Is James Robins who married on 29/10/1685.Either the James Robins b1653 from Newnham,
or b1647 in Awre.probably to old.I have come to a fullstop in my search for his parents,any help would be appreciated.their are entries for Henry Robbins b1636,the son of Henry and Matilda.they are from Ruardean area and could be James, parent.

www.forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?mode=thread&id=36038#p37498

You could check the Gloucestershire Genealogical Database for Wills (either ROBINS or MORSE) - see if any might appropriate - and send for a copy/copies - as this is one of the ways to confirm family groups, which takes out the guesswork, but the database does show where ROBINS or MORSE were residing. Family names are also useful guidance.

http://ww3.gloucestershire.gov.uk/genealogy/

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Men in Armour for Gloucestershire 1608 - will also show where the male ROBINS/ROBYNS etc (suitable to fight) were residing, e.g. James ROBYNS, Awre

Searchable database:

www.coaley.net/glos/index.php

Thanks MPG for the link to the Men In Armour database, another excellent source !.
Searching this survey I found it particularly interesting to see the original author was quite logically & properly "grading" the men in accordance with their individual physical "stature", so presumably an indicator of their ability as fighting men, and that stature is a Middle English word. In my searching I see some men described as of "meanest stature", presumably meaning a man on the small side, or in poor if not sickly physical condition, so not of ideal fighting stock.
Yet these days that same description would probably suggest a man of opposite characteristics and ideal for warfare, "he's a mean man...!"

What a great language we have !!