Forest of Dean FHT Forum - House - 'Craddocks' at Awre

House - 'Craddocks' at Awre (reply)

Christine & Mark — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 04:56:08 +0000

Thanks for details re. Gibralter and 'foundry', did they live in workers cottages?
George and Harriet Welch also lived at Craddocks in Awre 1861. We have seen the house, but are sure it must have been rebuilt. Are there any 'old' photos of Awre village? They also lived in a cottage near Awre which we think might now be called 'Firefly'. We visited Awre last August and ended up having a long chat with some locals.

Foundary / Furnace ? (reply)

slowhands — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 05:31:24 +0000

Foundry as in metal works !

However there is an area of Blakeney Hill known as Old Furnace (Bottom)... so this probably links to your Gibraltar question .

Name: Emma Welch
Year of Registration: 1847
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
District: Westbury On Severn
County: Gloucestershire
Volume: 11
Page: **1

Ties in with Blakeney Hill / Brains Green in 1851 census

1851 Ayleford
George Welch abt 1819 Awre, Gloucestershire, England Servant Newnham Gloucestershire
Harriett Welch abt 1823 Awre, Gloucestershire, England Servant Newnham Gloucestershire
Emma Welch abt 1848 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Visitor Newnham Gloucestershire

1861 Craddocks nr Red Hart Inn ( and Church)
George Welsh abt 1821 Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England Head Awre Gloucestershire
Harriet Welsh abt 1828 Awre, Gloucestershire, England Wife Awre Gloucestershire
Emma Welsh abt 1847 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Awre Gloucestershire
Elizabeth Simons abt 1833 Island, Guernsey, Channel Islands Boarder Awre Gloucestershire

http://www.old-maps.co.uk/
co-ords 370812,208005

Emma WELSH, Baptism

Christine & Mark — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 05:18:31 +0000

Baptism 1847 - on the transcript under the heading memoranda, what would the word 'Foundry' indicate? This is the only daughter of George and Harriet Walch/Welsh/Welch. She married a Thomas Church and lived for a while in Awre before going to live in Bristol.