Recusancy in the Forest of Dean. (General)

by rookancestrybest , United Kingdom, Saturday, June 30, 2007, 11:30 (6358 days ago)

My ancestors lived in the Forest of Dean and its surrounding area and they were Catholics who never converted to Protestantism in the Reformation. I wondered if anyone has any records relating to the Catholic community living in the area from the Reformation up until the end of the 18th Century. I know that there was a substantial community and that they suffered religious persecution and just wondered whether any one else has ancestors who were part of this community. Some also lived in Ross on Wye and some over in Wales in Monmouth and surrounding areas.
Helen in Sheffield.