DREW, George b. Little Dean 1803 (General)

by unknown, Friday, May 18, 2012, 00:11 (4579 days ago) @ m p griffiths

Thanks m p griffiths.
I hadn't spotted the nonconfornmist baptisms of the later children. Thanks for that.

Could you find anything for George Drew the father, 1803?

According to the census returns George Drew and Mary Cross' children were:
Mary Anna Drew, 1828
George Drew, 1831
Lucy Sarah Drew, 1835
Henry Drew, 1837
Elizabeth Drew, 1840
William Cross Drew, 1842
Thomas Drew 1847
John Drew 1850
Charles Alfred Drew (known as Alfred), 1852 (My gggrandfather)

Of course census dates can be + or - 1 year depending on the date of birth and the date of the census

I can't find a baptism record for George the son (1837) but Mary Anna, Lucy and Henry were all baptised in Little Dean - presumably at the parish church.
source film number: 91530. I haven't found Elizabeth or William's baptosm yet, but - yes - Thoms and John were baptised at the WEesleyan church in Coleford - six miles there and six miles back again through the forest. They must have been pretty determined nonconformists by that time.

And then by 1852, Charles Alfred is baptised at the independent church in Little Dean. Do we know what date that opened for business?

Record_ID: 1055633
Entry_Number: 54
Year: 1852
Month: Sep
Day: 11
Parents_Surname: DREW
Child_Forenames: Charles Alfred
Fathers_Forenames: George
Mothers_Forenames: Mary
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: CalamoreLittle DeanGlos
Occupation: Labourer
Officiating_Minister: B. Jenkyn
Event: Baptism
Memoranda: Born April 21st 1852
Notes:
Register_Reference: D6514 1/1
Page_Number: 4
Parish_Chapel: Littledean Independent
Soundex: D600

Fascinating stuff, but I'm still no nearer to finding George Drew b. 1803, Little Dean.

Cheers

Jacey