HILLMAN/CULLY/SIMMONDS/WATKINS (General)

by MPGriffiths , Friday, April 04, 2014, 15:04 (3887 days ago) @ lamplighter10

Have just checked Public Members Trees on Ancestry - and these confirm

Elizabeth HILLMAN (who married William WATKINS) was the daughter of William HILLMAN - 1826/1908 and Elizabeth SIMMONDS - 1823/1861**

William WATKINS parents were: Giles WATKINS - 1829/1907 and Susannah CULLY - 1831/1906.

There are also previous threads on this forum re the above families

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Also on Rootsweb Gloucester - Archives - 14 December 1998

Cinderford Mercury - Friday 1 April 1881

Littledean Police Court

Poor Rate Defaulters

Emmanuell HILLMAN and Giles WATKINS, were summoned by the Overseers of Ruardean, for arrears of rate, 8/- each, and orders were made against the parties.

Death Notice - Cinderford Mercury - 1 April 1881

March 24, at Lydbrook, Mary Ann, widow of William WATKINS, aged 71 years

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Burial at English Bicknor - 16 May 1861

Elizabeth HILLMAN aged 38

residence: Lydbrook

1861 Census, Lydbrook Hill

HILLMAN

William 35 - Tin Rouler, born East Dean
Elizabeth - 38 - born English Bicknor
Elizabeth - 9 - born East Dean
Sarah A - 6
John - 2

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1871 Census - Lower Lydbrook

HILLMAN

William - 45
Mary Ann - 29 - born Hangarnan, Hereford (1881 census, born Langgarron, Hereford)
Elizabeth - 15
John - 12
Mary - 4 (looking at freebdm - Mary 1867, Monmouth, Coleford, mother's maiden name: WATKINS)
Charlott - 8
John WATKINS, father-in-law - blacksmith born Monmouth
Susanna WATKINS - 39 - born English Bicknor.

The family appear to be Methodists and there is a baptism at West Dean Methodist - 19 April 1863 of Emily, daughter of William (Tin Plate Roller) and Maryann - residence, Lydbrook.

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Marriage at Whitchurch, 1862

William HILLMAN, Widower, residence, Whitchurch

married, Mary Ann WATKINS, Spinster, residence, Whitchurch

by Banns

Date of Banns: 1862 Feb 16, 23, Mar 2

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1861 Census, Llangarran, Herefordshire

WATKINS

Michael - 53 - born Langarran
Hannah - 52, born English Bicknor
Mary A - 19 - born Langarran
Emma - 16
Eliza - 10
Ralph K - 7
Sarah BILLS, Visitor - 40

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Fod Records

Marriage at Whitchurch - 1834

Michael WATKINS and Hannah WATKINS

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