WILLIAMS/OWEN/HOWARD/Esther DOWARD (General)

by m p griffiths , Sunday, September 01, 2013, 17:41 (4102 days ago) @ saintconor

In earlier reply, gave Alfred HOWARD - 1849 - mother's maiden name DOWARD from the Gloucestershire bdm **
and William HOWARD - christened 1842 - at Clearwell - parents Thomas & Esther (Glosbdm - mother's maiden name DOWARD)

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Marriage at St Briavels - 26 July 1834

Thomas HOWARD - Bachelor, Hundred of St Briavels

married

Hester DOWARD - Spinster, Hundred of St Briavels

witnesses: mark of John WRIGHT and Margaret HOWELLS **

This could be Margaret's sister as Fod Records - Marriage at St Briavels - 16 June 1832 - Joseph HOWELL Bachelor, Hundred of St Briavels, married Margaret DOWARD - Spinster, Hundred of St Briavels.

Baptism at Newland - 26 November 1809 - Margaret DOWARD - William & Esther of Clearwell (same parents as Hester)

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Here they are on the 1841 Census, Clearwell

Calling themselves HOWARD (Alias were common for whatever reason..?sometimes illigitimate and mother marries again - but the child keeps the mother's maiden name - or in the case of my x grandfather - was running away from debt and reverted to his grandmother's maiden name)

Thomas - 35
Esther - 25
Thomas - 9
Juley - 5
John - 3
Harriot - 1

Baptism at Clearwell - 12 November 1837

John OWEN - parents Thomas (Mason) - & Esther : residence, Clearwell Meend

Baptism at Clearwell - 17 November 1839

Harriet HOWARD - parents Thomas (Mason) & Hester

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Esther died not long after Alfred was born as Fod

Burial at Newland - 1 May 1849

Hester HOWARD of Clearwell aged 37 (=c1812)

wife of Thomas HOWARD

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FoD

Baptism at Bream - 6 November 1814

Esther DOWARD - parents William (Collier) & Esther

residence: Clearwell