Forest of Dean FHT Forum - Will of James Drew 1855

Will of James Drew 1855 (reply)

unknown — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 12:41:23 +0000

Page one came from the Gloucester Record Office: my mother went there and made a copy. She only realised that it was incomplete later. Whether they have more of it than she saw I don't know. I hope to find out soon!

Locations of bequests in will of James Drew 1855 (reply)

unknown — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 12:37:34 +0000

Thank you, Slowhands. I thought this might be as far it would be possible to go.

Will of James Drew 1855 (reply)

m p griffiths — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 12:13:51 +0000

Gloucestershire Records Office - they hold this Will - so they may have additional pages on record (unless Page 1 only has survived....)

http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/archives

James DREW - 1855, Yeoman Littledean Woodside Ref: 1855/265 etc.

The minimum charge is £5.00 copy and postage

1851 Census, East Dean District 4c

District 4c: All that part of the Township of East Dean which comprises Cinderford Iron Works, Bilson Green, Saint Whites, part of Littledeans Woodside as far as the road leading from the Turnpike to Bilson Colliery in Little Dean walk and the Ecclesiastical District of Saint John.

Woodside

James DREW, 73, labourer, born East Dean
Catherine DREW, 66 - born East Dean

1841 Census, Dean Forest, Ross District 13

District 13: All that part of the Forest of Dean comprising the following places - Little Dean Hill, Woodside, Hinders Lane, Bilson and Cinderford, as far as the railway and bridge (and part of Saint Whites)

Littledean, Woodside

James DREW - 60
Catherine - 58
Catherine - 15

Locations of bequests in will of James Drew 1855 (reply)

slowhands — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 18:58:44 +0000

Tingle's Patch situate at Littledean Woodside
Tommy's Patch ... and also all that Piece of Land called Kitty's Patch both situate at Littledean Woodside
South Ha?wood in the said Township of East Dean (I can't make out the 3rd letter of this name)

Today you would find these locations in Cinderford / Heywood.

Locations of bequests in will of James Drew 1855

unknown — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 18:06:11 +0000

I have a copy of page one of the will of James Drew who died in 1855 (frustratingly, not page two!). In it, several parcels of land are left to his offspring: James, Absalom and Catherine (wife of Arthur James Hayes). Does anybody have any idea where any of the following places might have been?

I do realise that this is a long shot, as the pieces of land may well just have been called after their previous owners. I have tried hunting through what old maps I can get my hands on, but nothing I have found goes back far enough to be even a little bit useful.

So, does anybody recognise anything?

In addition, was there a fixed size for a "Patch" in the way that I think there was for a "Messuage"?

Regards,
Sian.