Trying to find the parents of Elizabeth Morgan of Coleford. She was born around 1822 and married an Absalom Drew of East Dean on Sept. 16, 1844 at St. Mary's in Flaxley. She died around 1867.

The couple had at least 9 children, 7 who survived to adulthood. Absalom worked as a miner in 1851 and a butcher in the 1871 census where he is listed as a widower. He remarries a Mary Ann Ryder who was living at the house taking care of Elizabeth's two youngest children, Eliza and Mary Ann. All four emigrate to America, arriving in New York aboard the S.S. Adriatic in 1874 and go on to live in Westfield, Massachusetts where a son, Absalom William Drew, had moved to five years earlier.

Have no additional information on Elizabeth (nor, for that matter on Mary Ann Ryder other than she was born around 1817).

Pictures of the gravesite for Absalom, Mary Ann, Absalom William, his wife Rosanna Mary Cable and their son Fred are on my website if anyone is interested (beautiful little private cemetery in Westfield).

thanks.

--jon

Hopefully you do not mind another Census extract

In 1851 the entry is in Bilson Green ( Cinderford) as an Iron Miner.

1861 in what looks like the St Johns area Cinderford described as General Provisioner

Absalom Drew abt 1820 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Head East Dean Gloucestershire
Easter ( sic ESTHER, maybe mis heard ELIZA) Drew abt 1823 Coleford, Gloucestershire, England Wife East Dean Gloucestershire
Absalom Drew abt 1853 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean Gloucestershire
David Drew abt 1850 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean Gloucestershire
Jane Drew abt 1845 Flaxley, Gloucestershire, England Daughter East Dean Gloucestershire
Lucy Drew abt 1855 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter East Dean Gloucestershire
William Magar ( sic MORGAN) abt 1800 Clearwell, Gloucestershire, England Uncle East Dean Gloucestershire
Mary Ann Canocky abt 1845 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England Visitor East Dean Gloucestershire

In 1871 he is living as a Butcher, at the Puddlers Arms, which was not far from Barley Corn Sq. - I suspect it was near the Iron Works.

This is a reasonable suspect for the Uncle, might be worth finding his siblings and a possible father for Elizabeth Morgan.

WILLIAM MORGAN
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Event(s):
Birth:
Christening: 06 OCT 1799 Newland, Gloucester, England

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Parents:
Father: HENRY MORGAN
Mother: MARTHA
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Messages:
Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record.
The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or christening date.
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Source Information:
Batch No.: Dates: Source Call No.: Type: Printout Call No.: Type:
C036202 1560 - 1565 0423272 Film 6911882 Film
C036202 1583 - 1812 0425476 Film NONE
Sheet: 00

1871
Mary Ann Ryder abt 1820 Lydbrook, Gloucestershire, England Head East Dean Gloucestershire Widowed Beer House Keeper

1861 Oak at Shortstanding nr Coleford Grocer and Public House
William Ryder abt 1819 Flaxley, Gloucestershire, England Head West Dean Gloucestershire
Mary Ann Ryder abt 1819 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England Wife West Dean Gloucestershire
Sarah Lodge abt 1839 Westbury on Severn, Gloucestershire, England Niece West Dean Gloucestershire
Julian Ryder abt 1850 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England Nephew West Dean Gloucestershire

1851 Julian Ryder is living with father Thomas Ryder 1821 from Flaxley and uncle John 1828 from Flaxley,

and a George Ryder 1816 at the Tin Works in Lydbrook as a Mill Man ( these must be William's brothers)

So Ryder is Mary Ann's surname from her first marriage.

Interesting. Have to look at this more closely to see if I can find her maiden name.

Thanks.

The Easter is Elizabeth Morgan, the mother.

I like the idea of searching on the uncle to try to nail down the parents. Smart.

Thanks.

1851 DREW ( transcribed as Drua)
Absalom Drua abt 1821 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Head East Dean Gloucestershire Iron Miner
Elizabeth Drua abt 1823 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Wife East Dean Gloucestershire
David Drua abt 1850 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean Gloucestershire
Jane Drua abt 1846 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter East Dean Gloucestershire
Richard Drua abt 1851 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean Gloucestershire
Sarah Drua abt 1847 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter East Dean Gloucestershire
Sarah Boughton abt 1798 Mitcheldean, Gloucestershire, England Visitor East Dean Gloucestershire ( interesting connection given the HODGES marriage later)

1871 Puddlers Arms Inn Cinderford
Absalom Drew abt 1821 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Head East Dean Gloucestershire Widow Butcher
Mary Ann Ryder abt 1840 Lydbrook, Gloucestershire, England Head East Dean Gloucestershire Widow Publican
Eliza Drew abt 1862 Pinderford, Gloucestershire, England Daughter East Dean Gloucestershire
Mary Ann Drew abt 1864 Pinderford, Gloucestershire, England Daughter East Dean Gloucestershire
Thomas Ryder abt 1787 Flaxley, Gloucestershire, England Visitor East Dean Gloucestershire