http://www.watkins.org.au/mboard/board_entry.php?id=915

My wife's ancestor was John Long Watkins, son of John & Mary and baptised in 1827.
Family lived in Longhope, Gloucestershire. Some of John L's siblings traveled to Australia;
he went to the US around 1850 (upstate, New York) where he took up agriculture and tree
& flower growing.
John Sr. died in 1837 and apparently John L was under the care of a local churchman in Longhope.
Any connections to this family would be most appreciated. pjsmith AT myfairpoint.net

Year: 1827
Month: Nov
Day: 11
Parents_Surname: WATKINS
Child_Forenames: John
Fathers_Forenames: John
Mothers_Forenames: Mary
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Longhope
Occupation: Farmer
Officiating_Minister: Edm[un]d Probyn M.A. Vicar
Event: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P206 IN 1/4
Page_Number: 43
Parish_Chapel: Longhope

parents marriage

Year: 1821
Month: Apl
Day: 29
Grooms_Surname: WATKINS
Grooms_Forenames: John
Grooms_Age:
Groom_Condition: Batchelor
Grooms_Occupation:
Grooms_Residence: Longhope
Grooms_Fathers_Surname:
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames:
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation:
Brides_Surname: LONG
Brides_Forenames: Mary
Brides_Age:
Brides_Condition: Spinster
Brides_Occupation:
Brides_Residence: Longhope
Brides_Fathers_Surname:
Brides_Fathers_Forenames:
Brides_Fathers_Occupation:
Licence_or_Banns: Licence
Date_of_Banns:
Signature_or_Mark: Both Sign
Witness_1: John Ballinger
Witness_2: Mary Long
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: Edw[ar]d Probyn Curate
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P206 IN 1/6
Page_Number: 8
Parish_Chapel: Longhope

siblings

Year 1821
Month Sep
Day 2
Parents Surname WATKINS
Child Forenames James
Fathers Forenames John
Mothers Forenames Mary
Mothers Surname
Residence Longhope
Occupation Farmer
Officiating Minister James Dighton Curate
Event Baptism
Memoranda
Notes
Register Reference P206 IN 1/4
Page Number 25
Parish Chapel Longhope

Year 1824
Month Jul
Day 11
Parents Surname WATKINS
Child Forenames Sarah
Fathers Forenames John
Mothers Forenames Mary
Mothers Surname
Residence Longhope
Occupation Farmer
Officiating Minister W[illia]m Parkley Curate
Event Baptism
Memoranda
Notes
Register Reference P206 IN 1/4
Page Number 33
Parish Chapel Longhope

Year 1826
Month Apl
Day 30
Parents Surname WATKINS
Child Forenames Daniel
Fathers Forenames John
Mothers Forenames Mary
Mothers Surname
Residence Longhope
Occupation Farmer
Officiating Minister Cha[rle]s M Dighton Vicar
Event Baptism
Memoranda
Notes
Register Reference P206 IN 1/4
Page Number 37
Parish Chapel Longhope

Year 1830
Month Mar
Day 14
Parents Surname WATKINS
Child Forenames Mary
Fathers Forenames John
Mothers Forenames Mary
Mothers Surname
Residence Longhope
Occupation Farmer
Officiating Minister Edm[un]d Probyn M.A. Vicar
Event Baptism
Memoranda
Notes
Register Reference P206 IN 1/4
Page Number 49
Parish Chapel Longhope

Year 1833
Month Mar
Day 3
Parents Surname WATKINS
Child Forenames Edward
Fathers Forenames John
Mothers Forenames Mary
Mothers Surname
Residence Longhope
Occupation Farmer
Officiating Minister Henry C. Davies Off[iciatin]g Minister
Event Baptism
Memoranda
Notes
Register Reference P206 IN 1/4
Page Number 57
Parish Chapel Longhope

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

Year: 1774
Month: Oct
Day: 23
Grooms_Surname: WATKINS
Grooms_Forenames: John
Grooms_Age:
Groom_Condition: Bachelor
Grooms_Occupation:
Grooms_Residence: Parish of Longhope
Grooms_Fathers_Surname:
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames:
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation:
Brides_Surname: MORGAN
Brides_Forenames: Sarah
Brides_Age:
Brides_Condition: Spinster
Brides_Occupation:
Brides_Residence: Parish of Churcham
Brides_Fathers_Surname:
Brides_Fathers_Forenames:
Brides_Fathers_Occupation:
Licence_or_Banns: Licence
Date_of_Banns:
Signature_or_Mark: He signs she marks
Witness_1: James Holder
Witness_2: The mark of Jane Morgan
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: Edw[ar]d Sparkes Vicar
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P83 IN 1/3
Page_Number: 33
Parish_Chapel: Churcham

Year: 1780
Month: Nov
Day: 12
Parents_Surname: WATKINS
Child_Forenames: John
Fathers_Forenames: John
Mothers_Forenames: Sarah
Mothers_Surname:
Residence:
Occupation:
Officiating_Minister:
Event: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P206 IN 1/7
Page_Number: 92
Parish_Chapel: Longhope

1841 Longhope
John Watkins abt 1781 Gloucestershire, England Lower and Upper Longhope, Gloucestershire Farmer
Mary Watkins abt 1791 Gloucestershire, England Lower and Upper Longhope, Gloucestershire
James Watkins abt 1826 Gloucestershire, England Lower and Upper Longhope, Gloucestershire
Daniel Watkins abt 1827 Gloucestershire, England Lower and Upper Longhope, Gloucestershire
John Watkins abt 1829 Gloucestershire, England Lower and Upper Longhope, Gloucestershire
Mary Watkins abt 1831 Gloucestershire, England Lower and Upper Longhope, Gloucestershire
Edward Watkins abt 1833 Gloucestershire, England Lower and Upper Longhope, Gloucestershire
William Watkins abt 1834 Gloucestershire, England Lower and Upper Longhope, Gloucestershire

1851
John Watkins abt 1781 Longhope, Gloucestershire, England Head Longhope, Gloucestershire

Year: 1852
Month: Aug
Day: 15
Surname: WATKINS
Forenames: John
Residence: Longhope
Age_at_death: 72
Officiating_Minister: Vernon G Guise Vicar
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P206 IN 1/10
Page_No: 72
Parish_Chapel: Longhope

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

John Watkins marriage 15 August 1852, Officiating Minister - Vernon G GUISE caught my eye, as my BURROWS family worked for them (Rendcombe)

Vernon George GUISE - 2 October 1823, (Newnham) parents John Wright GUISE (Major General) and Charlotte DEANE

According to the Longhope website, he was Vicar 1851-1861 and buried there.

Vernon's widow Mary and family are living at The Vicarage, Longhope 1861 census.

Vernon came from an eminent family

www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guise_Baronets

Vernon's brother - 14 October 1826 Littledean

Captain John Christopher GUISE V.C. - Later Lt. General VC CB (Cameronian Scottish Rifles) - The Cameronian Museum website (soldier of the month)

Sir William Vernon GUISE (1816-1887) his collection of fossil was the first major geological collection to be offered to the proposed new public County Museum in Gloucester.

This Longhope website has amongst other items, gravestone transcriptions including WATKINS

www.Longhopevillage.co.uk