NAILERS - Gwilliam, Littledean sessions (General)

by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Saturday, June 28, 2014, 00:25 (3803 days ago) @ shepway

Thanks Mike for those extracts, makes sense now that the nailers would need the extra fuel to feed their workplace as well as their families, difficult times.

Searching the Welsh newspapers website gives this mention, again looks like a Gwilliam just trying to lead a normal life during hard times, and subject to very strict justice.

From the Cardiff Times of 20th December 1879

"HOLLY STEALING.— At the Littledean petty - sessions on Monday—before Sir Thomas Crawley Boevey, Bart., and Mr Russell J. Kerr — George Wynn, jun., of Littledean, and Thomas Gwilliam, youths, were charged with stealing a quantity of holly, value 2s, from a tree the property of Joseph Bennett, and doing damage to the amount of 5s. It was shown that the defendants entirely stripped the side of a young tree, and they were fined 10S each with costs, and ordered to pay the damage."
http://welshnewspapers.llgc.org.uk/en/page/view/3420256/ART20/gwilliam%20littledean%20f...

From this site's PRs, these are the only Thomas Gwilliam PRs I can find in Littledean c1879; not our youth, but another nailer;

Record_ID: 32813
Entry_Number: 385
Year: 1845
Month: Jan
Day: 4
Parents_Surname: GWILLIAM
Child_Forenames: Thomas
Fathers_Forenames: Thomas
Mothers_Forenames: Hannah Minett
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Little Dean
Occupation: Nailer
Officiating_Minister: G Palling Off[iciating] Min[ister]
Event: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P110 IN 1/6
Page_Number: 49
Parish_Chapel: Littledean
Soundex: G450

Birth Details
Child Surname Child Forename Father Surname Mother Surname Mother's Former Name Year District Office Register Entry
GWILLIAM Thomas GWILLIAM GWILLIAM COLE 1845 Forest of Dean Westbury on Severn, Newnham 6 44

Could this have been our youth, aged abt nine in 1879 ?

Record_ID: 19916
Entry_Number: 356
Year: 1914
Month: Feb
Day: 8
Surname: GWILLIAM
Forenames: Henry Thomas
Residence: Eastern United Colliery Ruspidge [?]
Age_at_death: 43
Officiating_Minister: Robert Bruce H. Armstrong M.A
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda: Body brought from Littledean; Died 5 Feb 1914
Notes: No. of Grave 24
Register_Reference: P110 IN 1/13
Page_No:
Parish_Chapel: Littledean
Soundex: G450

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His accomplice in "crime", George Wynn junior & senior ?

Record_ID: 1056093
Entry_Number: 53
Year: 1852
Month: Aug
Day: 15
Parents_Surname: WYN
Child_Forenames: George
Fathers_Forenames: George
Mothers_Forenames: Mary
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Little DeanLittle DeanGlos
Occupation: Chymney Sweeper
Officiating_Minister: B. Jenkyn
Event: Baptism
Memoranda: Born July 11th 1852
Notes:
Register_Reference: D6514 1/1
Page_Number: 4
Parish_Chapel: Littledean Independent
Soundex: W500

Birth Details
Child Surname Child Forename Father Surname Mother Surname Mother's Former Name Year District Office Register Entry
WYNN George WYNN WYNN HORSHAM 1852 Forest of Dean Westbury on Severn, Newnham 12 376

Record_ID: 4843
Entry_Number: 308
Year: 1878
Month: Sep
Day: 22
Grooms_Surname: WYNNE
Grooms_Forenames: George
Grooms_Age: 24
Groom_Condition: Bachelor
Grooms_Occupation: Coal Miner
Grooms_Residence: Bilson
Grooms_Fathers_Surname: Wynne
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames: George
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation: Chimney Sweep
Brides_Surname: GRINDALL
Brides_Forenames: Sarah
Brides_Age: 21
Brides_Condition: Spinster
Brides_Occupation: [not stated]
Brides_Residence: Bilson
Brides_Fathers_Surname: Grindall
Brides_Fathers_Forenames: Benjamin
Brides_Fathers_Occupation: Labourer
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Date_of_Banns: [not stated]
Signature_or_Mark: He signs she marks
Witness_1: Mark of George Wynne
Witness_2: Mary Wynn
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: William Barker Vicar
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P109 IN 1/7
Page_Number: 154
Parish_Chapel: Drybrook
Soundex_Groom: W500
Soundex_Bride: G653

His father ?

Record_ID: 19692
Entry_Number: 133
Year: 1894
Month: Oct
Day: 1
Surname: WYNN
Forenames: George
Residence: Littledean
Age_at_death: 73
Officiating_Minister: George A.P. Arbuthnot [?]
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda: Died on 26 Sep 1894; occupation Sweeper
Notes: No. of Grave 185 [?]
Register_Reference: P110 IN 1/13
Page_No:
Parish_Chapel: Littledean
Soundex: W500