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<title>re William WOOD, Cinderford Blacksmith c1900 (reply)</title>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi again Neil, I hope our findings have been of some interest to you. Unfortunately I cannot yet find any references to Ewart Wood by searching the old newspapers via the BNA &amp; Welsh Newspapers sites. However don't forget Cinderford's own &quot;Dean Forest Mercury&quot; isn't available online; if possible Neil I recommend you visit Cinderford library to view their microfich archives, see <a href="http://forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=34751">http://forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=34751</a></p>
<p>However I can give some more information re the William Wood, Cinderford Blacksmith of my previous post;</p>
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Gloucester Citizen - Saturday 23 August 1902</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#006;">&quot;CINDERFORD. <br />
A Blacksmith's Affairs. <br />
The summary of the statement of affairs of William Wood, of High-street, Cinderford, Gloucestershire, blacksmith, who has been on his own petition adjudged bankrupt, shows the sum of £210 1s. 11d. owing to 22 unsecured creditors, one creditor for £70 14s. 1d. holding security estimated to be the value of £20, leaving £50 14s. 1d. to rank, two creditors for rent £5, and two creditors for rates and wages payable in full, 4s. 11d. The assets as estimated by the debtor consist stock-in-trade, trade fixtures, fittings, utensils, etc., and furniture, £50. and 21 good book debts £11 18s. 4d., making a total of £61 18s. 4d., and after deducting £10 4s. 11d. for distrainable rent and preferential rates and wages, of £209 2s. 7d. shown. The cause of failure alleged by debtor is &quot; want of capital.&quot; </span></p>
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<p><span style="color:#006;">Gloucestershire Chronicle - Saturday 22 November 1902</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#006;">&quot;A blacksmith's failure. <br />
William Wood, smith aud ironmonger, of Cinderford, presented himself for his adjourned examination. — The Registrar said answers debtor gave the last hearing were most unsatisfactory, and the case was adjourned in order that he might refresh his memory and make up his mind what he was going to say. If his answers this time were not satisfactory to the Court, the case would be again adjourned.— ln reply to tbe Official Receiver, debtor said he had failed 25 years ago, and again five years later. At tbe first failure he owed about £3OO, and paid a composition of 10s. in the £, and the second failure his debts were £450, and he paid 4s.6d. in the £. His failures been caused by a fire 25 years ago, which destroyed his premises. At the second failure he had borrowed £lOO from his mother-in-law, since dead, and had not paid that back, but had paid the interest up to two years ago. — ln answer to the Registrar, bankrupt apologised for saying at the previous Court that the notes of tbe preliminary examinations were not read over to him, and was sorry he had made a mistake. — The examination was closed.&quot; </span></p>
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<p>As said earlier, I don't know if this William is linked to Ewart's family, altho it does seem possible at first glance, it would be interesting to know for sure if they are related. </p>
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Assuming my earlier suggestion for his marriage is correct, and he did marry Miriam Chivers in 1859, then this is her Burial;</p>
<p>Record_ID: 101339 <br />
Entry_Number:  <br />
Year: 1920 <br />
Month: Mar <br />
Day: 15 <br />
Surname: WOOD <br />
Forenames: Miriam <br />
Residence: Haywood R[oa]d Cinderford <br />
Age_at_death: 85 Y[ears] <br />
Officiating_Minister:  <br />
Event: Burial <br />
Cause_of_death:  <br />
Memoranda:  <br />
Notes: Entry followed by 98 and ED / WoS <br />
Register_Reference: PA 85/3 <br />
Page_No:  <br />
Parish_Chapel: Cinderford Baptist <br />
Soundex: W300 </p>
<p>So born abt 1835, which perfectly matches her marriage age.</p>
<p>Suggesting this is William's burial (not a rare name in the PRs, but looks a very good fit);</p>
<p>Record_ID: 101312 <br />
Entry_Number:  <br />
Year: 1917 <br />
Month: Apr <br />
Day: 23 <br />
