Parish chapel, Ruardean

Hi there

Within the parish records, I can see one of my family was buried in 1905 at

"parish chapel, ruardean".

Which church would that be?

They lived in Drybrook.

Many thanks
Rachel

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If it`s a Non-conformist chapel I would need the complete reference to answer your question, but if it is in the Church of England it would be at St John`s church in Ruardean.

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Hi there,

I have found it quite confusing, here is the info from the parish record search:

Record_ID: 42837
Entry_Number: 6527
Year: 1905
Month: Jul
Day: 18
Surname: MANSELL
Forenames: William
Residence: Harry Hill Drybrook
Age_at_death: 64 years
Officiating_Minister: Edward Parnell Rector
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P275 IN 1/14
Page_No: 18
Parish_Chapel: Ruardean
Soundex: M524

-- can you tell which church it is at all?

Many thanks in advance
Rachel

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It1s St John`s church Ruardean, the parish church.

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Wow, thank you Graham. I'm pretty sure I looked around that church yard on a visit to the area, in the hope of seeing a name I knew - I couldn't find anything. Do you know if it would be the church warden I need to contact to see if there's an exhaustive list of people buried there?

Also (sorry to be a pain), this burial is a generation or so down the line, from a nearby village I think. Any idea which church this would be?

Record_ID: 94229
Entry_Number: 1138
Year: 1902 Month: Jan Day: 16
Surname: MANSELL
Forenames: Charlotte Ann Cook
Residence: Harry Hill
Age_at_death: 3 years
Officiating_Minister: James Lawton Vicar
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P109 IN 1/13 Page_No: 143
Parish_Chapel: Drybrook
Soundex: M524

Any idea why the cause of death and memoranda aren't filled in for most records? Was it not something generally recorded?

Many, many thanks
Rachel

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Yes this is the Forest Church in Drybrook on Harrow Hill.

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Is that the big one here:

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Harrow+Hi...

Again, I looked all round that churchyard and there don't seem to be any of the relatives I have listed as buried there. Who would I contact to find out where their burial plot is?

Thanks again
Rachel

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Holy Trinity Churchyard, Drybrook, (Forest Church) MIs grave ref. 2769
Memorial inscription reads: Sacred to the memory of/John Cook-Mansell/born March 9 1914/died Dec. 16 1947/also of his mother/Mercy Jane Cook-Mansell/born May 29 1870/died Jan. 31 1948/Also of his father/Richard Cook-Mansell/born June 19 1869/died Feb. 28 1950/Charlotte Ann Cook-Mansell/born April 21 1898/who died in infancy/Until the day break and shadows flee away.
I will go there, probably Thursday, and locate and photograph the grave. I pass the churchyard every day.

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I am transcribing Ruardean Churchyard Memorial Inscriptions.
On my records is a Horace MMO Mansell son of William and Elizabeth (of Morse Lane) died May 25 1898 aged 5 years. Is this a connection

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Hi there,

Thank you for posting that; I would love it to be a connection but having just looked through all my records, I don't think it is. My 'tree' goes:

George Mansell (1820 - 1881, married Elizabeth Robinson)
- their son, William Mansell (abt 1840 - 1905, married Jane then re-married Maria Cook)
-- their son, Tom Cook Mansell, born 1880, married Sarah Coopey in 1899. haven't found death yet)
--- their daughter, Mary Coopey, born 1899 (they married after she was born, ahem!)

The family really didn't leave the Ruardean, Drybrook areas so they all have to be buried there somewhere :-( Wish I could find them.

(for reasons way too long to explain, this connection is really important to me as it explains where the surname on my birth certificate comes from!)

