Seeking information on the life of Ewart (Tommy) WOOD born 1891 at Ruspidge and died at Littledean 1978. A Blacksmith who worked in the Cinderford and Gloucester area for the whole of his working life. Any memories or background information would be much appreciated
NormanE

Seeking information on the life of Ewart (Tommy) WOOD born 1891 at Ruspidge and died at Littledean 1978. A Blacksmith who worked in the Cinderford and Gloucester area for the whole of his working life. Any memories or background information would be much appreciated
NormanE

Hi Norman,
please do you have any more detailed information ?.
At first glance reading your query I took it that you knew the main dates etc, however I can only find this one Record which slightly contradicts your post, or perhaps you've made a typo error ?. This record is confirmed by FreeBMD, the Birth was registered Jan/Feb/March Qtr of 1893.

From GlosBMD;

Birth Details

Child Surname Child Forename Father Surname Mother Surname Mother's Former Name Year District Office Register Entry
WOOD Ewart WOOD 1893 Forest of Dean Westbury on Severn, Newnham 64 59

Ancestry gives this Death Record;

Name: Ewart Wood
Birth Date: 17 Apr 1893
Date of Registration: Dec 1978
Age at Death: 85
Registration district: Gloucester
Inferred County: Gloucestershire
Volume: 22
Page: 1858

Searching the Census' seems to draw blanks for this Ewart Wood.
Could he have been known as Tommy as a child, where/how does this name fit in ?
Thanks, Jeff.

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Searching the Census' for Thomas does give this entry that fits his birth year/place.

1901 Census, Ruspidge

2 room household

Name Relation to Head Age Estimated Birth Year Gender Birth Place
William Wood Head(retired coal miner) 79 1822 Male Ruspidge, Gloucestershire, England
Emma Wood Daughter 47 1854 Female Ruspidge, Gloucestershire, England
Thomas Wood Grandson 8 1893 Male Ruspidge, Gloucestershire, England

immediately next-door, 4 room household

Frederick Wood Head(coal miner) 34 1867 Male Ruspidge, Gloucestershire, England
Phoebe Wood Wife 32 1869 Female Ruspidge, Gloucestershire, England
Albert Wood Son 11 1890 Male Ruspidge, Gloucestershire, England
Eva Wood Daughter 9 1892 Female Ruspidge, Gloucestershire, England
Charles Wood Son 7 1894 Male Ruspidge, Gloucestershire, England
Agnes Wood Daughter 4 1897 Female Ruspidge, Gloucestershire, England
William Wood Son 2 1899 Male Ruspidge, Gloucestershire, England
Annie Wood Daughter 1 1900 Female Ruspidge, Gloucestershire, England

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How does this look to you ?
I've been unable to find Ewart/Tommy in the 1911 Census.

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It should be noted that the previous Census shows another Thomas Wood of "similar" age within a large Ruspidge family.

1891 Census, Ruspidge
Given Name Surname Relationship Gender Age Estimated Birth Year Birth City or District Birth County Birth Country
Thomas Wood Head, Coal miner Male 45 1846 Ruspidge Gloucestershire England
Eliza Wood Wife Female 40 1851 Ruspidge Gloucestershire England
Henry J Wood Son, Coal miner Male 22 1869 Ruspidge Gloucestershire England
Rosa Wood Daughter Female 19 1872 Ruspidge Gloucestershire England
Elizabeth Wood Daughter Female 17 1874 Ruspidge Gloucestershire England
George Wood Son, Coal miner Male 15 1876 Ruspidge Gloucestershire England
Margeret Wood Daughter Female 14 1877 Ruspidge Gloucestershire England
John Wood Son Male 12 1879 Ruspidge Gloucestershire England
Frank Wood Son Male 8 1883 Ruspidge Gloucestershire England
Florie Wood Daughter Female 6 1885 Ruspidge Gloucestershire England
Thomas Wood Son Male 2 1889 Ruspidge Gloucestershire England
James Wood Grandson Male 2 1889 Ruspidge Gloucestershire England
Willliam Wood Grandson Male 2 1889 Ruspidge Gloucestershire England.