Surname: WOOD <br />
Forenames: William <br />
Residence: Haywood R[oa]d Cinderford <br />
Age_at_death: 81 Y[ears] <br />
Officiating_Minister:  <br />
Event: Burial <br />
Cause_of_death:  <br />
Memoranda:  <br />
Notes: Entry followed by 67 and ED / WoS <br />
Register_Reference: PA 85/3 <br />
Page_No:  <br />
Parish_Chapel: Cinderford Baptist <br />
Soundex: W300 </p>
<p>So born abt 1836, as per Marriage record.</p>
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From Ancestry;</p>
<p>1861 Census, High Street, East Dean. (ie Cinderford)<br />
Given Name Surname Relationship Age Estimated Birth Year Gender Birth City Birth County Birth Country<br />
William Wood Head 26 1835 Male Master blacksmith East Dean Gloucestershire England<br />
Miriam Wood Wife 27 1834 Female East Dean Gloucestershire England<br />
Cornelius Hartland Lodger 14 1847 Male Apprentice  Newent Gloucestershire England</p>
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1871 Census, Hinders Lane, East Dean. <br />
Given Name Surname Relationship Age Estimated Birth Year Gender Birth City Birth County Birth Country<br />
William Wood Head 32 1839 Male Blacksmith West Dean Gloucestershire England<br />
Adeline Wood Daughter 2 1869 Female East Dean Gloucestershire England<br />
Eliza Chivers Mother-in-law 67 1804 Female Aston Ingham Gloucestershire England<br />
Addeline Chivers Niece 4 1867 Female Gloster Gloucestershire England<br />
Anne Beach Servant 17 1854 Female East Dean Gloucestershire England</p>
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1881 Census, Hinders Lane East Dean.<br />
Name Surname Relationship to Head Marital Status Age Estimated Birth Year Gender Occupation Birth City Birth County Birth Country<br />
William Wood Head Married 44 1837 Male Iorn Monger Cinderford (East Dean)  <br />
Miriam Wood Wife Married 47 1834 Female Bream  <br />
Addie Wood Daughter  12 1869 Female Scholar  Gloucestershire England<br />
Argit Hopkins Visitor Widower 42 1839 Female Dress Maker Blakeny  <br />
Attie Hopkins Daughter  7 1874 Female Scholar London, London Middlesex England<br />
Ester Adams Servant  22 1859 Female Servant (Dom) Cinderford</p>
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1901 High Street, Woodside St Stephen. (ie Cinderford)<br />
Name Relation to Head Age Estimated Birth Year Gender Birth Place<br />
William Wood Head   Male Iron monger,own account Bream, Gloucestershire, England<br />
Meriam Wood Wife 67 1834 Female Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England<br />
Kate Wood Daughter 19 1882 Female Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England</p>
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1911 Heywood Road, Cinderford.<br />
Name Relation to Head Birth Date Age Gender Marital Status Years Married Occupation Birth Place Address<br />
William Wood Head 1836 75 Male Married 52yrs Retired Blacksmith Bream, Gloucestershire Heywood Road, Cinderford, Glos<br />
Miriam Wood Wife 1834 77 Female Married 52yrs   The Morse, Gloucestershire Heywood Road, Cinderford, Glos</p>
<p>Census states they have born six children, 3 living.</p>
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<title>Ewart (Tommy)WOOD born c1891 Ruspidge - 1978 Littledean (reply)</title>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ewart [Tommy] Wood was our blacksmith for many years and became an 'adopted' member of our family.  He and Mrs Wood and their dog Chum spent a lot of time with us after Tommy retired.  All our family occasions e.g weddings, christenings etc. always included Granny and Grampy Wood, as our children called them.  I have photos of most of these 'get togethers'.</p>
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<title>Ewart (Tommy)WOOD born c1891 Ruspidge - 1978 Littledean (reply)</title>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Just to confirm the last post with the details:-</p>
<p>GR 1901 Census, Oxfordshire, Caversham, 26 South Street,</p>
<p>Thomas MILLSOME, Head, M, 38, Biscuit Factory Labourer, b. Wiltshire, Wootton Bassett<br />
Martha, Wife, M, 35, b. Berkshire, Reading<br />
Nora M., Daur, S, 10, b. Oxfordshire, Caversham<br />
Ella R, Daur,  S, 9, b. Oxfordshire, Caversham<br />
Kathleen, Daur, S, 7, b. Oxfordshire, Caversham<br />
Tom, Son, S, 4, b. Oxfordshire, Caversham</p>
