I have stumbled across this old posting:

Not sure I know exactley where the Forest of Dean is, but I have many Ancestors hailing from Gloucestershire:-
CUSS,Ampney St.Mary,Cirencester,N. Cerney,GUNNYMAN,Ampney Crucis,NICHOLLS,Cam,Owlpen,TERRETT,Cam,Owlpen,STEPHENS,Down Ampney,S.Cerney,HAWKES,Gloucester,Somerfors Keynes, COLWELL,Leigh,HABGOOD S.Cerney

Gina McCaslin

Edmonton, Alberta Canada
Sunday, November 30, 1997 at 02:57:31

I am descended from NICHOLLS ancestors from OWLPEN, GLOS. If Gina McCaslin still reads this message board (or any other interested person) - please get in touch via this site. Pookie (UK)

... is on the other side of the River Severn.

http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/GLS/Owlpen/Gaz1868.html

OWLPEN, (or Oldpen), a parish in the upper division of the hundred of Berkeley, county Gloucester, 3½ miles E. of Dursley, its post town, and 5½ from the Berkeley Road railway station.

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Ἀριστοτέλης A Gloster & Hereford Boy in the Forest of Dean ><((((*>

Hi,
I'm trying to confirm ancestry of our ancestor John Nicholls, son of Henry(born 1700) and Elizabeth nee Cornock. I believe he married Elizabeth Terrett. Have you got these people on your tree? My data doesn't quite match that on the IGI, so I'd love to get other ideas.
Regards,
Meredith