There does appear to be a Public Members BEDDIS tree on Ancestry: re BEDDIS/ROGERS

Fod Records:

Baptism at Bream - 18 December 1892

Parents: Surname : R0GERS
Chid Forename: Joseph
father's forename - not stated
mother's forename - Mary
residence: Yorkley Wood
occupation: Single
Officiating Minster, J BOND
Event : Baptism
Sponsors, John ROGERS, Sarah ROGERS, Henry COX

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1891 Census, Yorkley

John ROGERS is aged 57 - born Wroughton, Wiltshire
Sarah - 61 - born Woolaston Glos
James - 28 ** (think he married Ellen LUKE at the Fod Register Office 1891 - and James, residence, Oldcroft - is buried at Viney Hill age 36 - 21 May 1899)
Mary - 24 ***
Joseph - Grandson 2

(looked at the Gloucestershirebdm for ROGERS/LUKE births
Dora Gertrude - 1892, Flora Annie 1893, Sarah Ellen 1895, Mary May and Martha Amelia 1897)

1901 census Yorkley

Ellen ROGERS is aged 42 and a Widow born Cornwell
with Dora 9, Florrie 7, Melia 5, Martha 3 and Ethel 1 ***

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Fod Records, baptism at Bream - 22 October 1899 (born 13 June 1899)

Ethel James ROGERS - father: James - Engine Driver, deceased and Ellen, residence: Yorkley Wood

and it would seem Ellen ROGERS married William CHARLES around 1909

1911 Census, Yorkley Wood

William CHARLES - 49 - labourer, born Yorkley
Ellen - 52 - born Cornwall (married two year)
Martha ROGERS, daughter - 13 - born Beryhill
Ethel ROGERS - 11

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Fod Records

Marriage at Parkend - 18 September 1909

William Henry CHARLES age 47, Bachelor, labourer, Yorkley Wood
father: Edward CHARLES deceased

married

Ellen ROGERS - age 50 - Widow - residence: Yorkley Wd
father: Thomas LUKE, farmer
by banns

witnesses: David and Annie ADAMS

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by using the website

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

James and Mary ROGERS (mother's maiden name JONES)

birth: Joseph ROGERS, 1888, Forest of Dean, Coleford (no father's surname given)

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1881 Census, Newland - one house before Yorkley Court

ROGERS

John - 44 - Labourer at Colliery, born Wiltshire N/K
Sarah - 48 - born Glos. Woolaston
James - 17 - Fireman at Colliery
Mary - 14
Martha - 12

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1871 Census, West Dean, Yorkley

ROGERS

John - 37 - born Wiltshire, Wroughton
Sarah - 41 - born Glos. Woolaston
Sarah A - 10 - born Alvington
James - 8 - born Yorkley
Maria - 4
Martha - 2

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1861 Census, Alvington

John ROGERS, 27 - born N/K
Sarah ROGERS - 32 - born Glos. Woolaston

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1851 Census, Wiltshire, Broad Hinton
ROGERS

John - 50 Widower - Gamekeeper born Broad Hinton, Wiltshire
Martha - 21 - born Wroughton
Thomas - 19
Sarah - 13
Joseph - 11
Elizabeth - grand-daughter 1

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John ROGERS is in Newland on the 1851 Census

William ROGERS - Widower - 46, Bailiff inthe owner of farm - born, Wiltshire, Broad Hinton
John HEATH - Servant 22 - ditto
William HUNT - Servant - 30 - born ditto
John ROGERS - 17 - Servant, born ditto
William ROGERS - 13 - born ditto
Martha - daughter - 14 - housekeeper, born ditto

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1841 Census, Wiltshire, Wroughton
ROGERS
John - 40
Sarah - 40
Thomas 9, John 7, William 5, Joseph 11 months, Jane 16, Martha - 11 and Sarah 3

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Gloucestershirebdm

John ROGERS married Sarah JONES Cheltenham St Mary 1860

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There is on the Gloucestershirebmd website

marriage of a Mary ROGERS to Levi BEDDIS - Forest of Dean, Monmouth Register Office 1900

and here confirmed by the 1911 census

Levi BEDDIS, Oldcroft Nr Lydney, Gloucestershire - living in 3 rooms

BEDDIS - with Joseph ROGERS boarder, 22 -

Levi - 47 - married 10 (the 0 is made to look like, either 16 or 18 years, 4 children born alive, 3 living one dead - born Oldcroft
(Cager on in Coal Mine below Ground)
Mary - 44 born Yorkley Glos
Mary - 8 - born Yorkley Glos ** fod records - married at Viney Hill - 26 May 1923 - to Worthington Clyde BATH)
William - 6 - born Yorkley nr Lydney ** - married Laurice Mary HUZZEY
Frank - 4 - born Oldcroft ** fod records - married at Viney Hill - 14 August 1929 - to Emmeline Elizabeth SAUNDERS
JOSEPH ROGERS, Boarder, 22 - single Coal Miner, born Yorkley, Nr Lydney