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<title>Ewart (Tommy)WOOD;  why a Blacksmith ?. (reply)</title>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Re &quot;keep searching&quot;, by complete and lucky coincidence while answering another forum post I spotted a name on a Trade Directory that I must followup as a likely new member of my mother's tree !.<br />
  <br />
AND, on that very same 1868 Directory is a &quot;William Wood, blacksmith&quot; at Bilson Woodside, ie St John's/Ruspidge end of Cinderford !. <br />
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Do you have a William in your tree ? Could he have been a link to Ewart's future blacksmith career, an Uncle perhaps ??.<br />
<a href="http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cbennett/newnham1868.htm">http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cbennett/newnham1868.htm</a></p>
<p>He was still there in Ewart's time, in 1894 and 1902;<br />
&quot;WOOD William, ironmonger &amp; smith&quot;<br />
<a href="http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cbennett/cinderford1894.htm">http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cbennett/cinderford1894.htm</a><br />
<a href="http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cbennett/cinderford1902.htm">http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cbennett/cinderford1902.htm</a></p>
<p>Quite a few William WOOD PRs in Cinderford St John, but this looks like maybe him;</p>
<p>Record_ID: 37301<br />
Entry_Number: 282<br />
Year: 1859<br />
Month: Jan<br />
Day: 1<br />
Grooms_Surname: WOOD<br />
Grooms_Forenames: William<br />
Grooms_Age: 23<br />
Groom_Condition: Bachelor<br />
Grooms_Occupation: <strong>Smith</strong><br />
Grooms_Residence: Woodside<br />
Grooms_Fathers_Surname: Wood<br />
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames: William<br />
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation: <strong>Keeper</strong><br />
Brides_Surname: CHIVERS<br />
Brides_Forenames: Miriam<br />
Brides_Age: 25<br />
Brides_Condition: Spinster<br />
Brides_Occupation: <br />
Brides_Residence: Woodside<br />
Brides_Fathers_Surname: Chivers<br />
Brides_Fathers_Forenames: Cornelius<br />
Brides_Fathers_Occupation: Engineer<br />
Licence_or_Banns: Licence<br />
Date_of_Banns: <br />
Signature_or_Mark: Both sign<br />
Witness_1: Tho[ma]s Perkins<br />
Witness_2: Sarah Chivers<br />
Other_Witnesses: <br />
Officiating_Minister: T. G. Smythies<br />
Event: Marriage<br />
Memoranda: <br />
Notes: <br />
Register_Reference: P85/1 IN 1/4<br />
Page_Number: 141<br />
Parish_Chapel: Cinderford St John<br />
Soundex_Groom: W300<br />
Soundex_Bride: C162</p>
<p>???</p>
<p>A likely brother given the father's profession ?</p>
<p>Record_ID: 37480<br />
Entry_Number: 462<br />
Year: 1866<br />
Month: Feb<br />
Day: 17<br />
Grooms_Surname: WOOD<br />
Grooms_Forenames: Thomas<br />
Grooms_Age: 36<br />
Groom_Condition: Bachelor<br />
Grooms_Occupation: Labourer<br />
Grooms_Residence: <strong>Steple Edge Lodge</strong><br />
Grooms_Fathers_Surname: Wood<br />
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames: William<br />
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation: <strong>Woodman</strong><br />
Brides_Surname: HEAD<br />
Brides_Forenames: Sarah<br />
Brides_Age: 25<br />
Brides_Condition: Spinster<br />
Brides_Occupation: <br />
Brides_Residence: Cinderford<br />
Brides_Fathers_Surname: [not stated]<br />
Brides_Fathers_Forenames: [not stated]<br />
Brides_Fathers_Occupation: [not stated]<br />
Licence_or_Banns: Banns<br />
Date_of_Banns: <br />
Signature_or_Mark: He signs She marks<br />
Witness_1: Samuel Woolford<br />
Witness_2: Susan Woolford<br />
Other_Witnesses: <br />
Officiating_Minister: Tho[ma]s Gosselin Smythies<br />
Event: Marriage<br />
Memoranda: <br />
Notes: <br />
Register_Reference: P85/1 IN 1/4<br />
Page_Number: 231<br />
Parish_Chapel: Cinderford St John<br />
Soundex_Groom: W300<br />
Soundex_Bride: H300</p>
<p>Staple Edge and it's Lodge are in the right area, Ruspidge and Soudley, so maybe worth checking out ?<br />
<a href="http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/glos/vol5/pp300-325#h3-0007">http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/glos/vol5/pp300-325#h3-0007</a><br />
<a href="http://www.forestprints.co.uk/ruspidge_from_staple_edge.htm">http://www.forestprints.co.uk/ruspidge_from_staple_edge.htm</a><br />
