Samuel Hewlett designed All Saints, Blakeney. The plans can be accessed at
http://www.churchplansonline.org/

Samuel's brother Daniel Hewlett (1754-1822) designed and built a number of buildings at Frampton-upon-Severn.

Samuel and Mary had 15 children. My husband is descended from his son Samuel (1816-1880) who owned the White Horse at Soudley and died at St White's, Cinderford. Through a great deal of research and the sharing of information with Barbara Lloyd and John Hewlett we have tracked down all his children except the youngest, John Hewlett who was born in 1818 and was beneficiary under his father's Will. Any further information would be gratefully received.

Jean Pritchard

John Hewlett

Yes, the James Griffiths (1792-1857)in the 1851 Census was my GGGrandfather and the James (1831-1901)in the 1861 Census was my GGrandfather.

Roger

Thank you for your interest, I am getting the papers out again and just checking, but I did notice in one of the Census that there was a "Griffiths" living next door.

Barbara Lloyd

Evidently, you need to fix the Hewlett family trees from 1768/69 until the 1850's.

Gloucester County Records has an excellent set of documents re. Encroachments 1834. There had been a lot of illegal building over time and the Government decided to legitimize the situation. The result was a series of maps and attached lists of owners and or occupiers linked by numbers. (Q/RGf 1/6) for Blakeney Walk which included Soudley. There were two Samuel Hewlett's Nos. 17 and 27. As far as I can remember, neither was Bradley House. When I first saw the house I reckoned it was 1840's but may be wrong.

Roger Griffiths

I have been in correspondence with another member of the Board who's family is also related to Samuel Hewlett we have done a lot of research and we would suggest that "Our Samuel" married Mary Samuel at Newnham in 1797. When Samuel died in 1852 George Hewlett & family moved to Bradley Hill (Son). George was living at Soudley in the 1841 and 1851 Census.

I seem to be having problem with access to the Parish Records at the moment, every search I do comes up saying no records found, including the St. Briavel's
marriage records you referred to. Previously I was able to access the 1841 Census. I am obviously doing something wrong. - hence the reference to burning the midnight oil.

Thank you for your interest.

Barbara Lloyd

Some more midnight oil to burn.

Barbara

Yes we have corresponded before. Samuel Hewlett's youngest Granddaughter was Julia Hewlett who married William Henry Vaughan who went to America after her Father died. I am still tracking and searching the American side of the family.

The Forest fascinates me. I did not visit it as a child and I am making up for it in my retirement.

Thank you for your interest.

By the brook Bradley House was presumably built for Samuel Hewlett, an ironfounder who was the occupant in 1834.

From: 'Forest of Dean: Settlement', A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 5: Bledisloe Hundred, St. Briavels Hundred,
The Forest of Dean (1996), pp. 300-325. URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=23266
Date accessed: 18 January 2009.

1851 Bradley House
Samuel Hewlett abt 1768 Witminster, Gloucestershire, England Head East Dean, Gloucestershire Iron Master
William Hewlett abt 1800 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean, Gloucestershire
Emma Hewlett abt 1813 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter East Dean, Gloucestershire
Samuel Hewlett abt 1816 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean, Gloucestershire
Maria Plaisted abt 1829 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Niece East Dean, Gloucestershire

1841 Bradley Hill ?
Samuel Hulett abt 1771 Gloucestershire, England Dean Forest, Gloucestershire
John Hulett abt 1821 Gloucestershire, England Dean Forest, Gloucestershire
Samuel Hulett abt 1821 Gloucestershire, England Dean Forest, Gloucestershire

which point this way - although I thought he was from nearby Frampton on Severn

SAMUEL HEWLETT
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Event(s):
Birth:
Christening: 30 JUL 1769 Wheatenhurst, Gloucester, England

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Parents:
Father: JOHN HEWLETT
Mother: BETTY
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Messages:
Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record. The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or christening date.
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Source Information:
Batch No.: Dates: Source Call No.: Type: Printout Call No.: Type:
C023061 1571 - 1812 0427804 Film 6911599 Film
Sheet: 00

just to confuse mattters there is also

1841
Samuel Hewlett abt 1785 Gloucestershire, England Lydney, Gloucestershire
Ann Hewlett abt 1791 Gloucestershire, England Lydney, Gloucestershire
Dianna Hewlett abt 1828 Gloucestershire, England Lydney, Gloucestershire
Elizabeth Hewlett abt 1832 Gloucestershire, England Lydney, Gloucestershire
Samuel Hewlett abt 1826 Gloucestershire, England Lydney, Gloucestershire

1851
Samuel Hewlett abt 1784 Aylburton, Gloucestershire, England Head Aylburton, Gloucestershire
Ann Hewlett abt 1791 Aylburton, Gloucestershire, England Wife Aylburton, Gloucestershire
Diana Hewlett abt 1830 Aylburton, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Aylburton, Gloucestershire
Elizabeth Hewlett abt 1832 Aylburton, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Aylburton, Gloucestershire

but I think this couple marry :-

Year: 1813
Month: Sep
Day: 6
Grooms_Surname: HEWLETT
Grooms_Forenames: Samuel
Grooms_Age:
Groom_Condition: Batchelor
Grooms_Occupation:
Grooms_Residence: of this Parish
Grooms_Fathers_Surname:
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames:
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation:
Brides_Surname: DOWLE
Brides_Forenames: Ann
Brides_Age:
Brides_Condition: Spinster
Brides_Occupation:
Brides_Residence: of this Parish
Brides_Fathers_Surname:
Brides_Fathers_Forenames:
Brides_Fathers_Occupation:
Licence_or_Banns: Licence
Date_of_Banns:
Signature_or_Mark: Both sign
Witness_1: John Dowle
Witness_2: Elizabeth Dowle
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: Wm. Jones Curate
Event: Marriage
Memoranda: With Consent of Parents
Notes:
Register_Reference: PFC 209 IN 1/10
Page_Number: 2
Parish_Chapel: Lydney

I think we had correspondence through the RFoDFHS. I think we even met. I did'nt realize you were a Hewlett. Your ancestor was one of the many who made Britain an industrial giant and the most powerful nation since the Roman Empire.

His house is still there. He's mentioned in The Industrial History of Dean by Cyril Hart.

Roger Griffiths