Hi

Can some one help me please? I am looking for my great grandad Thomas Watkins. He was born in bream about 1876, his father was Charles Watkins and his mother was Elizabeth Watkins. He married Mary Ann Jones in May 1898 and then he left to go to america with his brother Isiah in September 1910. I don't know if he ever came back to bream my nan thinks that he did. So if someone could help me i would appreciate it.

Thank you

Stardust75

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Record_ID: 2067
Entry Number: 367
Year: 1898
Month: May
Day: 28
Groom Surname: WATKINS
Groom Forenames: Thomas
Groom Age at Marriage: 22
Groom condition: Bachelor
Groom Rank or Profession: Collier
Groom Residence: Breams Eaves
Groom Father's Surname: Watkins
Groom Father's Forenames: Charles
Groom Father's Rank or Profession: Collier
Bride Surname: JONES
Bride Forenames: Mary Ann
Bride Age at Marriage: 20
Bride Condition: Spinster
Bride Rank or Profession: [not stated]
Bride Residence: Breams Eaves
Bride Father's Surname: Jones
Bride Father's Forenames: John
Bride Father's Rank or Profession: (deceased)
Licence or Banns: Banns
Date of banns:
Signature or Mark: Both sign
Witness 1: Harry Watkins
Witness 2: Annie Williams
Other witnesses:
Officiating Minister: Ernest F. Eales
Event type: Marriage
Memoranda:
Transcriber's Notes:
Register Reference: P57 IN 1/8
Page No: 184
Parish_Chapel: Bream
Soundex Groom: W325
Soundex Bride: J520

Births Sep 1875 (>99%)
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Watkins Thomas Monmouth 11a 20

Parents marriage??

Record_ID: 20483
Entry Number: 478
Year: 1870
Month: Oct
Day: 23
Groom Surname: WATKINS
Groom Forenames: Charles
Groom Age at Marriage: 20
Groom condition: Bachelor
Groom Rank or Profession: Labourer
Groom Residence: Aylburton
Groom Father's Surname: WATKINS
Groom Father's Forenames: Richard
Groom Father's Rank or Profession: Collier
Bride Surname: STEPHENS
Bride Forenames: Elizabeth
Bride Age at Marriage: 17
Bride Condition: Spinster
Bride Rank or Profession: Servant
Bride Residence: Aylburton
Bride Father's Surname: STEPHENS
Bride Father's Forenames: William
Bride Father's Rank or Profession: Annualer
Licence or Banns: [not stated]
Date of banns: [not stated]
Signature or Mark: He signs she marks
Witness 1: The mark of Richard Watkins
Witness 2: The mark of Eliza Watkins
Other witnesses:
Officiating Minister: B Philpot
Event type: Marriage
Memoranda:
Transcriber's Notes:
Register Reference: P209 IN 1/15
Page No: 239
Parish_Chapel: Lydney
Soundex Groom: W325
Soundex Bride: S315

Thank you for the reply chris. I just lost track of him after he left the forest to go to america in 1910. I can not find no trace of him after this date. So if anyone knows of what happened to him i would love to know.

Thanks

Stardust75

OK. Try having a trawl through this lot then to see if he came back:

The Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild

http://www.immigrantships.net/

Regards
Chris

i think you will find the earlier relatives here :-

http://www.forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?mode=thread&id=352#p1844

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