<a href="http://lightmoor.co.uk/forestcoal/CoalStaple.html">http://lightmoor.co.uk/forestcoal/CoalStaple.html</a><br />
Good videoviews of StapleEdge quarry here <a href="http://brmc-adventure.org.uk/expeditions/staple-edge-quarry/">http://brmc-adventure.org.uk/expeditions/staple-edge-quarry/</a></p>
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<p>Always worth searching this forum, this old thread relates, too late for me to read it in case it dashes my hopes for a Ewart link !<br />
<a href="http://forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=37547">http://forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=37547</a></p>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well spotted Norman, that makes complete sense. Hopefully Ewart was able to stay a little way back from the frontline compared to the gun teams themselves, but still a very hard and dangerous task of course !. Despite this the RHA were known as the &quot;Donkey Wallopers&quot; by the other Royal Artillery units ! <br />
You'll probably have seen the same WW1 vintage 13 pounder guns being used for Ceremonial duties such as Queen's Birthday salutes, parades, etc, they're at Woolwich Barracks, London, as is the excellent Firepower museum.<br />
<a href="http://firepower.org.uk/family-history/">http://firepower.org.uk/family-history/</a></p>
<p>Excellent WW1 period films of the RHA here<br />
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0X7CfNBsq4">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0X7CfNBsq4</a><br />
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOxe16zWgqQ">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOxe16zWgqQ</a></p>
<p>These specialist forum threads may help a little more;<br />
<a href="http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=43051">http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=43051</a><br />
<a href="http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=59196">http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=59196</a><br />
<a href="http://www.1914-1918.net/rha.htm">http://www.1914-1918.net/rha.htm</a></p>
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<p>Just searched FindMyPast, sadly but not unusually no Service Records/Pension Records.<br />
Unlike Ancestry, they have him as 123452 (not 128452?) and rank Driver?, his Medal Card is available from the National Archives site; hope this link works for you too<br />
<a href="http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D5973563">http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D5973563</a></p>
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<p>Do hope this helps you build up a picture of Ewart's life. I realise you'd like to know more, the same applies to most of us, but keep looking as we're always finding out new things about our kin. Compared to what you seemed to know when you first posted, methinks we're doing well, just never stop searching.  </p>
<p>:-)</p>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I've just found Ewart Wood's WW1 Service or at least what he did in the Ancestry Medal Rolls<br />
128452 Shoeing Smith Royal Horse Artillery<br />
It's beginning to come together but I'd like to know more about his life<br />
NormanE</p>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Like you I wondered if Tommy served during WW1, altho an experienced miner with blacksmith skills would equally have been very desirable for his employers to keep at the pit ?.<br />
Eitherway, I cannot yet find him in in uniform, altho there are a great many &quot;Tom Wood&quot;s to browse thro. Have you also looked for military records ?</p>
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<title>MILLSOME  Nora Mary, born 1890 at Caversham Oxfordshire (reply)</title>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>1911 Census;  26, South Street, Caversham, Henley, Oxfordshire,</p>
<p>First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place  <br />
Thomas Millsome Head(Biscuit Factory labourer) Married Male 38 1863 Biscuit Factory Labourer Wiltshire, England<br />
Martha Millsome Wife Married Female 35 1866 - Reading, Berkshire, England <br />
Nora M Millsome Daughter Single Female 10 1891 - Caversham, Oxfordshire, England<br />
Ella R Millsome Daughter Single Female 9 1892 - Caversham, Oxfordshire, England<br />
Kathleen Millsome Daughter Single Female 7 1894 - Caversham, Oxfordshire, England<br />
