Looking for the BOXWELL Surname in FoD (General)

by MPGriffiths , Wednesday, June 11, 2014, 11:43 (3812 days ago) @ shepway

Pronounation of Awre

http://www.fweb.org.uk/towns/10-Awre

According to the above Forest website Awre is prounced 'Oar'.

West Country people from Wiltshire, where I was born, and Blakeney were my Grandad came from - we don't sound our H's.

When we visited Awre - the local historian from Blakeney gave us a walk round and said Awre was spoken 'R' and pointed out one house in Etloe named Awre House - this he said was spoken in local dialect as R … ouse

- perhaps more local folk could give their opinion as well

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Finding family Wills either male/female line - is one of the the best way to confirm theories. - There are just a couple of BOXALL Wills on Ancestry - but many COLES.

Burial at Awre - 12 March 1804 - Anne BOXWELL age 53 years - (died March 9) - c1751 - not sure what happened to Edward

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Gloucestershire Marriage Index 1754-1800 (a few earlier ones) - which covers marriages from parishes not covered by forest-of-dean.net Phillimore, IGI and the GFHS 18th Century Register Transcripts

Thomas BOXWELL of Rodmarton, married at Coates, Sarah BROWN - 5 July 1761
Thomas BOXWELL married at Bisley - Mary BUCKLAND - 22 Sept 1783
James BOXWELL married at Colesbourne - Martha PAINTER by Lic - 16 October 1786

Mary BOXALL married by Licence - at Rodmarton, Richard JEFFERIES of Bisley - 4 Sept 1765
Betty BOXALL married at Rodmarton - Joseph TRANTOR - 8 August 1789
Joice BOXWELL married at Cromhall - Edward BRAMBLE - 1685

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Will check the burial index from 1800 onwards there a few Boxall/Boxwill/Boxwell's

BOXALL marriages after 1800 from Gloucestershire Marriage Index CD

BRIDES

Anne BOXWELL married William PETERS of Malmesbury Wiltshire at Bisley - 1 Sept 1817
Elizabeth BOXWELL married Thomas COOK at Cheltenham St Mary - March 29 November 1821
Elizabeth BOXWELL married Henry CUSS at Cirencester - 7 March 1827
Hester BOXWELL married Charles CHAPPELL at Oldbury on the Hill 22 December 1821
Hester BOXWELL married Paul Fry at Rodmarton - 7 December 1800
Jane BOXWELL married Thomas FISHER at Coates - 9 November 1827
Mary BOXWELL married Richard COATES Rodmarton - 8 March 1803
Mary BOXWELL married Thomas KNIGHT at Didmarton/Oldbury - 13 Jan 1801 ***
Mary BOXWELL married Joseph SAVAGE at Coates - 25 October 1830
Sarah BOXWELL married James NEALL at Duntisbourne Rouse - 24 December 1835
Sarah BOXWELL married William RICHINGS at Gloucester St Mary de Lobe - 1 October 1834

? a Thomas & Mary KNIGHT have a few children christened at Newham - Elizabeth 21.7.1816 (Thomas occupation, Waterman) Emma - 23 March 1823 - Phoebe - 1828 and Thomas 1832 - and looking at the Gloucestershire Baptism Index - Ann Louisa - 6 December 1821 - at Fretherene St Mary - Thomas was a Mariner. Various other Thomas & Mary KNIGHT's children baptisms on IGI.

1841 Census Newnham

Mary KNIGHT 15
Phoebe KNIGHT 12

Possibly lack of records, could indicate the BOXALL's might be watermen and as females could marry age 12 and males aged 14 - who knows??

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Fod Records

Burial record of a Thomas BOXWELL in 1781 in Awre

Charlotte WEBB (wife of James) burial at Awre - 23 March 1849 age 69 = c1780 (no baptism record on FoD)

1841 Census, Blakeney Hill

WEBB

all born in County

James 60
Charlotte 60
William 15
Mary 14