Thankfully (wrt avoiding confusion) by the 1901 Census this Thomas has moved to the Rhondda, so can be discounted;

1901 Census, part of 14 Barry Rd, Pontypridd, Glamorgan.

Given Name Surname Relationship Age Birth Year (Derived) Gender Birth City Birth County Birth Country
Tom Wood Head(coal hewer) 56 1845 Male Cinderford Gloucestershire England
Eliza Wood Wife 50 1851 Female Rusbridge Gloucestershire England
John Wood Son 21 1880 Male Rusbridge Gloucestershire England
Frank Wood Son 18 1883 Male Rusbridge Gloucestershire England
Thomas Wood Son 12 1889 Male Rusbridge Gloucestershire England
Sydney Wood Son 3 1898 Male Rusbridge Gloucestershire England

Is this him in 1911?

GR 1911 Census, Cinderford Bridge, Ruspidge, Cinderford

Samuel EDWARDS, Head, 39, Coal Miner Hewer
Flossie/Florrie?, Wife, 39, Mar
Tom Ewart WOOD, Step-son, 18, S, Colliery labourer below ground
Hilda EDWARDS, Dau, 12, S
William EDWARDS, Son, 9, S
Archibald EDWARDS, Son, 5, S

All born Ruspidge, Glos.

Thanks for replies and interest in my search.
I have made some progress too
I realise Ewart was not born in 1891 but following the arrival of his birth certificate, know he was born at Ruspidge on 17 February 1893 (The registrar spelt it as RESPAGE) . Mother was Florence WOOD born about 1871, she married Samuel EDWARDS in 1906, hence Ewart's presence as a step son in the census.
Other progress includes his marriage in 1922 at Reading to Nora Mary MILLSOME.
In the 1911 census she was living at home and a Housemaid. I know from local stories that Ewart, probably now known as Tommy WOOD cycled from Cinderford to Reading using the ferry at Newnham. I can only deduce that Tommy met Norah during WW1 service since I can't find her in Gloucestershire. Nora died in 1867 living at Mannings Well Littledean and is buried at Littledean.
Would still like to know more it there's more to tell.
Regards
NormanE

Thanks Mike, well spotted !

Please, do you use Ancestry too, or what ?.

Curious how I didn't spot him, I'd have thought the name Ewart would be easy to spot !
(perhaps it was the distraction of my listening to the thrashing down-under !!)

Hi Norman,
thanks for the update, an interesting story by the looks of it, Reading was a fair way to cycle in those days, do you know why he took this journey ?

Ref Nora, looks like she was born abt 10 miles downstream of Reading at Henley on Thames, from FreeBMD;

Surname First name(s) Age District Vol Page
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Births Jun 1890 (>99%)
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Millsome Nora Mary Henley 3a 751

Then again, I see Henley Registration District includes Caversham, I was there last month, it's just north of Reading town centre/railway station and right on the Thames.
http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/henley.html

Similarly Henley District includes Checkendon, which is northwest of Caversham & Reading, and in the general direction of Newnham etc.

???

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From Ancestry;

1891 Census, 8 Grove Place Caversham, Oxfordshire.

Given Name Surname Relationship Gender Age Estimated Birth Year Birth City or District Birth County Birth Country
Thomas Millsome Head(General labourer) Male 28 1863 Wootton Rivers Wiltshire England
Martha Millsome Wife Female 25 1866 Reading Berkshire England
Nora M Millsome Daughter Female 1 1890 Caversham Oxfordshire England
Elizabeth J Cook Lodger(Biscuit factory packer) Female 27 1864 Marlboro Wiltshire England

Some of their neighbours also work at the "biscuit factory".
This was almost certainly at Huntley & Palmers, just across the River in Reading, see
http://oxoniensia.org/volumes/1999/dils.pdf
http://www.huntleyandpalmers.org.uk/ixbin/hixclient.exe?a=file&p=huntley&f=hunt...
http://www.berksfhs.org.uk/genuki/BRK/Reading/ReadingHistory.html

