Forest of Dean FHT Forum - Selina Jordan

Selina Jordan (reply)

Lefram — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 06:02:05 +0000

Eliza Ann Baldwin, the daughter of Selina, is my great grandmother. She married Joseph Baldwin(as far as I can tell, no relation)in 1891, but by then they had a least eight children. Joseph Baldwin died in 1892, Eliza then had 10 more children who survived into adulthood. My grandmother always said that the 10 children were actually Jordons and Miles Jordon lived with Eliza Ann into the early 1900s. Miles Jordon was a cousin to Eliza Ann being the son of James and Harriet Jordon, James being Selina's Brother. Eliza Ann and Joseph Baldwin lived on Wigpool and my father lived with his grandmother for the first eight years of his life. The Jordon children all had the surname "Baldwin"

Selina Jordan (reply)

Dewey — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 04:07:33 +0000

Bertha, Thank you for your reply. It looks like Selina "flew the coop" by 1871 census time and the family scattered. I can spot all of them except one in your list. Two have been taken in by grandparents. I have been helping Selina's great grand daughter search and she will be surprised to know of these people.

Selina Jordan (reply)

bertha — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 03:22:20 +0000

Baptism Record
record_id 78221
Entry Number 1440
Year 1859
Month Oct
Day 9
Parents Surname BALDWIN
Child Forename(s) James Dovey
Father's Forename(s) Jacob
Mother's Forename(s) Selina
Mother's Surname
Place of Residence Drybrook
Occupation Coal Miner
Officiating Minister William N Truss Curate
Event type Baptism
Memoranda
Notes
Register Reference P109 IN 1/2
Page No 181
Parish/Chapel Drybrook
Soundex B435

1861 England Census
Jacob Baldwin abt 1816 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Head East Dean Gloucestershire
James Baldwin abt 1860 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean Gloucestershire
Selina Baldwin abt 1838 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Wife East Dean Gloucestershire
Joseph Watkins abt 1806 Weston, Herefordshire, England Boarder East Dean Gloucestershire

Burial Record
record_id 70489
Entry Number 1417
Year 1863
Month May
Day 12
Surname BALDWIN
Forename(s) James Dovey
Place of Residence Nail Bridge
Age at death 3 _ years
Officiating Minister H.G Nicholls
Event Burial
Cause of death
Memoranda
Notes
Register Reference P109 IN 1/11
Page No 178
Parish/Chapel Drybrook
Soundex B435

1871 England Census
Jacob is listed as married. It would seem that the children have been left with relatives.

Jacob Baldwin abt 1819 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Lodger East Dean Gloucestershire
Jacob Baldwin abt 1862 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Lodger East Dean Gloucestershire
Abia Hale abt 1869 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Granddaughter East Dean Gloucestershire
Abia Harris abt 1809 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Wife East Dean
Milson Harris abt 1817 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Head East Dean Gloucestershire

1871 England Census
Lucy Baldwin abt 1870 Boarder East Dean Gloucestershire
Elizabeth Baldwin abt 1788 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Mother East Dean Gloucestershire
Isaac Baldwin abt 1861 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean
Louisa Baldwin abt 1831 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Wife East Dean Gloucestershire
Benjamin Baldwin abt 1824 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Head East Dean Gloucestershire

1871 England Census
Eliza Jordan abt 1810 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Wife East Dean Gloucestershire
Phillip Jordan abt 1810 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Head East Dean Gloucestershire
Sarah A Jordan abt 1856 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Granddaughter East Dean Gloucestershire
Eliza Baldwin abt 1865 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Granddaughter East Dean Gloucestershire

Selina Jordan

Dewey — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 02:04:38 +0000

On Feb 14, 1858 Jacob Baldwin, full age, and Selina Jordan, 20, married at Drybrook. From a review of the online parish records they had the following children: Jacob in 1861, Eliza Ann in 1864, EZ in 1866 and Lucy in 1869. In the 1881 census I find Jacob and two of the children, son Jacob and Lucy, in Westbury. Jacob the father is listed as a widower. The question is what happened to Selina and the other two children. There is a suspicion that Selina did not die but left her much older husband for America. Would someone with access to the 1871 census tell me if the entire family is there?
Thank you , Dewey