Forest of Dean FHT Forum - Blanch REES 1873 St Briavels

Blanch REES 1873 St Briavels (reply)

Jefff — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 03:16:22 +0000

As one of the Blanche's other names was Annie, searching Annie Rees on FoD PRs gives several over the years, this one's interesting;

Record_ID: 69095
Entry_Number: 222
Year: 1870
Month: Dec
Day: 29
Parents_Surname: REES
Child_Forenames: Kate Annie
Fathers_Forenames: Alfred
Mothers_Forenames: Sarah
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Clearwell
Occupation: Quarry Man
Officiating_Minister: H L Perry Vicar
Event: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P88 IN 1/2
Page_Number: 28
Parish_Chapel: Clearwell
Soundex: R200

Daughter of Alfred from Clearwell, a Quarryman, hence presumably his being a "gentleman" of some means by 1909 or so ?.

Record_ID: 68948
Entry_Number: 75
Year: 1867
Month: Feb
Day: 3
Parents_Surname: REES
Child_Forenames: Alfred
Fathers_Forenames: Alfred
Mothers_Forenames: Sarah
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Clearwell
Occupation: Stone cutter
Officiating_Minister: H L Perry Vicar
Event: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P88 IN 1/2
Page_Number: 10
Parish_Chapel: Clearwell
Soundex: R200

Record_ID: 242846
Entry_Number: 98
Year: 1911
Month: May
Day: 16
Surname: REES
Forenames: Alfred
Residence: Clearwell
Age_at_death: 71 years
Officiating_Minister: W.Robinson
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P88 IN 1/8
Page_No: 13
Parish_Chapel: Clearwell
Soundex: R200

This Alfred died Clearwell 1911 aged 71, so born abt 1840 as per 1841 Census.

Details of his Will

Surname REES
First Name Alfred
Abode Clearwell
Occupation
Year Proved 1912
Page Number 120
Year of Death 1911
Month of Death May
Day of Death 15
Value Under £1140
Document Will
Notes
Will Number Will_04506

£1140 suggests a "gentleman" indeed !

Record_ID: 7702
Entry_Number: 338
Year: 1902
Month: Dec
Day: 19
Parents_Surname: REES
Child_Forenames: Alfred George
Fathers_Forenames: Alfred
Mothers_Forenames: Lucy Palmer
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Clearwell
Occupation: Foreman
Officiating_Minister: C Floddard
Event: Baptism
Memoranda: P[rivate]
Notes:
Register_Reference: P88 IN 1/3
Page_Number: 43
Parish_Chapel: Clearwell
Soundex: R200

So now a foreman at the quarry, and yet another Alfred !....

Blanch REES 1873 St Briavels (reply)

Jefff — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 02:59:03 +0000

According to the following Census Records off "Family Search" site aka Church of Latterday Saints, there are actually TWO Blanche Rees's;

From 1881 Census Records;

Name: Blanch Rees
Age: 8
Gender: Female
Birth Year: 1873
Birthplace: Briavels, Gloucestershire, England
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Marital Condition: Single
Profession/Occupation:
Address: Clearwell
Census Place: Newland (Gloucs), Monmouthshire, England
Disability:
Record Type: Household
Family History Library Film: 1342258
The National Archives Reference: RG11
Piece/Folio: 5223 / 111
Page Number: 5
Household Gender Age
Parent Margaret Rees F 76
Blanch Rees F 8

(as noted earlier)

But also,

Name: Blanch H M Rees
Age: 5
Gender: Female
Birth Year: 1876
Birthplace: West Dean, Gloucestershire, England
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Marital Condition: Single
Profession/Occupation: Scholar
Address: Parkend
Census Place: West Dean (Gloucs), Monmouthshire, England
Disability:
Record Type: Household
Family History Library Film: 1342259
The National Archives Reference: RG11
Piece/Folio: 5224 / 7
Page Number: 7
Household Gender Age
Parent William H Rees M 36
Parent Rosa Rees F 36
Levinia Rees F 16
James Rees M 14
Harry Rees M 10
Blanch H M Rees F 5
Beatrice C Rees F 6
Philip C Rees M 0

NB: here "scholar" is a schoolgirl, not a schoolteacher.

