Am looking for information on the parents of my maternal great grandmother Edith Pritchard, her marriage certificate states her father as Ernest James Pritchard, Edith was supposedly born at Nailbridge but cannot find any further records of her Father other than an Ernest J Pritchard listed as living at the Railway Hotel in Cinderford during the 30's ( I think ) I am told Edith had a brother Alfred James Pritchard who married & lived in Steamills, it would seem her brother was a fair bit younger than her, Did wonder if maybe Edith was born out of wedlock & maybe Ernest may have been a relative but signed as her Father on the marriage certificate for the sake of decency , who knows ??? Any information on who Edith's Mother may have been & indeed her Father if it wasn't Ernest James , would be heartfully received , & if her Father was Ernest James any further info on him I would be equally grateful for as trying to fill in information on my Ancestry family tree & have it a wall

Many Thanks

Sherrie Ellis

Just for Starters.

As you mention no dates - have checked with Family Tree on Ancestry.

Any information you already have, saves time and helps other Contributors.

Edith PRITCHARD birth 1887, Nailbridge, Gloucestershire, death: 14 October 1957 - Cinderford

Marriage: 24 April 1905, Drybrook, Gloucestershire to George Thomas MORGAN

and their children etc. etc.

This gives her parents as James PRITCHARD and Elizabeth HUNT

This is the 1939 census returns in which Edith states her birthday as 9 September 1889

MORGAN George - 4 June 1880
Edith - as above
Arthur -
Leslie
Ronald
(two people officially closed)

Edyth (crossed out May
John

The 1911 Census was tricky to find - as they just gave initials...

George Thomas MORGAN
Victoria S... Cinderford

MORGAN

G J - 30 - Coal Miner (Hewer) - born Yorks, Castleford
E - 23 (the second number heavily overwritten) - marrried 6 years, 4 children born alive, 3 living 1 dead) born Glos Nailbridge
L - 4 - born Glou Cinderford
J - 2 - born Glam-shire - Treherbert
S - 1 - Glou-shire - Cinderford

Think the one they lost was Edith Maud MORGAN - baptised 16 August 1910, West Dean White, George (Collier) & Edith

(Gloucestershire, England, Non-Conformist Baptisms Index)

Nailbridge is close to Drybrook the Parish where they married.

Following up the idea that Edith could have been illegitimate, (all from this site),

Record_ID: 133523
Entry_Number:
Year: 1888
Month: Feb
Day: 6
Parents_Surname: PRITCHARD
Child_Forenames: Edith
Fathers_Forenames: [not stated]
Mothers_Forenames: Leah
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Harry Hill
Occupation: [not stated]
Officiating_Minister: William Barker Vicar
Event: Baptism
Memoranda: P[rivately?]
Notes:
Register_Reference: PFC109 IN 1/4
Page_Number: 193
Parish_Chapel: Drybrook

A possible sibling,

Record ID 133441
Entry Number
Year 1886
Month Nov
Day 6
Parents Surname PRITCHARD
Child Forenames Esther Maria
Fathers Forenames [not stated]
Mothers Forenames Leah
Mothers Surname
Residence Harry Hill
Occupation [not stated]
Officiating Minister William Barker Vicar
Event Baptism
Memoranda P[rivately?]
Notes
Register Reference PFC109 IN 1/4
Page Number 183
Parish Chapel Drybrook

A later marriage?

Record ID 49583
Entry Number 92
Year 1903
Month Dec
Day 25
Grooms Surname BANNISTER
Grooms Forenames Charles
Grooms Age 45
Groom Condition Widower
Grooms Occupation Mason
Grooms Residence Steam Mills
Grooms Fathers Surname Malsom
Grooms Fathers Forenames George
Grooms Fathers Occupation deceased
Brides Surname PRITCHARD
Brides Forenames Leah
Brides Age 37
Brides Condition Spinster
Brides Occupation [not stated]
Brides Residence Harry Hill
Brides Fathers Surname Pritchard
Brides Fathers Forenames David
Brides Fathers Occupation Collier
Licence or Banns Banns
Date of Banns [not stated]
Signature or Mark both mark
Witness 1 Mark of John F Whittington
Witness 2 Mark of Eliza Ann Whittington
Other Witnesses
Officiating Minister James Lawton Vicar
Event Marriage
Memoranda
Notes
Register Reference P109 IN 1/9
Page Number 46
Parish Chapel Drybrook

