Thank you so much for this information - wonderful. did you get it from the Gloucester Infantry information?

Kind regards

Debbie

Thank you for writing to me, i have only just picked this message up which is a bit strange.

i would be glad of the information you have - although it may not be the same branch as my family.

Kind regards

Debbie Abrey

At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.

PTE EDWARD CAPENER

Private Edward Capener, also of the Glou-
cestershire Regiment, has died from wounds at
one of the fronts. He was born at North
Nibley 40 years ago, but has resided in Cinder-
ford from the age of 12. til about 10 years ago
working as a collier at Crump Meadow Col-
liery. He had since lived at Frampton. Volun-
teering for his country's service in May 1915,
he had served for some time at the front, and
was wounded on February 26th last, and died
on March 11th. Three brothers reside at Cin-
derford, and another brother is at the front.
The information received of his death is the
usual official notice. Much sympathy is felt
with his wife and his six children, who now
reside at Gloucester. Mrs Capener who is a
native of Cinderford, has lost her husband,
father and sister within the past six months
Name: Edward Capener
Year of Registration: 1876
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
District: Dursley
County: Gloucestershire, Wiltshire
Volume: 6a
Page: 246

Name: CAPENER
Initials: E
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Gloucestershire Regiment
Unit Text: 7th Bn.
Age: 40
Date of Death: 11/03/1917
Service No: 20554
Additional information: Son of William Capener;
husband of Annie E. Capener,
of 11, Mercy Place, Southgate St., Gloucester.
Born North Nibley, Gloucestershire.

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: XIII. D. 18.
Cemetery: AMARA WAR CEMETERY

1901
George Capener abt 1875 North Nibley, Gloucestershire, England Head East Dean, Gloucestershire
Bessie E Capener abt 1879 Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England Wife East Dean, Gloucestershire
Gladys Capener abt 1900 Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England Daughter East Dean, Gloucestershire
Arthur Capener abt 1882 Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England Brother East Dean, Gloucestershire
Charles Capener abt 1880 Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England Brother East Dean, Gloucestershire

Name: Gladys Elizabeth Capener
Year of Registration: 1900
Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
District: Westbury On Severn
County: Gloucestershire
Volume: 6a
Page: 29

Year: 1899
Month: Sep
Day: 2

Grooms_Surname: CAPENER
Grooms_Forenames: George Christopher Collins
Grooms_Age: 24
Groom_Condition: Bachelor
Grooms_Occupation: Collier
Grooms_Residence: Cinderford
Grooms_Fathers_Surname: Capener
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames: Thomas
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation: Labourer

Brides_Surname: HALL
Brides_Forenames: Bessie
Brides_Age: 20
Brides_Condition: Spinster
Brides_Occupation:
Brides_Residence: Holy Trinity Drybrook
Brides_Fathers_Surname: Hall
Brides_Fathers_Forenames: Tom
Brides_Fathers_Occupation: Collier
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Date_of_Banns: [not stated]
Signature_or_Mark: Both sign
Witness_1: Frederick Hall
Witness_2: Emily Hall
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: Th[oma]s Longstaff vicar
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P85/2 1N 1/6
Page_Number: 61
Parish_Chapel: Cinderford St Stephens

Then back across the River to Nibley

1881

Thomas Capener abt 1845 Sound Ress, Gloucestershire, England Head North Nibley, Gloucestershire
Fanny Capener abt 1854 North Nibley, Gloucestershire, England Wife North Nibley, Gloucestershire
Charles Capener abt 1879 North Nibley, Gloucestershire, England Son North Nibley, Gloucestershire
Edward Capener abt 1877 North Nibley, Gloucestershire, England Son North Nibley, Gloucestershire
George Capener abt 1874 North Nibley, Gloucestershire, England Son North Nibley, Gloucestershire
Louisa A. Capener abt 1871 Cam, Gloucestershire, England Daughter North Nibley, Gloucestershire
William Capener abt 1868 Cam, Gloucestershire, England Son North Nibley, Gloucestershire

Phil

i asked my sister if she had any old photographs of nanny's wedding (Ray Capener's sister Gladys) and she has brought a box of them for me. In them are a couple of photographs of your auntie Beattie's wedding! Would you like me to email them to you?

regards Debbie

thank you soo much for the photo. I was really excited to receive it and went on the sungreen website to pick it up! Your aunt looks very pretty in the picture and it's a pity that she can now no longer remember too much. However, to get this picture is certainly a bonus. I am sure i remember the Storeys being mentioned by my grandmother (Gladys Capener, Ray's older sister). Mmy sister has some old photos of Glads' wedding and i have asked her to send them to me so that i can include them on the site. You never know there may be others in the photos that Cinderford people may possibly recognise.

Thank you once again.

Debbie

Forest of Dean Photo Gallery
http://www.forest-of-dean.net/joomla/photo-gallery

I have found the photo. I have e-mailed it to Sungreen link and I hope that it will be on this website for you to view. I am not the world's best e-mailer for attachments so we'll keep our fingers crossed!

Regards

Margaret

Thank you very much for your email. This is all rather exciting as my sister and I do not know very much at all about Uncle Ray.

If you have a photo that would be fantastic.

Regards Debbie

I cannot remember there being any name other than R. Capener for the salon.
However, I seem to remember Ray was best man at my Aunty Beat's wedding in the 1920's. Her name is Beatrice Storey and her husband was Alfred. I believe I have a photo somewhere which I will try and find. I do remember him myself. Aunty is still alive at 102 years, but unfortunately she has had a stroke and cannot remember very much.

Regards,
Margaret

thank you very much for the email. Yes it is helpful thank you. do you by any chance know the name of the salon?

Regards Debbie

Hope this helps.

Margaret Baldwin

regards Debbie

If you wish to gain further information I suggest you get a copy of the birth certificate. You can order on line. Go to:
http://www.familyrecords.gov.uk/frc/research/bmdmain.htm
This will give you date and place of birth and names of parents including mother's maiden name.

The entry from the Index is the only one for a Raymond CAPENER in 1906/7

If you wish to plough through the indexes for a marriage and his death you can do so for free at:
http://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/rectype/vital/freebmd/bmd.aspx
He does not appear to be listed in the Death Indexes for 1984 - 2004 so it would appear that died before then.

Good luck
Mike

Thanks for the reply.

well my Grandmother Gladys Elizabeth Capener was born in Cinderford in 1900 and i know he was about 6 years younger than her. Do you know anything more about him?

Regards Debbie

Mike