Looking for any marriage detail's For James Russell's First wife between 1910 & 1916 .He was born 1886 at Milkwall . .Father-Henry Russell, Mother-Harriet Ellen ( nee Thomes ) James lived at Gorsty Knoll in 1910 ?
Looking forward to any information available
Russell

The marriages should be in our Parish records somewhere? Fred

Thank you Fred, Had a looked @ parish records over & over again with no luck
May have to put this one ,to one side Thank you for your Time Russ

This looks like your James on the 1911 Census living at Gorsty Knoll, Coleford. Can't find a marriage as yet.

JONES, Sarah Head Widow F 69 1842 Cinderford Glos
COURT, Minnie Nease Single F 16 1895 Assisting Her Aunt Milkwall Coleford Glos
RUSSELL, James Grandson Single M 24 1887 Quarryman Stone Mason Milkwall Glos
RUSSELL, Harry Grandson Single M 17 1894 None Gorsty Knoll Glos

Have checked the marriage records from 1911 to 1916 but cannot find him in the Forest of Dean area. The only one I have come up with so far is James M Russell m Lilian M A Ainge in Dec quarter 1923, Monmouth 11a 71. I presume he was married a second time as you want to know his first wife's details. When was he married the second time and who to and where? Maybe he was married further afield in Monmouthshire or Gloucestershire. Let us have more information if you have it.

Sheila

Hi Sheila
I have the 1911 census It is the James Russell Iam looking for .
James jioned G company 2nd Battalion Monmouthshire Regimemt .He was mobilised on 4th November 1914 & landed @ Le Havre France on 7th November 1914.He was wounded 2 or 3 times ,After recovery & recuperation was posted 2nd line Battalion -2/2 Monmouths based in Suffolk .Met his second wife in Norwich, they married @ Norwich on 1st July 1916 ,
His first wife was a local girl from Sling ? She may have died between 1914-15
The second Marriage Cert-stated that James was A widower.
Thank you Russ

Yes it looks like the marriage was outside the Forest of Dean, I did look at FreeBMD and the nearest marriage for James Russell was Newport and Pontypridd, Monmouthshire, but it could be anywhere?

Without having the first wife's christian name, it makes it difficult to find the marriage. However this death is on the Parish Records - could it be her? Maybe the age is wrong and it is only a few months after the 1911 Census was taken when he was single. However, it could be his mother or another relative I suppose, as in the Memoranda Gorsty Knoll is mentioned.

Record_ID: 170325
Entry_Number: 2176
Year: 1911
Month: Oct
Day: 12
Surname: RUSSELL
Forenames: Esther Ann
Residence: Wife of James Milson Russell
Age_at_death: 41
Officiating_Minister: Arnold D Taylor
Event: Interment
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda: (1) Gorsty Knoll (2) South Div[ision] : Adults Gr[ave] (3) V 11 (4) Consecrated (5) West Dean
Notes:
Register_Reference: DA25 / 204 / 2
Page_No: 8
Parish_Chapel: Coleford Cemetery
Soundex: R240

Sheila

Hi Sheila & Fedb Thank you for your time !! Milson James Russell Married Esther Ann Hudson 1982' This was James R Uncle Thank you for your help. I will carry-on
with the family tree ,May trip over the Detail's on the way
Thank you both for your Help Russ