1911 Census, 5 room residence at 26 South Street Caversham
Name Relation to Head Birth Date Age Gender Marital Status Years Married Occupation Birth Place Address
Thomas Millsome Head 1864 47 Male Married 21y Laborer In Biscuit Factory Wootton Rivers, Wiltshire
Martha Millsome Wife 1867 44 Female Married 21y Wife Reading, Berkshire
Nora Mary Millsome Daughter 1891 20 Female Single Domestic servant Caversham, Oxfordshire, England
Kathleen Essex Millsome Daughter 1895 16 Female Single Apprentice Dress Maker Caversham, Oxfordshire, England
Tom Millsome Son 1897 14 Male Vanboy Drapers Caversham, Oxfordshire, England

FreeBMD;

Surname First name(s) Age District Vol Page
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Births Mar 1863 (>99%)
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MILSOM Thomas Bradford W 5a 131

Bradford on Avon, Wilts
http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/bradford%20on%20avon.html

Surname First name(s) Mother/Spouse/Age District Vol Page
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Deaths Dec 1945 (>99%)
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Millsome Thomas 83 Reading 2c 416

Surname First name(s) Age District Vol Page
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Marriages Jun 1889 (>99%)
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ESSEX Martha Henley 3a 1040
Millsome Thomas Henley 3a 1040

Surname Given Name District Volume Page Transcribers
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Births Jun 1866
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ESSEX Martha Reading 2c 321 honeybee
Essex Martha Reading 2c 321 jakems

I cannot find Nora, or her parents, on the 1901 Census yet, anyone else please ?.
(Thought I'd found Nora, conveniently working in service in Cheltenham, but she is a different Nora Mary Milsom born Addlestone, Surrey !)
Similarly cannot find youngest daugher Kathleen.

FreeBMD shows her middle name is Essex, not "Victor" as per Ancestry 1911 Transcription !
Kathleen Essex Millsome didn't marry, she died in Reading area in 1981.

Hi Jefff,

I tend to use Genes Reunited rather than Ancestry for census searches. I don’t know if it’s the way I use it but Ancestry sometimes seems to have a habit of hiding what ought to be obvious. However, in this case they have wrongly transcribed him as Tom Ewart EDWARDS under which name he comes top of the list.

Aha, thanks Mike.

I recall you told me this in the past, that explains your use of the "GR" then, all makes sense now. Sorry, have had a bit of a crazy-mixedup day here, all in a tizz !

Yes agree re the Ancestry transcriptions, as we've discussed on the forum in the past - I've seen some absolute corkers. In fact I'd forgotten I currently have a FindMyPast free-trial subscription, I need to set them some challenges and see how they perform.

atb Jeff.

ps please find Nora on the 1901, thanks ! I'm also puzzled why I cannot find any sign of Samuel Edwards' 1906 Marriage on the usual websites (PRs, FreeBMD, GlosBMD). Not disputing it happened, just don't like unanswered puzzles !

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CORRECTIONS:

Surname First name(s) Age District Vol Page
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Marriages Mar 1896 (>99%)
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Edwards Samuel Westbury S 6a 342
Wood Florence Westbury S. 6a 342

Surname Given Name District Volume Page Transcribers

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Births Jun 1872
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WOOD Florence Westbury S. 6a 255 kapajoy50
Wood Florence Westbury S 6a 255 sh1953

(I see Florence is a very popular name in the Woods of the FoD.)

