Stephens family St Briavels c 1830 (General)

by deborahrmgreig, Sunday, January 06, 2008, 10:16 (6168 days ago)

My gg grandmother Esther Stephens was baptised in Llandogo at the same time as her sister Caroline in 1830. The family were from St Briavels, parents were Thomas and Anne Stephens and at that time he was a game keeper. I have been unable to find any of the family on the 1841 or 1851 census.

Esther married by Licence in Birmingham in 1856 (not sure why as her husband was from Shrewsbury!) her father Thomas appears to have still been alive then and was recorded as a farmer. The 1861 and 1871 census both have Anne Stephens (born c 1796) a widow with dtr Esther (born c 1827) living in Shrewsbury and show both mother and daughter were born in St Briavels.

I live in Gloucestershire myself and this is the only part of my family tree with local links. Can anyone suggest how I might find further information about Thomas and Anne Stephens or the early life of their daughter, my gg grandmother Esther?
Many thanks

Deborah