I hope someone can help me, I am researching this family tree for a dear friend, he is sure that William Pace born 1740 married Elizabeth Sallis is related to the pace family from Westbury on Severn, then Richard pace born 1581 moved to Prees then John pace ch October 1651 moved to Hodnet then Thomas b 1724 married Jane and moved to Stockton,nr Bridgnorth Shropshire.
Any help would be gratefully received.
Thank you

Hi and warm welcome to the forum and website.

Please do you have any more information about William and Elizabeth ?. For example do you know where they were born and married ?. My initial searches cannot find either of them within this site's Parish Records, for example.

Thanks J.

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UPDATE:

Using FamilySearch I found this record which I suspect is your couple, but please confirm.

Name Willm. Pace
Spouse's Name Elizabeth Sallis
Event Date 21 Nov 1769
Event Place Kemerton,Gloucester,England
Citing this Record

"England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NVP7-RYS

Kemerton is northeast of Tewkesbury, was once in Glos but now Worcestershire, so a little outside of this site's Forest of Dean coverage. However it's very near the River Avon which feeds the Severn, both major transport links in the past, so it does seem possible William & Elizabeth are linked to the Westbury area.

This detailed history of Kemerton mentions various members of the Pace family, I wonder if they're in your tree ?
https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/glos/vol8/pp209-220

thank you for your reply.
Yes that is the couple.
My friend was always told the story about a relative (Thomas Pace b 1816 ish ) who was transported to tazmania for stealing a sheep, so we thought these two families are joined somehow.

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Have you checked with the

Gloucestershire Marriage Allegations 1747-1837 and Marriage Bonds 1730-1823

(Under Resources on this website)

There are 76 PACE listed some in Kemmerton/Kemerton

If however, you use the Soundex - there are variations of the surname spelling including: PAYSH, PAISH, PACEY, PACY, PEACEY

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Men in Armour for Gloucestershire 1608

list a number of PACE

thank you,
i will look at that now.

There is a William PACE baptised at Kemerton on 21 December 1740 so of William & Elizabeth.

Ancestry

Kemerton marriages

William PACE of this Parish Batchelor, and Elizabeth SALLIS of this Parish, Spinster,

Married in this Church by LICENCE

21 November 1768

by me Godfrey GOODMAN (Rector)

Witnesses: Condre? Perkins???
Richd PEART

FamilySearch has more records when searching William & Eliz Pace, Kermerton Glos. Some of them appear to be your couple eg;

England Births and Christenings

Name Betty Pace
Gender Female
Christening Date 09 Jul 1769
Christening Date (Original) 09 JUL 1769
Christening Place KEMERTON,GLOUCESTER,ENGLAND
Father's Name Willm. Pace
Mother's Name Betty

Name Willm. Pace
Gender Male
Christening Date 11 Nov 1770
Christening Date (Original) 11 NOV 1770
Christening Place KEMERTON,GLOUCESTER,ENGLAND
Father's Name Wm. Pace
Mother's Name Elizth.

Name Thomas Pace
Gender Male
Christening Date 09 Aug 1772
Christening Date (Original) 09 AUG 1772
Christening Place KEMERTON,GLOUCESTER,ENGLAND
Father's Name William Pace
Mother's Name Elizabeth

and maybe, but probably another generation, FamilySearch has several PACE Kemerton records ?

Name William Pace
Gender Male
Christening Date 23 Aug 1795
Christening Date (Original) 23 AUG 1795
Christening Place KEMERTON,GLOUCESTER,ENGLAND
Father's Name William Pace
Mother's Name Elizabeth

Looking at the Register for Kemberton - and just two marriages above William PACE marrying Elizabeth PEART (one witness was Richd PEART)

4 April 1768

Joseph COMBE married Elizabeth PEART - and two witnesses were: John PACE and Rich PEART

Other children of this marriage are:

Sarah 1735
Anne 1737
William 1740
Hannah 1742
John 1744
Richard 1747
Thomas 1749

all baptised at Kemerton.

There is also a burial of William PACE aged 74 on 27 Jan 1814 at Kemerton.

thank you everybody for your help

FamilySearch;

Australia, Tasmania, Miscellaneous Records
Name Thomas Pace
Event Type Burial
Event Date 13 May 1891
Event Place Tasmania, Australia
Age 75
Birth Year (Estimated) 1816
Birthplace England
Rank of deceased Pauper.

image of record here
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99FT-FDGW?i=103&cc=1935075

Probably the same man ?;

Find A Grave Index
Name Thomas Pace
Event Type Burial
Event Date 1891
Event Place Hobart, , Tasmania, Australia
Photograph Included N
Death Date 10 May 1891
Affiliate Record Identifier 103524563
Cemetery Cornelian Bay Cemetery And Crematorium

FamilySearch has more Tasmania records (baptisms, parents Thomas Pace & Lucy) which maybe his family.

England & Wales, Criminal Register (Ancestry)

Name: Thomas PACE

Age: 28

Estmiated birth year: abt 1816

Date of Trial : 1844
Locationof Trial : Gloucestershire, England

Sentence: Transportation

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Looking at the record - this was 10 years for Sheep Stealing - and Gloucestershire Record Office - says he was from COLEFORD

Thomas PACE, UK Prison Hulk Registers and Letter Books - 1802-1849

Thomas PACE

Age 28

Estimated birth date abt 1817

Date received: 7 Jan 1845

Ship: Warrior

Place Moored : Chatham and Woolwich

Date Convicted 26 November 1844, Gloucester

States he his married: along with other comments

? not sure if related

Marriage at Newland, 19 October 1843

William PACE of full age, bachelor, residence: Coleford, * on the 1851 cenus, aged 36 born Beverstone, Gloucestershire
father: Thomas PACE, labourer

Fanny JORDAN, of Newland, father: Joseph JORDAN, Blacksmith

There is a website: on the PACE family which states, Thomas had married Ann GEORGE - who followed him out to Tasmania with two children (Brian POPE) - Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire UK.

Photograph of Thomas PACE etc - -

his wife Ann GEORGE and two children, Elizabeth & Edward, arrived HOBART, Tasmania - Feb 1854 on ship "Sir Allan McNabb"

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Family tree on Ancestry - says Edward Augustus PAICE was born 1842, Gloucestershire and sailed from Birkenhead - 28 October 1853