William Prout! (General)
Can someone explain as to why William Powell & family are William Prout & family in 1851........after looking at events that occur in the Forest area i'm sure an explanation is forthcoming and would be interested to see what it is!.........please
1840 Mar qtr...Chepstow R.D
William Prout marries Ann Marsh (Mary Ann Marsh?)
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1841 census.........the only other Marsh's in Lydney!
Newarne, Lydney
John Marsh 40 fryeman y
Elizabeth " 40 y
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1841 census
Newern village, Lydney
William Prout 25 sea man y
Ann " 25 y
*Elizabeth " 7 months y
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*ELIZABETH ANN PROUT born Dec qtr...1840...Chepstow
1851
Lydney
William Prout head 36 forge labourer Purton
Mary " wife 35 Lydney
John " son 11 scholar Lydney
Elizabeth " daur 9 scholar Lydney
Allice " daur 6 scholar Lydney
George " son 4 Lydney
Sarah " daur 2 Lydney
Mary " daur 4months Lydney
Elizabeth Thomas visitor 14 Purton
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ALICE POWELL born Sept qtr....1844....Chepstow
SARAH POWELL born Mar qtr...1849...Chepstow
MARY POWELL born Dec qtr...1850...Chepstow
1861
Newenne, Lydney
William Powell head 46 lab at iron works Lydney
Mary " wife 45 "
Richard " son 17 "
George " son 15 "
Sarah " daur 12 "
Mary " daur 10 "
William " son 6 "
Jane " daur 3 "
William POWELL / PROUT 1815 -1871 Purton / Newerne
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Year 1811
Month Nov
Day 7
Groom Surname POWELL
Groom Forename(s) Richard
Groom Age at Marriage
Groom condition B[achelor]
Groom Rank or Profession
Groom Residence
Groom Father's Surname
Groom Father's Forename(s)
Groom Father's Rank or Profession
Bride Surname HARRIS
Bride Forename(s) Elizabeth
Bride Age at Marriage
Bride Condition Sp[inste]r
Bride Rank or Profession
Bride Residence
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
Witness 1
Witness 2
Other witnesses
Officiating Minister Charles Sandiford Vicar
Event type Marriage
Memoranda
Transcriber's Notes
Register Reference P30 1 IN 1 Part 2
Page No 357
Parish/Chapel Awre
Year 1815
Month Jan
Day 22
Parents Surname POWELL
Child Forename(s) William
Father's Forename(s) Richard
Mother's Forename(s) Elizabeth
Mother's Surname
Place of Residence Lidney
Occupation Labourer
Officiating Minister Wm. Jones
Event type Baptism
Memoranda Son of
Notes
Register Reference PFC 209 IN 1/3
Page No 13
Parish/Chapel Lydney
1841 Purton
Richard Pawell abt 1791 Gloucestershire, England Lydney Gloucestershire
Elizabeth Pawell abt 1799 Gloucestershire, England Lydney Gloucestershire
James Pawell abt 1817 Gloucestershire, England Lydney Gloucestershire
Richard Pawell abt 1813 Gloucestershire, England Lydney Gloucestershire
Year 1838
Month Jan
Day 25
Groom Surname POWELL
Groom Forename(s) William
Groom Age at Marriage Of full age
Groom condition Bachelor
Groom Rank or Profession Labouring man
Groom Residence Purton Parish of Lydney
Groom Father's Surname POWELL
Groom Father's Forename(s) Richard
Groom Father's Rank or Profession Labouring man
Bride Surname SMITH
Bride Forename(s) Mary
Bride Age at Marriage Of full age
Bride Condition Spinster
