Thanks for the 1911.

The family WERE non conformists. I do have them on my tree but will check I have all 7 children.

Purlieu, Near Blakeney - appear to be non-conformists - records on FOD and Gloucestershire Genealogical Database

living in 4 rooms

George Edward MORSE - 67 - married 40 years 7 children born alive, one died, Hedger on farm, born Awre Parish, Blakeney
Martha MORSE - 59 - born Lydney Parish
George Edward MORSE - 17 - single, Baker Assistant - born Lydney Parish.

(if you click my envelope, I'll scan the census and send)

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Looking for children of George & Martha MORSE, quite a few children were christened/baptised at the Newnham & Blakeney Tabernacle.

FOD Records

Percy Hugh BENNETT christened 1879

Newnham and Blakeney Tabernacle parents Hugh (occupation Miller) and Emily

previous threads http://www.forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?mode=thread&id=22254

http://www.forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?mode=thread&id=9708

1901 Census
Awre - Blakeney

Birmingham House

Hugh Lex BENNETT - 46, Clothier & Outfitter - born - Tewkesbury
Emily - 50 - born Kingswinford, Worcester
Walter - 23 - Clothier Assistant, born Blakeney
Percy - 21 - ditto

?

There is a family of HULIN's next door to them including a William

George Edward Morse was the son of William Morse & Jemime Lowe of Viney Hill.
He was married to Martha Powell.

I also came across other references to a George Morse in the Citizen and I think it may be the same one.

Gloucester Citizen Gloucestershire, England 10 Oct 1903

LYDNEY Mr. George Morse, who has recently resigned his office as choirmaster after 20 years. The presentation was made by Mr. W. Purnell, deacon. The valuable services which Mr. Morse had rendered were spoken to by Messrs. Purnell, Percy H. Bennett (on be.....)

16 Sep 1902
BLAKENEY Mr. George Morse, rendered the anthem Blessed is the man, Messrs. W. Hulin and P. Bennett sharing the duties of organist. The collections, which were good, were for the chapel funds.

Does anyone out there know if it is the same one please?

PS Your project sounds very interesting Marilyn and I would be delighted if you found anything that puts meat on my family bones!

1891 The Purlieu
George Morse abt 1844 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England Head Lydney, Gloucestershire Farmer
Martha Morse abt 1853 Lydney, Gloucestershire, England Wife Lydney, Gloucestershire
Emily Morse abt 1875 West Dean Daughter Lydney, Gloucestershire
Fanny Morse abt 1873 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Lydney, Gloucestershire
Hannah Morse abt 1877 West Dean Daughter Lydney, Gloucestershire
Julia Morse abt 1880 West Dean Daughter Lydney, Gloucestershire
Mary Morse abt 1886 West Dean Daughter Lydney, Gloucestershire
Edwin Pollard abt 1878 Featherstone, Yorkshire, England Nephew Lydney, Gloucestershire
Thomas Pollard abt 1875 West Dean Nephew Lydney, Gloucestershire

Purlieu

MORSE

George - 47 - Farmer, born Gloucester, West Dean
Martha - 38 - born Lydney
Fanny - 18 - born West Dean
Emily - 16
Hannah - 14
Julie - 11 - Scholar
Mary MORE - 5
Thomas POLLARD, Nephew - 16, born West Dean
Edwin POLLARD, Nephew - 13, born Yorkshire, Featherstone

My x cousin, has just come across a journal written by my Great Grandfather William WICKENDEN who lived at Nibley Mill, Blakeney, and was amongst other things, a Haulier, using his shire horses (photos on Blakeney section) and seems to have had a contact with many local farmer, hauling their grain etc - also a slaughter man etc. and occasionally attended inquests.

This journal written between 1892 and 1906 - lists many local names, and the jobs he did for them. This is going to be posted to me in the new year - and I intend to type this out, and make a list of local names mentioned. So far, I've only got one page that was scanned and sent to me - which talks about going to Bullo , hauling Granite - he did help build many local roads in Blakeney, i.e. Finished Stone on Station Road from Adams for Cty. Council 54 and a half yards at 2s per yard (15 December 1897) and paying G GOLDING for Barley (24 Dec 1897). Met Mr J F SMITH, at Awre went rabbitting with Mr O JENNER, killed 28. (9 December 1897)

The one scanned sheet of the journal I have, is larger than an A4 - so the right hand side, is incomplete, but I can see
MORSE name mentioned on 7 January 1898 -

Other names: H LANE, (H TURLEY - who could be Henry TURLEY another Mason) (Mr LIFLEY or LIVLEY- took his goods to Blakeney Station) - William LIVLEY and wife Ann are on FOD records, he was a mason.

Hopefully, this journal give a glimpse into the lives of other FOD researchers ancestors (when I receive it)

BLAKENEY .—Mr. George Morse, of Purleui Farm, near Blakeney, was on Wednesday evening superintending a swede crusher which was in when his right hand got entangled in the machinery and was severely crushed, necessitating the amputation, of part of a finger.

I bet he was one of mine!