Walford family Ruardean Hill

Hi, can anyone give me any information of Edwin Walford, his wife Annie Louise Meek and their children, Edith, Mabel, Elizabeth, Oliver, Edna, Gladys and Rene. They lived at Rose Cottage in the early 1900's and stayed there until the cottage was demolished. I believe Elizabeth married Leslie Sterry and remained in the forest along with Oliver. Any information would be gratefully recieved - Odette

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Free BMD
Name: Edwin John Walford
Year of Registration: 1889
Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
District: Westbury On Severn
County: Gloucestershire
Volume: 6a
Page: 248

1891 England Census
Edith Walford abt 1870 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Wife East Dean Gloucestershire
Edwin J Walford abt 1890 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean Gloucestershire
Elizth A Walford abt 1891 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter East Dean Gloucestershire
John Walford abt 1868 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Head East Dean Gloucestershire

1901 England Census
Alfred Walford abt 1893 Ruardean; Woodside, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean Gloucestershire
Edith Walford abt 1870 Ruardean; Woodside, Gloucestershire, England Wife East Dean Gloucestershire
Edwin Walford abt 1890 Ruardean; Woodside, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean Gloucestershire
Elizabeth Walford abt 1891 Ruardean; Woodside, Gloucestershire, England Daughter East Dean Gloucestershire
John Walford abt 1868 Lydbrook, Gloucestershire, England Head East Dean Gloucestershire

Free BMD Marriage
Name: Edwin J Walford
Name: Annie L Meek
Year of Registration: 1914
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
Spouse's Surname: Meek
District: Westbury On Severn
County: Gloucestershire
Volume: 6a
Page: 397

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Thanks Bertha!! What I'm hoping for is that someone might have some information into where the children went when they left the forest. I'm also really struggling to trace Annie Meek's parentage. Another thing I'm having difficulties with is what has happened to Edwin's brother Alfred and his sister Elizabeth Ann. I have visited the cemetry in the forest but unfortunately can not find any other details relating to them. Best Wishes Odette.

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You say you have visited the cemetery, have you visited the various Churches around the area where your ancestors were from?
You may already know that there is the St John the Baptist Church in Ruardean, Ruardean Hill Baptist Church, Holy Jesus Church Lydbrook, Lydbrook Baptist Church, English Bicknor Church, and Holy Trinity Church Drybrook in the area. All these Churches have gravestones, you may be lucky and find some Walfords, there are definitely Meeks in some of the Churchyards.

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