Name: Blanche Annie Metilda Rees
Event: Census
Event Date: 1891
Gender: Female
Age: 16
Relationship to Head of Household: Servant
Birthplace: Parkend, Gloucestershire
Record Type: Household
Registration District: Monmouth
Sub-district: Coleford
Ecclesiastical Parish: St James Bream
Civil Parish: Newland
County: Monmouthshire

Name: Blanch Rees
Event: Census
Event Date: 1891 Gender: Female
Age: 18
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Birthplace: Newland, Gloucestershire
Record Type: Household
Registration District: Monmouth
Sub-district: Coleford
Ecclesiastical Parish: St Peters
Civil Parish: Newland
County: Monmouthshire

Name: Blanche A Rees
Event: Census
Event Date: 31 Mar 1901
Gender:
Age: 25
Relationship to Head of Household: Servant
Birthplace: Park End, Gloucestershire
Record Type: Household
Registration District: Barrow In Furness
Sub-district: Barrow In Furness
Ecclesiastical Parish: Barrow In Furness St George
Civil Parish: Barrow In Furness
County: Barrow In Furness, Barrow In Furness, Barrow In Furness, Lancashire

Was it this Blanche who "disappeared" aged abt 20 ?

Name: Blanch Rees
Event: Census
Event Date: 31 Mar 1901
Gender:
Age: 27
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Birthplace: Clearwell, Gloucestershire
Record Type: Household
Registration District: Monmouth
Sub-district: Coleford
Ecclesiastical Parish: St Peter'S Clearwell
Civil Parish: Newland (Gloucs)
County: Monmouth, Coleford, Newland (Gloucs), Monmouthshire

Sorry, its very late & I'm very weary, someone else please help ?

Blanch REES 1873 St Briavels (reply)

Jefff — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:07:57 +0000

Possibles from this site:

Record_ID: 30631
Entry_Number: 315
Year: 1851
Month: Sep
Day: 13
Surname: REECE
Forenames: John
Residence: Clearwell
Age_at_death: 14
Officiating_Minister: C W Grove Curate
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda: Son of Margaret Reece (Widow)
Notes:
Register_Reference: P227 IN 1/27
Page_No: 40
Parish_Chapel: Newland
Soundex: R200

Died in 1851 aged 14 so born abt 1837,

Record_ID: 9437
Entry_Number: 1282
Year: 1837
Month: Apl
Day: 2
Parents_Surname: REES
Child_Forenames: John Jarrett
Fathers_Forenames: John
Mothers_Forenames: Margaret
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Coleford
Occupation: Saddler
Officiating_Minister: George Roberts BA Perpet: Curate
Event: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P93 IN 1/5
Page_Number: 22
Parish_Chapel: Coleford
Soundex: R200

And his brother,

Record_ID: 9348
Entry_Number: 1193
Year: 1835
Month: Dec
Day: 2
Parents_Surname: REES
Child_Forenames: Tom Walter
Fathers_Forenames: John
Mothers_Forenames: Margarit Jarratt
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Coleford
Occupation: Saddler
Officiating_Minister: George Roberts BA Perpet: Curate
Event: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P93 IN 1/5
Page_Number: 11
Parish_Chapel: Coleford
Soundex: R200

So John Senior, age unknown, married in 1834 to Margaret aged 30.
Fathered John Jarrett 1837, Tom Walter 1835 and apparently Alfred 1839 ?
However when John Jarrett died in 1851 Margaret was a widow.

Could this be John Senior's burial record ?

