Ann Long b.c. 1820 married George Nash (General)

by man2 , Newport Pagnell, Bucks, Wednesday, January 09, 2013, 11:23 (4331 days ago)

I have been impressed by the efforts in this Forum to resolve problems with our FoD ancestors so I though I would present mine.

My great grandfather was Thomas Nash, born 30 November 1844 in Pillgwenlly, Newport, father being George Nash, occupation miner, and mother being Ann Nash, formerly Long. George and Ann were married in Newland 24 May 1842, he being a miner from Clearwell Meend, son of Richard, and she being from Coleford, daughter of Richard, a farmer.

I have not found a baptism record for either George or Ann. In the 1841 census George is with his family in Clay Lane End and it is possible that Ann is a lodger with the Martin family in Clearwell. I have not found a census record in 1851 for either George or Ann. George Nash appears in the 1861 census having just married Sarah Dew and the rest of his life is well known.

In the 1851 census Tom Nash aged six, born in Newport, is living in Tidenham and is the grandson of William Carlisle, born Tidenham, and Sarah, born Newland. In fact he is the grandson of Sarah, but not William, since William and Sarah Long were married on 30 October 1828 in Chepstow, she being 'of this parish'.

In the 1861 census, Tom Nash is still with his grandparents in Tidenham, working as an apprentice rivetter, after which he goes to London gets married and then in the early 1870s moves to Middlesborough where he remains.

So I have three problems

Why was Thomas Nash born in Newport when it seems all the families were around Newland?

What happened to Ann Nash? Had she died before George Nash took up with Sarah Dew in about 1854? (In a desperate attempt to find something, I happen to have a death certificate for an Ann Nash who died aged 84 in Llanisien, Monmouthshire, which I can give to any interested descendent).

Who was Richard Long and where did he come from? Had he died before Sarah married William Carlisle?

Mike