Tom Millsome Son Single Male 4 1897 - Caversham, Oxfordshire, England </p>
<p>Having spent an hour trying to find this on Ancestry, searching various family members etc, it took FindMyPast abt 1 minute to succeed !<br />
Given the easily-read census form, I cannot understand why there would be any problem at all, unless perhaps Ancestry simply don't have this particular sheet of the Census in their database.<br />
Ah well....</p>
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PS thanks to GWR-Kelvin for assuring me it was there to be found !</p>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In a bit of a rush but -Nora M Millsome @26 South Street ,Caversham ,Henley with her parents 2 younger sisters and a younger brother .Kelvin</p>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Aha, thanks Mike.</p>
<p>I recall you told me this in the past, that explains your use of the &quot;GR&quot; then, all makes sense now.  Sorry, have had a bit of a crazy-mixedup day here, all in a tizz !</p>
<p>Yes agree re the Ancestry transcriptions, as we've discussed on the forum in the past - I've seen some absolute corkers. In fact I'd forgotten I currently have a FindMyPast free-trial subscription, I need to set them some challenges and see how they perform.</p>
<p>atb Jeff. </p>
<p>ps please find Nora on the 1901, thanks !  I'm also puzzled why I cannot find any sign of Samuel Edwards' 1906 Marriage on the usual websites (PRs, FreeBMD, GlosBMD). Not disputing it happened, just don't like unanswered puzzles !</p>
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<p>CORRECTIONS:</p>
<p>Surname  First name(s)  Age  District  Vol  Page  <br />
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Marriages Mar 1896   (&gt;99%)<br />
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Edwards  Samuel    Westbury S  6a 342     <br />
Wood  Florence     Westbury S.  6a 342    </p>
<p>Surname   Given Name   District   Volume   Page   Transcribers   </p>
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Births Jun 1872 <br />
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WOOD Florence Westbury S. 6a 255 kapajoy50  <br />
Wood Florence Westbury S 6a 255 sh1953</p>
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(I see Florence is a very popular name in the Woods of the FoD.)</p>
<p>And from GlosBMD;</p>
<p>Marriage Details<br />
Groom Surname Groom Forename Bride Surname Bride Forename District Parish Building   Year Register Entry <br />
EDWARDS Samuel WOOD Florence Forest of Dean Westbury-on-Severn (FoD) Register Office   1896 10 181 </p>
<p><br />
Record_ID: 8679 <br />
Entry_Number: 1647 <br />
Year: 1937 <br />
Month: Apr <br />
Day: 22 <br />
Surname: EDWARDS <br />
Forenames: Florence <br />
Residence: 9 Peacock Lane Cinderford <br />
Age_at_death: 65 <br />
Officiating_Minister: G H Kay Methodist Minister <br />
Event: Burial <br />
Cause_of_death:  <br />
Memoranda: A/2/47 <br />
Notes:  <br />
Register_Reference: P85/1 IN 1/15 <br />
Page_No: 206 <br />
Parish_Chapel: Cinderford St John <br />
Soundex: E363 </p>
<p><br />
Record_ID: 8046 <br />
Entry_Number: 1013 <br />
Year: 1928 <br />
Month: Nov <br />
Day: 21 <br />
Surname: EDWARDS <br />
Forenames: Samuel <br />
Residence: Cinderford Bridge <br />
Age_at_death: 56 <br />
Officiating_Minister: Certified by William Edwards (son) <br />
Event: Burial <br />
Cause_of_death:  <br />
Memoranda: A/2/47 <br />
Notes: out of focus <br />
Register_Reference: P85/1 IN 1/15 <br />
Page_No: 127 <br />
Parish_Chapel: Cinderford St John <br />
Soundex: E363</p>
<p>(So born abt 1872, as per earlier Census)</p>
<p><br />
Record_ID: 75208 <br />
Entry_Number: 826 <br />
Year: 1872 <br />
Month: Jan <br />
Day: 28 <br />
Parents_Surname: EDWARDS <br />
Child_Forenames: Samuel <br />
Fathers_Forenames: George <br />
Mothers_Forenames: Elizabeth <br />
Mothers_Surname:  <br />
Residence: Cinderford <br />
Occupation: Miner <br />
Officiating_Minister: F M Rowden <br />
Event: Baptism <br />
Memoranda:  <br />
Notes:  <br />
Register_Reference: P85/1 IN 1/2 <br />
Page_Number: 104 <br />
Parish_Chapel: Cinderford St John <br />
Soundex: E363 </p>
<p>Record_ID: 3375 <br />
Entry_Number: 11 <br />
Year: 1894 <br />
Month: Jun <br />
Day: 10 <br />
Grooms_Surname: EDWARDS <br />
Grooms_Forenames: Samuel <br />
Grooms_Age: 22 <br />
Groom_Condition: Bachelor <br />
Grooms_Occupation: Collier <br />