Bride Rank or Profession Labouring woman
Bride Residence Lydney
Bride Father's Surname SMITH
Bride Father's Forename(s) William
Bride Father's Rank or Profession Labouring man
Licence or Banns Banns
Date of banns [not stated]
Signature or Mark Both mark
Witness 1 Thomas Bailey
Witness 2 Matilda Bailey
Other witnesses
Officiating Minister M H Hawkins
Event type Marriage
Memoranda
Transcriber's Notes
Register Reference P209 IN 1/15
Page No 2
Parish/Chapel Lydney
1841 Purton
William Powell abt 1815 Gloucestershire, England Lydney Gloucestershire
Mary Powell abt 1816 Gloucestershire, England Lydney Gloucestershire
John Powell abt 1840 Gloucestershire, England Lydney Gloucestershire
1851 Newerne
William Prout abt 1815 Purton, Gloucestershire, England Head Lydney Gloucestershire Forge Lab
Mary Prout abt 1816 Lydney, Gloucestershire, England Wife Lydney Gloucestershire
Allice Prout abt 1847 Lydney, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Lydney Gloucestershire
Elizabeth Prout abt 1842 Lydney, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Lydney Gloucestershire
George Prout abt 1847 Lydney, Gloucestershire, England Son Lydney Gloucestershire
John Prout abt 1840 Lydney, Gloucestershire, England Son Lydney Gloucestershire
Mary Prout abt 1850 Lydney, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Lydney Gloucestershire
Sarah Prout abt 1849 Lydney, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Lydney Gloucestershire
1861 Newerne
William Powell abt 1815 Lydney, Gloucestershire, England Head Lydney Gloucestershire
Mary Powell abt 1816 Lydney, Gloucestershire, England Wife Lydney Gloucestershire
George Powell abt 1846 Lydney, Gloucestershire, England Son Lydney Gloucestershire
Jane Powell abt 1858 Lydney, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Lydney Gloucestershire
Mary Powell abt 1851 Lydney, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Lydney Gloucestershire
Richard Powell abt 1844 Lydney, Gloucestershire, England Son Lydney Gloucestershire
Sarah Powell abt 1849 Lydney, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Lydney Gloucestershire
William Powell abt 1855 Lydney, Gloucestershire, England Son Lydney Gloucestershire
1871
William Powell abt 1815 Lydney, Gloucestershire, England Head Lydney Gloucestershire
Mary Powell abt 1816 Lydney, Gloucestershire, England Wife Lydney Gloucestershire
Jane Powell abt 1858 Lydney, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Lydney Gloucestershire
William Powell abt 1855 Lydney, Gloucestershire, England Son Lydney Gloucestershire
Year 1873
Month Mar
Day 15
Surname POWELL
Forename(s) William
Place of Residence Newerne
Age at death 58
Officiating Minister John J.Trollope
Event Burial
Cause of death
Memoranda
Notes
Register Reference P209 IN 1/12
Page No 131
Parish/Chapel Lydney
Mary POWELL 1816 in 1881 census
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1881
William Merrett abt 1846 Huntley, Gloucestershire, England Head Lydney Gloucestershire
Mary Merrett abt 1851 Lydney, Gloucestershire, England Wife Lydney Gloucestershire
Eliza Merrett abt 1878 Lydney, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Lydney Gloucestershire
George Merrett abt 1870 Lydney, Gloucestershire, England Son Lydney Gloucestershire