Thanks again
Rachel

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http://www.forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=23258

now links to Horace Manley M O STEPHENS / MANSELL

http://www.forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=29972

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their son, William Mansell (abt 1840 - 1905, married Jane then re-married Maria Cook)

Name: Horace Manley M O Stevens
Year of Registration: 1891
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
District: Ross
County: Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Hereford and Worcester
Volume: 6a
Page: 475

Name: Horace Manley M O Mansell
Estimated birth year: abt 1891
Year of Registration: 1896
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
Age at Death: 5
District: Ross
County: Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Hereford and Worcester
Volume: 6a
Page: 297

Year: 1896
Month: May
Day: 28
Surname: MANSELL
Forenames: Horace M M O
Residence: The Nwne
Age_at_death: 5 years
Officiating_Minister: Edw[ar]d Parnell Rector
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P275 IN 1/13
Page_No: 91
Parish_Chapel: Ruardean

<><><><> Family

1911
MANSELL WILLIAM M 1866 45 Ross Herefordshire
MANSELL LEWIS M 1894 17 Ross Herefordshire
MANSELL AUSTIN M 1890 21 Ross Herefordshire
MANSELL ELIZABETH EVELYN F 1909 2 Ross Herefordshire
MANSELL ELSIE EVA F 1896 15 Ross Herefordshire
MANSELL ISBELL CISSIE F 1882 29 Ross Herefordshire

<><> possible
Year: 1911
Month: Dec
Day: 20
Surname: STEPHENS
Forenames: Elizabeth
Residence: Ruardean Woodside
Age_at_death: 48 years
Officiating_Minister: James Lawton Vicar
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P109 IN 1/14
Page_No: 29
Parish_Chapel: Drybrook

1901 Morse Lane
William Marsell abt 1866 Drybrook, Gloucestershire, England Head Ruardean, Herefordshire
Elizabeth Marsell abt 1862 Drybrook, Gloucestershire, England Wife Ruardean, Herefordshire
Austin Marsell abt 1890 Drybrook, Gloucestershire, England Son Ruardean, Herefordshire
Louis Marsell abt 1894 Drybrook, Gloucestershire, England Son Ruardean, Herefordshire
Elsie Marsell abt 1896 Drybrook, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Ruardean, Herefordshire

Name: Austin Alan Mansell
Year of Registration: 1889
Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
District: Ross
County: Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Hereford and Worcester
Volume: 6a
Page: 457

1891
William Mandell abt 1865 Belson Green, Gloucestershire, England Head Ruardean, Gloucestershire
Elizabeth J Stephens abt 1858 Morse Lane, Gloucestershire, England Housekeeper Ruardean, Gloucestershire
Austin A M Mandell abt 1890 Morse New Road, Gloucestershire, England Son Ruardean, Gloucestershire

<><> probable for William {COOK} MANSELL
1881
William Mansell abt 1842 Lea Bailey, Gloucestershire, England Head Ruardean, Gloucestershire
Maria Cook abt 1842 Ruardean, Gloucestershire, England Boarder Ruardean, Gloucestershire
William Cook abt 1866 Hope Mansell, Hereford, England Boarder Ruardean, Gloucestershire
George Cook abt 1867 Ruardean, Gloucestershire, England Boarder Ruardean, Gloucestershire
Richard Cook abt 1870 Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England Boarder Ruardean, Gloucestershire
Henry Cook abt 1874 Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England Boarder Ruardean, Gloucestershire
Martha Cook abt 1875 Eastdean, Gloucestershire, England Boarder Ruardean, Gloucestershire
Ada Cook abt 1878 Ruardean, Gloucestershire, England Boarder Ruardean, Gloucestershire
Tom Cook Ruardean, Gloucestershire, England Ruardean, Gloucestershire

1871
Wm John Mansell 29
Mariah Cook 31
Charlotte Cook 11
William Cook 5
George Cook 4
Richard Cook 1
Henry James Cook 2 Months

<><> possible for Elizabeth STEPHENS

1861
Jessie Stephens abt 1828 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Head Ruardean, Gloucestershire
Elizabeth Stephens abt 1830 Long Sutton, Somerset, England Wife Ruardean, Gloucestershire
Ellen Stephens abt 1852 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Ruardean, Gloucestershire
Evas Stephens abt 1853 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son Ruardean, Gloucestershire
Jonah Stephens abt 1855 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son Ruardean, Gloucestershire
Jessie Stephens abt 1859 Ruardean, Gloucestershire, England Son Ruardean, Gloucestershire
Elizabeth Stephens abt 1858 [1861 3 months old] Ruardean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Ruardean, Gloucestershire

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