Is Milson a common name in the FOD? (General)

by rhianonturrell , Tuesday, May 24, 2011, 20:37 (4936 days ago) @ rookancestrybest

I have a Milson Hussey (Huzzey) in my family tree (whose birth incidentally is recorded as Neilson in the parish records) and he and his siblings were christened in English Bicknor church. Some of the family went on to become Methodists but in 1846 they were definately C of E. Milson himself went on to eventually become a publican in Cinderford. I have tried to pin down where the name came from as it has no antecedents in the family. One possible link is there was a member of the Chartists called Milson,who might have been locally famous, also I seem to remember seeing gravestones to a Milson family in St. Briavels churchyard some years ago one of which I think mentioned a Naval Officer. Sadly I did not apparently make a note of it and I cannot find him in any naval records I have searched, so he may also be a local hero. Perhaps someone with local knowledge may know the headstone as he is not obviously in the burial records-I think he may have been buried at sea but my memory is a bit hazy on this.
I don't know if this adds anything to the discussion!