Alice read (General)

by shepway , Sunday, July 24, 2016, 17:19 (3045 days ago) @ gemmah

As you state Alice’s mother did marry twice and it is listed as follows:
Groom Surname Groom Forename Bride Surname Bride Forename District Parish Building Year Register Entry
READ Elijah FOX Eliza Forest of Dean Drybrook Holy Trinity Building Comments 1849 1 56
READ Elijah PRICE Eliza Forest of Dean Drybrook Holy Trinity Building Comments 1849 1 56

It is also to be found on this website:
Year: 1849
Month: Apl
Day: 8
Grooms_Surname: READ
Grooms_Forenames: Elijah
Grooms_Age: 36
Groom_Condition: Bachelor
Grooms_Occupation: Collier
Grooms_Residence: Drybrook
Grooms_Fathers_Surname: Read
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames: Richard
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation: Collier
Brides_Surname: FOX
Brides_Forenames: Eliza
Brides_Age: 26
Brides_Condition: Widow
Brides_Occupation:
Brides_Residence: Drybrook
Brides_Fathers_Surname: Price
Brides_Fathers_Forenames: John
Brides_Fathers_Occupation: Collier
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Date_of_Banns:
Signature_or_Mark: Both Mark
Witness_1: Phillip Jordan
Witness_2: Eliza Jordan
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: Henry G. Nicholls
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P109 IN 1/6
Page_Number: 28
Parish_Chapel: Drybrook

Elijah died in 1866:
Year: 1866
Month: Feb
Day: 8
Surname: READ
Forenames: Elijah
Residence: Ruardean Hill
Age_at_death: 55
Officiating_Minister: C S Grubb[?]
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death: [Not Sta
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P109 IN 1/12
Page_No: 3
Parish_Chapel: Drybrook

and I suspect that Alice’s brother James gave her away at the wedding. But we need further evidence that Alice’s father is Elijah and this can be achieved by obtaining a copy of the birth certificate. However when we look at the marriage of Alice’s youngest sister Mary Ann to Albert Brain in 1890 at Drybrook we find that her father is Elijah and the witnesses were Thomas and Alice Higgins. Also if you look at the 1891 Census you will find that Alice Higgins and John H Reed (her brother) are neighbours.

Mike