Methodists, Elsie BROWN c1900 ? (General)

by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Saturday, April 19, 2014, 17:37 (3870 days ago) @ Jefff

Thanks to the current free Ancestry access I wonder if this is "your" Elsie ?. It's certainly seems the "preferred fit" in some ways. Perhaps the household can offer some clues ?, eg Frank's Occupation within the "Mutual Indemnity Society", for a couple of their age to have a servant yet no apparent children suggests he's well paid, perhaps.

1911 Census: Six room household, Dean Cottage, Mile End, Coleford Glos

Name Relation to Head Birth Date Age Gender Marital Status Occupation Birth City Birth County Birth Country Address
Frank Ezra Smith Head 1866 45 Male Married Assistant Secretary To Indemnity Coleford Gloucestershire England Mable May Smith Wife 1877 34 Female Married Coleford Gloucestershire England lsie Brown Servant 1896 15 Female Single Domestic Service West Dean Gloucestershire England

http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/2353/rg14_31728_0291_03/1424528?backurl=http%3a%2f%2f...

The 1901 Census has her family at Broadwell Lane End;

Benjamin Brown Head 29 1872 Male Coalminer-hewer West Dean Gloucestershire England
Ellenor Brown Wife 30 1871 Female West Dean Gloucestershire England
Bessie Brown Daughter 8 1893 Female West Dean Gloucestershire England
Martin Brown Son 7 1894 Male West Dean Gloucestershire England
Elsie Brown Daughter 5 1896 Female West Dean Gloucestershire England
William Brown Son 3 1898 Male West Dean Gloucestershire England
Margery Brown Daughter 1 1900 Female West Dean Gloucestershire England

http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/7815/MONRG13_4918_4922-0964/31441895?backurl=http%3a%...

Admittedly not overly local to Lydney, and no clear Methodist links here

Record_ID: 12262
Entry_Number: 615
Year: 1899
Month: Oct
Day: 12
Parents_Surname: BROWN
Child_Forenames: Elsie
Fathers_Forenames: Benjamin Martin
Mothers_Forenames: Eleanor
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Broadwell Lane End
Occupation: Colliery Proprietor
Officiating_Minister: E H Brice
Event: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P93 IN 1/7
Page_Number: 78
Parish_Chapel: Coleford
Soundex: B650

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Trying again, not too many in the area c1911, maybe this is "your" Elsie, and nearer Lydney perhaps ? Another prosperous household it seems.

1911 Census, seven room household at "Brooklyn" Woolaston

Name Relation to Head Birth Date Age Gender Marital Status Occupation Birth City Birth County Birth Country Address
Robert Thomas Brown Head 1869 42 Male Married Private Means Bristol
Rosa Ann Brown Wife 1872 39 Female Married Private Means Berkeley Gloucestershire England
Doris Elsie Mary Brown Daughter 1897 14 Female Woolaston Gloucestershire England
Margaret Read Brown Daughter 1905 6 Female Woolaston Gloucestershire England

http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/2353/rg14_31705_0019_03/468039?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fs...

Record_ID: 2596
Entry_Number: 525
Year: 1897
Month: Mar
Day: 14
Parents_Surname: BROWN
Child_Forenames: Doris Elsie Mary
Fathers_Forenames: Robert Thomas
Mothers_Forenames: Rosa Ann
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Woolaston
Occupation: Organist
Officiating_Minister: W. Townsend
Event: Baptism
Memoranda: Born 2 Feb. 1897
Notes:
Register_Reference: P12 IN 1/5
Page_Number: 66
Parish_Chapel: Alvington
Soundex: B650

No clear Methodist link here ?

But this looks more likely, note her father's given occupation;

Record_ID: 34134
Entry_Number: 418
Year: 1923
Month: Feb
Day: 1
Grooms_Surname: WILLS
Grooms_Forenames: William Searle
Grooms_Age: 33
Groom_Condition: Bachelor
Grooms_Occupation: Bank Clerk
Grooms_Residence: 14 Lonsdale R[oa]d Gloucester
Grooms_Fathers_Surname: Wills (dec[ease]d)
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames: John
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation: Farmer
Brides_Surname: BROWNE
Brides_Forenames: Doris Elsie Mary
Brides_Age: 25
Brides_Condition: Spinster
Brides_Occupation: [not stated]
Brides_Residence: Woolaston
Brides_Fathers_Surname: Browne
Brides_Fathers_Forenames: Robert Thomas
Brides_Fathers_Occupation: Church Organist
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Date_of_Banns:
Signature_or_Mark: Both sign
Witness_1: W J Mullins
Witness_2: Tho[ma]s Warne
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: W F A Lambert
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P376 IN 1/12
Page_Number: 209
Parish_Chapel: Woolaston
Soundex_Groom: W420
Soundex_Bride: B650

Name: Doris Elsie M Wills
Birth Date: 2 Feb 1897
Date of Registration: Sep 1992
Age at Death: 95
Registration district: Forest of Dean
Inferred County: Gloucestershire
Volume: 22
Page: 1627

Sadly the FoD Council Burials website is still offline so I cannot suggest her likely place of rest, altho Woolaston seems a likely bet.

Hope this helps, sorry nothing more positive, have a good Easter !.