Forest of Dean FHT Forum - VASEY - 1911 Census

VASEY - 1911 Census (reply)

m p griffiths — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 12:53:40 +0000

On Ancestry 1911 Census Summary Books

Yorkshire West Riding - Borough of Pontefract
Tanshelf
District 9

Duke Street

Lona VASEY - 6 males & 1 female

19 Duke Street, is in Pontefract Park & Tanshelf District 09

Page: 462

Number of Rooms: Apartments 5

Lona VASEY, Head, age 49, married 30 years, 8 children born alive, 8 living, at home, born Dudley Staffordshire
Samuel VASEYS - Son - 13 - School, born Featherstone, Yorkshire

+ 5 Boarders

Barney FILLINGHAM age 25, Single Miner Coal Hewer, born Greenbank St Helens
John SAVILLE - age 40, Single, ditto, born Navigation St. Leigh
John ROBERTS - Boarder, 35 - single, ditto, born Coventry
William MORRIS - Boarder, age 40, single, ditto, born Derby St. Bolton
Joseph KING - age 85 - Single, Miner, born Brickyard Mescborough?

I declare that this Schedule is correctly filled up to the best of my knowledge and belief

Signature Lona VASEYS
19 Duke Street, Tanshelf, Pontefract

George Henry Thomas VASEY 1857 Coaley -> Cinderford (reply)

graham vasey — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 09:36:47 +0000

Many thanks to m.p.griffiths, paul andrews and slowhands for their help. From my own research, george (and lona) were illiterate, their marriage certificate signatures were marked with their "X", which, indicates that they had not attended school as children. In each of the replies received from the forum, alfred vaisey stands out as the father of george, he died when george was an infant, which meant that as soon as george was old enough, he became the "bread winner" and worked as a collier (1871 census aged twelve). With regards to his father's name frederick (as stated on his marriage cert.), could it be alFRED but known in the family as fredrick?
My wife and I are planning to visit the forest of dean in september during which I would like to see as much of the area as possible, especially the coal mine tour, having served my mechanical apprenticeship at the coalmine here in yorkshire (must be in my family DNA).

regards,
graham.

George Henry VASEY born about 1857 (reply)

m p griffiths — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 07:02:01 +0000

Going back over the 1841 census

Gloucestershire Marriage Index: John VAISEY married Ann BOWEN at Coaley St Batholomew - 22 April 1816.

Children of John & Ann VAISEY

Slimbridge St John the Evangelist

VAISEY

Thomas - 26 July 1816 - John (labourer) & Ann

Coaley St Batholomew

VAISEY

Hannah - 30 August 1818 - John (Weaver) & Ann

Rhoda - 19 September 1819 John (Weaver & Labourer) & Ann

Sidney Purnell VAISEY - 27 February 1821 - ditto

Eliza Ann - 22 April 1825 - ditto

Edwin - 18 November 1826 - ditto

Esau - 25 December 1829 - ditto

Alfred VAISEY - 25 December 1831 - ditto

On the Non-conformist data base - Gloucestershire Records Office

you will find

Job Vaisey baptism ( 1833 on the 1841 census)

Coaley - 2 September 1834

Father: John (butcher)

mother: Ann F BOUND

http://ww3.gloucestershire.gov.uk/genealogy/search.aspx

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just as an aside, my maiden name was BOWN - family originally from Gloucestershire - this is the sort of variations of my maiden name in past records.

for example: Church of Latter Day Saints (Ann's birth c1798)

Christening at Forest Green Chapel Nailsworth (4 miles from Nympsfield)

Ann BOWN - 23 December 1798 - parents Enoch & Susannah

then a Burial at Stroud Old Chapel Congregational

Enoch BOWEN - 27 October 1839

George Henry Thomas VASEY 1857 Coaley -> Cinderford (reply)

slowhands — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 05:56:25 +0000

Name: George Vasey
Birth Date: abt 1860
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1938
Age at Death: 78
Registration district: Hemsworth
Inferred County: Yorkshire West Riding
Volume: 9c
Page: 167

1901
George Vasey abt 1860 Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England Head Featherstone, Yorkshire
Lona Vasey abt 1861 Ledgeley, Staffordshire, England Wife Featherstone, Yorkshire
Helen Vasey abt 1899 Wigan, Lancashire, England Daughter Featherstone, Yorkshire
Emma Vasey abt 1884 Wigan, Lancashire, England Daughter Featherstone, Yorkshire
Mary Vasey abt 1887 Wigan, Lancashire, England Daughter Featherstone, Yorkshire
George Henry Vasey abt 1888 Wigan, Lancashire, England Son Featherstone, Yorkshire
Frederick Vasey abt 1891 Dodworth, Yorkshire, England Son Featherstone, Yorkshire
Annie Vasey abt 1893 Silkstone, Yorkshire, England Daughter Featherstone, Yorkshire
Samuel Vasey abt 1897 Featherstone, Yorkshire, England Son Featherstone, Yorkshire

1881
George Vasey abt 1857 Gloucestershire, England Head Pemberton, Lancashire
Lowna Vasey abt 1859 Nr. Dudley, Staffordshire, England Wife Pemberton, Lancashire
Ellen Vasey abt 1880 Pemberton, Lancashire, England Daughter Pemberton, Lancashire

1871 Back Of High Street Cinderford
Ellen Voisey 35 Widow
Henry Geo Thomas Voisey 12
Wm Henry Voisey 6
Mary Matilda Voisey 4
Charles Voisey 3
John Varsey 2
Thomas Varsey 1 Month

