I found that "furnaces" was listed as the "residence" on a FOD burial record. Does enyone know what and where this is. Did people actually live there?

Briefly-yes. One of my family also give Furnaces, Walford as an address in 1822 on the birth of a child.I believe they were cottages constucted for iron workers.

...or

Old Furnace Bottom, Blakeney

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Blakeney Photograph Gallery - Furnace Valley (where my WICKENDEN family lived)

Hi Aheritage,

My Grandparents lived in Valley Rd, Cinderford back in the 1950's.
During my time playing in the area, we were told about the Furnaces cottages, constructed for use by the workers of Cinderford Iron Works.

If you can get hold of the railway book "The Forest of Dean Branch" Vol 1
ISBN 1 874103 05 4 (Wild Swan Publications. 1-3 Hagborne Rd, Didcot, Oxon).

This book on pages 187 - 195 has a history of the Cinderford Ironworks, maps and photos of the iron works and cottages which I am sure are the said Furnaces cottages.

I could scan a copy of the picture but the book is copyrighted, perhaps admin can verify if a scan is ok to do or not.

Regards
Forester

I could scan a copy of the picture but the book is copyrighted, perhaps admin can verify if a scan is ok to do or not.

Copyrighted books published in the UK is for 70 years from the end of the year that the work was first made available.

Thanks for all your reply's. It makes sense they were cottages as I also remember some addresses were listed as Cinderford Ironworks on numerous censuses. I'd love to find some pictures. I'll check out the book you mentioned.

Bottom end of Victoria St towards Valley Road
< think of the Forge Hammer !>

In 1891 census The Furnaces nr Cinderford Tump

Heads of Family include

Oswald HALE
George JONES
George DAVIES
John RAVENHILL
Caroline TINGLE
Robert CROWDEN
James HOLDEN
Frederick JEFFERIES
Frederick TINGLE
Tom BEARD
William GRIFFITHS

On the hillside to the north-east, known as Cinderford Tump, the White Hart inn had opened by 1834 (fn. 41) and, to the west, a school was built by Edward Protheroe in 1840 and the church of St. John the Evangelist was opened in 1844. (fn. 42) At the ironworks, which stood 800 m. north of Cinderford bridge, cottages were built at the bottom of the later Victoria Street to the south-east.

From: 'Forest of Dean: Settlement', A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 5: Bledisloe Hundred, St. Briavels Hundred, The Forest of Dean (1996), pp. 300-325.
URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=23266 Date accessed: 20 October 2009.

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Thank you for the extra info... It's so interesting. So you're a forester now living in Wales? I was born at 22 Abbey St in Cinderford 1963. Popejoy family emigrated to Canada 1974. Still miss it and loved growing up there. My hubby and family are from Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. I'm working on our geneology and loving it.

Amanda

As you said in the Furnaces area of Cinderford near the Forge Hammer on Victoria St http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1456365

1891
Thomas Popejoy abt 1862 Arlingham, Gloucestershire, England Head East Dean, Gloucestershire
Mary E Popejoy abt 1863 Westbury On Severn, Gloucestershire, England Wife East Dean, Gloucestershire
Nora A Popejoy abt 1889 Cinderford, Gloucester Daughter East Dean, Gloucestershire

1891
Nelson Nash abt 1858 Cinderford, Gloucester Head East Dean, Gloucestershire
Helen Nash abt 1857 Cinderford, Gloucester Wife East Dean, Gloucestershire
Fred Nash abt 1889 Cinderford, Gloucester Son East Dean, Gloucestershire
Frank Popejoy abt 1867 Cinderford, Gloucester Boarder East Dean, Gloucestershire
John Popejoy abt 1867 Cinderford, Gloucester Boarder East Dean, Gloucestershire
Henry Popejoy abt 1880 Cinderford, Gloucester Boarder East Dean, Gloucestershire

other Popejoy mentions :-

Eunice
http://www.forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=5012

Freda
http://www.forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=10365

probable branch

Name: Frank W Popejoy
Spouse :Eunice A Ricks
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1920
Registration district: Westbury-On-Severn
Registration county (inferred): Gloucestershire
Volume Number: 6a
Page Number: 836

