Charles Nelmes 1828-? (General)

by tuthill , Tuesday, November 27, 2018, 16:57 (1976 days ago) @ astacey

Hello Alison, I have just read your message by luck as I had given up expecting any more info
about Charles. I am a great grandson of James Nelmes the brother of your ancestor Samuel. My grandfather the son of James and Lucy was also called Charles. In fact the name Charles has been carried down to two further generation since my grandfather.

Just before I read your message I had been looking back on previous burial records for Arlingham and by coincidence there were two unidentified men buried at Arlingham in 1870 and
I am sure there would have been many more due to the treacherous nature of the River Severn.
Arlingham is just across the other side of the Severn from Lydney.

Thinking back to Esther describing herself as a Widow in the 1871 Census I'm wondering what
the procedure would be for a grieving wife to register herself a a widow in those days.If anyone has any ideas I would be interested.