William DAVIS 1778 - 1858 (General)

by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Monday, March 03, 2014, 14:24 (3913 days ago) @ davointassie

Hi Dave,
purely on the info in this thread (I don't have full census acess etc) I presume William & Elizabeth married sometime between 1810 (earliest based on Eliza's birthdate) and 1822(birth of first child), and in the Newent area if this is Elizabeth's home. I think our William was in Taynton parish (includes Glasshouse) in 1841 Census but am NOT certain, I don't have full census access and it's a common name. Am I correct, please ?.

Anyhow, using the excellent "advanced search" to search this site's Marriage Records more specifically gives this Marriage which seems the best fit by far to me;

Record_ID 32438
Entry_Number 20
Year 1818
Month Oct
Day 1
Grooms_Surname DAVIS
Grooms_Forenames William
Grooms_Age [not stated]
Groom_Condition [not stated]
Grooms_Occupation [not stated]
Grooms_Residence this Parish
Grooms_Fathers_Surname [not stated]
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames [not stated]
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation [not stated]
Brides_Surname FROWEN
Brides_Forenames Elizabeth
Brides_Age [not stated]
Brides_Condition [not stated]
Brides_Occupation [not stated]
Brides_Residence this Parish
Brides_Fathers_Surname [not stated]
Brides_Fathers_Forenames [not stated]
Brides_Fathers_Occupation [not stated]
Licence_or_Banns Banns
Date_of_Banns
Signature_or_Mark Both mark
Witness_1 Mark of John Watkins
Witness_2 Mark of Lettice Hill
Other_Witnesses
Officiating_Minister G H S Gretton
Event Marriage
Memoranda
Notes
Register_Reference AR91/7
Page_Number 7
Parish_Chapel Linton
Soundex_Groom D120
Soundex_Bride F650

Further evidence to back this up (or not!) might be obtained if the witnesses can be researched and perhaps placed in William & Elizabeth's lives.

Linton is less than 5 miles from Newent and just nearer to Glasshouse Hill;
http://www.genuki.org.uk/cgi-bin/nearby?CCC=HEF,GRIDREF=SO660250,DISTANCE=5,PN=Linton
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/HEF/Linton/Gaz1868.html

http://www.forest-of-dean.net/index.php/forest-of-dean-parish-map

Given the lack of family witnesses, plus marrying at a chapel just across the county border, does this suggest they were marrying in secret ??.

Then again, I see this Baptism which fits Elizabeth nicely, thankfully Frowen is a far less common name:

Record_ID: 237369
Entry_Number:
Year: 1797
Month: Aug
Day: 27
Parents_Surname: FROWEN
Child_Forenames: Elizabeth
Fathers_Forenames: James
Mothers_Forenames: Elizabeth
Mothers_Surname:
Residence:
Occupation:
Officiating_Minister:
Event: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: AR91/3
Page_Number:
Parish_Chapel: Linton
Soundex: F650

So it seems her home parish was Linton rather than Newent. Would I be correct in thinking you thought Newent as this was given by the later Census' ?. This makes sense, as Newent is the main Glostershire town in the area so appropriate for Census purposes.

How does this seem to you ?.