Coleford Company of Rifle Volunteers

These clippings are from a small date book of my ancestor, John Mathews, who moved from Clydach, Glamorganshire to Lydbrook around 1874. He married Margaret Williams in Lydbrook that year at the Church of the Holy Jesus by Henry T. Hoitt, Vicar. They had three children while in Lydbrook, then immigrated to the United States in 1883. John Mathews was a private with the Rifle Volunteers. The year of this date book is 1882, so I am figuring these articles are from around that time period. John is the "J. Matthews" mentioned in the articles. I have not idea what publication he might have clipped these articles from.

Kathy Thatcher

Coleford_Company_of_Rifle_Volunteers.pdf

Newspaper Clippings
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My Who Do You Think You Are? Moment

Sent to us by Matt Wells

This article was originally published in the February 2010 Ancestors Magazine.

My Who Do You Think You Are? Moment.pdf

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Funeral Cards

David Williams Lydbrook Funeral Card 1875.pdf
John Davies Lydbrook Funeral Card 1880.pdf

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Mary Jane Worsfold Funeral Card.pdf

Died September 24th,1886, an infant.

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Transcript of Dean Forest Mercury report of the inquest of George Matthews, The Plump, Mitcheldean published on March 26th. 1915 - gruesome as it is, and a photo of his headstone at Holy Trinity Church (Forest Church), Drybrook. It had been removed from his grave and until recently was cast aside and lying flat on its face.  

George Matthews, Plump Hill Tragedy 1915.pdf
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George Matthews Gravestone
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Transcribed by Glenn & Lynne Robertson

Downloads - Wills Section
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BOWER - Will of William Bower 1600 Awre, Gls
BROWNE - Will of John Browne 1602 Awre, Gls
BROWNE - Will of Richard Browne 1602 Awre, Gls
BRUTON - Will of William Bruton 1607 Blakeney, Gls
BYRKIN - Will of Richard Byrkin 1596 Haglo, Gls
DRYVER - Will of Matthew Dryver 1593 Hagglo, Gls
FRYER - Will of Robert Fryer 1596, Smith of Blakeney, Gls
GOUGHE - Will of John Goughe 1600 Awre, Gls
HARRYS - Will of John Harrys 1601 Awre, Gls
HEYMAN - Will of Thomas Heyman, 1597 Husbandman of Awre, Gls
LEIGHTON - Will of Ann Leighton 1604 Awre, Gls
MORRIS - Will of Christian Morris 1598 Awre, Gls
NURSE - Will of John Nurse 1597 Awre, Gls
TAYLOR - Will of Ann Taylor 1597 Blakeney, Gls
TYLER - Will of William Tyler 1595 Yeoman of Awre, Gls
WARBROKE - Will of John Warbrock 1597 Awre, Gls
WHITE - Will of Joan White 1606 Awre Gls
WHITE - Will of William White 1598 Yeoman of Poulton, Awre, Gls
YOUNG - Will of John Young 1598 Awre, Gls

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Provided by Paul Wilson
Transcribed by Glenn & Lynne Robertson

ARUNDEL and BYRKIN - Indenture Arundel and Byrkin 1698 St Briavels, Gls
BERKIN - Indenture Thomas Berkin 1725 St Briavels, Gls
BYRKIN - Admin of Thomas Byrkin 1749 St Briavels, Gls
BYRKIN - Indenture by Richard Byrkin 1706 of Hagloe, Gls 1706
BYRKIN - Indenture Eliza and Sarah Byrkin 1723 St Briavels, Gls
BYRKIN - Indenture Eliza and Sarah Byrkin 1760 St Briavels, Gls
BYRKIN - Indenture Sarah and Eliza Byrkin 1748 St Briavels, Gls
BYRKIN - Will of James Byrkin 1699 Yeoman of Awre Gls
BYRKIN - Will of James Byrkin 1708 Blakeney, Gls
BYRKIN - Will of John Byrkin 1691 Hagloe, Gls
BYRKIN - Will of John Byrkin 1712 Ruddle, Gls
BYRKIN - Will of John Byrkin 1724 Blakeney, Gls
BYRKIN - Will of John Byrkin 1740 Hagloe, Gls
BYRKIN - Will of Mary Byrkin 1754 Awre, Gls
BYRKIN - Will of Richard Byrkin 1719 St Briavels, Gls
BYRKIN - Will of Richard Byrkin 1729 Poultons Court, Awre Gls
BYRKIN - Will of Richard Byrkin 1732 Awre, Gls
BYRKIN - Will of Richard Byrkin 1748 Awre, Gls
BYRKIN - Will of Sarah Byrkin 1730 St Braivels, Gls
BYRKIN - Will of Thomas Byrkin 1699 St Briavels , Gls
BYRKINE - Will of James Byrkine 1769 Awre,Gls
BYRKYNE - Will of Johane Byrkyne 1619 of Hagloe, Gls
MACHEN - Indenture Anne Machen (nee Byrkin) 1753 St Briavels, Gls