Westbury Union- Willstead entry - Forest of Dean FHT Forum

can anyone tell me what Westbury Union is??, it's listed as place of residence in the transcribed records for the burial entry for Winifred Willstead:aged 12 days: Cinderford

I have the birth cert for this child and thats not the named place on that

where would Westbury Union have been?

Thanks in advance

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Take a look the following page:
http://users.ox.ac.uk/~peter/workhouse/WestburyOnSevern/WestburyOnSevern.shtml

Westbury-on-Severn Poor Law Union was formed on 28th September 1835. Its
operation was overseen by an elected Board of Guardians, 18 in number,
representing its 13 constituent parishes as listed below (figures in brackets
indicate numbers of Guardians if more than one):

County of Gloucester: Abinghall, Awre (2), Blaisdon, Bulley, Churcham, Flaxley,
Huntley, Littledean, Longhope (2), Minsterworth, Mitcheldean, Newnham (2),
Westbury (3).

Later Addition: Hinders Lane and Dockham (1858-84).

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One of mine died in Westbury Union in 1907. The records are in GCR at Gloucester. My GGrandmothers Father, James Evans died there in 1907. He's buried at St John's Cinderford (Entry 1157 13Aug1907 90 Years). I researched the WU Diary for 1907 but there was no mention of him. I was also surprised that he died in the Workhouse as it were. His daughter, my GGGmthr. (1840-1918) lived in Soudley as did his sister's family (Sarah Welch/Evans 1829-1905). James 1817-1907 had been a policeman in Newnham (Warrant No. 300, joined 14Aug1840).

Roger

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