The Great War Scrapbook of Laura Morse

The scrapbook was composed by Laura Morse. who was born in 1878 at Ruspidge, the only surviving child of Annie and Stephen Yemm.

She composed a scrapbook of all the local young men, who were killed in the Great War of 1914 - 1918 by collecting the obituaries from the local paper the "Forest Mercury". It consists mainly of obituaries of young men who were killed in the Great War of 1914-1918. Most of them were in the 13th 'Forest of Dean' battalion of the Gloucestershire Regiment.

Laura's grandparents, John and Elizabeth Edwards came up from Wales in 1841. John was an engineer with Henry Crawshay, known as the iron kings of Merthyr Tydfil. They were renowned as the greatest iron producing centre in the world. They came up to the Forest of Dean, bringing young men with them, firstly for the iron, and later opened the Forest Collieries, building rows of houses in Buckshaft, White Hart Hill and Valley Road.

Laura married Richard Morse, also from Ruspidge, he was born at the "Victoria", Lower Ruspidge, a well known off-licence, store and coach house. He was one of six sons and four daughters, and he worked as a foreman at Lightmoor Colliery. Richard and Laura had three daughters and one son, May, Ethel, Richard and Eva.

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1901 Valley Rd Cinderford
Stephen Yem abt 1851 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Head East Dean, Gloucestershire
Richard Morse abt 1870 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son-in-law East Dean, Gloucestershire
Sarah Morse abt 1876 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter East Dean, Gloucestershire
Ethel Morse abt 1891 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Granddaughter East Dean, Gloucestershire

Year: 1898
Month: Apr
Day: 28

Groom Surname: MORSE
Groom Forenames: Richard
Groom Age at Marriage: 31
Groom condition: Bachelor
Groom Rank or Profession: Collier
Groom Residence: Ruspidge Cinderford
Groom Father's Surname: Morse
Groom Father's Forenames: William
Groom Father's Rank or Profession: Collier

Bride Surname: YEMM
Bride Forenames: Laura
Bride Age at Marriage: 22
Bride Condition: Spinster
Bride Rank or Profession: [not stated]
Bride Residence: Ruspidge Cinderford
Bride Father's Surname: Yemm
Bride Father's Forenames: Stephen
Bride Father's Rank or Profession: Collier

Licence or Banns: Banns
Date of banns:
Signature or Mark: Both sign
Witness 1: Stephen Yemm
Witness 2: Mary Jane Morse
Other witnesses:
Officiating Minister: W[illia]m Lynes Vicar
Event type: Marriage
Memoranda:
Transcriber's Notes:
Register Reference: P85/1 IN 1/6
Page No: 32
Parish_Chapel: Cinderford St Johns

1891
Stephen Hemm abt 1851 Cinderford, East Dean Head East Dean, Gloucestershire
Annie Hemm abt 1850 Cinderford, East Dean Wife East Dean, Gloucestershire
Laura Hemm abt 1876 Cinderford, East Dean Daughter East Dean, Gloucestershire

1881
Stephen Yemm abt 1851 Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England Head Westbury On Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire
Annie Yemm abt 1849 Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England Wife Westbury On Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire
Eva Kate Yemm abt 1878 Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Westbury On Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire
Laura Yemm abt 1876 Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Westbury On Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire

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