Grooms_Residence: Cinderford <br />
Grooms_Fathers_Surname: Edwards <br />
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames: George <br />
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation: Collier <br />
Brides_Surname: BURROWS <br />
Brides_Forenames: Ada Elizabeth <br />
Brides_Age: 21 <br />
Brides_Condition: Spinster <br />
Brides_Occupation: [not stated] <br />
Brides_Residence: Cinderford <br />
Brides_Fathers_Surname: Burrows <br />
Brides_Fathers_Forenames: William <br />
Brides_Fathers_Occupation: Fitter <br />
Licence_or_Banns: Banns <br />
Date_of_Banns:  <br />
Signature_or_Mark: Both sign <br />
Witness_1: R Crowden <br />
Witness_2: Annie Sophia Jones <br />
Other_Witnesses: <br />
Officiating_Minister: W[illia]m Lynes Vicar <br />
Event: Marriage <br />
Memoranda:  <br />
Notes:  <br />
Register_Reference: P85/1 IN 1/6 <br />
Page_Number: 6 <br />
Parish_Chapel: Cinderford St John <br />
Soundex_Groom: E363 <br />
Soundex_Bride: B620 </p>
<p><br />
Sadly for Samuel;</p>
<p>Record_ID: 5759 <br />
Entry_Number: 356 <br />
Year: 1895 <br />
Month: Sep <br />
Day: 24 <br />
Surname: EDWARDS <br />
Forenames: Ada Elizabeth <br />
Residence: Cinderford <br />
Age_at_death: 22 years <br />
Officiating_Minister: W[illia]m Lynes Vicar <br />
Event: Burial <br />
Cause_of_death:  <br />
Memoranda:  <br />
Notes:  <br />
Register_Reference: P85/1 IN 1/14 <br />
Page_No: 45 <br />
Parish_Chapel: Cinderford St John <br />
Soundex: E363</p>
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<p>I tend to use Genes Reunited rather than Ancestry for census searches. I don’t know if it’s the way I use it but Ancestry sometimes seems to have a habit of hiding what ought to be obvious. However, in this case they have wrongly transcribed him as Tom Ewart EDWARDS under which name he comes top of the list.</p>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Norman, <br />
thanks for the update, an interesting story by the looks of it, Reading was a fair way to cycle in those days, do you know why he took this journey ?</p>
<p>Ref Nora, looks like she was born abt 10 miles downstream of Reading at Henley on Thames, from FreeBMD; </p>
<p>Surname  First name(s)  Age  District  Vol  Page  <br />
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Births Jun 1890   (&gt;99%)<br />
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Millsome  Nora Mary    Henley  3a 751</p>
<p><br />
Then again, I see Henley Registration District includes Caversham, I was there last month, it's just north of Reading town centre/railway station and right on the Thames.    <br />
<a href="http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/henley.html">http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/henley.html</a></p>
<p>Similarly Henley District includes Checkendon, which is northwest of Caversham &amp; Reading, and in the general direction of Newnham etc.</p>
<p>???</p>
<p>-----------</p>
<p>From Ancestry;</p>
<p>1891 Census, 8 Grove Place Caversham, Oxfordshire.</p>
<p>Given Name Surname Relationship Gender Age Estimated Birth Year Birth City or District Birth County Birth Country<br />
Thomas Millsome Head(General labourer) Male 28 1863 Wootton Rivers Wiltshire England<br />
Martha Millsome Wife Female 25 1866 Reading Berkshire England<br />
Nora M Millsome Daughter Female 1 1890 Caversham Oxfordshire England<br />
Elizabeth J Cook Lodger(Biscuit factory packer) Female 27 1864 Marlboro Wiltshire England</p>
<p>Some of their neighbours also work at the &quot;biscuit factory&quot;.<br />
This was almost certainly at Huntley &amp; Palmers, just across the River in Reading, see<br />
<a href="http://oxoniensia.org/volumes/1999/dils.pdf">http://oxoniensia.org/volumes/1999/dils.pdf</a><br />
<a href="http://www.huntleyandpalmers.org.uk/ixbin/hixclient.exe?a=file&amp;p=huntley&amp;f=huntley.htm">http://www.huntleyandpalmers.org.uk/ixbin/hixclient.exe?a=file&amp;p=huntley&amp;f=hunt...</a><br />
<a href="http://www.berksfhs.org.uk/genuki/BRK/Reading/ReadingHistory.html">http://www.berksfhs.org.uk/genuki/BRK/Reading/ReadingHistory.html</a></p>
<p>1911 Census, 5 room residence at 26 South Street Caversham<br />
Name Relation to Head Birth Date Age Gender Marital Status Years Married Occupation Birth Place Address<br />
Thomas Millsome Head 1864 47 Male Married 21y  Laborer In Biscuit Factory Wootton Rivers, Wiltshire<br />
