Richard Wood - Drybrook circa 1806 - Forest of Dean FHT Forum

My ggGrandfather was Richard Wood. On the census records I have, his birthplace is Drybrook and he was born around 1806. He married in 1836 in Brecknockshire so had left the FOD area before the first census. Unfortunately, I don't have records of any siblings and there are a lot of Woods in the FOD forgive the intentional pun. I think his birth pre-dates the parish records of Drybrook which seem to start in the 18teens; I can't find anything in East Dean which is where I believe Drybrook came under prior to this date. Any ideas or information would be great.

Thanks.

Year: 1800
Month: Mar
Day: 30
Parents_Surname: WOOD
Child_Forenames: Richard
Fathers_Forenames: John
Mothers_Forenames: Anne
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Drybrook
Occupation:
Officiating_Minister:
Event: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P227 IN 1/5
Page_Number: 8
Parish_Chapel: Newland

Year 1802
Month Feb
Day 14
Parents Surname WOOD
Child Forenames Charlotte
Fathers Forenames John
Mothers Forenames Anne
Mothers Surname
Residence Drybrook
Occupation
Officiating Minister
Event Baptism
Memoranda
Notes
Register Reference P227 IN 1/5
Page Number 15
Parish Chapel Newland

Year: 1798
Month: Sep
Day: 9
Parents_Surname: WOOD
Child_Forenames: John
Fathers_Forenames: John
Mothers_Forenames: Anne
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Drybrook
Occupation:
Officiating_Minister:
Event: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P227 IN 1/4
Page_Number: 858
Parish_Chapel: Newland

Possible Parents

Year: 1795
Month: Jun
Day: 15
Grooms_Surname: WOOD
Grooms_Forenames: John
Grooms_Age:
Groom_Condition:
Grooms_Occupation:
Grooms_Residence: of this parish
Grooms_Fathers_Surname:
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames:
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation:
Brides_Surname: PRICKET
Brides_Forenames: Ann
Brides_Age:
Brides_Condition:
Brides_Occupation:
Brides_Residence: of this parish
Brides_Fathers_Surname:
Brides_Fathers_Forenames:
Brides_Fathers_Occupation:
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Date_of_Banns: no register found
Signature_or_Mark: He signs she marks
Witness_1: Elizabeth Davies
Witness_2: Phillip Aston
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: Cor[nelius Marfell
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P138 IN 1/7
Page_Number: 17
Parish_Chapel: English Bicknor

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Ἀριστοτέλης A Gloster & Hereford Boy in the Forest of Dean ><((((*>

Name: Richard Wood
Year of Registration: 1864
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
District: Abergavenny
County: Herefordshire, Monmouthshire
Volume: 11a
Page: 45

1861
William Cunvin abt 1808 Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales Head Abergavenny, Monmouthshire
Cecilia Cunvin abt 1803 Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales Wife Abergavenny, Monmouthshire
Cecilia Cunvin abt 1841 Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales Daughter Abergavenny, Monmouthshire
Elizabeth Cunvin abt 1847 Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales Daughter Abergavenny, Monmouthshire
Richard Wood abt 1803 St Brevals, Gloucestershire, England Boarder Abergavenny, Monmouthshire

1851 Frogmore St Abergavenny
Richard Wood 45 haulier Drybrook
Emma Wood 12 Abergavenny
Ann Wood 10 Abergavenny
Richard Wood 8 Abergavenny
William Wood 6 Abergavenny

1841
Richard Wood abt 1806 Abergavenny, Monmouthshire
Elizabeth Wood abt 1816 Monmouthshire, Wales Abergavenny, Monmouthshire
Emma Wood abt 1838 Monmouthshire, Wales Abergavenny, Monmouthshire
Ann Wood abt 1840 Monmouthshire, Wales Abergavenny, Monmouthshire

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Ἀριστοτέλης A Gloster & Hereford Boy in the Forest of Dean ><((((*>

Thank you very much again Slowhands. I found Richard on the 1841 and 1851 census and believe he passed away in 1858 although I haven't obtained the death cert for that one. I'll do some further research based upon the 1864 record you've found.

Surname First name(s) Age District Vol Page

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Deaths Jun 1858 (>99%)
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Wood Richard Abergavenny 11a 76

Hi Slowhands,

It just shows, you shouldn't just settle! You're right. the record below which shows Richard as a boarder is the one I'm looking for so he is not the one that passed away in 1858 as I had wrongly thought. I'm putting 2 and 2 together again here, but I'm more certain of this line. The family below is either correct as Curwin but I think more likely Cunvin; Richard married Elizabeth Cunvin in 1836 and a William Cunvin was Elizabeth's uncle - great stuff and thanks again.

1861 address search

Household Name Birth Year Age Sex Registration District County

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Household CURWIN, Cecelia 1803 58 F Abergavenny Monmouthshire
Household CURWIN, Cecelia 1841 20 F Abergavenny Monmouthshire
Household CURWIN, Elizabeth 1847 14 F Abergavenny Monmouthshire
Household CURWIN, William 1808 53 M Abergavenny Monmouthshire
Household GRIFFITHS, John 1786 75 M Abergavenny Monmouthshire
Household WOOD, Richard 1803 58 M Abergavenny Monmouthshire

Glad it helped ! I'm sure the 1861 entry is CUNVIN

RICHARD WOOD
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Marriages:
Spouse: ELIZABETH CUNVIN
Marriage: 15 MAY 1836 Llanelly, Brecon, Wales
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Messages:
Extracted marriage record for locality listed in the record.
The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the marriage date.
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Source Information:
Batch No.: Dates: Source Call No.: Type: Printout Call No.: Type:
M081291 1814 - 1837 0104474 Film NONE
Sheet: 00

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Ἀριστοτέλης A Gloster & Hereford Boy in the Forest of Dean ><((((*>

Thank you Slowhands. I obviously missed something when searching for hisrecords. Could you advise the route you went to get these records, which look spot on - great.

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