And from GlosBMD;

Marriage Details
Groom Surname Groom Forename Bride Surname Bride Forename District Parish Building Year Register Entry
EDWARDS Samuel WOOD Florence Forest of Dean Westbury-on-Severn (FoD) Register Office 1896 10 181

Record_ID: 8679
Entry_Number: 1647
Year: 1937
Month: Apr
Day: 22
Surname: EDWARDS
Forenames: Florence
Residence: 9 Peacock Lane Cinderford
Age_at_death: 65
Officiating_Minister: G H Kay Methodist Minister
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda: A/2/47
Notes:
Register_Reference: P85/1 IN 1/15
Page_No: 206
Parish_Chapel: Cinderford St John
Soundex: E363

Record_ID: 8046
Entry_Number: 1013
Year: 1928
Month: Nov
Day: 21
Surname: EDWARDS
Forenames: Samuel
Residence: Cinderford Bridge
Age_at_death: 56
Officiating_Minister: Certified by William Edwards (son)
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda: A/2/47
Notes: out of focus
Register_Reference: P85/1 IN 1/15
Page_No: 127
Parish_Chapel: Cinderford St John
Soundex: E363

(So born abt 1872, as per earlier Census)

Record_ID: 75208
Entry_Number: 826
Year: 1872
Month: Jan
Day: 28
Parents_Surname: EDWARDS
Child_Forenames: Samuel
Fathers_Forenames: George
Mothers_Forenames: Elizabeth
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Cinderford
Occupation: Miner
Officiating_Minister: F M Rowden
Event: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P85/1 IN 1/2
Page_Number: 104
Parish_Chapel: Cinderford St John
Soundex: E363

Record_ID: 3375
Entry_Number: 11
Year: 1894
Month: Jun
Day: 10
Grooms_Surname: EDWARDS
Grooms_Forenames: Samuel
Grooms_Age: 22
Groom_Condition: Bachelor
Grooms_Occupation: Collier
Grooms_Residence: Cinderford
Grooms_Fathers_Surname: Edwards
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames: George
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation: Collier
Brides_Surname: BURROWS
Brides_Forenames: Ada Elizabeth
Brides_Age: 21
Brides_Condition: Spinster
Brides_Occupation: [not stated]
Brides_Residence: Cinderford
Brides_Fathers_Surname: Burrows
Brides_Fathers_Forenames: William
Brides_Fathers_Occupation: Fitter
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Date_of_Banns:
Signature_or_Mark: Both sign
Witness_1: R Crowden
Witness_2: Annie Sophia Jones
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: W[illia]m Lynes Vicar
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P85/1 IN 1/6
Page_Number: 6
Parish_Chapel: Cinderford St John
Soundex_Groom: E363
Soundex_Bride: B620

Sadly for Samuel;

Record_ID: 5759
Entry_Number: 356
Year: 1895
Month: Sep
Day: 24
Surname: EDWARDS
Forenames: Ada Elizabeth
Residence: Cinderford
Age_at_death: 22 years
Officiating_Minister: W[illia]m Lynes Vicar
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P85/1 IN 1/14
Page_No: 45
Parish_Chapel: Cinderford St John
Soundex: E363

In a bit of a rush but -Nora M Millsome @26 South Street ,Caversham ,Henley with her parents 2 younger sisters and a younger brother .Kelvin

1911 Census; 26, South Street, Caversham, Henley, Oxfordshire,

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Thomas Millsome Head(Biscuit Factory labourer) Married Male 38 1863 Biscuit Factory Labourer Wiltshire, England
Martha Millsome Wife Married Female 35 1866 - Reading, Berkshire, England
Nora M Millsome Daughter Single Female 10 1891 - Caversham, Oxfordshire, England
Ella R Millsome Daughter Single Female 9 1892 - Caversham, Oxfordshire, England
Kathleen Millsome Daughter Single Female 7 1894 - Caversham, Oxfordshire, England
Tom Millsome Son Single Male 4 1897 - Caversham, Oxfordshire, England

Having spent an hour trying to find this on Ancestry, searching various family members etc, it took FindMyPast abt 1 minute to succeed !
Given the easily-read census form, I cannot understand why there would be any problem at all, unless perhaps Ancestry simply don't have this particular sheet of the Census in their database.
Ah well....

PS thanks to GWR-Kelvin for assuring me it was there to be found !