Richard Merrett abt 1880 Lydney, Gloucestershire, England Son Lydney Gloucestershire
William Merrett abt 1874 Lydney, Gloucestershire, England Son Lydney Gloucestershire
Mary Powell abt 1816 Lydney, Gloucestershire, England Mother in Law Lydney Gloucestershire
William MERRETT 1846 Huntley
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1-Richard Merrett
+Mary Longford
|----2-Thomas Merrett c. 23 Jan 1803, Huntley Glos, d. Dec 1885
| +Mary b. 1805, Staunton
| |----3-Thomas Merrett b. 1832, Huntley Glos
| | +Emma Payne b. 1833, Taynton Glos
| | |----4-Elizabeth Merrett b. 1864, glasshouse hill Taynton Glos
| | |----4-Sarah Ann Merrett b. 1867, glasshouse hill Taynton Glos
| | |----4-Eliza Merrett b. 1868, glasshouse hill Taynton Glos
| | |----4-Thomas Merrett b. 1870, glasshouse hill Taynton Glos
| | | +Mary Ann Evans b. 1869, Broadoak
| | | |----5-Alice Merrett b. Sep 1894
| | | |----5-Edith Maud Merrett b. Jun 1897
| | |----4-Richard Merrett b. 1873, glasshouse hill Taynton Glos
| | | +Phillis Ann Glastonbury b. Mar 1874, East Dean
| | | |----5-Albert Ernest Merrett b. Jun 1896, East Dean
| | | |----5-Andrew Alfred Merrett b. Sep 1897, East Dean
| | | |----5-Annie Florence Merrett b. Dec 1898, East Dean
| | | |----5-Rose Caroline Merrett b. Mar 1900, East Dean
| | |----4-Hubert Merrett b. 1877, Bilson Green Cinderford Glos, d. Sept
| | | Q 1936
| | +Laura Davis b. 18 Oct 1879, Lydbrook, d. March Q 1959
| | |----5-Frederick Merrett b. 1904, W o S March 1904 Vol 6a P 294
| | | +Evelyn
| | |----5-Harry Merrett b. 1902, W o S june Vol 6a P 312, d.
| |----3-George Merrett b. 1833, Huntley Glos
| | +Sarah b. 1836
| | |----4-Ann Merrett b. 1860, Lydney
| | |----4-Sarah Ann Merrett b. 1867, Lydney
| | |----4-Henry Merrett b. 1870, Lydney
| |----3-Susan Merrett b. 1835, Huntley Glos
| |----3-Eliza Merrett b. 1836, Huntley Glos
| |----3-Henry Merrett b. 1838, Huntley Glos
| | +Margaret b. 1836, Scotland
| | |----4-George Merrett b. Mar 1870, Newnham
| | |----4-Alexander Merrett b. Sep 1874, Clapham
| | |----4-Mary Merrett b. 1877, Clapham
| | |----4-Isabella Merrett b. Mar 1879, Clapham
| |----3-Mary Ann Merrett b. 1840, Huntley Glos
| |----3-Martha Merrett b. 1842, Huntley Glos
| |----3-William Merrett b. 1846, Huntley Glos
| +Mary Powell b. 1850
| |----4-George Merrett b. 1870, Lydney
| | +Edith b. 1870, St Johns Wood London
| | |----5-Edith Elsie Merrett b. Jun 1892, Lydney
| | |----5-Phillip M Merrett b. 1895, Lydney
| | |----5-William E Merrett b. 1900, Swindon
| |----4-William Merrett b. 1874, Lydney
| |----4-Eliza Merrett b. Dec 1877, Lydney, d. Dec 1882, Lydney
| |----4-Richard Merrett b. 1880, Lydney
| |----4-Albert Merrett b. 1883, Lydney
| |----4-Mary E Merrett b. 1885, Lydney
| |----4-Edwin Merrett b. Sep 1889, Lydney
|----2-Sarah Merrett c. 3 Apr 1796, Huntley Glos
| +George Preedy
| |----3-George Preedy c. 25 Apr 1823, Huntley Glos
| |----3-Anne Preedy c. 7 Sep 1828, Huntley Glos
| |----3-Mary Preedy c. 1 May 1831, Huntley Glos
| |----3-Richard Preedy c. 16 Mar 1820, Huntley Glos
|----2-William Merrett c. 27 Jun 1790, Huntley Glos, d. 19 May 1791
|----2-John Merrett c. 28 Oct 1800, Huntley Glos
|----2-Ann Merrett c. 16 Jan 1807, Huntley Glos
|----2-Richard ? Merrett b. 1794, Huntley Glos