HAYNES, shoemaker researches, FoD Resources etc (General)

by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Thursday, January 08, 2015, 20:43 (3607 days ago) @ Jefff

(Continued from above)

OF COURSE, please ensure you've exhausted THIS FoD site's HUGE database of info first, particularly the RESOURCES menu, eg "WILLS". Think it's already been mentioned, it includes this Will, the original of which is at Gloster Archives I believe; also worth looking at other Haynes incase anymore Shoemakers exist, to give possible family links such as sons in neighbouring villages, say.

Surname HAYNES
First Name John
Abode Cold Harbour St Briavels
Occupation Shoemaker
Year Proved 1886
Page Number 163
Year of Death 1886
Month of Death Mar
Day of Death 6
Value Under £12
Document Will
Notes
Will Number Will_02029

This was found by searching for "Testators". Searching "Beneficiaries" for Haynes gives Margaret as his wife, and William as his son, both 1886.

Another section worth searching is "INQUESTS".
I've found a few cases where Inquests in a given village and era have included the same particular family members on several juries - one likes to think it's because that ancestor was considered a well-respected "pillar" of the local community.

"PHOTOS" section, if you're lucky you may find a photo that includes your ancestors shoe shop. Most of the old photos included in this and other FoD related sites were ppstcards that were filmed and printed by local professional photographers for saile locally, so town centre scenes were very popular subjects.

Finally for now the "DOCUMENTS" section.
This huge database really can reward thorough and methodical reading, as again one can find ancestors and families, or even their homes etc, mentioned in subjects you might never have thought to research, all helping to buildup the family story.
Mentions of your ancestors within the Newspaper clippings and other Articles probably won't be found by just using the site's search engine, but it doesn't take too long to read thro them, and if nothing else its a great way to learn about the people and the geography of the Forest.

The site's search engine does, however, find this "Haynes" which may have been mentioned already, is he one of yours ?;

From Kelly's Directory of East Dean, 1879

"Cinderford
COMMERCIAL

Haynes Charles, boot & shoe maker"

This Directory lists SEVEN shoemakers in Cinderford alone !
In case you didn't know, Cinderford had bigger, busier mines nearby than the older Coleford near your Newland/Staunton area.

This entry is repeated within the "Slater's Directory of Newnham 1868, With the Parishes and Villages of Awre, Blakeney, Cinderford, Blaisdon, Flaxley, Little Dean, and the South End Hamlets of East Dean."
Found while simply googling "Haynes Lttledean".
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cbennett/newnham1868.htm

NB: Other Directories are available from the earlier 1800s on this freeview Leicester University website, see
http://forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=40683

Cinderford is my home town, on the Eastern edge of the Forest so opposite to Newland & Coleford. It's only a mile or so over the hill from Littledean, which is outside of the high/Forest "inner" Dean. Littledean is a truly ancient village compared to Cinderford (which is of mid 1800s mining origins), and in farming country not far from Westbury On Severn, which along with Monmouth was the centre of FoD local Government for centuries before the inner Forest was opened-up. So it's POSSIBLE that the Haynes shoemakers arrived at the Forest from, MAYBE, Gloster way, first settling in Littledean, then later moving west into Staunton etc as the inner Forest became settled by the influx of miners and ironworkers, all needing boots and shues.... But this is for you to prove, or disprove; I'm only guessing !

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Don't forget in your case to also search for "Haines" as well as "Haynes", as sometimes spelling errors were made, by journalists, local government officials, directory printers etc, plus as you go back in history to times when general literacy standards were lower, even family members might spell the name differently than you might expect.

Do hope this has helped, good luck with your searches !
Please, if you do find out anything more, please post it on this thread; particularly any usefull sources or links, as this forum is itself an excellent reference for future researchers.
You might also like to consider making a donation towards the physical upkeep of the forum, thanks.

PS Sorry I've mispelt "shues" and "saile" earlier, but this webpage doesn't permit certain words for sensible security reasons, especially retail-related ones.