HAYNES researches, other County/national Resources etc (General)

by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Saturday, January 10, 2015, 01:25 (3606 days ago) @ Jefff

One last post for now, Dan.

For a FH beginner I suggest this thread should help you, it includes some really useful websites which are free to access, they're often used on this forum especially FreeBMD and GlosBMD

see www.forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?mode=entry&id=35296

One of the sites mentioned in this post is the Gloster Archives "genealogical database", which is really useful and very user-friendly to operate. This site was mentioned very early in this thread by MPG wrt John Haynes c1816, as an overseer(of the poor)

If you search John Haynes the site will give 100+ hits from across the County, careful browsing shows a couple of these look like your family, apologies if this has already been mentioned in this thread, I've not seen it;

Year 1842
Surname HAYNES Forename John
Age 33 Date of Committal 15 Dec 1842
Public Address St Briavels
Occupation Shoemaker Reference Q/Gc5/7

I've never used the service, but paying a small charge online can purchase what I presume is the full record. However I've seen a few cases on here where the same record, especially Criminal ones, can be obtained from Ancestry.
http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/archives/article/107400/Genealogical-database

Finally, regarding "Ancestry", a simplified version of this major US-based subscription website may be accessed f-o-charge in most public libraries, you cannot plot family tree etc (but you can do this at home just by registering, also f-o-c), but you can still search and download most of the site's records, census' records, military service, etc, etc. My local library also offers free access to "Find My Past", yours may too, which have different resources to investigate.

Hope this helps, atb J.

PS just searched the Welsh Newspapers site, as mentioned on the previous post. I tend to search it with a surname pus placename, they liked to use the phrase "Dean Forest" as well as say "Monmouth" or "Lydney".

From the "Monmouthshire Merlin" of 25th April 1863

"FOREST OF DEAN.
APPOINTMENT OF OVERSEERS AND CONSTABLES.
ST. BRIAVELS.- Overseers: John Rossiter, Mr. J. C. L. Denton — Constables: Thomas Jones William Jones, John Haynes, Charles Jones. WEST DEAN .Overseers James Marlin, Richard Morse, Edward Vimhany, Daniel Simms. Constables.- William Morse, James James, J.Trattle, William Cook, James Kersey, Henry Morse, James Watkins, Daniel Jenkins, George Rider, Joseph Crips, J. Hawkins, J. Baldwin. NEWLAND.—Overseers Benjamin Wilmot Provis, Wiliam Miles, Henry Burg- ham, Richard Phillips.—Constables Isaac Cullis, Joseph Morris, Samuel Roberts, Thomas Richards, James Groves, Moses Moisey, Thomas Hall, Thomas Batten. ENGLISH BECKNOR.—Overseers Thomas Morgan, Thomas Ivins. —Constables Richard James, William Cooper.
GUARDIANS FOR NEWLAND AND WEST DEAN.-The following have been appointed to serve as guardians for the parishes of Newland and West Dean :-Newland- Isiiah Trotter, James Morse, Daniel Wherrett, and William King. West Dean-John P. Thomas, Thomas Batten, and W. Wood."

http://welshnewspapers.llgc.org.uk/en/page/view/3400290/ART55

For "overseers" explanation, see http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/archives/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=56548&p=0

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UPDATE !

While simply googling "Haynes Littledean" I found this website which has your family tree including Charles b1838 Littledean (maybe the shoemaker in Cinderford in above Directories ?)), grandson to John in St Briavels, who is thought to have been born Frampton on Severn c1766 (I noticed several Haynes-Frampton records on the Glos Archives Gen.website mentioned earlier).

I urge caution not to assume it's entirely accurate as often we see public trees contain assumptions which are then copied elsewhere to become "facts". Best to always check for yourself, in fact probably best to ignore this tree until you have your own to compare it with.
http://www.geni.com/people/Charles-Haynes/6000000003890707586