Like you I wondered if Tommy served during WW1, altho an experienced miner with blacksmith skills would equally have been very desirable for his employers to keep at the pit ?.
Eitherway, I cannot yet find him in in uniform, altho there are a great many "Tom Wood"s to browse thro. Have you also looked for military records ?

I've just found Ewart Wood's WW1 Service or at least what he did in the Ancestry Medal Rolls
128452 Shoeing Smith Royal Horse Artillery
It's beginning to come together but I'd like to know more about his life
NormanE

Well spotted Norman, that makes complete sense. Hopefully Ewart was able to stay a little way back from the frontline compared to the gun teams themselves, but still a very hard and dangerous task of course !. Despite this the RHA were known as the "Donkey Wallopers" by the other Royal Artillery units !
You'll probably have seen the same WW1 vintage 13 pounder guns being used for Ceremonial duties such as Queen's Birthday salutes, parades, etc, they're at Woolwich Barracks, London, as is the excellent Firepower museum.
http://firepower.org.uk/family-history/

Excellent WW1 period films of the RHA here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0X7CfNBsq4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOxe16zWgqQ

These specialist forum threads may help a little more;
http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=43051
http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=59196
http://www.1914-1918.net/rha.htm

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Just searched FindMyPast, sadly but not unusually no Service Records/Pension Records.
Unlike Ancestry, they have him as 123452 (not 128452?) and rank Driver?, his Medal Card is available from the National Archives site; hope this link works for you too
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D5973563

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Do hope this helps you build up a picture of Ewart's life. I realise you'd like to know more, the same applies to most of us, but keep looking as we're always finding out new things about our kin. Compared to what you seemed to know when you first posted, methinks we're doing well, just never stop searching.

:-)

Re "keep searching", by complete and lucky coincidence while answering another forum post I spotted a name on a Trade Directory that I must followup as a likely new member of my mother's tree !.

AND, on that very same 1868 Directory is a "William Wood, blacksmith" at Bilson Woodside, ie St John's/Ruspidge end of Cinderford !.

Do you have a William in your tree ? Could he have been a link to Ewart's future blacksmith career, an Uncle perhaps ??.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cbennett/newnham1868.htm

He was still there in Ewart's time, in 1894 and 1902;
"WOOD William, ironmonger & smith"
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cbennett/cinderford1894.htm
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cbennett/cinderford1902.htm

Quite a few William WOOD PRs in Cinderford St John, but this looks like maybe him;

Record_ID: 37301
Entry_Number: 282
Year: 1859
Month: Jan
Day: 1
Grooms_Surname: WOOD
Grooms_Forenames: William
Grooms_Age: 23
Groom_Condition: Bachelor
Grooms_Occupation: Smith
Grooms_Residence: Woodside
Grooms_Fathers_Surname: Wood
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames: William
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation: Keeper
Brides_Surname: CHIVERS
Brides_Forenames: Miriam
Brides_Age: 25
Brides_Condition: Spinster
Brides_Occupation:
Brides_Residence: Woodside
Brides_Fathers_Surname: Chivers
Brides_Fathers_Forenames: Cornelius
Brides_Fathers_Occupation: Engineer
Licence_or_Banns: Licence
Date_of_Banns:
Signature_or_Mark: Both sign
Witness_1: Tho[ma]s Perkins
Witness_2: Sarah Chivers
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: T. G. Smythies
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P85/1 IN 1/4
Page_Number: 141
Parish_Chapel: Cinderford St John
Soundex_Groom: W300
Soundex_Bride: C162

???

A likely brother given the father's profession ?

