Year: 1940
Month: Dec
Day: 22
Surname: PREEST
Forenames: Edith
Residence: Bream
Age_at_death: 64
Officiating_Minister: Arthur M. Parr
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P57 IN 1/18
Page_No: 84
Parish_Chapel: Bream

Year: 1938
Month: Jul
Day: 24
Surname: PREEST
Forenames: Samuel
Residence: Saunders Green Bream
Age_at_death: 63
Officiating_Minister: Arthur M. Parr
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P57 IN 1/18
Page_No: 73
Parish_Chapel: Bream

1911 Saunders Green Whitecroft Lydney Gloucestershire
Samuel Preest 36 Bream, Gloucestershire, England
Edith Preest 34 Badgeworth, Worcester, England
Clarence A Preest 13
Gertrude E Preest 11

1901
Samuel Breest abt 1875 Bream, Gloucestershire, England Head West Dean, Gloucestershire
Edith Breest abt 1877 Evesham, Worcestershire, England Wifen bWest Dean, Gloucestershire
Gertrude Breest abt 1900 Bream, Gloucestershire, England Daughter West Dean, Gloucestershire

Year: 1895
Month: Dec
Day: 26
Grooms_Surname: PREEST
Grooms_Forenames: Samuel
Grooms_Age: 21
Groom_Condition: Bachelor
Grooms_Occupation: Collier
Grooms_Residence: Bream
Grooms_Fathers_Surname: Preest
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames: Samuel
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation: Miner
Brides_Surname: SHEAF
Brides_Forenames: Edith
Brides_Age: 19
Brides_Condition: Spinster
Brides_Occupation: [not stated]
Brides_Residence: S[t]. Briavels
Brides_Fathers_Surname: Sheaf
Brides_Fathers_Forenames: Francis Henry
Brides_Fathers_Occupation: Farmer
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Date_of_Banns:
Signature_or_Mark: Both sign
Witness_1: Francis Henry Sheaf
Witness_2: Frances May[?] Sheaf
Other_Witnesses: Albert Croome; Annie Miles
Officiating_Minister: H.E. Dandy
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P57 IN 1/8
Page_Number: 170
Parish_Chapel: Bream

1881
Edith Sheaf abt 1877 Bengeworth, Worcestershire, England Daughter of Francis H., &Elizabeth Bromsgrove, Worcestershire

Name:Edith Sheaf
Date of Registration:Apr-May-Jun 1876
Registration District:Evesham
Inferred County:Worcestershire
Volume:6c
Page: 372

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Thanks so much. The Edith Preest that William Allen Dale married was born 15-12-1918, but this is sure to be a Preest relative. http://www.forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=41012 It could well be whom she was named for.

Very useful info.

A bit of misc info, Bengeworth is the correct name for the area of Evesham, to south of river. Some records for Bengeworth are recorded in the Parish of Hampton another area of Evesham. There has been considerable movement of Parish line of Hampton, Bengeworth and Fairfield areas over the years. There are still members of Preest family line in Evesham, I lived in Bengeworth in late 1950's. If visiting Bengeworth Church note that there are ruins of the old church in Church Street about 400yds from "new" church.

Thank you. That's good to know. :)