MEEK, RODGERS, ENNIS - Lea, Weston Under Penyard

Hi - There is an anceatral file that may interest someone here

http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=af/search_AF.asp&cl...

These families became Mormons and went to the USA, they all seemed to suffer many family deaths in the few years leading up to their departure, epidemics?
Benjamin Meek didn't survive the journey, he died of Cholerea while crossing the plains of Wyoming in a wagon train

My G-Grandmother Hannah Rogers and her sister Elizabeth stayed here, but there seems to have been something of an exodus to the US, whole families.

I have met up with US descendents, they told me that a mountain near Salt Lake City was renamed Ennis Mountain after a former resident of Weston. That Ennis line goes back to Joyford and English Bicknor. Happy to add more info if anyone needs it. Fred

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UP - Under Penyard

Ennis Mountain , Virginia ; Ennis, Montana not seen a Utah connection yet, but could well be one !

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I have a Frank Ennis b. @ 1854, who married Lydia Hawkins, Feb 9, 1878 at English Bicknor...later, with three children, Annie, Frances and John. Any connection? Thanks!

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This isn't my family as such, the link is via my G-Grandmother, her eldest sister married Ben Meek who's mother was Ann Ennis.

At first I thought the families were not linked, im 1841 one was in Joyford, Your Frank's family probably, the other in the Weston area, but then I found that John Ennis married Hannah Packs in English Bicknor in 1808.

In 1825 a John Ennis married Maria (Mary)Scrivens in English Bicknor (Frank's family?) and then later John and Hannah's daughter Jane married Henry Smith in English Bicknor. Jane and Henry are from Weston, why marry in Bicknor unless there is a link?

Henry Smith died young, his wife Jane(Ennis)and children were sent to the US, paid for by a parish collection of £50. It was decided that as it was costing £50 a year to support this family, they would save money by sending them all to the US. Other Ennis family also travelled to the US. The mountain renaming was in recognition of a life of good work within the Mormon commumity. In 2003 I was told it was recent.

Finding out how these families link is the problem, there is only one other family in 1841, head Richard Ennis living on May Hill. Any of this help.

fred

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Thanks for the reply, Fred! I printed your msg. which I'll save, as you never know when the pieces might come together!

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JOHN ENNESS
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Marriages:
Spouse: MARIA SCRIVENS
Marriage: 15 DEC 1825 English Bicknor, Gloucester, England
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Messages:
Extracted marriage record for locality listed in the record.
The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the marriage date.
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Source Information:
Batch No.: Dates: Source Call No.: Type: Printout Call No.: Type:
M036081 1754 - 1844 0855609 Film 6905381 Film
Sheet: 00

1841 Joyford
John Ennis abt 1801 Gloucestershire, England Dean Forest Gloucestershire
Mary Ennis abt 1811 Gloucestershire, England Dean Forest Gloucestershire
Ann Ennis abt 1830 Gloucestershire, England Dean Forest Gloucestershire
Elizabeth Ennis abt 1835 Gloucestershire, England Dean Forest Gloucestershire
Jane Ennis abt 1833 Gloucestershire, England Dean Forest Gloucestershire
John Ennis abt 1828 Gloucestershire, England Dean Forest Gloucestershire
Mary Ennis abt 1837 Gloucestershire, England Dean Forest Gloucestershire
Thomas Ennis abt 1840 Gloucestershire, England Dean Forest Gloucestershire

1851 Joyford
Mariah Ennis abt 1809 English Bicknor, Gloucestershire, England Head English Bicknor Gloucestershire
John Ennis abt 1828 English Bicknor, Gloucestershire, England Son English Bicknor Gloucestershire
Mary Ennis abt 1838 English Bicknor, Gloucestershire, England Daughter English Bicknor Gloucestershire
Sarah Ennis abt 1847 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter English Bicknor Gloucestershire
Thomas Ennis abt 1840 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son English Bicknor Gloucestershire
William Ennis abt 1845 English Bicknor, Gloucestershire, England Son English Bicknor Gloucestershire

Name:Hannah Baynham
Name: John Ennis
Year of Registration: 1852
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
DISTRICT: Gloucester (1837-1937)
County: Gloucestershire
Volume: 6a
Page: 337

1861 Joyford
John Ennis abt 1828 English Bicknor, Gloucestershire, England Head English Bicknor Gloucestershire
Hannah Ennis abt 1824 English Bicknor, Gloucestershire, England Wife English Bicknor Gloucestershire
Bertha Ennis abt 1857 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter English Bicknor Gloucestershire
Frank Ennis abt 1854 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son English Bicknor Gloucestershire
John Baynham abt 1787 Newland, Gloucestershire, England Father-in-law English Bicknor Gloucestershire

1871 Bicknor St Joyford
John Ennis abt 1828 English Bicknor, Gloucestershire, England Head English Bicknor Gloucestershire
Hannah Ennis abt 1825 English Bicknor, Gloucestershire, England Wife English Bicknor Gloucestershire
Bertha Ennis abt 1857 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter English Bicknor Gloucestershire
Frank Ennis abt 1854 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son English Bicknor Gloucestershire
John Ennis abt 1828 English Bicknor, Gloucestershire, England Head English Bicknor Gloucestershire

1881
Frank Ennis abt 1854 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England Head West Dean, Gloucestershire
Lydia Ennis abt 1853 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England Wife West Dean, Gloucestershire
Annie Elizh. Ennis abt 1879 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter West Dean, Gloucestershire
Frances Alice Ennis abt 1880 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter West Dean, Gloucestershire

1891
Frank Ennis abt 1854 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England Head West Dean, Gloucestershire
Lydia Ennis abt 1853 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England Wife West Dean, Gloucestershire
Annie E Ennis abt 1873 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter West Dean, Gloucestershire
Francis A Ennis abt 1880 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter West Dean, Gloucestershire
John B Ennis abt 1885 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son West Dean, Gloucestershire

1901
Frank Ennis abt 1854 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England Head West Dean, Monmouthshire
Lydia Ennis abt 1853 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England Wife West Dean, Monmouthshire
John B Ennis abt 1885 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son West Dean, Monmouthshire

Name Age Living Reg date Freeminer number
Ennis Frank 35 Berry Hill, nr Coleford 8 Feb 1889 2251
Ennis John 45 English Bicknor 20 Dec 1872 1141
Ennis Thomas 47 Five Acres, Coleford 6 Apr 1887 2117
Ennis William 33 Five Acres, nr. Coleford 25 Apr 1921 3550

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