Hannah ADAMS - Coleford (General)

by shepway , Sunday, October 21, 2007, 23:32 (6245 days ago) @ llangrove

The Census tells us that the family were at Barn Hill which is Broadwell.

This M.I. from Christchurch Churchyard:
15/. Trefoil enclosing shield with band.
In Loving memory/ of Thomas Stephens/ of Broadwell Lane End/ who died Sept 1st 1898/ aged 89 years. End of kerb-- Wilks Bros, Lane End ; Masons.

This gives Thomas's year of birth as 1809.

Parish Registers gives this baptism:
Year 1809
Month Jun
Day 21
Parents Surname STEPHENS
Child Forename(s) Thomas
Father's Forename(s) Thomas
Mother's Forename(s) Anne
Mother's Surname
Place of Residence Lane End
Occupation
Officiating Minister
Event type Baptism
Memoranda
Notes Baptism at Coleford Chapel
Register Reference P227 IN 1/10
Page No 39
Parish/Chapel Newland

However the 1841 Census suggests that the mother is Mary.

A search of the Registers and:

Year 1819
Month Sep
Day 4
Groom Surname STEPHENS
Groom Forename(s) Thomas
Groom Age at Marriage
Groom condition Widower
Groom Rank or Profession
Groom Residence Hundred of St Briavels
Groom Father's Surname
Groom Father's Forename(s)
Groom Father's Rank or Profession
Bride Surname MORSE
Bride Forename(s) Mary
Bride Age at Marriage
Bride Condition Spinster
Bride Rank or Profession
Bride Residence Hundred of St Briavels
Bride Father's Surname
Bride Father's Forename(s)
Bride Father's Rank or Profession
Licence or Banns Banns
Date of banns
Signature or Mark Both mark
Witness 1 George Callaghan
Witness 2 Mary Hampton
Other witnesses
Officiating Minister S.F.Morgan Curate
Event type Marriage
Memoranda
Transcriber's Notes
Register Reference P227 IN 1/11
Page No 85
Parish/Chapel Newland

There is burial for Anne Stephens in 1810 as follows:
Year 1810
Month Feb
Day 27
Surname STEPHENS
Forename(s) Anne
Place of Residence Stow
Age at death
Officiating Minister
Event Burial
Cause of death
Memoranda
Notes
Register Reference P227 IN 1/5
Page No 25
Parish/Chapel Newland

Mary's Burial:
Date: 15 JUL 1843
First Name: MARY
Surname: STEPHENS
Age: 82
Burial Register: NEWLAND 1813-1846
Place of Abode: COLEFORD LANE END

This suggests a year of birth as 1761:

Year 1762
Month Mar
Day 12
Parents Surname MORSE
Child Forename(s) Mary
Father's Forename(s) John
Mother's Forename(s) Margaret
Mother's Surname
Place of Residence Breem
Occupation
Officiating Minister
Event type Baptism
Memoranda
Notes
Register Reference P227 IN 4/1
Page No 297
Parish/Chapel Newland

The missing link is the burial of Thomas Senior.

Mike