Forest of Dean FHT Forum - Boughspring,

Boughspring, (reply)

slowhands — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 17:21:35 +0000

Bows ...............? Hamlet
Its Bowspring ( or Boughspring as its known today) leading from Tidenham Chase towards Stroat / Wibdon

James PRIOR/Margaret ELLIOTT - witnesses (reply)

m p griffiths — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 17:10:43 +0000

the christening of Ann YOUNG in 1840 (address : Gilaford) - what is the district for the birth certificate ?

Looking at the marriage of William YOUNG to Jane JONES - 18 February 1838 at St Briavels

the witnesses were

James PRIOR and Margaret ELLIOTT

who appear to have been married on the same day at St Briavels

James PRIOR - Bachelor
Grooms Residence: Gilaford in forest of Dean

father: Edward PRIOR, Farmer

Margaret ELLIOTT - Spinister, father Samuel ELLIOTT

mark of William YOUNG and Isaac JONES

1841 Census, Tidenham
Bows ...............? Hamlet (Boughspring Hamlet - on baptism of Children at Tidenham)

James PRIOR - 20
Margaret PRIOR - 20
Susannah PRIOR 5
Mary PRIOR 2

When you use the Advanced Search, James PRIOR and William YOUNG are the only ones who say they reside in Gilaford in the Forest of Dean.

Neighbours of William YOUNG 1841/1851 census (reply)

franmogridge — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 12:57:36 +0000

Hi Thank you for your information I just linked Frances Glynn (nee Young), William's Young, younger sister living next door.

"Gilaford" -> Ayleford ? (reply)

slowhands — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 13:06:04 +0000

This has the makings of a transcription issue.

The nearest I can "visualise" without access to the original image would be perhaps Ayleford written as Ailaford - a flowing rounded A looking like a G - maybe ?

Ayleford is close to Blakeney Hill woods so plenty of work for a Sawyer, before William becomes an Ag Lab

Neighbours of William YOUNG 1841/1851 census (reply)

m p griffiths — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 12:47:18 +0000

If you look at the 1841 census for William YOUNG and his family - and look at the neighbours - including Frances GLYNN + James GLYNN, Anthony GARDINER, and the WILLETTS: these neighbours haven't moved in 1851.

The 1841 census doesn't have street names, only farms and occasional cottages, but on the 1851 census they do.

Frances GLYNN - the next door neighbour is in Bishton Lane, Tidenham - Betty WILLETT is at Rye Farm - and Daniel GARDNER is at Bishton Farm

Could be Ghyll House Farm (reply)

admin — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 11:07:36 +0000

Gilaford nr St. Briavels

Could be Ghyll House Farm

If you go to the Find a Location link in the top menu bar on this page and select Ordnance Survey Map. Then type in St Briavels in the find box.

"Gilaford" nr St. Briavels (further Context) (reply)

slowhands — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 22:23:53 +0000

instinct puts this in the Tidenham Chase / St Briavels Common area, however, as yet, nothing is leaping out at me..... Gillhouse (farm) is nr St Briavels....

Year: 1838
Month: Feb
Day: 18
Grooms_Surname: YOUNG
Grooms_Forenames: William
Grooms_Age: Full
Groom_Condition: Bachelor
Grooms_Occupation: Sawyer
Grooms_Residence: Gilaford[?] in Forest of Dean
Grooms_Fathers_Surname: Young
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames: John
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation: Labourer
Brides_Surname: JONES
Brides_Forenames: Jane
Brides_Age: Full
Brides_Condition: Spinster
Brides_Occupation:
Brides_Residence:
Brides_Fathers_Surname: Jones
Brides_Fathers_Forenames: [illegible]
Brides_Fathers_Occupation: [not stated]
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Date_of_Banns:
Signature_or_Mark: Both mark
Witness_1: Mark of James Prior
Witness_2: Mark of Margaret Elliot
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: [illegible]
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes: Residence written only once. Have to assume that it was that of both Bride & Groom
Register_Reference: P278 IN 1/12
Page_Number: 8
Parish_Chapel: St Briavels

Year: 1838
Month: May
Day: 6
Parents_Surname: YOUNG
Child_Forenames: James
Fathers_Forenames: William
Mothers_Forenames: Jane
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Tidenham
Occupation: Labourer
Officiating_Minister: Francis W Thomas Off Min
Event: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P33/1 IN 1/4
Page_Number: 2
Parish_Chapel: Tidenham

<><><> is this his death ?

Powder House Farm standing east of the road between Tutshill and Woodcroft was one of the farm-houses on the Tidenham manor estate in 1769 (fn. 56) and was a stone house with a thatched roof in 1813. (fn. 57) At least one cottage had been built on the common east of the road at Woodcroft by 1712, (fn. 58) and by 1815 there was a small settlement of six or seven cottages there. (fn. 59)

From: 'Tidenham including Lancaut: Introduction', A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 10: Westbury and Whitstone Hundreds (1972), pp. 50-62. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=15757 Date accessed: 02 July 2010.

1841 near Powder House Farm ? Tutshill / Bishton
William Young abt 1811 Gloucestershire, England Tidenham, Gloucestershire Ag Lab
Jane Young abt 1821 Gloucestershire, England Tidenham, Gloucestershire
James Young abt 1838 Gloucestershire, England Tidenham, Gloucestershire
Ann Young abt 1840 Gloucestershire, England Tidenham, Gloucestershire

Year: 1850
Month: Dec
Day: 15
Surname: YOUNG
Forenames: William
Residence: Tidenham
Age_at_death: 35
Officiating_Minister: J Armstrong Vicar
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P333/1 IN 1/16
Page_No: 94
Parish_Chapel: Tidenham

1851 Penmoyle Terrace ( now found in Woodcroft)
Jane Young abt 1818 Tidenham, Gloucestershire, England Head Tidenham, Gloucestershire
James Young abt 1838 Tidenham, Gloucestershire, England Son Tidenham, Gloucestershire
Ann Young abt 1840 Tidenham, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Tidenham, Gloucestershire
George Young abt 1842 Tidenham, Gloucestershire, England Son Tidenham, Gloucestershire
Abraham Young abt 1844 Tidenham, Gloucestershire, England Son Tidenham, Gloucestershire
Harriett Young abt 1847 Tidenham, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Tidenham, Gloucestershire

Where is this place Gilaford nr St. Bravels

franmogridge — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 21:57:11 +0000

Can anyone help me find this place It is mention on a Marriage Certificate in 1838 & Birth Certificate 1840 for my Young & Jones families.