Littledean Woodside East Dean - David STOCKHAM 1863 (General)

by slowhands , proud of his ancient Dean Forest roots, Wednesday, February 13, 2013, 12:24 (4304 days ago) @ stockampreddy

I find I need your assistance once again. I can not seem to locate Woodside East Dean which is listed on a copy of the birth register entry for my greatgrandfather David John Stockam. He was born 28 Oct 1863. I just sent away for and received this record. Thank you.

There are a few Woodsides in East Dean - Ruardean and Littledean for starters

I'll try to understand the broad context - but instinct says Littledean Woodside or Cinderford. ( also known as Bilson Green)
http://www.geograph.org.uk/showmap.php?gridref=SO6414

Bilson
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1441699
Heywood Rd
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3265913
St Stephens Mission Bilson
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1456394

So in 1861 census they are in Ruardean

1861 Ruardean
Edward Stockam abt 1839 East Brant [BRENT], Somerset, England Head Ruardean, Gloucestershire
Esther Stockam abt 1840 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Wife Ruardean, Gloucestershire
William H Stockam abt 1860 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son Ruardean, Gloucestershire

by 1863 I believe that they have moved to the Cinderford area

Year: 1863
Month: Dec
Day: 27
Parents_Surname: STOCKHAM
Child_Forenames: David John
Fathers_Forenames: Edward
Mothers_Forenames: Esther
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Cinderford
Occupation: Collier
Officiating_Minister: William Lockett
Event: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P/109 IN 1/3
Page_Number: 19
Parish_Chapel: Drybrook

In the later 19th century Cinderford's development centred on the hillside east of Bilson in the area known at that time as Woodside, (fn. 48) Littledean Woodside, or Bilson Woodside. (fn. 49) Building had begun there before 1782, when eight cottages were standing on encroachments on the edge of the royal demesne in the area of the later Heywood Road. (fn. 50) At the same time cottages were built on extraparochial land to the east in Dockham Road (formerly Hinder's Lane) and higher up on Littledean hill, (fn. 51) and in 1832 there were c. 86 cottages at and above Woodside. (fn. 52) The settlement of Littledean Hill, on a ridge overlooking Littledean to the east, also included cottages on land belonging to Littledean parish and Lea Bailey tithing. (fn. 53) The Royal Forester inn near the Forest keeper's lodge called Latimer Lodge was recorded from 1838 (fn. 54) and, further south, a chapel was built in 1824 (fn. 55) and an inn called the Royal Oak had opened by 1838. (fn. 56) The oldest dwelling on the hill was possibly a farmhouse standing at the east end of Dockham Road in 1797, in the area known later as Dockham and within Flaxley parish. (fn. 57) To the south at St. White's there were one or two cottages on Crown land adjoining the Littledean-Coleford road by the late 1760s (fn. 58) and a public house had opened there, in the area called Mount Pleasant, by 1841. (fn. 59)

From: 'Forest of Dean: Settlement', A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 5: Bledisloe Hundred, St. Briavels Hundred,
The Forest of Dean (1996), pp. 300-325.
URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=23266 Date accessed: 13 February 2013.

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