Record_ID: 130886
Entry_Number: 2171
Year: 1843
Month: Dec
Day: 14
Surname: REES
Forenames: John
Residence: Whitecliff
Age_at_death: 67 y[ea]rs
Officiating_Minister: C W Grove Curate
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P227 IN 1/16
Page_No: 272
Parish_Chapel: Newland
Soundex: R200

Died 1843 aged 67 so born abt 1777, so married Margaret when 57 ?. Possible.

According to 1881 Census Grandaughter Blanche Rees born abt 1873;

Record_ID: 410924
Entry_Number:
Year: 1873
Month: Feb
Day: 12
Parents_Surname: REES
Child_Forenames: Florence Blanche
Fathers_Forenames: Charles John
Mothers_Forenames: Annie Eliza
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: of this parish
Occupation: house decorator
Officiating_Minister:
Event:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference:
Page_Number:
Parish_Chapel: Monmouth
Soundex: R200

she "disappears about age 20"...?

Record_ID: 1003905
Entry_Number:
Year: 1899
Month: Aug
Day: 4
Surname: REES
Forenames: Florence Blanche
Residence: 52 Monnow St otp
Age_at_death: 27
Officiating_Minister:
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference:
Page_No:
Parish_Chapel: Monmouth
Soundex: R200

BUT why Monmouth & why parents Charles & Annie if Margaret's grandaughter ?
Presumably another Blanche Rees was also born abt 1873 ?.

Re-searching Blanche Rees'

Record_ID: 31197
Entry_Number: 243
Year: 1909
Month: Feb
Day: 23
Grooms_Surname: JAMIESON
Grooms_Forenames: David
Grooms_Age: 26
Groom_Condition: Bachelor
Grooms_Occupation: Forester
Grooms_Residence: Coleford
Grooms_Fathers_Surname: Jamieson
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames: David
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation: Gentleman
Brides_Surname: REES
Brides_Forenames: Blanche
Brides_Age: 34
Brides_Condition: Spinster
Brides_Occupation: [not stated]
Brides_Residence: Clearwell
Brides_Fathers_Surname: Rees
Brides_Fathers_Forenames: Alfred
Brides_Fathers_Occupation: Gentleman
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Date_of_Banns: [not stated]
Signature_or_Mark: Both sign
Witness_1: Alfred Rees
Witness_2: Helena M Rees
Other_Witnesses: M[illegible] Smith
Officiating_Minister: William Robinson
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P88 IN 1/5
Page_Number: 122
Parish_Chapel: Clearwell
Soundex_Groom: J525
Soundex_Bride: R200

This Blanche seems far more likely, Alfred("gentleman")Rees' daughter, in Clearwell.
Born abt 1875 so as per 1881 Census record.

Record_ID: 243192
Entry_Number: 445
Year: 1936
Month: May
Day: 24
Surname: JAMIESON
Forenames: Blanche
Residence: High Street Clearwell
Age_at_death: 63 years
Officiating_Minister: W.A.Congdon
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P88 IN 1/8
Page_No: 56
Parish_Chapel: Clearwell
Soundex: J525

Died in Clearwell 1936 age 63, so born abt 1873 as expected.

Only other relevant Jamieson record I've found is their (or at least David's)daughter;

Record_ID: 31379
Entry_Number: 425
Year: 1936
Month: Dec
Day: 26
Grooms_Surname: CORNOCK
Grooms_Forenames: Maurice Osborne Sidney
Grooms_Age: 28
Groom_Condition: Bachelor
Grooms_Occupation: Draughtsman
Grooms_Residence: 'Inglewood' Uley Road Dursley
Grooms_Fathers_Surname: Cornock (Deceased)
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames: Sidney
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation: Decorator
Brides_Surname: JAMIESON
Brides_Forenames: Dorothy Sylvia Maud
Brides_Age: 23
Brides_Condition: Spinster
Brides_Occupation: [not stated]
Brides_Residence: Clearwell
Brides_Fathers_Surname: Jamieson (Deceased)
Brides_Fathers_Forenames: David
Brides_Fathers_Occupation: Head Forester
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Date_of_Banns: [not stated]
Signature_or_Mark: Both sign
Witness_1: Alfred Rees
Witness_2: Agnes Maud Cornock
Other_Witnesses: Newton Cornock John Hancock Tom Ress Rees [sic]
Officiating_Minister: William A Congdon Vicar
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P88 IN 1/5
Page_Number: 213
Parish_Chapel: Clearwell
Soundex_Groom: C652
Soundex_Bride: J525

NB "one" of the Alfred Rees line (see later) was witness.

