I am trying to trace the family details of Samuel Selwyn and Elizabeth Jones who were married at Westbury on 6 September 1806. Unfortunately there are no details of either's parents on their marriage record and as there are baptism records for 2 Samuel Selwyns in 1776 and 1777(I have discounted the third entry of the son of Samuel and Deborah who died in 1776)I would be grateful for any information which would clarify if my Samuel was the son of John and Mary or of Jacob and Mary. Similarly I would like any additional information on Elizabeth's family and when she died.
Many thanks
Colin Jones

One witness at the wedding was Sarah SELWYN - and again two baptisms of a Sarah at Westbury on Severn - parents (1775) Jacob & Mary and also (1780) John & Mary.

If Sarah c1780 never married, there is a burial at Westbury on Severn in 1835 - aged 55 c1780

Another witness at the wedding was William VENES

William VYNES was a witness at at Wedding in Awre 5 September 1813 of Henry BOULTON *** to Martha JONES.

It is worth using the Advance Search for witness at wedding to try and form family connections.

(Samuel SELWYN and Elizabeth SELWYN were witnesses at a wedding of James COOK (Widower) to Elizabeth SELWYN at Flaxley in 1826.

*** possibility this could be BOUGHTON - as there is a marriage 1834 of a George WAYMN to Susanna SELWYN - 6 January 1834 and a Charles BOUGHTON/Elizabeth SELWYN are witnesses.

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1841 Census Dean Forest
Ross

SELYN

Samuel 65 - burial at WOS - 25 June 1850 Samuel Selwyn of East Dean - age 74 = c1776
Elizabeth 50
Elizabeth 25
Caroline 20
Rachel 15
John 10
Thomas 5
Charles 2 months

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FOD records children of Samuel & Elizabeth

Elizabeth 1813
Susanna 1816
Caroline 1821
Jacob 1827 ** this could be an indication, Samuel's son was named after his father - re naming patterns - on a previous thread i.e. 1st son named after father's father
John 1828
Eliza 1830

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Naming patterns

http://www.forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=38502

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1851 Census, East Dean
Popes Hill

SELWYN

Elizth - Widow - 60 - Shopkeeper, born East Dean
Jacob 23 **
Caroline - Widow - 27
Thomas - 17
Rachel Grand-daughter 2

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