Record_ID: 37480
Entry_Number: 462
Year: 1866
Month: Feb
Day: 17
Grooms_Surname: WOOD
Grooms_Forenames: Thomas
Grooms_Age: 36
Groom_Condition: Bachelor
Grooms_Occupation: Labourer
Grooms_Residence: Steple Edge Lodge
Grooms_Fathers_Surname: Wood
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames: William
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation: Woodman
Brides_Surname: HEAD
Brides_Forenames: Sarah
Brides_Age: 25
Brides_Condition: Spinster
Brides_Occupation:
Brides_Residence: Cinderford
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: He signs She marks
Witness_1: Samuel Woolford
Witness_2: Susan Woolford
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: Tho[ma]s Gosselin Smythies
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P85/1 IN 1/4
Page_Number: 231
Parish_Chapel: Cinderford St John
Soundex_Groom: W300
Soundex_Bride: H300

Staple Edge and it's Lodge are in the right area, Ruspidge and Soudley, so maybe worth checking out ?
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/glos/vol5/pp300-325#h3-0007
http://www.forestprints.co.uk/ruspidge_from_staple_edge.htm
http://lightmoor.co.uk/forestcoal/CoalStaple.html
Good videoviews of StapleEdge quarry here http://brmc-adventure.org.uk/expeditions/staple-edge-quarry/

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Always worth searching this forum, this old thread relates, too late for me to read it in case it dashes my hopes for a Ewart link !
http://forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=37547

Just to confirm the last post with the details:-

GR 1901 Census, Oxfordshire, Caversham, 26 South Street,

Thomas MILLSOME, Head, M, 38, Biscuit Factory Labourer, b. Wiltshire, Wootton Bassett
Martha, Wife, M, 35, b. Berkshire, Reading
Nora M., Daur, S, 10, b. Oxfordshire, Caversham
Ella R, Daur, S, 9, b. Oxfordshire, Caversham
Kathleen, Daur, S, 7, b. Oxfordshire, Caversham
Tom, Son, S, 4, b. Oxfordshire, Caversham

Ewart [Tommy] Wood was our blacksmith for many years and became an 'adopted' member of our family. He and Mrs Wood and their dog Chum spent a lot of time with us after Tommy retired. All our family occasions e.g weddings, christenings etc. always included Granny and Grampy Wood, as our children called them. I have photos of most of these 'get togethers'.

Hi again Neil, I hope our findings have been of some interest to you. Unfortunately I cannot yet find any references to Ewart Wood by searching the old newspapers via the BNA & Welsh Newspapers sites. However don't forget Cinderford's own "Dean Forest Mercury" isn't available online; if possible Neil I recommend you visit Cinderford library to view their microfich archives, see http://forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=34751

However I can give some more information re the William Wood, Cinderford Blacksmith of my previous post;

Gloucester Citizen - Saturday 23 August 1902

"CINDERFORD.
A Blacksmith's Affairs.
The summary of the statement of affairs of William Wood, of High-street, Cinderford, Gloucestershire, blacksmith, who has been on his own petition adjudged bankrupt, shows the sum of £210 1s. 11d. owing to 22 unsecured creditors, one creditor for £70 14s. 1d. holding security estimated to be the value of £20, leaving £50 14s. 1d. to rank, two creditors for rent £5, and two creditors for rates and wages payable in full, 4s. 11d. The assets as estimated by the debtor consist stock-in-trade, trade fixtures, fittings, utensils, etc., and furniture, £50. and 21 good book debts £11 18s. 4d., making a total of £61 18s. 4d., and after deducting £10 4s. 11d. for distrainable rent and preferential rates and wages, of £209 2s. 7d. shown. The cause of failure alleged by debtor is " want of capital."

Gloucestershire Chronicle - Saturday 22 November 1902

"A blacksmith's failure.
William Wood, smith aud ironmonger, of Cinderford, presented himself for his adjourned examination. — The Registrar said answers debtor gave the last hearing were most unsatisfactory, and the case was adjourned in order that he might refresh his memory and make up his mind what he was going to say. If his answers this time were not satisfactory to the Court, the case would be again adjourned.— ln reply to tbe Official Receiver, debtor said he had failed 25 years ago, and again five years later. At tbe first failure he owed about £3OO, and paid a composition of 10s. in the £, and the second failure his debts were £450, and he paid 4s.6d. in the £. His failures been caused by a fire 25 years ago, which destroyed his premises. At the second failure he had borrowed £lOO from his mother-in-law, since dead, and had not paid that back, but had paid the interest up to two years ago. — ln answer to the Registrar, bankrupt apologised for saying at the previous Court that the notes of tbe preliminary examinations were not read over to him, and was sorry he had made a mistake. — The examination was closed."

