5 living - Ironmonger, born Lydney
Clara Esther - 47 - born Bristol
Arthur Joseph - 23 - Ironmonger, all born Lydney
John Hylton - 21 - ditto
Mary Clara - 19
Hilda Marguerita - 12
Wilfred Douglas - 10
Elizabeth GILBERT - 74 - mother-in=law - born Horfield, Bristol
Sarah Annie WEBB - age 20 General Servant, born Bream

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1901 Census - Lydney 17 High Street

Josiah WATTS + his wife, family, mother-in-law and one Nurse Domestic (Florence REES age 15, born Lydney and a Gertrude LEVI? age 17 Servant, born Lydney
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1891 Census - Lydney High Street

Josiah WATTS + Clara/Arthur 3 + John 1. One Servant Caroline BRASSEY age 19 = General Domestic, born Lydney

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FOD records

Marriage at Newland 7 August 1851

David WATTS, full age, Widower, Carpenter, residence: Lydney
father: Joseph WATTS, Carpenter

married

Elizabeth STEPHENS - full age, Spinster, residence: Clearwell

father: William STEPHENS, Currier

by banns

witnesses: Wm & Mary STEPHENS

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1871 Census, Lydney

WATTS

Elizabeth - Widow - 50 Grocer & Draper, born Clearwell
David - 17 - born Lydney
Esther - 12
Sarah J THOMAS, General Servant unmarried - 24, born Lidbrook

1861 Census, Lydney
Newerne

WATTS

David L - 48 - Grocer, Wesleyan Local Preacher - 48 - born Devon Tamerton (buried 16 June 1862) Lydney
Elizabeth - 40 - born Clearwell
David L - 7 (buried 1 March 1876 age 22) Lydney
William S - 6
Josiah - 5
Benjamin S - 3
Esther - 2
Ruth STEPHENS - Niece, 14, Grocers Assistant, born Clearwell

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1851 Census, Newland, Clearwell

STEPHENS

William - 73, Widower, Tanner & Currier, all born Newland
Josiah - son - 35 - ditto
Benjamin - son - 27 - ditto
Elizabeth - unmarried daughter - 30 Housekeeper
Thomas - grandson - 9

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1841 Census, Newland, Clearwell

Wm STEPHENS - 64 Currier, all born in County
Sarah - 61
Josiah - 20

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at least these 5 children Newland

Richard - 1814
Esther - 1819
Josiah - 1819 (married twice, Juliana ROWLAND & Ann?)
Ruth - 1819
Benjamin - 1824 - m Priscilla TOWNSEND 1854

'Old Message on Gloucestershire Rootsweb Archives 2001

William STEPHENS married Sarah PEARCE - 20 May 1802 - Mitcheldean
Issue -
Mary Shayle c - 18 January 1803 - St Briavels
William c - 17 September 1805, Newland
Thomas C 29 January 1807, Newland, m Cordelia JONES - 14 December 1840, Newland
Matthew - c 12 January 1809, Newland, m Elizabeth Tommy BENNETT - 4 April 1836, Llanvinangel, Torymyndd, Monmouth
Sarah Wood c 31 July 1811, Newland, m James LOCK - 15 February 1842, Newland
+ the 5 children quoted above...'

FOD records

Marriage at Mitcheldean 20 May 1802

William STEPHENS - occupation: Currier, Parish of Newland
married
Sarah PEARCE, Spinster of this Parish

witnesses: Esther STEPHENS & Thomas STEPHENS