Forest of Dean FHT Forum - Searching on FOD records.

Searching on FOD records. (reply)

Sue Nelms — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 22:00:42 +0000

Thank you - you have been busy!

Sue

Searching on FOD records. (reply)

m p griffiths — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 21:51:48 +0000

searching for records.....

I find sometimes, it difficult to find a marriage or baptism by searching individually.

By putting in the % sign in the surname, and calling up all the baptisms/marriages etc in a Parish for that year - I find them this way!!!

Eleanor BALL is on the records as Eleanor BALE - and John's marriage is there as well - again I found him by searching for all the names for that year, after finding them on my disc first

ELEANOR BALL (reply)

Sue Nelms — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 21:42:15 +0000

Thank you!

ELEANOR BALL (reply)

m p griffiths — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 21:32:52 +0000

Gloucestershire Baptism Index

Lydney St Mark

Eleanor BALL - 14 April 1816 - parents John & Elizabeth

also

Sarah BALL - 18 April 1813 - ditto

there are children being born at Woolaston around this time - parents John & Elizabeth BALL

Gloucestershire Marriage Index

John BALL married Elizabeth PRICE - 27 March 1806 - Lydney

Clara Jane HARRIS/BALL - 1851/1841census (reply)

Sue Nelms — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 20:41:28 +0000

Thank you. This ties together various thoughts I had had but was not sure about - thank you.

Sue

Clara Jane Harris (reply)

Sue Nelms — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 20:40:18 +0000

Hi again Chris (yes I did them in the wrong order!). I think that the Eleanor is a transcription error probably because all of the census entries are positive about Ellen. Thank you for finding the wedding records - I had wondered if she was a Ball as one of the census returns had the couple living with a John Ball but I had not managed to find anything to confirm it. Once more thank you - this is so exciting!

Sue

Henry Harris (reply)

Sue Nelms — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 20:37:52 +0000

Thank you Chris. Yes I think these are Henry's parents. Thank you for confirming it.

Sue

Henry Harris (reply)

ChrisW — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 19:28:08 +0000

A possible baptism for Henry in 1812?

Record_ID: 195377
Entry_Number:
Year: 1812
Month: Feb
Day: 16
Parents_Surname: HARRIS
Child_Forenames: Henry
Fathers_Forenames: James
Mothers_Forenames: Mary
Mothers_Surname:
Residence:
Occupation:
Officiating_Minister: [not stated]
Event: Baptisms
Memoranda: son
Notes:
Register_Reference: P376 IN 1/3
Page_Number: 37
Parish_Chapel: Woolaston
Soundex: H620

Clara Jane HARRIS/BALL - 1851/1841census (reply)

m p griffiths — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 19:16:14 +0000

Confirmed as correct on

http://ww3.gloucestershire.gov.uk/bmd/

Clara Jane HARRIS : 1851 - Forest of Dean Lydney, Mother's maiden name: BALL

and earlier one

Ellen Elizabeth HARRIS: 1847 - ditto

1851 Census Lydney

Henry HARRIS - Forgeman - born Woolastone
Ellin - 34 - born Lydney
Mary A - 7
Ellin E/J - 4

Lodger : Thomas TYNDALL, age 38, Letter Carrier, born Tewkesbury

1841 Census - Lydney

John BALL - 60 lab (all born in County
Henry HARRIS - 25
Ellen HARRIS - 20
George BALL - 9

Clara Jane Harris (reply)

ChrisW — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 19:13:16 +0000

This baptism on the site:

Parents_Surname: HARRIS
Child_Forenames: Clara Jane
Fathers_Forenames: Henry
Mothers_Forenames: Eleanor
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Lidney
Occupation: Hammer Man
Officiating_Minister: Charles Taylor
Event: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P209 IN 1/4
Page_Number: 77
Parish_Chapel: Lydney
Soundex: H620

I wonder if Eleanor is this Ellen?

Record_ID: 10483
Entry_Number: 214
Year: 1836
Month: Nov
Day: 13
Grooms_Surname: HARRIS
Grooms_Forenames: Henry
Grooms_Age:
Groom_Condition: Bachelor
Grooms_Occupation:
Grooms_Residence: of this Parish
Grooms_Fathers_Surname:
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames:
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation:
Brides_Surname: BALL
Brides_Forenames: Ellen
Brides_Age:
Brides_Condition: Spinster
Brides_Occupation:
Brides_Residence: of this Parish
Brides_Fathers_Surname:
Brides_Fathers_Forenames:
Brides_Fathers_Occupation:
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Date_of_Banns:
Signature_or_Mark: Both sign
Witness_1: George Harris
Witness_2: Mary Peters
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: H.C.H.Hawkins Curate
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: PFC 209 IN 1/10
Page_Number: 72
Parish_Chapel: Lydney
Soundex_Groom: H620
Soundex_Bride: B400

Brown & Harris families

Sue Nelms — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 18:56:58 +0000

I am trying to make sense of my maternal family! My great grandfather was Charles James Brown (born 1838 in Wickwar) who became a butcher in Lydney. He married Clara Jane Harris of Lydney (born about 1851) and her father Henry's family seems to have come from Woolaston. Here my trail seems to end... Please can anyone help?

Many thanks.
Sue