William Adams 1826(?) - 1870 (General)

by nigeldownunder , Australia, Thursday, February 12, 2015, 01:44 (3573 days ago) @ Mike Pinchin

Thanks Mike for your response.
I had seen the baptism transcript for 1873 on FoDFHT, but hadn't gotten around to confirming this was "my" Elizabeth, mainly because of the 2 year gap between birth and baptism (most, but by no means all baptisms tend to happen within a month or so of birth). I was not aware of the birth entry on Glos BMD omitting the father's name, so if you put the two "facts" together, it certainly points towards the mother Elizabeth being over-enthusiastically consoled by someone after the death of her husband! I have traced her (the mother) through to the 1901 census, and she hadn't remarried by then, so there's no clue there.

When Elizabeth (the daughter) got married, on 20th February 1897, her father is noted as "WILLIAM ADAMS, deceased", but that in itself is not conclusive - if she were in fact conceived while her mother was recently widowed, she would hardly want to advertise the fact!!
Record ID: 2625 Entry Number: 401
Year: 1897 Month: Feb Day: 20
Grooms Surname: BODY
Grooms Forenames: William John
Grooms Age: 29
Groom Condition: Bachelor
Grooms Occupation: Furnisher
Grooms Residence: Llangenny
Grooms Fathers Surname: Body
Grooms Fathers Forenames: William
Grooms Fathers Occupation: Paper Maker
Brides Surname: ADAMS
Brides Forenames: Elizabeth
Brides Age: 25
Brides Condition: Spinster
Brides Occupation: [not stated]
Brides Residence: Joyford
Brides Fathers Surname: Adams
Brides Fathers Forenames: William
Brides Fathers Occupation: deceased
Licence or Banns: Banns
Date of Banns:
Signature or Mark: Both sign
Witness 1: William Henry Adams
Witness 2: Mary Ann Boddy
Other Witnesses: None
Officiating Minister: C. Barnes Vicar
Event: Marriage
Memoranda: -
Notes: Groom signs surname as BODDY. Also appears in 1901 Census as BODDY
Register Reference: PFC82 IN 1/7 Page Number: 201 Parish Chapel: Christchurch

(This is definitely "my" Elizabeth - her brother, William Henry Adams, my G-Grandfather, is a witness).

I guess the next logical step will be for me to get hold of William Adams death certificate, to see if that will confirm that he is the William Adams who was buried at English Bicknor on 2nd March 1870...........

I suppose it would be too much to expect there to have been a headstone, and for it to have survived to today!!

Many thanks again for your input.