George and Thomas COOPER, Thomas GWILLIAM (Documents Articles)

by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Monday, October 29, 2012, 02:35 (4407 days ago) @ george

http://www.forest-of-dean.net/downloads/Newspaper/Thomas_Gwilliam_Guilty_of_Manslaughte...

From FoD PRs, for completeness;

Possibly;

Record_ID: 114669
Entry_Number: 17
Year: 1828
Month: Mar
Day: 8
Parents_Surname: GWILLIAM
Child_Forenames: Thomas
Fathers_Forenames: James
Mothers_Forenames: Elizabeth
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Joyford
Occupation: Labourer
Officiating_Minister: T.R. Garnsey Incumb[en]t
Event: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: 8212
Page_Number: 3
Parish_Chapel: Christchurch
Soundex: G450

But I think most likely, given the report states he was a "quarryman" and a Richard ROBERTS was also charged;

Record_ID: 9048
Entry_Number: 893
Year: 1828
Month: Mar
Day: 26
Parents_Surname: GWILLIAM
Child_Forenames: Thomas
Fathers_Forenames: James
Mothers_Forenames: Sarah
Mothers_Surname: ROBERTS
Residence: Col[e]ford
Occupation: Stonecutter
Officiating_Minister: H R Revell Curate
Event: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P93 IN 1/4
Page_Number: 76
Parish_Chapel: Coleford
Soundex: G450

And Brothers;

Record ID 114746
Entry Number 94
Year 1830
Month May
Day 13
Parents Surname COOPER
Child Forenames Thomas
Fathers Forenames William
Mothers Forenames Hannah
Mothers Surname
Residence Berry Hill
Occupation Collier
Officiating Minister R. Davies Off[iciating] Min[iste]r
Event Baptism
Memoranda
Notes
Register Reference 8212
Page Number 12
Parish Chapel Christchurch

Record ID 115019
Entry Number 366
Year 1837
Month Nov
Day 23
Parents Surname COOPER
Child Forenames George
Fathers Forenames William
Mothers Forenames Hannah
Mothers Surname
Residence Berry Hill
Occupation Collier
Officiating Minister T.R. Garnsey
Event Baptism
Memoranda
Notes
Register Reference 8212
Page Number 46
Parish Chapel Christchurch

Their siblings
1822 COOPER William, William & Hannah, Joyford Collier Christchurch
1824 COOPER Joseph, William & Hannah, Joyford Collier Christchurch
1827 COOPER Sarah, William & Hannah, Joyford Collier Christchurch
1830 COOPER Thomas, William & Hannah, Berry Hill Collier Christchurch
1833 COOPER Eliza, William & Hannah, Berry Hill Collier Newland
1835 COOPER John, William & Hannah, Berry Hill Collier Christchurch
1837 COOPER George, William & Hannah, Berry Hill Collier Christchurch
1840 COOPER James, William & Hannah, Joyford Collier Christchurch

Given the dates I think this is Thomas' Marriage;
Record_ID: 2322
Entry_Number: 97
Year: 1853
Month: Dec
Day: 31
Grooms_Surname: COOPER
Grooms_Forenames: Thomas
Grooms_Age: full
Groom_Condition: Bachelor
Grooms_Occupation: Collier
Grooms_Residence: Shortstanding
Grooms_Fathers_Surname: Cooper
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames: William
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation: Collier
Brides_Surname: JONES
Brides_Forenames: Sarah
Brides_Age: 20
Brides_Condition: Spinster
Brides_Occupation: [not stated]
Brides_Residence: Shortstanding
Brides_Fathers_Surname: Jones
Brides_Fathers_Forenames: Thomas
Brides_Fathers_Occupation: Laborer
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Date_of_Banns:
Signature_or_Mark: He marks she signs
Witness_1: Mark of Joseph Gurney
Witness_2: Eliza Griffiths
Other_Witnesses: None
Officiating_Minister: W. H. Taylor
Event: Marriage
Memoranda: -
Notes: -
Register_Reference: PFC82 IN 1/7
Page_Number: 49
Parish_Chapel: Christchurch
Soundex_Groom: C160
Soundex_Bride: J520

I think this is perhaps his wife Sarah's second marriage ?;

GREEN William JONES Sarah Forest of Dean Westbury-on-Severn (FoD) Register Office 1871 4 105