David HART 1839 Longhope / Blaisden (General)

by MENewsom , Moreton-in-Marsh, Friday, July 27, 2012, 22:22 (4508 days ago) @ Davidhart

I have only just found this but David is the youngest of a family of nine children born to John HART(c1787-1851) and Hannnah STERRY(c1796-1874). My great Grandfather Solomon, was number seven (c1830-1905) so we share the same great great grandparents, John and Hannah. Their life together was not happy in later years as they are not together in 1841 census. John was unfortunately in Bridewell which seems to be a correction-centre or jail. I hope some day to discover more of the reason, it could not have been serious or he would have been in Gloucester. He died in Gloucester Infirmary in 1851. So it accounts for why Hannah is alone with the younger children in the census' of 1841 and 1851.

If you want to know more of the Sterrys they have a dedicated STERRY web page.
If you go back a generation you will find that John's parents, John and Elizabeth had 12 children. You will find their grave in BLAISDEN churchyard quite close to the porch.

Most of your questions were answered by Slowhands, I confirm that Mary Ann Preece is the mother of David's children. The Forest of Dean web pages shows them all but only gives mother's Christian names. Use http://ww3.gloucestershire.gov.uk/bmd/
with advanced search and you get her former name. I hadn't found the marriage.

If you want to contact me then I am in the forest-of-dean.net user list. By using their records you will get back to the earliest Harts on the site Anthony Hart 1612-1680 and his father I think Wyllyam.

Both of my Forest of Dean Grandparents Francis (1870) and Evangeline (1875) had the name HART so researching has been complicated. I think that I have linked them back to brothers Thomas 1691 and Anthony c1709. Any chance anyone can confirm that please?

Good luck with your searches David.
Mary NEWSOM