chivers/harris/roberts (General)

by greta wilkie , Wednesday, April 19, 2006, 14:49 (6786 days ago)

Hello everyone,
I have been researching my mothers maiden name of chivers for several years.
My gt.gt. grandfather John Chivers came to the forest from somerset,he married Sarah Roberts in Flaxley 11 July 1840 and had a son Eli my gt.grandfather.
Eli married Emma Warburton of Rawmarsh, South Yorkshire, they had 13children of these was Horace Chivers my grandfather
Horace Chivers was born in Drybrook October 6th 1891.He had two daughters
Greta (1927 Warwickshire)and Constance(1928Wolverhampton)by Amelia Owen Jones.
Around 1930 after the death of his parner Amelia, Horace came to South Yorkshire with Greta and Constance(my mother).
I have tried for years to find Amelia's date of death/location.This is what started me on my Family History quest!
In 2002 me and my husband came to the forest and stayed in the Littledean Hotel we had a great time,the following year we took my mother and she enjoyed the visit.
My husband died in march of 2005 so the past year has been devastating
and my family history research was far from my mind.
However I now feel able to make steps to get my life together with I hope another visit to the forest that we both loved.
Whilst down there we were christened Sonny and Cher because we both have long hair and wear hippie style clothes.
My forest family names are Chivers,Hale,Harris,Roberts