Blanch REES 1873 St Briavels (reply)

unknown — Tue, 31 May 2011 21:23:14 +0000

I was looking through the old messages and found this. Can you remember why you put this information up? I have been looking for Margaret`s husband and can`t find his death or birth information. Also,Blanch was not her daughter, but her grandaughter!She also disappears off the records when she is about 20. She is shown as being a school teacher on a census and then no further mention. The Rees family is well documented, but I am having great difficulty finding more about John and Blanch.
Thanks, Marj Rees

Margaret J REES 1804 St Briavels (reply)

shepway — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:59:20 +0000

Marriage of parents:
Year: 1834
Month: Jun
Day: 7
Groom Surname: REES
Groom Forenames: John
Groom Age at Marriage:
Groom condition: Bachelor
Groom Rank or Profession:
Groom Residence: Newland
Groom Father's Surname:
Groom Father's Forenames:
Groom Father's Rank or Profession:
Bride Surname: THOMAS
Bride Forenames: Margaret Jarret
Bride Age at Marriage:
Bride Condition: Spinster
Bride Rank or Profession:
Bride Residence: Newland
Bride Father's Surname:
Bride Father's Forenames:
Bride Father's Rank or Profession:
Licence or Banns: licence
Date of banns:
Signature or Mark: Both sign
Witness 1: James Harper
Witness 2: Mary Reece
Other witnesses:
Officiating Minister: George Ridout Vicar
Event type: Marriage
Memoranda:
Transcriber's Notes:
Register Reference: P227 IN 1/11
Page No: 270
Parish_Chapel: Newland

Baptism:
Year: 1804
Month: Oct
Day: 14
Parents Surname: THOMAS
Child Forenames: Margaret Jarret
Father's Forenames: George
Mother's Forenames: Mary
Mother's Surname:
Place of Residence:
Occupation:
Officiating Minister: Ezra Powell
Event type: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register Reference: P278 IN 1/4
Page No: 18
Parish_Chapel: St Briavels

Mike

Blanch REES 1873 St Briavels

slowhands — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 22:04:06 +0000

1841
Mary Reece abt 1803 Gloucestershire, England Newland, Gloucestershire
Alfred Reece abt 1838 Newland, Gloucestershire
John Reece abt 1837 Newland, Gloucestershire
Thos Reece abt 1836 Newland, Gloucestershire

1851
Margrett J Rees abt 1805 St Briavels, Gloucestershire, England Head Newland, Gloucestershire
John Rees abt 1837 Newland, Gloucestershire, England Son Newland, Gloucestershire
Tom Walter Rees abt 1836 Newland, Gloucestershire, England Son Newland, Gloucestershire

1861
Margaret Reece abt 1804 Stow Grange, Gloucestershire, England Head Newland, Gloucestershire
Alfred Reece abt 1840 Coleford, Gloucestershire, England Son Newland, Gloucestershire
Thomas Reece abt 1836 Coleford, Gloucestershire, England Son Newland, Gloucestershire

1871
Margaret Rees abt 1805 St Briavels, Gloucestershire, England Head Newland, Gloucestershire

1881
Margaret Rees abt 1805 Briavels, Gloucestershire, England Head Newland, Gloucestershire
Blanch Rees abt 1873 Briavels, Gloucestershire, England Daughter (?) Newland, Gloucestershire

Marriage ?

Name: Blanche Rees
Year of Registration: 1895
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
District: Chepstow
County: Gloucestershire, Monmouthshire
Volume: 11a
Page: 9