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Hello Sue,

According to my calculations I am your third cousin. My father Ronald John Walford 1940 would be Ken Sollars 1926 second cousin, and my grandfather Harold John Walford 1908 would be the cousin of Grace Hall. Harold's father Ernest Samuel Walford and Grace's mother Elizabeth Walford were brother and sister.
Do you know whether sister Winifred Walford married Arthur John Woodhouse? I had no information on Grace Kate or her sister Eliza Catherine Walford so thanks for that. Eldest brother Thomas Richard Walford married Ellen Mary Wilce 29 June 1895 at Ruardean and had a son Richard Wilce Walford born 1896.
Youngest brother Harold James Walford possibly married a Catherine O Morgan in 1913 in South Wales before moving back to Lydbrook. I also know of a Ernest Samuel Walford buried at Ruardean died 19 May 1982 aged 81 and a Harold James Walford born and died in 1908, these may also be sons of Thomas Richard and Ellen Mary.
As for my great grandfather Ernest Samuel Walford (Sam) he moved to Abercarn, South Wales and Married Mary Ann Lavender in Newport 1904.
They had the following children:-
Grace Ann Walford 1905-1974
Harold John Walford 1908-1987
Samuel Leslie Walford 1910-1991
Ernest Walford 1911-1990
Winifred Muriel Walford 1913
Charlotte Elizabeth Walford 1916-2000
Betty Doreen Walford 1922-2000

Your Elizabeth and my Ernest Samuel were chidren of Richard Walford and Charlotte Probert 1852 who married at Walford 1870. Richard born 1841 was the son of William Walford c 18 March 1814 at Kidderminster and Eliza Dovey born Lydbrook abt 1805, they were married 1 September 1837 at Newnham. William 1814 was the son of Richard Walford and Mary Coley who married at Old Swinford, Worcs 13 December 1802.
Eliza was the daughter of Samuel Dovey c Ruardean 1768 and Ann Davis who were married at Newland 13 September 1792.
Samuel Dovey 1768 was the son of William Dovey and Betty Tingle who married at Ruardean 21 July 1755.
Betty Tingle c 13 August 1732 at Ruardean was the daughter of Richard Tingle and Mary Yeme who were married at Walford 26 May 1709.
Mary Yeme c 18 May 1687 at Ruardean was the daughter of Thomas Yeme and Mary Fisher who married at Walford 6 April 1687.
Thomas Yeme was c 14 July 1661 at Ruardean and he was the son of George Yeme and Joan his wife.
George Yeme c 4 February 1625 was the son of Richard Yeme c 6 Feb 1588, Richard was the son of James Yeme who was c 4 October 1542 at Ruardean, the son of James.

Andrew