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Hi we are trying to trace our roots in the Forest of Dean (Cinderford) we have a few names can anyone help - Frank (not Francis) born 2 June 1882, Fred born 1880 to William Blewitt and Eliza/Elizabeth nee Probert. They had a sister called Fanny. I have looked in the Parish Records etc and nothing fits with these dates. It is not helped by the fact that there seems to be so many spellings of the surname and we have tried soundex. Any clues/help would be appreciated as we are in New Zealand.

Tony Blewitt

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From FreeBMD:

Births Dec 1877 (>99%)
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BLEWETT Fanny Eliza Westbury S. 6a 253

Births Mar 1880 (>99%)
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Blewett Fred Westbury S. 6a 263

Births Sep 1882 (>99%)
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Blewett Frank Westbury S. 6a 237

Marriages Mar 1874 (>99%)
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Blewitt William Westbury S. 6a 393
Harris Charles James Westbury S. 6a 393
Probert Eliza Westbury S. 6a 393
Sparrow Fanny Westbury S. 6a 393

Don't tell me - more non conformists?!
There are 4 pages of Blewetts (various spellings)on the Gloucestershire Archives Genealogical Database www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/archives - 40k
Some from Cinderford/East Dean locality but not the names you want! Probably not transcribed yet.
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This could be Fanny in the 1901 Census:

Results in the 1901 Census for - Fanny Blewett
Fanny 1878 Glostershire Cinderford Croydon C B Croydon Cook Domestic

...and maybe this one for 1891:

Results in the 1891 census for - Fanny Blewett
Blewett Fanny 15 Lambeth 24, Kennington Second

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A possible baptism for Eliza Probert?

Record_ID: 45033
Entry Number: 1515
Year: 1854
Month: Jul
Day: 9
Parents Surname: PROBERT
Child Forenames: Eliza Jane
Father's Forenames: Thomas
Mother's Forenames: Mary
Mother's Surname:
Place of Residence: Redbrook
Occupation: Labourer
Officiating Minister: G Ridout Vicar
Event type: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register Reference: P227 IN 1/6
Page No: 190
Parish_Chapel: Newland
Soundex: P616

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I don't know if you have the Census information so I've posted it for you just incase

1871 England Census (Although the transcription is 'Robert' it's clearly 'Probert' on the Census)

William Blewett abt 1851 East Dean Gloucestershire England Lodger Flaxley Cinderford
Eliza Robert abt 1854 Redbrook Gloucestershire England Daughter Flaxley Cinderford
Thomas Robert abt 1815 Redbrook Gloucestershire England Head Flaxley Cinderford
Mary Robert abt 1816 Redbrook Gloucestershire England Wife Flaxley Cinderford
Harry Robert abt 1853 Redbrook Gloucestershire England Son Flaxley Cinderford
Jesse Parker abt 1849 Bristol Gloucestershire England Lodger Flaxley Cinderford
Rhoda Barnard abt 1865 Cinderford gloucestershire England Granddaughter Flaxley Cinderford

1881 England Census

Eliza J. Blewitt abt 1855 Redbrook, Gloucestershire, England Wife Westbury On Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire
Fanny Blewitt abt 1878 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Westbury On Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire
Fred Blewitt abt 1880 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son Westbury On Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire
William Blewitt abt 1852 Littledean, Gloucestershire, England Head Westbury On Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire
William T. Blewitt abt 1874 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son Westbury On Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire

1891 England Census As Transcribed!

E Blewett abt 1855 Redbrook, Glos Wife East Dean, Gloucestershire
W T Blewett abt 1874 Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean, Gloucestershire
W Blewett abt 1852 Elton, Gloucestershire, England Head East Dean, Gloucestershire
E Bluett abt 1884 Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England Daughter East Dean, Gloucestershire
F Bluett abt 1878 Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England Daughter East Dean, Gloucestershire
F Bluett abt 1880 Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean, Gloucestershire
F Bluett abt 1882 Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean, Gloucestershire
H Bluett abt 1890 Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean, Gloucestershire
M Bluett abt 1887 Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England Daughter East Dean, Gloucestershire

1901 England Census

Eliza Bluett abt 1855 Redbrook, Gloucestershire, England Wife East Dean, Gloucestershire
Ernest J Bluett abt 1893 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean, Gloucestershire
Frank Bluett 1883 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean, Gloucestershire
Fredk Bluett abt 1880 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean, Gloucestershire
Harry Bluett abt 1891 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean, Gloucestershire
Margaret F Bluett abt 1888 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter East Dean, Gloucestershire
William Bluett abt 1852 Littledean, Gloucestershire, England Head East Dean, Gloucestershire
Henry Donnelly abt 1881 Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England Boarder East Dean, Gloucestershire

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At least I've got the right Eliza then!