Martha Millsome Wife 1867 44 Female Married 21y Wife Reading, Berkshire<br />
Nora Mary Millsome Daughter 1891 20 Female Single  Domestic servant Caversham, Oxfordshire, England<br />
Kathleen Essex Millsome Daughter 1895 16 Female Single  Apprentice Dress Maker Caversham, Oxfordshire, England<br />
Tom Millsome Son 1897 14 Male   Vanboy Drapers Caversham, Oxfordshire, England</p>
<p>FreeBMD;</p>
<p>Surname  First name(s)  Age  District  Vol  Page  <br />
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Births Mar 1863   (&gt;99%)<br />
--------------------------------------------------   <br />
MILSOM  Thomas     Bradford W  5a 131  </p>
<p>Bradford on Avon, Wilts  <br />
<a href="http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/bradford%20on%20avon.html">http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/bradford%20on%20avon.html</a></p>
<p><br />
Surname  First name(s)  Mother/Spouse/Age  District  Vol  Page  <br />
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Deaths Dec 1945   (&gt;99%)<br />
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Millsome  Thomas  83  Reading  2c 416   </p>
<p>Surname  First name(s)  Age  District  Vol  Page  <br />
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Marriages Jun 1889   (&gt;99%)<br />
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ESSEX  Martha    Henley  3a 1040    <br />
Millsome  Thomas     Henley  3a 1040    </p>
<p><br />
Surname   Given Name   District   Volume   Page   Transcribers   <br />
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Births Jun 1866 <br />
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ESSEX Martha Reading 2c 321 honeybee  <br />
Essex Martha Reading 2c 321 jakems </p>
<p>   <br />
I cannot find Nora, or her parents, on the 1901 Census yet, anyone else please ?.<br />
(Thought I'd found Nora, conveniently working in service in Cheltenham, but she is a different Nora Mary Milsom born Addlestone, Surrey !)<br />
Similarly cannot find youngest daugher Kathleen.</p>
<p>FreeBMD shows her middle name is Essex, not &quot;Victor&quot; as per Ancestry 1911 Transcription !<br />
Kathleen Essex Millsome didn't marry, she died in Reading area in 1981.</p>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks Mike, well spotted !</p>
<p>Please, do you use Ancestry too, or what ?.</p>
<p>Curious how I didn't spot him, I'd have thought the name Ewart would be easy to spot !<br />
(perhaps it was the distraction of my listening to the thrashing down-under !!)</p>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks for replies and interest in my search.<br />
 I have made some progress too<br />
I realise Ewart was not born in 1891 but following the arrival of his birth certificate, know he was born at Ruspidge on 17 February 1893 (The registrar spelt it as RESPAGE) <strong></strong>. Mother was Florence WOOD born about 1871, she married Samuel EDWARDS in 1906, hence Ewart's presence as a step son in the census.<br />
Other progress includes his marriage in 1922 at Reading to Nora Mary MILLSOME.<br />
In the 1911 census she was living at home and a Housemaid. I know from local stories that Ewart, probably now known as Tommy WOOD cycled from Cinderford to Reading using the ferry at Newnham. I can only deduce that Tommy met Norah during WW1 service since I can't find her in Gloucestershire. Nora died in 1867 living at Mannings Well Littledean and is buried at Littledean.<br />
Would still like to know more it there's more to tell.<br />
Regards<br />
NormanE</p>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Is this him in 1911?</p>
<p>GR 1911 Census, Cinderford Bridge, Ruspidge, Cinderford</p>
<p>Samuel EDWARDS, Head, 39, Coal Miner Hewer<br />
Flossie/Florrie?, Wife, 39, Mar<br />
<strong>Tom Ewart WOOD</strong>, Step-son, 18, S, Colliery labourer below ground<br />
Hilda EDWARDS, Dau, 12, S<br />
William EDWARDS, Son, 9, S<br />
Archibald EDWARDS, Son, 5, S</p>
<p>All born Ruspidge, Glos.</p>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Seeking information on the life of Ewart (Tommy) WOOD born 1891 at Ruspidge and died at Littledean 1978. A Blacksmith who worked in the Cinderford and Gloucester area for the whole of his working life.  Any memories or background information would be much appreciated<br />
NormanE</p>
</blockquote><p>Hi Norman,<br />
please do you have any more detailed information ?.<br />
