Forest of Dean FHT Forum - Thomas TAYLOR m Jane WATKINS, Alvington 1834

Thomas TAYLOR m Jane WATKINS, Alvington 1834 (reply)

John Lawrence Wickson — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 18:00:40 +0000

May well be able to offer more information on this family if you want it. JLW.

Courtend farm Alvington (reply)

slowhands — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 00:41:14 +0000

No problem - just wanted to give some background to help others who may not realise they link to this tree :-)

Courtend farm Alvington (reply)

searcher — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 00:28:35 +0000

Many thanks Slowhands.

You are very generous with your time and the information you provide.

Jane TAYLOR (nee WATKINS) 1808 -1877 Portskewett (reply)

slowhands — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 00:19:08 +0000

Portskewett nr Chepstow
Date of Baptism 11 Jul 1808
Child Watkins Jane
Parents George Sarah

Year: 1877
Month: Nov
Day: 14
Surname: TAYLOR
Forenames: Jane
Place of Residence: Alvington
Age at death: 69
Officiating Minister: William F Stule Off[iciating] Min[ister]
Event: Burial
Cause of death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register Reference: P12 IN 1/8
Page No: 64
Parish_Chapel: Alvington

Thomas TAYLOR m Jane WATKINS, Alvington 1834 (reply)

slowhands — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 00:04:19 +0000

this is probably his marriage - I expected it to be in South Wales nr Chepstow, however...

Year: 1834
Month: Jul
Day: 1

Groom Surname: TAYLOR
Groom Forenames: Thomas
Groom Age at Marriage: [not stated]
Groom condition: Bachelor
Groom Rank or Profession: [not stated]
Groom Residence: this Parish
Groom Father's Surname: [not stated]
Groom Father's Forenames: [not stated]
Groom Father's Rank or Profession: [not stated]

Bride Surname: WATKINS
Bride Forenames: Jane
Bride Age at Marriage:
Bride Condition: Spinster
Bride Rank or Profession: [not stated]
Bride Residence: this Parish
Bride Father's Surname: [not stated]
Bride Father's Forenames: [not stated]
Bride Father's Rank or Profession: [not stated]

Licence or Banns: Licence
Date of banns: [not stated]
Signature or Mark: Both sign
Witness 1: Sarah Watkins
Witness 2: Wm Proctor [?]
Other witnesses:
Officiating Minister: H C H Hawkins Officiating Minister
Event type: Marriage
Memoranda:
Transcriber's Notes:
Register Reference: P12 IN 1/6
Page No: 14
Parish_Chapel: Alvington

Courtend farm Alvington (reply)

slowhands — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 23:55:08 +0000

Google Maps ->

Court Ln
Alvington
Lydney, GL15

Location
http://www.old-maps.co.uk/

co-ords 360700 200700

South of the [Village] street, the old manor house at Alvington Court (fn. 52) is probably on a site occupied in the Middle Ages, and Courtend, a farmhouse on the [Court] lane nearby, dates from the late 18th century.

From: 'Alvington', A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 5: Bledisloe Hundred, St. Briavels Hundred, The Forest of Dean (1996), pp. 5-14.
URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=23249 Date accessed: 13 April 2008.

Thomas TAYLOR 1804 -1879 , Courtend Farm, Alvington (reply)

slowhands — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 23:12:32 +0000

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cbennett/lydney1868.htm

Slater's Directory of Lydney 1868

TAYLOR Thos., Courtend, Alvington

Year: 1804
Month: Dec
Day: 27
Parents Surname: TAYLOR
Child Forenames: Thomas
Father's Forenames: Thomas
Mother's Forenames: Sophia
Mother's Surname: [nee](Swayne Sp[inste]r)
Place of Residence:
Occupation:
Officiating Minister: Charles Sandiford Vicar
Event type: Baptism
Memoranda: [1]S[on] [2] b[or]n July 23
Notes:
Register Reference: P30 1 IN 1 Part 2
Page No: 562
Parish_Chapel: Awre

1841
Thomas Taylor abt 1811 Gloucestershire, England Alvington, Gloucestershire
Janes Taylor abt 1811 Alvington, Gloucestershire
George Taylor abt 1838 Gloucestershire, England Alvington, Gloucestershire
John Taylor abt 1837 Gloucestershire, England Alvington, Gloucestershire
Mary Taylor abt 1835 Gloucestershire, England Alvington, Gloucestershire
Thomas Taylor abt 1840 Gloucestershire, England Alvington, Gloucestershire

1851
Thomas Taylor abt 1805 Awre, Gloucestershire, England Head Alvington, Gloucestershire
Jane Taylor abt 1808 Port Kewit, Monmouthshire, Wales Wife Alvington, Gloucestershire
Jane Taylor abt 1842 Alvington, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Alvington, Gloucestershire
John Taylor abt 1837 Alvington, Gloucestershire, England Son Alvington, Gloucestershire
Mary Ann Taylor abt 1835 Alvington, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Alvington, Gloucestershire

1861
Thomas Taylor abt 1805 Awre, Gloucestershire, England Head Alvington, Gloucestershire
Jane Taylor abt 1810 Portskewet, Monmouthshire, Wales Wife Alvington, Gloucestershire
George Taylor abt 1838 Alvington, Gloucestershire, England Son Alvington, Gloucestershire
Mary Taylor abt 1835 Alvington, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Alvington, Gloucestershire
Thomas Taylor abt 1840 Alvington, Gloucestershire, England Son Alvington, Gloucestershire

1871
Thos Taylor 66
Jane Taylor 62
Elleanor Taylor 4
George W Taylor 32
Mary Taylor 3
Susan W Taylor 10
Thos Taylor 30
Celia Webb 17
Charles Reeks 17

Year: 1879
Month: Sep
Day: 24
Surname: TAYLOR
Forenames: Thomas
Place of Residence: Alvington
Age at death: 75
Officiating Minister: A Rosser
Event: Burial
Cause of death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register Reference: P12 IN 1/8
Page No: 66
Parish_Chapel: Alvington

and wife Jane

Taylor Family Alvington

searcher — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 22:30:26 +0000

I am interested to hear from anyone who has this family of farmers in their family tree.The farm was Courtend.

Many thanks to this great web site for providing me with so much information about my family.