Thanks Bertha

Chris

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http://www.forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?mode=thread&id=1346#p1349

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Thank you - sorry its taken so long to get back to you - we are 12 hours ahead in time so as you sleep we work!! The information is great - I will have to sift through it all - unfortunately from a quick glance some of it does not seem to fit - however everything will be looked at under the "microscope" it would have helped if Fred and Frank had talked about their "roots" which they did not....we do know that Fred played Rugby for either Swansea or Cardiff and was "capped". Also that he worked in the mines and left for New Zealand in 1910 from London bound for Lyttleton - Frank we have no idea he was in the mines too and came out here a couple of years later but he spelt his name Blewett where as mine (Freds son) is spelt Blewitt (same family) there was something about patent medicieces and they changed the spelling so that the Patent would not be attributed to another William that lived in Cinderford - which might add to the mix of things..........oh to be simple then it would not be so much fun.....

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AH AH - yes we are getting somewhere the other cousin Franks son in New Zealand here says that some of the family went to America and Canada about the same time as Fred and Frank came here 1910 onwards.........why what happened in Cinderford etc in this time to make them all migrate...anyone got any ideas? I am so grateful to you all for helping us so far.

Tony

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This is a link to a small Blewitt Family Tree

I have confirmed with Tony that this is 'his' Fred Blewitt, so I've posted the link for any future research for this family

http://gallot.co.nz/Blewitt/Frederick_Blewitt.htm

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Alook at the New York arrivals shows the following BLUETTS, all from Cinderford in 1920.
Edward James, Esther Alice, Frederick, Jane Alice, and Winifred Monnie.

Dewey

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Thanks for all the information so far New York connection has not cropped up YET but is in the "possibles" file - I have found Williams Bapitism etc and it says that his father was William (not again!!) and his Mother was Constance.
Any information about these two in the early 1800's would be appreciated cant find anything on BMD or in Parish Records except that William was baptised.

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Hi Tony

Are you quite sure it's not this one?!

Record_ID: 63926
Entry Number: 1054
Year: 1851
Month: Apl
Day: 20
Parents Surname: BLEWITT
Child Forenames: William
Father's Forenames: William
Mother's Forenames: Harriett
Mother's Surname:
Place of Residence: Westbury
Occupation: Labourer
Officiating Minister: TL Montifin [?]
Event type: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register Reference: P354 IN 1/14
Page No: 132
Parish_Chapel: Westbury on Severn
Soundex: B430

Record_ID: 19035
Entry Number: 149
Year: 1848
Month: Dec
Day: 4
Groom Surname: BLEWITT
Groom Forenames: William
Groom Age at Marriage: Of Full Age
Groom condition: Batchelor
Groom Rank or Profession: Waterman
Groom Residence: Westbury
Groom Father's Surname: Blewitt
Groom Father's Forenames: John
Groom Father's Rank or Profession: Labourer
Bride Surname: WATTS
Bride Forenames: Harriett
Bride Age at Marriage: Of Full Age
Bride Condition: Spinster
Bride Rank or Profession: [not stated]
Bride Residence: Westbury
Bride Father's Surname: Watts
Bride Father's Forenames: David
Bride Father's Rank or Profession: Labourer
Licence or Banns: Banns
Date of banns: [not stated]
Signature or Mark: They Both Mark
Witness 1: Edwin Jones
Witness 2: Maria Bluett
Other witnesses:
Officiating Minister: Thomas May.Wetherell
Event type: Marriage
Memoranda:
Transcriber's Notes: Witness 2 clearly signed Maria Bluett
Register Reference: P354 IN 1/7
Page No: 75
Parish_Chapel: Westbury on Severn
Soundex Groom: B430
Soundex Bride: W320

Maybe?
Son John born c1820

Record_ID: 46647
Entry Number: 337
Year: 1822
Month: Nov
Day: 24
Parents Surname: BLEWETT
Child Forenames: William
Father's Forenames: John
Mother's Forenames: Maria
Mother's Surname:
Place of Residence: Newnham
Occupation: Labourer
Officiating Minister: F Wilkinson Curate
Event type: Baptism
Memoranda: son of
Notes:
Register Reference: P228 IN 1/5
Page No: 43
Parish_Chapel: Newnham
Soundex: B430

Record_ID: 13358
Entry Number: 26
Year: 1817
Month: Feb
Day: 17
Groom Surname: BLUET
Groom Forenames: John
Groom Age at Marriage: [not stated]
Groom condition: Bachelor
Groom Rank or Profession: [not stated]
Groom Residence: of this parish
Groom Father's Surname: [not stated]
Groom Father's Forenames: [not stated]
Groom Father's Rank or Profession: [not stated]
Bride Surname: GEORGE
Bride Forenames: Maria
Bride Age at Marriage: [not stated]
Bride Condition: Spinster
Bride Rank or Profession: [not stated]
Bride Residence: of this parish
Bride Father's Surname: [not stated]
Bride Father's Forenames: [not stated]
Bride Father's Rank or Profession: [not stated]
Licence or Banns: Banns
Date of banns: [not stated]
Signature or Mark: Both mark
Witness 1: Mark of George George
Witness 2: Mark of Eliza Gorge
Other witnesses:
Officiating Minister: Henry Prowse Jones Curate
Event type: Marriage
Memoranda: with consent of their respective parents
Transcriber's Notes:
Register Reference: P228 IN 1/7
Page No: 9
Parish_Chapel: Newnham
Soundex Groom: B430
Soundex Bride: G620

