Siblings of Phebe, baptised at Ruardean Cong. (General)

by jimashton , Thursday, November 04, 2010, 14:45 (5138 days ago) @ m p griffiths

Thanks for that. I did not have the 1841 Census detail, I did have all the birth's and baptism's but I did it the hard way, I have never really got the hang of the advanced search, perhaps someone could do an "Idiot's Guide" for idiots like me !!

I did forget to mention one point - Elizabeth Horlick 1808 married Timothy Marfell 1808 at Ruardean 16 Dec 1834. She died 18 Feb 1842 and he went on to marry Elizabeth Mansell 1805 on 19 Oct 1843 Cheltenham she died 22 May 1854 and he went on to marry Elizabeth Lewis Gagg 1835 at Ruardean 13 March 1856. Timothy didn't waste much time between the death of one Elizabeth and the marriage of the next. I have the marriage certificates for the last two, the first pre 1837 so no certificate. Timothy Marfell died 11 Feb 1883 and the last Elizabeth nee Gagg died 25 Sep 1885.

He followed his first father in law by being a minister:

1851 Census Longhope Mansell page 40
MARFELL Timothy 43 Farmer 20 Acres Longhope Mansell
Elizabeth 42 Ruardean

1861 Census Ruardean
Timothy Marfell 53 Independent Minister Hope Mansell
Elizabeth wife 26 Ruardean

1871 Census Ruardean
2686/23/7
Timothy Marfell 63 retired Independant Minister Hope Mansell
Elizabeth 36 Ruardean

1881 Census
Dwelling: New Street (May Lawn)
Census Place: Mitcheldean, Gloucester, England
Source: FHL Film 1341609 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 2524 Folio 49 Page 19
Marr Age Sex Birthplace
Timothy MARFELL M 73 M Hope Mawsel, Hereford, England
Rel: Head
Occ: Retired Independant Minister
Elizabeth Lewis MARFELL M 46 F Ruardean, Gloucester, England
Rel: Wife

Memorial Inscription :
From Hope Mansell:
Timothy third son of Jonathan MARFELL of this parish died at Mitcheldean, 11th February 1883 aged 75 farmer and Congregational Minister, Ruardean.

Extract from the Marfell Family Newsletter Fall 2002 Concerning Timothy Marfell 1808.
..... The nineteenth century poet in the family was Timothy. He was also an independent minister. Poor Timothy - apparently he never prospered much in a financial way from either vocation, for two of his brothers, according to their wills, left trust funds from which the interest was to be paid to Timothy at regular intervals. Timothy's poem entitled Old Times, written in 1865, describes the life he and his brothers endured on the farm as they were growing up. It is a fine picture of English rural life of that period. His poem Different Wishes is a lovely, tender composition. This one with two other short ones that have survived reveal the richness of the author's spiritual life.

Of the other "Rev's" children; Benedicta 1816 married Samuel Constance 1815, John Robert 1818 married Maria Ballinger 1819 2 children, Thomas Lewis 1825 married Sarah Merriman 1826. Maria Ballinger 1819 had a sister Ann Ballinger 1813 who also married a Samuel Constance 1811 who had a different father to the Samuel Constance 1815 who married Benedicta. Samuel Constance 1811 & Ann Ballinger 1813 had a son Samuel Constance 1847 who married Ann Marfell 1838.

Jim Ashton