Jeff

Your 'welcome' input has opened up another link to the FOD

'memoranda - mother is dau of Richard & Sarah HEAR' on christenings of Henry BROACHER 1809 and Celia BROACHER - 1812 at Frampton - and is.... Cecelia HILLMAN age 69 on the 1881 census with the MITCHELLS's the same person? as they all seem to be marrying 'cousins' (building up the 'boating' fleet?)

FOD records - Marriage at Longney - 11 June 1775

Richard HEARE

Sarah CLISSOL (although my CD transcribes the surname as CLIFFORD)

by banns

mark of John FRYER, Joseph TANDY - other witnesses: Wm JONES

Officiating Minister: J CHESTER (Vicar)

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FOD records - Marriage at Gloucester St Nicholas 7 December 1830

Thomas HILLMAN - Bachelor of this Parish

married Selina BOUCHER - Spinster of this Parish

witnesses: Henry BOUCHER, Mary BANK, James WHEELER

Minister: John DAVIS,

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Ships in Port in Gloucestershire 1881 can search for other seaman - very interesting document....

http://www.angelfire.com/de/BobSanders/Glouc81.html

Boards at Lydney

Vessel: "Tom" of Bridgwater

Thomas HILLMAN age 47 - married Master, born Epney, Glos