Record_ID: 81308
Entry Number: 1493
Year: 1786
Month: Nov
Day: 15
Parents Surname: BLEWETT
Child Forenames: John
Father's Forenames: William
Mother's Forenames: Elizabeth
Mother's Surname:
Place of Residence:
Occupation:
Officiating Minister:
Event type: Baptism
Memoranda: Son of
Notes:
Register Reference: P 354 IN 1/3
Page No: 46
Parish_Chapel: Westbury on Severn
Soundex: B430

Sorry if this is useless. At least it kept my mind off my painful knee that I 'did in' at linedancing last night!

Chris

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1841 Culver ? Lane nr Littledean Lane
John Blewitt abt 1796 Newnham, Gloucestershire
Mavin Blewitt abt 1801 Gloucestershire, England Newnham, Gloucestershire
Adelide Blewitt abt 1834 Gloucestershire, England Newnham, Gloucestershire
Caroline Blewitt abt 1829 Gloucestershire, England Newnham, Gloucestershire
Edmund Blewitt abt 1837 Gloucestershire, England Newnham, Gloucestershire d
Elizabeth Blewitt abt 1839 Gloucestershire, England Newnham, Gloucestershire
John Blewitt abt 1821 Gloucestershire, England Newnham, Gloucestershire
Richard Blewitt abt 1835 Gloucestershire, England Newnham, Gloucestershire
William Blewitt abt 1826 Gloucestershire, England Newnham, Gloucestershire

1851 Elton
William Blewett abt 1823 Newnham, Gloucestershire, England Head Westbury On Severn, Gloucestershire
Harriotte Blewett abt 1829 Westbury, Gloucestershire, England Wife Westbury On Severn, Gloucestershire
Infant Blewett abt 1850 Elton, Gloucestershire, England Son Westbury On Severn, Gloucestershire
Maria Blewett abt 1850 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Westbury On Severn, Gloucestershire

1861
William Blewett abt 1822 Newnham, Gloucestershire, England Head East Dean, Gloucestershire
Harriett Blewett abt 1830 Westbury, Gloucestershire, England Wife East Dean, Gloucestershire
Elizabeth Ann Blewett abt 1859 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter East Dean, Gloucestershire
Emma Blewett abt 1855 Westbury, Gloucestershire, England Daughter East Dean, Gloucestershire
Eva Sophia Blewett abt 1860 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter East Dean, Gloucestershire
Maria Blewett abt 1850 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter East Dean, Gloucestershire
Tom Blewett abt 1852 Westbury, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean, Gloucestershire
William Blewett abt 1851 Westbury, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean, Gloucestershire
Yan Janey Blewett abt 1857 Westbury, Gloucestershire, England Daughter East Dean, Gloucestershire

1871 Abbey St Cinderford
William Blewett abt 1851 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Lodger Flaxley, Gloucestershire Collier

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Thanks guys

Will look into these a bit further - and see which one fits - and which one I put in the "strays" file. Hope the knees better.

Tony

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Yep it all fits - you are so clever - we have difficulty in accessing sites from here in New Zealand - thanks so much

Tony

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Okay now here is a real conunudrum - William (b1851) is listed on several Birth and Marriage Certs as an Ointment Manufacturer - he then reverts to being a Collier but son Harry takes up the Ointment business. Now this fits in with "family history" that there was a Patent Ointment Manufacturer of animal remedies. Anyone got any clues about where I can find out anything about this majic potion!! Patents office does not have any records etc.

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1901 Bilson Green
William Bluett abt 1852 Littledean, Gloucestershire, England Head East Dean, Gloucestershire Roadman below Ground
Eliza Bluett abt 1855 Redbrook, Gloucestershire, England Wife East Dean, Gloucestershire
Fredk Bluett abt 1880 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean, Gloucestershire Horsedriver ? below ground
Frank Bluett 1883 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean, Gloucestershire Horsedriver ? below ground
Margaret F Bluett abt 1888 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter East Dean, Gloucestershire
Harry Bluett abt 1891 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean, Gloucestershire
Ernest J Bluett abt 1893 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean, Gloucestershire

It was not uncommon to have a several streams of income

I have a "Miner and Lodging house keeper" in my direct tree, so the prospect of someone "brewing" horse liniment in his out house and selling it does not shock me !!!

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