At first glance reading your query I took it that you knew the main dates etc, however I can only find this one Record which slightly contradicts your post, or perhaps you've made a typo error ?. This record is confirmed by FreeBMD, the Birth was registered Jan/Feb/March Qtr of 1893.</p>
<p>From GlosBMD;</p>
<p>Birth Details</p>
<p>Child Surname Child Forename Father Surname Mother Surname Mother's Former Name Year District Office Register Entry<br />
WOOD Ewart   WOOD   1893 Forest of Dean Westbury on Severn, Newnham 64 59</p>
<p>Ancestry gives this Death Record;</p>
<p>Name: Ewart Wood<br />
Birth Date: 17 Apr 1893<br />
Date of Registration: Dec 1978<br />
Age at Death: 85<br />
Registration district: Gloucester<br />
Inferred County: Gloucestershire<br />
Volume: 22<br />
Page: 1858</p>
<p>Searching the Census' seems to draw blanks for this Ewart Wood. <br />
Could he have been known as Tommy as a child, where/how does this name fit in ?  <br />
Thanks, Jeff.</p>
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<p>Searching the Census' for Thomas does give this entry that fits his birth year/place.</p>
<p><strong>1901 Census, Ruspidge </strong></p>
<p>2 room household </p>
<p>Name Relation to Head Age Estimated Birth Year Gender Birth Place<br />
William Wood Head(retired coal miner) 79 1822 Male Ruspidge, Gloucestershire, England<br />
Emma Wood Daughter 47 1854 Female Ruspidge, Gloucestershire, England<br />
<strong>Thomas Wood Grandson 8  1893  Male  Ruspidge, Gloucestershire, England</strong></p>
<p><br />
immediately next-door, 4 room household</p>
<p>Frederick Wood Head(coal miner) 34 1867 Male Ruspidge, Gloucestershire, England<br />
Phoebe Wood Wife 32 1869 Female Ruspidge, Gloucestershire, England<br />
Albert Wood Son 11 1890 Male Ruspidge, Gloucestershire, England<br />
Eva Wood Daughter 9 1892 Female Ruspidge, Gloucestershire, England<br />
Charles Wood Son 7 1894 Male Ruspidge, Gloucestershire, England<br />
Agnes Wood Daughter 4 1897 Female Ruspidge, Gloucestershire, England<br />
William Wood Son 2 1899 Male Ruspidge, Gloucestershire, England<br />
Annie Wood Daughter 1 1900 Female Ruspidge, Gloucestershire, England</p>
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<p>How does this look to you ?<br />
I've been unable to find Ewart/Tommy in the 1911 Census.</p>
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<p>It should be noted that the previous Census shows another Thomas Wood of &quot;similar&quot; age within a large Ruspidge family.</p>
<p>1891 Census, Ruspidge<br />
Given Name Surname Relationship Gender Age Estimated Birth Year Birth City or District Birth County Birth Country<br />
Thomas Wood Head, Coal miner Male 45 1846 Ruspidge Gloucestershire England<br />
Eliza Wood Wife Female 40 1851 Ruspidge Gloucestershire England<br />
Henry J Wood Son, Coal miner Male 22 1869 Ruspidge Gloucestershire England<br />
Rosa Wood Daughter Female 19 1872 Ruspidge Gloucestershire England<br />
Elizabeth Wood Daughter Female 17 1874 Ruspidge Gloucestershire England<br />
George Wood Son, Coal miner Male 15 1876 Ruspidge Gloucestershire England<br />
Margeret Wood Daughter Female 14 1877 Ruspidge Gloucestershire England<br />
John Wood Son Male 12 1879 Ruspidge Gloucestershire England<br />
Frank Wood Son Male 8 1883 Ruspidge Gloucestershire England<br />
Florie Wood Daughter Female 6 1885 Ruspidge Gloucestershire England<br />
<strong>Thomas Wood Son Male 2 1889 Ruspidge Gloucestershire England</strong><br />
James Wood Grandson Male 2 1889 Ruspidge Gloucestershire England<br />
Willliam Wood Grandson Male 2 1889 Ruspidge Gloucestershire England.</p>
<p>Thankfully (wrt avoiding confusion) by the 1901 Census this Thomas has moved to the Rhondda, so can be discounted;</p>
<p>1901 Census, part of 14 Barry Rd, Pontypridd, Glamorgan.</p>
<p>Given Name Surname Relationship Age Birth Year (Derived) Gender Birth City Birth County Birth Country<br />
Tom Wood Head(coal hewer) 56 1845 Male Cinderford Gloucestershire England<br />
Eliza Wood Wife 50 1851 Female Rusbridge Gloucestershire England<br />
John Wood Son 21 1880 Male Rusbridge Gloucestershire England<br />
Frank Wood Son 18 1883 Male Rusbridge Gloucestershire England<br />
Thomas Wood Son 12 1889 Male Rusbridge Gloucestershire England<br />
Sydney Wood Son 3 1898 Male Rusbridge Gloucestershire England</p>
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