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Using Gloucestershirebmd for children named BEDDIS, mother's maiden name: ROGERS

Sarah - 1901 (this must be the child who died)
Mary Jane - 1903
William John - 1904
Frank - 1906
James Oliver - 1912 (after the 1911 census) (according to Public Members' tree on Ancestry - died age 77 - 1989 Evesham)

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1901 Census, Newland

Sharp/Shop House Farm
next door

BEDDIS

Levi - 37 - Collier Hewer, born West Dean
Mary - 34 - born Newland
JOSEPH ROGGERS - Visitor - 13 - born Newland

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Here are Joseph's half siblings marriages

both married at Viney Hill

26 May 1923

Mary Jane BEDDIS, residence: Oldcroft, Nr Lydney
father: Levi BEDDIS, Collier

married

Worthington Clyde BATH, bachelor, Collier (see William John BEDDIS' marriage)
residence: Allaston Mesne near Lydney
father:
Thomas Charles BATH, Tin Worker

witnesses: Ronald William ROBERTS/Mabel Fanny BACH (assume BATH) - Nee CAMM - Marriage 27 Dec 1897 Lydney

(Fod Records - Worthington Clyde BATH christened at Lydney - 4 May 1902,
parents: Thomas Charles (tin worker) & Mabel Fanny

1901 Wales Census, Lydney
5 Tutnalls St

BATH

Thomas C - 28 - Counter of Plates at Tinworks, all born Lydney
Mabel - 28
John - 2
Laura BATH, visitor - 26 - Housemaide

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and 14 August 1929

Frank BEDDIS age 23, bachelor, residence: Oldcroft
father: Levi BEDDIS

married

Emmeline Elizabeth SAUNDERS, age 20, Spinster - residence: Viney Hill
father: George SAUNDERS, Collier

witnesses: Archibald TURLEY and Samuel SAUNDERS

and at Lydney - 27 June 1925

William John BEDDIS - age 20, Bachelor, Viney Hill
father: Levfi BEDDIS - Collier

married Laurice May HUZZEY, age 21, Spinster

father: Ernest George HUZZEY - Tinplate Workers

witnesses: Worthington Clyde BATH and Emily Mary BAGHURST

As mentioned: there is a Public Members Tree on Ancestry with BEDDIS/ROGERS

1881 Census, West Dean

BEDDIS

William - 67 - Coal Miner, born Lydney
Harriett - 63 - born West Dean
William BEDDIS - 42 - son Widower
Alice BEDDIS - 35 - unmarried
Levi BEDDIS - Grandson - 17 (parents William JONES 1839-1898 and Sarah ADAMS - 1844-1868) **
Mabel BEDDIS - grand-daugther - 14 (Mabel Matilda 1866)
John BEDDIS - Grandson - 12

*** Fod records, burial 27 December 1868 - age 25 - residence: Oldcroft
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1871 Census, West Dean

BEDDIS

William - 57
Harriett - 53
William - 32 - son Widower
Alice - 25 - daughter
Charles - 19 - son
George - 17 - son
Emily - 10 daughter
Levi - 7 - gson
Mabel - 5 - gdau
John - 2 - gson

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Fod Records

Marriage at Newnham - 5 October 1862

William BEDDIS aged 24, Bachelor, Collier - residence: Newnham
father: William BEDDIS, Collier
married
Sarah ADAMS, age 18, Spinster - residence: Newnham
father: George ADAMS, Collier

witnesses: John BEDDIS and Decima WARD

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Fod Records

Burial at Viney Hill - 12 December 1942

Levi BEDDIS age 79

address: 6 Grove Lane, Lydney

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Ancestry Death record

J/F/M Qtr 1948

Mary BEDDIS
dob - abt 1868
age 80
Forest of Dean
Gloucestershire

(Fod records, residence: Furnance Vall, Blakeney)

The 1894 burial does fit Sarah's age from the census:

Record_ID: 52983
Entry_Number: 1516
Year: 1894
Month: Feb
Day: 1
Surname: ROGERS
Forenames: Sarah
Residence: Yorkley
Age_at_death: 64
Officiating_Minister: HE Dandy
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P57 IN 1/17
Page_No: 190
Parish_Chapel: Bream
Soundex: R262

If you belong to Ancestry

quite a few trees have your

ROGERS family tree - back to William ROGERS year 1585 in Broad Hinton, Wiltshire.

Duncan and Mandy's Wiltshire website covers many churches etc in Wiltshire, including Broad Hinton (just under 4 miles from Wroughton)

http://www.oodwooc.co.uk

Being from Wiltshire myself: any-one born in this County is known as a 'Wiltshire Moonraker'

http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonrakers

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Wiltshire Wills link

http://history.wiltshire.gov.uk/heritage/

Thank you so much for your help. While I don't have ancestry access, the information posted here will keep more entertained for a long time.