1861 High Street
William Morris Read abt 1828 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Head East Dean, Gloucestershire
Ellen Vassey abt 1836 Camm, Gloucestershire, England East Dean, Gloucestershire
Henry G Vassey abt 1859 Camm, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean, Gloucestershire
Elizabeth Vassey abt 1860 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter East Dean, Gloucestershire

death might be related a little close to the census date
Name: Alfred Vaisey
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1861
Registration district: Thornbury
Inferred County: Gloucestershire
Volume: 6a
Page: 134

Scribes alcove :- Edwin / Ann's son
NAME:Alfred Vaisey
BURIED:25 Feb 1861 at Berkeley
AGE: 5w
ABODE:Berkeley

1861
Alfred Vaisey abt 1834 Coaley, Gloucestershire, England Boarder Berkeley, Gloucestershire Butcher

marriage ? Edwin's wife Ann also a HOWELL
Name Ellen Howell
Name: Alfred Veisey
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1853
Registration district: Bristol
Inferred County: Gloucestershire
Volume Number: 6a
Page Number: 32

1841
John Vaisey abt 1801 Gloucestershire, England Coaley, Gloucestershire
Anne Vaisey abt 1798 Gloucestershire, England Coaley, Gloucestershire
Edwin Vaisey abt 1827 Gloucestershire, England Coaley, Gloucestershire
Esau Vaisey abt 1829 Gloucestershire, England Coaley, Gloucestershire
Alfred Vaisey abt 1832 Gloucestershire, England Coaley, Gloucestershire
Job Vaisey abt 1833 Gloucestershire, England Coaley, Gloucestershire
Henry Vaisey abt 1840 Gloucestershire, England Coaley, Gloucestershire

George Henry VASEY born about 1857 (reply)

Paul Andrews — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 22:08:54 +0000

I think this may be relevant.
From Scribes Alcove:-

NAME:Henry George Thomas Vaisey
BAPTISED:20 Oct 1858 at Berkeley
FATHER:Alfred
MOTHER:Ellen
OCCUPATION:Innkeeper
ABODE:Berkeley

NAME:Ellen Sarah Ann Vaisey
BAPTISED:14 Jan 1857 at Berkeley
FATHER:Alfred
MOTHER:Ellen
OCCUPATION:Butcher
ABODE:Mobley

NAME:Emma Sophia Vaisey
BAPTISED:2 May 1855 at Berkeley
FATHER:Alfred
MOTHER:Ellen
OCCUPATION:Butcher
ABODE:Mobley

George Henry VASEY born about 1857 (reply)

m p griffiths — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 18:16:47 +0000

As yet can't see a Frederick VAISEY, butcher, but an Edwin VAISEY, who has a son of the correct age - this Edwin VAISEY married Ann HOWELL in Dursley - 1855 - and Butchers were a family occupation.

1901 Census, Glos. Alkington

Edwin VAISEY, age 68, Widower, Butcher, born Berkeley

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1891 Census, Yorkshire Dodworth (on the 1901 census, George says he was born in Gloucestershire Forest of Dean)

VISEY
77 High Street

George - 30 Coal Miner, born Gloucester
Lona - 30 - born Staffordshire
Ellen 11, Sarah 9, Emma 7, Mary 5, George Henry 2

1881 Census, Lancs. Pemberton
35 Princess Streeet

VAISEY

George - 24, Coal Miner, born Glos
Lowna - 22 - born Staffs, Dudley
Ellen - 1 - born Lancs. Pemberton

VOISEY

1891 Census, Berkeley

VAISEY

Woodford

Edwin - 60 - General Dealer, born Berkeley
George - 17 - Dealer's Asst
Margaret - 15
Elizabeth - 12
Herbert - 11
Minnie - 9

1881 Census, Glos. Berkeley

VAISEY

Edwin - 47 Innkeeper - born Glos. Coaley
Ann - 42 - born Glos. Cam
Thomas - 16 - Butcher
Job - 14
John - 12
Rosa - 11
Enos - 9
Eli - 7
Margaret - 5
Louisa - 4
Elizabeth - 3
Herbert - 2

1871 Census, Gloucestershire East Dean Cinderford

Back of High Street

VOISEY

Ellen - 35 (can't make out if she married or not - crossed over) - born Gloucestershire
Henry Geo Thomas - 12 - born Gloucestershire
Wm Henry - 6
Mary Matilda - 4 - born Cinderford
Charles - 3 - born Cinderford
John - 2 - born Cinderford
Thomas - 1 month - born Cinderford

1861 Census, East Dean, High Street

Ellen VASSEY - 25 - married born Cam
Henry G - 2 - born Cam
Elizabeth - born East Dean

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Church of Latter Day Saints - Henry George Thomas VAISEY, 25 October 1858, Berkeley, parents, Alfred & Ellen

1851 Census, Glos Coaley

VAISEY

John - 55 Butcher, born Coaley
Ann - 53 - Weaver - born Nympsfield
Edwin - 21 - Butcher
Henry - 11
Sarah GAZZARD - Granddaughter - age 2, born Mon. Lanvacara

George Henry VASEY born about 1857

graham vasey — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:08:36 +0000

Dear Sir,
My great grandfather was born in the Forrest of Dean, about 1857. He worked as a coalminer and moved to the mines in Pemberton, Wigan about 1875. In Pemberton he met and married my great grandmother Lona Whitton in 1879 and about 1882 they moved to Hemsworth in Yorkshire, where in 1938 he died and is buried (with great grandmother) in Pontefract, West Yorkshire. I found that my surname, Vasey, is spelt differently, example; Vassey, Vaser, Vaisey, Voisey to name a few! Also, I found that on some census he only uses his first name and not his middle one (Henry)?
I have a copy of his marriage certificate on which he states that his father's name was Frederick and occupation butcher.
I haven't been able to confirm exactly where in the Forrest of Dean he lived and who his parents were. Would be very appreciative of any help that you can offer.

Regards,
Graham Vasey.