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As said earlier, I don't know if this William is linked to Ewart's family, altho it does seem possible at first glance, it would be interesting to know for sure if they are related.

Assuming my earlier suggestion for his marriage is correct, and he did marry Miriam Chivers in 1859, then this is her Burial;

Record_ID: 101339
Entry_Number:
Year: 1920
Month: Mar
Day: 15
Surname: WOOD
Forenames: Miriam
Residence: Haywood R[oa]d Cinderford
Age_at_death: 85 Y[ears]
Officiating_Minister:
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda:
Notes: Entry followed by 98 and ED / WoS
Register_Reference: PA 85/3
Page_No:
Parish_Chapel: Cinderford Baptist
Soundex: W300

So born abt 1835, which perfectly matches her marriage age.

Suggesting this is William's burial (not a rare name in the PRs, but looks a very good fit);

Record_ID: 101312
Entry_Number:
Year: 1917
Month: Apr
Day: 23
Surname: WOOD
Forenames: William
Residence: Haywood R[oa]d Cinderford
Age_at_death: 81 Y[ears]
Officiating_Minister:
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda:
Notes: Entry followed by 67 and ED / WoS
Register_Reference: PA 85/3
Page_No:
Parish_Chapel: Cinderford Baptist
Soundex: W300

So born abt 1836, as per Marriage record.

From Ancestry;

1861 Census, High Street, East Dean. (ie Cinderford)
Given Name Surname Relationship Age Estimated Birth Year Gender Birth City Birth County Birth Country
William Wood Head 26 1835 Male Master blacksmith East Dean Gloucestershire England
Miriam Wood Wife 27 1834 Female East Dean Gloucestershire England
Cornelius Hartland Lodger 14 1847 Male Apprentice Newent Gloucestershire England

1871 Census, Hinders Lane, East Dean.
Given Name Surname Relationship Age Estimated Birth Year Gender Birth City Birth County Birth Country
William Wood Head 32 1839 Male Blacksmith West Dean Gloucestershire England
Adeline Wood Daughter 2 1869 Female East Dean Gloucestershire England
Eliza Chivers Mother-in-law 67 1804 Female Aston Ingham Gloucestershire England
Addeline Chivers Niece 4 1867 Female Gloster Gloucestershire England
Anne Beach Servant 17 1854 Female East Dean Gloucestershire England

1881 Census, Hinders Lane East Dean.
Name Surname Relationship to Head Marital Status Age Estimated Birth Year Gender Occupation Birth City Birth County Birth Country
William Wood Head Married 44 1837 Male Iorn Monger Cinderford (East Dean)
Miriam Wood Wife Married 47 1834 Female Bream
Addie Wood Daughter 12 1869 Female Scholar Gloucestershire England
Argit Hopkins Visitor Widower 42 1839 Female Dress Maker Blakeny
Attie Hopkins Daughter 7 1874 Female Scholar London, London Middlesex England
Ester Adams Servant 22 1859 Female Servant (Dom) Cinderford

1901 High Street, Woodside St Stephen. (ie Cinderford)
Name Relation to Head Age Estimated Birth Year Gender Birth Place
William Wood Head Male Iron monger,own account Bream, Gloucestershire, England
Meriam Wood Wife 67 1834 Female Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England
Kate Wood Daughter 19 1882 Female Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England

1911 Heywood Road, Cinderford.
Name Relation to Head Birth Date Age Gender Marital Status Years Married Occupation Birth Place Address
William Wood Head 1836 75 Male Married 52yrs Retired Blacksmith Bream, Gloucestershire Heywood Road, Cinderford, Glos
Miriam Wood Wife 1834 77 Female Married 52yrs The Morse, Gloucestershire Heywood Road, Cinderford, Glos

Census states they have born six children, 3 living.