1891 Census Drybrook - District 15 (which includes Nailbridge)

Henry HEATH - Head Single, aged 29, Coal Miner
Leah PRITCHARD (Living as Wife) - 25 - Housekeeper
Charles PRITCHARD, son aged 7
Ada PRITCHARD - 3 (? is this Ethel)
Alice PRITCHARD - 1

and still there on the 1901 Census

HEATH Henery - 40 - born Yorkshire
Leah PRITCHARD - 36 - Housekeper all born Harry Hill
Charles - 16
Ada - 12
Fred - 8
Rhoda - 6
Sarah - 3
Frank - 2

A baptism for Charles

Record_ID: 559793
Entry_Number: 1750
Year: 1884
Month: Mar
Day: 19
Parents_Surname: PRITCHARD
Child_Forenames: Charles Edward
Fathers_Forenames: [base born]
Mothers_Forenames: Leah
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Holy Trinity Workhouse
Occupation: Single Woman
Officiating_Minister: Chris.Jay Jones Vicar
Event: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P354 IN 1/15
Page_Number: 219
Parish_Chapel: Westbury on Severn

Alice’s burial,

Record_ID: 93718
Entry_Number: 577
Year: 1893
Month: Jan
Day: 6
Surname: PRITCHARD
Forenames: Alice Mary
Residence: The Morse
Age_at_death: 3
Officiating_Minister: William Barker Vicar
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P109 IN 1/13
Page_No: 73
Parish_Chapel: Drybrook

Another sibling,

Entry_Number:
Year: 1886
Month: Nov
Day: 6
Parents_Surname: PRITCHARD
Child_Forenames: Esther Maria
Fathers_Forenames: [not stated]
Mothers_Forenames: Leah
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Harry Hill
Occupation: [not stated]
Officiating_Minister: William Barker Vicar
Event: Baptism
Memoranda: P[rivately?]
Notes:
Register_Reference: PFC109 IN 1/4
Page_Number: 183
Parish_Chapel: Drybrook

Record_ID: 93213
Entry_Number: 72
Year: 1886
Month: Nov
Day: 29
Surname: PRITCHARD
Forenames: Esther Maria
Residence: Harry Hill
Age_at_death: 9 weeks
Officiating_Minister: William Barker Vicar
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P109 IN 1/13
Page_No: 9
Parish_Chapel: Drybrook

Cannot see a baptism for an Ada.

Apologies to MPG, Mike Pinchin et al for spotting this a bit late in the day.
Don't think there's been much if any overlap, but in case others have not spotted it I recall this family being discussed in the past, see https://forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=49317

Have found a burial record for St Johns Cinderford for a George Thomas Morgan who died in 1906 at 8 months old & having been residing at Victoria St Cinderford, I wonder if this could be the one child that died as they were living in Victoria St at the time of the 1911 census, if this is the case then my Nan, Lydia Morgan was not the eldest of 15 as she told me many times, but the second eldest

As George Thomas MORGAN was aged 8 months old when he was buried on 13 July 1906 - have checked for a birth registration on the GRO INDEX which confirms your question.

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George Thomas MORGAN -

December Qtr 1905
Westbury on Severn
Vol 06A
Page 281

this gives the mother's maiden name as PRITCHARD

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Back to the 1911 census

MORGAN/Mother's maiden name : PRITCHARD

L MORGAN - daughgter aged 4

Lydia MORGAN - 1907, J Qtr in Westbury on Severn, Volume 06A Page 285

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J MORGAN - daughter aged 2 - born Glamorganshire Treherbert

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S MORGAN - son aged 1

Sam MORGAN - 1910 J Qtr in Westbury in Severn Volume 06A Page 275

Mother's maiden name: PRITCHARD