Name: Frank William Popejoy
Year of Registration: 1901
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
District: Westbury On Severn
County: Gloucestershire
Volume: 6a
Page: 290

1901
Francis Popejoy abt 1870 Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England Head East Dean, Gloucestershire
Elizabeth Popejoy abt 1871 Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England Wife East Dean, Gloucestershire
Florence Popejoy abt 1896 Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England Daughter East Dean, Gloucestershire
Lucy Popejoy abt 1897 Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England Daughter East Dean, Gloucestershire

Year: 1881
Month: Jul
Day: 7
Surname: POPEJOY
Forenames: Henry
Residence: Cinderford
Age_at_death: 55 y[ea]rs
Officiating_Minister: T.H.Kynaston
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P85/1 IN 1/13
Page_No: 115
Parish_Chapel: Cinderford St Johns

1881
Henry Popejoy abt 1825 Wiltshire, England Head Westbury On Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire
Ellen Popejoy abt 1856 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Westbury On Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire
Thomas Popejoy abt 1861 Birmingham Son Westbury On Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire
John Popejoy abt 1864 Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England Son Westbury On Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire
Frank Popejoy abt 1869 Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England Son Westbury On Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire
Henry Popejoy abt 1879 Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England Grandson Westbury On Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire

1871
Henry Popajoy 46 Devizes
Mary Popajoy 44
George Popajoy 18
William H Popajoy 17
Ellen Popajoy 14
Thomas Popajoy 10
John Popajoy 7
Francis Popajoy 1

Year: 1862
Month: Jun
Day: 8
Parents_Surname: POPEJOY
Child_Forenames: Thomas Edward
Fathers_Forenames: Henry
Mothers_Forenames: Mary
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: 22 Addend Street Birmingham
Occupation: Butcher
Officiating_Minister: Tho[ma]s H. Ravenhill Vicar
Event: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P18 IN 1/8
Page_Number: 45
Parish_Chapel: Arlingham

1861
Henry Poperjoy abt 1825 Barnard, Wiltshire, England Head Aston, Warwickshire
Mary Poperjoy abt 1829 Allingham, Gloucestershire, England Wife Aston, Warwickshire
George Nathaniel Poperjoy abt 1853 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England Son Aston, Warwickshire
Henry Poperjoy abt 1854 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England Son Aston, Warwickshire
Ellen Elizabeth Poperjoy abt 1857 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Aston, Warwickshire
Oliver Edward Poperjoy abt 1859 Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Son Aston, Warwickshire
Thomas Poperjoy abt 1860 Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Son Aston, Warwickshire

Name: Henry Popejoy
Name: Mary Davies
Year of Registration: 1852
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
District: Cheltenham
County: Gloucestershire
Volume: 6a
Page: 524

1851
Henry Popjoy abt 1825 Stanton, Wiltshire, England Servant Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

Henry is very probably from this village / area near Devizes and Pewsey, and the White Horse monument

http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/WIL/StantonStBernard/index.htm

http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/846466

Gets fuzzy from here !
I suspect this leads you to Nathaniel POPEJOY / POPE

Name: Nathaniel Pope
Year of Registration: 1863
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
District: Devizes
County: Wiltshire
Volume: 5a
Page: 63

1861
Thomas Amor abt 1808 All Cannings, Wiltshire, England Head All Cannings, Wiltshire
Sarah Amor abt 1813 Stanton St Bernard, Wiltshire, England Wife All Cannings, Wiltshire
Nathaniel Popejoy abt 1785 Stanton St Bernard, Wiltshire, England Wifes Father (Father-in-law) All Cannings, Wiltshire

1851
Nathaniel Pope abt 1779 Stanton, Wiltshire, England Head Stanton St Bernard, Wiltshire

Nathaniel Popejoye
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Event(s):
Birth: About 1779 Of Stanton,St Bernard, , Wiltshire, England
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Marriages:
Spouse: Elizabeth White
Marriage: 29 NOV 1804 Stanton,St Bernard, , Wiltshire, England

http://www.gomezsmart.myzen.co.uk/POBJOYs/branches/ppejs/stanton.html

seems to fit closely to

http://www.gomezsmart.myzen.co.uk/POBJOYs/branches/ppejs/hydavis.html

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