hi to anyone who can help,im trying to find a richard roberts born abt 1806 in the forest of dean and he was married to a sarah and they had one of my ancestors richard born 1828 in the forest of dean but can anyone help me in finding out whose richards parents were and the surname of his wife sarah,hope you can help many thanks jayne

There is a Public Members Tree on Ancestry with just list Amy ROBERTS (see below) - parents Richard ROBERTS and Rachel WHEATLEY - who was born in Blakeney - 6 July 1766 - and died 10 April 1842 in Awre (age 80). Another tree has Rachel MARSHAL

However, according to the Forest of Dean records, Rachell MARSHALL married John ROBERTS - 28 October 1792 in Awre

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Assume you mean this family on the 1841 census for Bradley Hill, Hundred of St Briavels

ROBERTS Richard - 35
Sarah - 30
William - 14
Marcy - 8
Elizabeth - 4
Sarah - 1

Gloucesterhire bdm (more children between 1842 onwards - confirmed by 1851 census)

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

gives Sarah ROBERTS - mother's Former name: DREW - 1840 Forest of Dean Westbury on Severn, Newnham

Fod Records

Marriage at Littledean - 23 May 1825

Richard ROBERTS

residence: The Hundred of St Briavels

married

Sarah DREW

residence: The Hundred of St Briavels

mark of Thomas MORGAN and A COOPER

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Gloucestershirebdm - ROBERTS, mother's maiden name DREW:
Rachael - 1842 - Forest of Dean, Westbury on Severn, Newnham

1851 Census - East Dean

ROBERTS

Susan - unmarried - 50 (born East Dean)
William - 25
Richard - 22
Maryann - 17
Thomas - 15
Elizabeth - 12
Sarah - 11
Rachel- 7 - Glos. Genealogicial Search - Rachel - non-conformist - 1843

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Fod Records -

Baptism 12 March 1843 - Rachel ROBERTS, paents Richard & Sarah - residence: Hundred of St Briavels

Notes: Soudley Chapel, Forest of Dean Bible Christian

and Rachel's marriage at Parkend 24 April 1864 (father Richard ROBERTS, Forgeman)

to Thomas GILBERT - Both up in Hanley on the 1871 census, with Thomas ROBERTS age 30 from the FoD - who again names a daughter Rachel ROBERTS age 4)

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1861 Census, East Dean - Bradley Hill

ROBERTS

Sarah - 60
Thomas - 24
Elizabeth - 22
Sarah - 18
Rachel - 18

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at least two Sarah DREW's to choose from at Littledean so far

Sarah DREW - 11 December 1814 - parents James & Catherine

Sarah DREW - 31 August 1814 - parents James & Kate

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As regards Richard ROBERTS c 1806 - needs more checking, but his parents could be Richard & Rachel ROBERTS who were in Littledean i.e. Amey - 19 January 1806 - as Richard & Sarah gave two of their children, the names of Rachel and Richard!

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Fod Records - Marriage at Newnham - 17 July 1831

Amy ROBERTS married William HAWKINS

? and then we have

Baptism : Forest of Dean Bible Christian - 2 June 1843

Richard HAWKINS - parents William & Amy - residence: Hundred of St Briavels

Notes: Soudley Chapel

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1861 Census, East Dean

ROBERTS

James - 33 - born Newland (GlosBDM : James married Martha COOPER, WoS Register Office 1848)
Martha - 36
Charlotte - 12
Martha - 7
Samuel - 5
Vina - 3
Edmund - 1
Richard HAWKINS - 18 - born East Dean

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Fod Records

Baptism at Newnham and Blakeney Tabernacle

James ROBERTS - 22 May 1827 -

mother's forename Amy

residence: Bradley Hill

hi to anyone who can help,im trying to find a richard roberts born abt 1806 in the forest of dean and he was married to a sarah and they had one of my ancestors richard born 1828 in the forest of dean but can anyone help me in finding out whose richards parents were and the surname of his wife sarah,hope you can help many thanks Jayne

In 1841 Shortstanding

Richard ROBERTS 50 Coal Miner
Sarah 49
Richard 12
Sarah 6

In 1851 Christchurch

Richard ROBERTS 62 Collier Bicknor
Sarah 61 Bicknor
Richard 20 Shortstanding

In 1881 Richard Junior is married to an Amelia (NELMES) they appear to be in Shortstanding

There is a Richard ROBERTS + Sarah JONES marriage 25 Nov 1807 in English Bicknor

This Richard ROBERTS was not born circa 1805

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thanks so much for that information this is brill,i have come across a rachel as well,also i have found a death for a richard roberts in 1842,do you think this could be my richard,because he is not on the 1851 census that i have found,and i too have sarah listed as susan but the writings can be bad on some,hope to hear from you and thanks again jayne x

Rachael's birth was registered in 1843 Westbury on Severn, Newnham

there is a death of on Gloucestershirebdm

Richard ROBERTS - age 40 in 1844, Westbury on Severn, Newnham

and this death is on the the Forest of Dean records - for Awre

Record No: 1682
Entry Number: 928
Year: 1844
Month: May
Day : 23
Surname: ROBERTS

Forenames: Richard

Residence: Forest of Dean

Age at death: 40

etc

The death certificate would probably prove or disprove this is your Richard