Nehemiah Halford, 1832, Parish of Awre. (General)

by shepway , Tuesday, May 24, 2011, 17:52 (4936 days ago) @ paul halford

The following may be of help.
A search of Glos BMD Index at http://ww3.gloucestershire.gov.uk/bmd/MainMenu.aspx
for siblings of Nehemiah provides the following:
Child Surname Child Forename Father Surname Mother Surname Mother's Former Name Year District Office Register Entry
HALFORD Ann HALFORD HALFORD WILLETTS 1844 Forest of Dean Westbury on Severn, Newnham 5 350
HALFORD George HALFORD HALFORD WILLETT 1840 Forest of Dean Westbury on Severn, Newnham 2 421

This tells us that mother's maiden name was WILLETT(S). Sadly I cannot find a marriage in the registers but there is one for Anne Willetts in 1826 as follows:

Year: 1826
Month: Jul
Day: 27
Grooms_Surname: JENKINS
Grooms_Forenames: John
Grooms_Age: [not stated]
Groom_Condition: Bachelor
Grooms_Occupation: [not stated]
Grooms_Residence: Forest of Dean
Grooms_Fathers_Surname: [not stated]
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames: [not stated]
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation: [not stated]
Brides_Surname: WILLETS
Brides_Forenames: Anne
Brides_Age: [not stated]
Brides_Condition: Spinster
Brides_Occupation: [not stated]
Brides_Residence: Forest of Dean
Brides_Fathers_Surname: [not stated]
Brides_Fathers_Forenames: [not stated]
Brides_Fathers_Occupation: [not stated]
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Date_of_Banns:
Signature_or_Mark: He signs she marks
Witness_1: Mark of Amy Jellamy
Witness_2: Mark Henry Hawkins
Other_Witnesses: Charles Fennell
Officiating_Minister: Charles P. N. Wilton Officiating Minister
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P30 IN 1/5
Page_Number: 50
Parish_Chapel: Awre

Time and place look good and there are 2 baptisms for Ann(e) Willetts in Awre - first one in 1804 and the second in 1807.
A search for a baptism for John Jenkins produces this entry:
Year: 1802
Month: Feb
Day: 7
Parents_Surname: JENKINS
Child_Forenames: John Halford
Fathers_Forenames: [not stated]
Mothers_Forenames: Nancy
Mothers_Surname:
Residence:
Occupation:
Officiating_Minister: Charles Sandiford Vicar
Event: Baptism
Memoranda: [1]base S[on] [2]b[or]n Nov[embe]r 9 1801
Notes: Blakeney Chapel
Register_Reference: P30 1 IN 1 Part 2
Page_Number: 485
Parish_Chapel: Awre

This would appear to be the father of Nehemiah.

Best wishes
Mike