Forest of Dean FHT Forum - Littledean (Population Tables Gloucestershire 1801-1901

Littledean (Population Tables Gloucestershire 1801-1901 (reply)

m p griffiths — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:44:35 +0000

The baptism records are on this web site - even on census returns they often just went round the village as a whole without naming the cottage name (if it had one) etc just a // mark to show where a household started

An interesting site

Gloucestershire Population Tables 1801-1901

www.coaley.net/glospop/

VEAR family in Littledean (reply)

Orchard — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:37:01 +0000

Once again thanks very much for your help.
Census records show addresses, how about original baptism records in Littledean?
I would love to get an address of where the family lived before they moved to Bristol. Can you throw any light on this or point me in the right area of research?
Thanks

VEAR family in Littledean (reply)

m p griffiths — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:21:29 +0000

If you look at the FOD records for Littledean

Ambrose VERE baptised 13 March 1803 - Littledean, parents James & Susanna

Ambrose VERE was buried 27 September 1807

James & Susanna named their next Son......

Ambrose VEARE, baptised 6 March 1808, in Littledean

A common practice to make sure the name carried on.

I cannot find Ambrose and his wife on any census after their marriages in Bristol

1841 was the first census to be taken.

VEAR family in Littledean (reply)

Orchard — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:16:25 +0000

Many thanks for all the hard work you put into providing info. I did have some of it, as I said in the posting I was really hoping someone could give me something other than births, prior to them moving to Bristol.
Could you check out the Ambrose connection for me please, as I had found one, but have hime dying Sept 1807 as an infant. Looks like ther was more than one Vear family in Littledean about the same time.

VEAR family in Littledean (reply)

m p griffiths — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:59:41 +0000

There is also an Ambrose VEARE, christened Littldean in 1808, Son of James & Susannah

Ambrose VEAR married Eliza Grace HOLLINS 12 February 1827, Bristol, Glos

1871 Census, Somerset, Bedminster, District 11, Page 9
Victoria Place

Benjamin VEAR age 59, Nailmaker, born Little Dean, Glos.
Eliza VEAR age 59, born Banwell, Somerset
Benjamin VEAR JNR - age 32,brother - born Bedminster, Somerset
Ann BOYLE, sister, Widow, age 34, Shoemaker, Bedminster
Silvia BOYE Niece, age 10, born Bedminster

1841 Census, Bedminster, Somerset District 9 Page 18

Benjamin VEAR, age 25 Nailor (born in County)
Elliner - age 20 - bic
Benjamin - age 4 - bic

1841 Census, Bedminster, Somerset, District 8 Page 2 - Somerset Terrace

William VEAR - age 40 - Smith & BeershopK - not born in County
Sarah VEAR - 39

1841 Census, Bedminster, Somerset, District 8, Page 7

Thomas VEAR - age 26 - Nailer, born in County
Mary Ann - 25 - bic
William 7 - bic
Mary Ann - 1

(if you search for 1800s Public Health Bedminster - you will find Thomas VEAR mentioned in 1850 complaining about the state of the paving outside Bateman Buildings)

http://www.gertlushonline.co.uk/1800s-public-health.html

Quite an insight into living conditions in Cities around that time

This article also mentions John VEER formerly a Nailer, of 5 Bedminster, Causeway in 1837, changing his occupation to that of a Pattern Ring maker and moved to 9 Castle Street etc. etc.

1851 Census, Bedminster, District 1p Page 25 - BATEMAN BUILDINGS

Thomas VEAR - age 35, Nailer, born Bristol St Philips
Mary Ann - 35 - born ditto
William 17 - Nailer, born Bristol, Bedminster
Mary Ann - 10
Jane - 8
Thomas - 5
Bridget - 3
Joseph - 4 months

1851 Census, Somerset, Yeovil, District 5e, Page 8

John VEAR - age 55 c1796- Nailmaker, born Little Dean
Grace - 53, born Devon, Bickington
James - 20, Nailmaker, born Bristol, Bedminster
John - 14 - ditto

1841 Census, Devon, St Mary Steps, District 15, Page 7

John VEAR - 3/40 Smith - not born in County (assume JAMES c1798 Little Dean)
Grace - 40 - Y

(John VEAR married Grace WYATT, 10 July 1826 St Nicholas, Bristol)

Eliza - 20 F/S - N/Y
James - 11 N
Susan - 13 - N
Eleanor - 8 - N
Grace - 6 - N
John 4 - N

On the 1871 Census, Somerset, Bath, Bathwick, Page 17, there is a Samuel VEAR - age 39, Brass Finisher, born Bedminster, Somerset with his wife Mary Ann and 6 children (Benjamin's Son 1851 census)

FreeBDM - Death: James VEAR, AMJ Qtr 1851 Bedminster, (District of Bristol) Somerset

It would seem the family moved to Bedminster, Somerset from Little Dean

John VEAR c1798 appears to also by the name of JAMES

Perhaps John VEARE christened Little Dean 19 April 1747, Son of William and Elizabeth also went by the names John/James and there isn't a marriage/death of a John VEAR in Littledean.

VEAR family in Littledean

Orchard — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:46:35 +0000

James Vear married Susannah Bennett 1793, Littledean. Two of their sons Benjamin & Thomas were nailors in Bristol and are living there on 1841 cencus. Can anyone give me details of where they lived in Littledean prior to 1841.Other children were James,Samuel,Mary, that I know of. Many thanks for reading this.