MANN, Sarah. Popes Hill. (General)

by shepway , Wednesday, April 09, 2014, 11:03 (3882 days ago) @ John Alloway

The following would appear to be the marriages of the two Sarah's

Year: 1871
Month: Aug
Day: 4
Grooms_Surname: SELLARD
Grooms_Forenames: William
Grooms_Age: Full Age
Groom_Condition: Bachelor
Grooms_Occupation: Collier
Grooms_Residence: Township of East Dean
Grooms_Fathers_Surname: Sellard
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames: James
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation: Shepherd
Brides_Surname: MANNS
Brides_Forenames: Sarah
Brides_Age: 18
Brides_Condition: Spinster
Brides_Occupation:
Brides_Residence: Township of East Dean
Brides_Fathers_Surname: Manns
Brides_Fathers_Forenames: Jeremiah
Brides_Fathers_Occupation: Labourer
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Date_of_Banns:
Signature_or_Mark: Both sign
Witness_1: Tom Knight
Witness_2: Mary Ann Knight
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: Chris[tophe]r Jay Jones M A Vicar of Westbury-on-S
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P145 IN 1/11
Page_Number: 112
Parish_Chapel: Flaxley

Year: 1874
Month: Feb
Day: 2
Grooms_Surname: SMITH
Grooms_Forenames: Elias
Grooms_Age: 24
Groom_Condition: Bachelor
Grooms_Occupation: Collier
Grooms_Residence: East Dean
Grooms_Fathers_Surname: Smith
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames: William
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation: Collier
Brides_Surname: MANNS
Brides_Forenames: Sarah Ann
Brides_Age: 21
Brides_Condition: Spinster
Brides_Occupation: [not stated]
Brides_Residence: East Dean
Brides_Fathers_Surname: Manns
Brides_Fathers_Forenames: Jeremiah
Brides_Fathers_Occupation: Labo(u)rer
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Date_of_Banns:
Signature_or_Mark: He signs; she marks
Witness_1: Mark of John Virgo
Witness_2: Hariet Virgo
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: John A. Mathias
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P85/1 IN 1/5
Page_Number: 107
Parish_Chapel: Cinderford St John

Witnesses at the marriage of William SELLARD to Sarah were Tom and Mary Ann Knight. This is their marriage:
Year: 1870
Month: Feb
Day: 28
Grooms_Surname: KNIGHT
Grooms_Forenames: Tom
Grooms_Age: 19
Groom_Condition: bachelor
Grooms_Occupation: waterman
Grooms_Residence: Newnham
Grooms_Fathers_Surname: Knight
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames: Thomas
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation: waterman
Brides_Surname: MANNS
Brides_Forenames: Mary Ann
Brides_Age: 19
Brides_Condition: Spinster
Brides_Occupation:
Brides_Residence: Newnham
Brides_Fathers_Surname: Manns
Brides_Fathers_Forenames: Jeremiah
Brides_Fathers_Occupation: miner
Licence_or_Banns: banns
Date_of_Banns:
Signature_or_Mark: both sign
Witness_1: Charles Knight
Witness_2: Charlotte Workman
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: E.C. Brice vicar
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes: Newnham centred in box
Register_Reference: P228 IN 1/13
Page_Number: 204
Parish_Chapel: Newnham

So this tells us that Sarah's mother was Ann MARTIN.

William SELLARD would appear to be from South Cerney but apart from the births of two daughters (see below) after the marriage I have yet to find what happened to the family.

Child Surname Child Forename Father Surname Mother Surname Mother's Former Name Year District Office Register Entry
SELLARD Elizabeth SELLARD SELLARD MANNS 1871 Forest of Dean Westbury on Severn, Newnham 33 186
SELLARD Ellen SELLARD SELLARD MANNS 1873 Forest of Dean Westbury on Severn, Newnham 36 338

Elias SMITH and family can be found in Census returns for 1881 and 1891 at Blakeney Hill and this would suggest that as this is also the home of Jeremiah and Ann nee BLACKWELL they connect.

1891 Census Blakeney Hill
Elias Smith Head Male 45 1846 East Dean Gloucestershire England
Sarah Ann Smith Wife Female 27 1864 East Dean Gloucestershire England
Edith Smith Daughter Female 14 1877 East Dean Gloucestershire England
Lydia Smith Daughter Female 8 1883 East Dean Gloucestershire England
Annie Smith Daughter Female 5 1886 East Dean Gloucestershire England
Richard Smith Son Male 2 1889 East Dean Gloucestershire England
William Smith Son Male 4/12 1890 East Dean Gloucestershire England

Elias Smith died in 1894:
Year: 1894
Month: Aug
Day: 30
Surname: SMITH
Forenames: Elias
Residence: Ruspidge
Age_at_death: 48 years
Officiating_Minister: E. S. Smith
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda: 43
Notes:
Register_Reference: P348 IN 1/5
Page_No: 99
Parish_Chapel: Viney Hill

Mike