Lydbrook locations (1840s-60s) (General)

by slowhands , proud of his ancient Dean Forest roots, Tuesday, November 03, 2009, 07:53 (5502 days ago) @ bexxi

Year: 1828
Month: May
Day: 26
Grooms_Surname: GRICE
Grooms_Forenames: Benjamin
Grooms_Age:
Groom_Condition: Bachelor
Grooms_Occupation:
Grooms_Residence: Llanwenarth in the County of Monmouth
Grooms_Fathers_Surname:
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames:
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation:
Brides_Surname: JORDAN
Brides_Forenames: Harriet
Brides_Age:
Brides_Condition: Spinster
Brides_Occupation:
Brides_Residence: Hundred of St Briavels
Brides_Fathers_Surname:
Brides_Fathers_Forenames:
Brides_Fathers_Occupation:
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Date_of_Banns:
Signature_or_Mark: He signs she marks
Witness_1: Mark of Parker Cecil
Witness_2: Mark of Eleanor Cecil
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: H. Douglas Vicar
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P227 IN 1/11
Page_Number: 204
Parish_Chapel: Newland

1841
Benj Grice abt 1801 Worcestershire, England Hales Owen, Worcestershire
Harriot Grice abt 1801 Hales Owen, Worcestershire
Thos Grice abt 1831 Worcestershire, England Hales Owen, Worcestershire
Mary Grice abt 1835 Worcestershire, England Hales Owen, Worcestershire
Harriot Grice abt 1838 Hales Owen, Worcestershire

1851 Lydbrook nr Newland Bridge
Benjamin Grice abt 1808 Wildon Parish Horthebury, Worcestershire, England Head West Dean, Gloucestershire
Harriot Grice abt 1802 Upton Mongrog, Shropshire, England Wife West Dean, Gloucestershire
Harriot Grice abt 1838 Parish Ningswinford, Staffordshire, England Daughter West Dean, Gloucestershire
John Ball abt 1820 Old Park Parish Douly, Shropshire, England Visitor West Dean, Gloucestershire
William Jaffin abt 1830 Stanton Drew, Somerset, England Visitor West Dean, Gloucestershire

Year: 1853
Month: Jun
Day: 6
Surname: GRICE
Forenames: Benjamin
Residence: Lydbrook
Age_at_death: 51
Officiating_Minister: M. W. Palliser Officiating Minister
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P208 IN 1/11
Page_No: 2
Parish_Chapel: Lydbrook

Location 1: Newland Bridge Mill, Upper Lydbrook

very possibly the Corn Mill near the Telephone Exchange (on Worral Hill)
http://www.old-maps.co.uk/
coords 360500 215800 and enlarge

Location 2: Tollgate between Upper & Lower Lydbrook

http://www.old-maps.co.uk/
coords 359900 216100 and enlarge
marked as TP between the Iron Works and Holy Jesus Church

Location 3: Puddlers Arms, Lower Lydbrook

one of the many small pubs in Lower Lydbrook

{The Bell was still trading into the 1950's)

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