Hi Thanks for the prompt reply, I should have said that I did have bits of information and do have the info you mentioned, but many thanks anyway,I am thinking I will go down the route of tracing nancy merrys family as she did remain in the fod,will be visiting the area next monday, of course I have no idea if any of the family are still there Im hoping once I get a lead it will help, all I do know is that there could be family possibly around my age of 66, exactly where remains to be seen.Im thinking also that as Nancy and her brother kenneth were buried in St James there could be family locally, so will do some research next week,thanks again.

Thanks for info, sorry didn't scroll down to see the rest! All ok except my grandfather Im sure was Arthur Henry Lodge not Harry I have his death cert it looks more like henry, all the census's I have thanks. I have added Ernest who died of ww1 wounds I have assumed he was a bachelor as was leslie. Rose may lodge married to James George Davies (that is on his gravestone)not sure where the forenames interchanged, I have on the marriage index David H Merry married Nancy B davies, not sure where the Darrel came from, good news I have now been able to contact the daughter of Nancy Davies nee lodge,so hoping to find some new info.

Hi Jefff..Thanks for all the info, No I hadn't seen this photo site but I had seen various photos, and allen with the cornet is probably one of my family, a cousin of my grandfathers. Any other references to myself were false..what me at a grammer school! The R lodge is not my family, although I still have to research my grandfathers brothers Ralph,Frederick and Bertie still as they may well have family and could well be those that you refer to in 1962-63, I am actively searching and believe I have my first break now, which may lead me to these family members family whereabouts.

Could this be Edna, does the age seem correct, it seems the correct area ?

From GlosBMD,

Birth Details
Child Surname Child Forename Father Surname Mother Surname Mother's Former Name Year District Office Register Entry
LODGE Edna May LODGE LODGE SAUNDERS 1904 Forest of Dean Chepstow, Lydney 27 463
http://ww3.gloucestershire.gov.uk/bmd/SimpleSearch.aspx

Hopefully Edna and family can be found locally in the 1911 Census ??

Searching more Lodge/Saunders births give this possible brother

Child Surname Child Forename Father Surname Mother Surname Mother's Former Name Year District Office Register Entry
LODGE Albert Edward LODGE LODGE SAUNDERS 1905 Forest of Dean Chepstow, Lydney 28 215

Sadly this looks like him, from this site's PRs

Record_ID: 28718
Entry_Number: 790
Year: 1905
Month: Apr
Day: 1
Surname: LODGE
Forenames: (Albert Edward)
Residence: Lydney
Age_at_death: 10 days
Officiating_Minister: H.B.Parker Curate
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda: [Marginal Note] Unbaptised
Notes:
Register_Reference: Lydney P209 IN 1/14
Page_No: 99
Parish_Chapel: Lydney
Soundex: L320

The nearest GlosBMD Marriage for their possible parents that I can find is

Groom Surname Groom Forename Bride Surname Bride Forename District Parish Building Year Register Entry
LODGE George SAUNDERS Edith Emma Gloucester Gloucester St Luke 1893 30x No 2 311

Altho this possible? Lodge/Saunders? Marriage seems more likely, to be proven...

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
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Marriages Jun 1896 (>99%)
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LETHEREN Thomas Chepstow 11a 25
Lodge Edwin James Chepstow 11a 25
Saunders Rosanna Chepstow 11a 25
Slee Emily Chepstow 11a 25
http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl

Please can someone look them up in the 1911 Census, thanks.

Hello Olwyn, Thanks for your input, it would be interesting to know why you believe that nancy merry had no children, I only ask as I have just in the last 12 hours by a sheer fluke managed to contact a niece of Nancys, and it appears that nancy did have one daughter, as for Kenneth I do not know. Nancy was the daughter of Rose Davies nee lodge who had 6 brothers,Arthur my grandfather,Leslie and Earnest Edwin both fought in WW1 and sadly died, bertie who married, Ralph Im really stuck on and frederick also have no info there.At least I have a link to persue with nancys daughter which I will do in due time, I have also found via the 1881 census Henrys father and mother that will be george and fanny, and looking to find where they may be buried, if you can help.Looks like george had 4 other brothers edwin,albert,George b, and Allen, I am yet to find out if they have family
My regards Colin lodge