Flower FISHER 1832 Lydbrook (General)

by Juliette Shackleton , Tuesday, August 09, 2016, 00:30 (3021 days ago) @ shepway

Hi Mike - many thanks for this.

After their first two children Alfred Thomas and Archibald are born, Jane ROBERTS and Thomas WORKMAN move to Abercarn in Wales and go on to have many more children but I can't find any baptism records for any of the children, either those born in Gloucestershire or Wales until one child, Martha Jane WORKMAN (b1889), is baptised in 1902 in Drybrook Church (record on this site). Interestingly, Jane's surname is given in this baptism record - on the original this is clearly Jane Roberts, not Jane Roberta as transcribed, so I wonder if in fact the parents may not have ever married as it seems unusual for her surname to be quoted at baptism - it doesn't happen for others on the pages. Interestingly, Martha was not living at home in 1901 but with her aunt and uncle at Harry Hill, not with her parents, who remained in Wales. She marries Milson WALL in 1914.

My next step, I think, will be to order some of the GRO birth certificates for the children and see if the marital situation becomes clearer. Thanks for your help!

Best wishes,
Juliette