Witness Eunice WILLIAMS c1800 ?? (General)

by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Thursday, March 21, 2013, 23:56 (4266 days ago) @ Jefff

Other witness at Priscilla Williams' wedding is Eunice Williams, presumably related to bride Priscilla.

From FoD PRs:

Record_ID: 16535
Entry_Number: 832
Year: 1826
Month: Feb
Day: 5
Grooms_Surname: MATHEWS
Grooms_Forenames: William
Grooms_Age:
Groom_Condition: [not stated]
Grooms_Occupation:
Grooms_Residence: Hundred of St Briavels
Grooms_Fathers_Surname:
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames:
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation:
Brides_Surname: WILLIAMS
Brides_Forenames: Eunice
Brides_Age:
Brides_Condition: [not stated]
Brides_Occupation:
Brides_Residence: Hundred of St Briavels
Brides_Fathers_Surname:
Brides_Fathers_Forenames:
Brides_Fathers_Occupation:
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Date_of_Banns:
Signature_or_Mark: both sign
Witness_1: Joseph Williams
Witness_2: Elizabeth Williams
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: Henry Berkin Off[iciatin]g Minister
Event: Marriage
Memoranda: he signed Matthews
Notes:
Register_Reference: P275 IN 1/9
Page_Number: 19
Parish_Chapel: Ruardean
Soundex_Groom: M320
Soundex_Bride: W452

No Priscilla as witness, presumably as they've moved away by now ?.

Their daughter perhaps ?:
Record_ID: 14145
Entry_Number: 1599
Year: 1839
Month: Oct
Day: 13
Parents_Surname: MATHEWS
Child_Forenames: Eunice Louisa
Fathers_Forenames: William
Mothers_Forenames: Eunice
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Ruardean Hill
Occupation: Collier
Officiating_Minister: H. Berkin
Event: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P109 IN 1/1
Page_Number: 200
Parish_Chapel: Drybrook
Soundex: M320

Also:
Record ID 13667
Entry Number 1121
Year 1834
Month Aug
Day 17
Parents Surname MATHEWS
Child Forenames William
Fathers Forenames William
Mothers Forenames Eunice
Mothers Surname
Residence Over Drybrook
Occupation Collier
Officiating Minister H. Berkin
Event Baptism
Memoranda
Notes
Register Reference P109 IN 1/1
Page Number 141
Parish Chapel Drybrook

Record ID 13848
Entry Number 1302
Year 1836
Month Nov
Day 13
Parents Surname MATHEWS
Child Forenames James
Fathers Forenames William
Mothers Forenames Eunice
Mothers Surname
Residence Over Drybrook
Occupation Collier
Officiating Minister H. Berkin
Event Baptism
Memoranda
Notes
Register Reference P109 IN 1/1
Page Number 163
Parish Chapel Drybrook

Our Priscilla, a popular Williams name:

Record_ID: 56001
Entry_Number:
Year: 1802
Month: Aug
Day: 15
Parents_Surname: WILLIAMS
Child_Forenames: Priscilla
Fathers_Forenames: George
Mothers_Forenames: Betty
Mothers_Surname:
Residence:
Occupation:
Officiating_Minister: J H BEESTON - minister
Event: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P275 IN 1/6
Page_Number: 43
Parish_Chapel: Ruardean
Soundex: W452

Also see:
55706 1795 WILLIAMS Ann, George & Betty, Ruardean
55819 1798 WILLIAMS Elizabeth, George & Betty, Ruardean
55913 1800 WILLIAMS George, George & Betty, Ruardean
56001 1802 WILLIAMS Priscilla, George & Betty, Ruardean
56096 1804 WILLIAMS Uniss, George & Betty, Ruardean
56208 1806 WILLIAMS Olive, George & Elizabeth, Ruardean
56293 1808 WILLIAMS Elizabeth, George & Betty, Ruardean
56491 1813 WILLIAMS Joseph, George & Elizabeth, Moors in Ruardean, Quarryman Ruardean

So witness Uniss/Eunice is indeed Priscilla's sister.

There are later Baptisms fathered by one or more George Williams described as "stone cutter" & "quarryman" in the Coleford and Drybrook(ie Ruardean) areas, perhaps related to Nathaniel's masonry business or even his family ?