In our tree we have a Thomas Phelps (baptism from this site - Aug 1821 Abenhal).
Thomas married Charlotte Roberts born abt 1823 East Dean (date and place of birth taken from census).
They had several children, including George Phelps, (baptism from this site -Dec 1849 Cinderford.
Our Phelps line descends from a marriage between Elizabeth Phelps (baptism from this site - Nov 1851 Cinderford) and Thomas Herbert (baptism from this site - Nov 1850 Ruardean)
Elizabeth's parents were:
John Phelps (baptism from this site - 1813 Abenhall) and Elizabeth Jackson (born abt 1823, age taken from 1841 census)
John's parents were:
James Phelps (baptism possible but not proven taken from this site - Dec 1778 Kempley, 1841 census gives possible date of birth as 1786)and Prudence Goode (possible date of birth 1786 taken from 1841 census.

Having now given as much information as I hold to the ancestral line of our Phelps, I believe there is a connection between the George Phelps born abt 1851, and who married Lydia.
If the person who posted the original query (or anyone else who is interested in this family) sends me a message off line I would be more than happy to provide the whole tree as it is much too large to post on the forum.
Regards Jean Herbert

Year: 1853
Month: Feb
Day: 20
Parents_Surname: WOOD
Child_Forenames: Lydia
Fathers_Forenames: George
Mothers_Forenames: Hannah
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Blakeney
Occupation: Labourer
Officiating_Minister: J. Davies
Event: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P1 IN 1/7
Page_Number: 75
Parish_Chapel: Abenhall

Year 1852
Month Apr
Day 11
Grooms Surname WOOD
Grooms Forenames George
Grooms Age Of full age
Groom Condition Bachelor
Grooms Occupation Labourer
Grooms Residence East Dean
Grooms Fathers Surname Wood
Grooms Fathers Forenames William
Grooms Fathers Occupation Labourer
Brides Surname STIDDER
Brides Forenames Hannah
Brides Age Of full age
Brides Condition Spinster
Brides Occupation
Brides Residence Abbenhall
Brides Fathers Surname Stidder
Brides Fathers Forenames Edward
Brides Fathers Occupation Labourer
Licence or Banns Not stated
Date of Banns
Signature or Mark Both sign
Witness 1 George Malson
Witness 2 Ellen[?] Stidder
Other Witnesses Mark of Edward Stidder
Officiating Minister James Davies Rector
Event Marriage
Memoranda
Notes
Register Reference P1 IN 1/12
Page Number 53
Parish Chapel Abenhall

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Registered as :-

Name: George Ernest Phelps
Year of Registration: 1876
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
District: Ledbury
County: Herefordshire, Hereford and Worcester, Worcestershire
Volume: 6a
Page: 488

Christened as :-

Year: 1880
Month: Aug
Day: 1
Parents_Surname: WOOD
Child_Forenames: George Ernest
Fathers_Forenames:
Mothers_Forenames: Lydia
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: East-Dean
Occupation: [blank]
Officiating_Minister: S.J. Johnson
Event: Baptism
Memoranda: Age 4. B[astard]
Notes:
Register_Reference: P1 IN 1/8
Page_Number: 62
Parish_Chapel: Abenhall

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Have found it interesting to read this thread as I hadn't caught on that George E Phelps was illegitimate. George PHELPS who married Lydia WOOD was my Great Great Grandfather through his son Thomas Walter PHELPS who married Blanche LEWIS (nee ROBERTS) in approx 1926. They had ten children between 1901 and 1915, the last being my grandfather Sidney PHELPS. Blanche had a son from her first marriage, Cyril LEWIS born in 1898. I do not know why they didn't marry until 1926 unless it was that her first husband died around the same time and she had not divorced him. It took a while to find the childrens birth registrations until someone pointed out that they were under LEWIS with PHELPS being taken as a middle name. They presumably dropped the Lewis when their parents married.

Lydia WOOD's mother Hannah WOOD (nee STIDDER) appears to have remarried by 1881 as George and Lydia's daughter Florence is staying with her grandparents in the 1881 census - William RUDGE and Hannah RUDGE. I have found an entry for a marriage of a Hannah WOOD on the freebmd site Qtr MAR 1862 Westbury S 6a 297 but the other side of the entry is missing. I am assuming that it could be William RUDGE.

For seven years I have been looking for George Ernest, Ralph, and Florence. Children of George and Lydia. Their other child Thomas Walter was my Grandad.My father was called Ralph born 1905 but known as Robert or Bob ( I believe he was named after his Uncle). I found Ralph on 1901 census aged 10 with his parents. There was talk of someone in the family going to Canada but I had no luck so I switched to Australia and there they were on 1930 census 1. George Ernest and wife Rose Hannah nee Russell who married 1903 at Newham (George under the name of Ernest) they had a daughter in 1903 called Edith May.2 Ralph who married a widow at the age of 40 in 1939 and also their mother Lydia who died in 1939. Their graves can be seen on the internet in a well kept cementary at Kurri Kurri New South Wales. This district was a big mining area in 1900.George Ernest next living child was born in Kurri Kurri 1907 followed by 2 more living sons.
I would like to know when Ralph and his mother went to Australia I cant find them on 1911 census?
Here is a coincidence the person who went to Canada was Robert Yemm (son of Jane Phelps my Great Great Aunt)who married Leah "Kate" White from the Forest. They had a daughter Catherine "Kate" born 1898 in The Forest. Kate married a Roderick McKinnon in Canada and moved to America about 1919

In Australia George's daughter Edith May married a Harold T McKinnon but died 1924 aged 21 years.

Six years ago my own daughter married a John McKinnon in Bedfordshire his grandfather was from Tyree.

Great Grandad George died 1930 he lived Horsepool Bottom.I would love to know when his wife went to Australia

starter

1901
George Phelps abt 1851 Plump Hill, Gloucestershire, England Head East Dean, Gloucestershire
Lydia Phelps abt 1853 Brains Green, Gloucestershire, England Wife East Dean, Gloucestershire
Thomas Phelps abt 1880 Plump Hill, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean, Gloucestershire
Ralph Phelps abt 1891 Horseport Bottom, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean, Gloucestershire

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