Forest of Dean FHT Forum - Mysterious great grandfather

Mysterious great grandfather (reply)

bailes40 — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:17:51 +0000

Thank you, Pete, for this but I have looked at this one and no he isn't mine. I appreciate your assistance.

Mysterious great grandfather (reply)

pclark — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 06:46:33 +0000

This could be him only the surname is spelt different

Transcript Details

Record_ID: 178578
Entry_Number: 926
Year: 1855
Month: Mar
Day: 21
Parents_Surname: WEDLEY
Child_Forenames: George
Fathers_Forenames: Thomas
Mothers_Forenames: Hannah
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Killcott
Occupation: Shoemaker
Officiating_Minister: H. L Parry
Event: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P225 IN 1/6
Page_Number: 116
Parish_Chapel: Newent
Soundex: W340

Pete

Mysterious great grandfather (reply)

bailes40 — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 05:35:53 +0000

My grandfather was George Wadley and I posted a message on 2.7.08 to ask if anyone knew of him. He claimed to have been born in the Forest of Dean circa 1852/55 but I can find no trace of him before 1881. There are a couple of other George Wadleys (one from Bristol and one one from Forest of Dean) but so far as I can tell, they aren't mine. He subsequently married in Bristol in 1888, lived in East Harptree and died in 1892 in hospital in Bath. Thank you for your assistance.

School Records (reply)

bailes40 — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 05:29:12 +0000

Very many thanks for this. I will contact the Archives and see what I can find. You help is much appreciated.

Mysterious great grandfather ? George WADLEY 1854 ? (reply)

slowhands — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:01:42 +0000

http://www.forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?mode=entry&id=12704

1881 6 Parson St
George Wadley abt 1856 Forest of Dean Lodger Bristol St Philip and Jacob Out, Gloucestershire Pit Labourer

1891
George Wadley abt 1854 Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England Head East Harptree, Somerset Ag Labourer
Annie Wadley abt 1863 Berkley, Gloucestershire, England Wife East Harptree, Somerset
Albert Wadley abt 1886 Berkley, Gloucestershire, England Son East Harptree, Somerset
George William Wadley abt 1890 East Harptree, Somerset, England Son East Harptree, Somerset

Name: George Wadley
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1855
Year of Registration: 1893
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
Age at Death: 38
District: Bath
County: Avon, Somerset
Volume: 5c
Page: 391

1901
Alfred Gee abt 1861 Bath, Somerset, England Head Weston, Somerset
Ann Gee abt 1865 Ham, Gloucestershire, England Wife Weston, Somerset
Albert Wadley abt 1885 Bristol, Somerset, England Stepson Weston, Somerset
George Wadley abt 1887 East Harptree, Somerset, England Stepson Weston, Somerset
John Wadley abt 1889 East Harptree, Somerset, England Stepson Weston, Somerset
Oscar Wadley abt 1894 Weston; Bath, Somerset, England Stepson Weston, Somerset

Mysterious great grandfather (reply)

admin — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 02:51:30 +0000

Please give us the details of your mysterious great grandfather such as his full name and the names of other members of his family together with approximate dates and places you know of where he lived.

We then maybe able to find and give you some information on him.

School Records (reply)

braillemaker — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:18:50 +0000

Gloucester Archives has a large collection of school records http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/archives
and find your way to the online catalogue.
If you find a likely looking school you'll need to visit the Gloucester Archives in person to pore over what are often fragile log books and admission registers. Very time consuming unless you can pin it down to 2 or 3 likely schools!

School Records

bailes40 — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:58:16 +0000

I have a mysterious great grandfather who claims to have been born in the Forest of Dean but I can find no trace of a birth for him anywhere. I wondered if perhaps school records might help. Does anyone know if there are any school records available anywhere for the FoD area please, including Sunday Schools? Many thanks.