Blanch REES 1873 St Briavels (General)

by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Wednesday, June 01, 2011, 04:16 (4933 days ago) @ Jefff

As one of the Blanche's other names was Annie, searching Annie Rees on FoD PRs gives several over the years, this one's interesting;

Record_ID: 69095
Entry_Number: 222
Year: 1870
Month: Dec
Day: 29
Parents_Surname: REES
Child_Forenames: Kate Annie
Fathers_Forenames: Alfred
Mothers_Forenames: Sarah
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Clearwell
Occupation: Quarry Man
Officiating_Minister: H L Perry Vicar
Event: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P88 IN 1/2
Page_Number: 28
Parish_Chapel: Clearwell
Soundex: R200

Daughter of Alfred from Clearwell, a Quarryman, hence presumably his being a "gentleman" of some means by 1909 or so ?.

Record_ID: 68948
Entry_Number: 75
Year: 1867
Month: Feb
Day: 3
Parents_Surname: REES
Child_Forenames: Alfred
Fathers_Forenames: Alfred
Mothers_Forenames: Sarah
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Clearwell
Occupation: Stone cutter
Officiating_Minister: H L Perry Vicar
Event: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P88 IN 1/2
Page_Number: 10
Parish_Chapel: Clearwell
Soundex: R200

Record_ID: 242846
Entry_Number: 98
Year: 1911
Month: May
Day: 16
Surname: REES
Forenames: Alfred
Residence: Clearwell
Age_at_death: 71 years
Officiating_Minister: W.Robinson
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P88 IN 1/8
Page_No: 13
Parish_Chapel: Clearwell
Soundex: R200

This Alfred died Clearwell 1911 aged 71, so born abt 1840 as per 1841 Census.

Details of his Will

Surname REES
First Name Alfred
Abode Clearwell
Occupation
Year Proved 1912
Page Number 120
Year of Death 1911
Month of Death May
Day of Death 15
Value Under £1140
Document Will
Notes
Will Number Will_04506

£1140 suggests a "gentleman" indeed !

Record_ID: 7702
Entry_Number: 338
Year: 1902
Month: Dec
Day: 19
Parents_Surname: REES
Child_Forenames: Alfred George
Fathers_Forenames: Alfred
Mothers_Forenames: Lucy Palmer
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Clearwell
Occupation: Foreman
Officiating_Minister: C Floddard
Event: Baptism
Memoranda: P[rivate]
Notes:
Register_Reference: P88 IN 1/3
Page_Number: 43
Parish_Chapel: Clearwell
Soundex: R200

So now a foreman at the quarry, and yet another Alfred !....