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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Slowhands, please are you able to clarify the &quot;Freeminer database&quot; you mention ?. Presumably it gives greater info than the FoD PRs etc ?. I cannot see it as a FoD LHS or GFHS publication/cd, but it sounds like something I'd like access to ?.</p>
</blockquote><p>prior thread<br />
<a href="http://www.forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=13200">http://www.forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=13200</a></p>
<p>FoD LHS information on the CD <a href="http://79.170.40.163/forestofdeanhistory.org.uk/LHScdrollofhonour.htm">http://79.170.40.163/forestofdeanhistory.org.uk/LHScdrollofhonour.htm</a></p>
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<title>John Merriman,  clearly a miner of coal ! (reply)</title>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks gents for clearing that up, sorry Sheila for suggesting otherwise and leading you down the wrong pit !  Must admit re-reading the earlier history of his ancestors &amp; inlaws I guessed this would turn out to be the case. <br />
Slowhands, please are you able to clarify the &quot;Freeminer database&quot; you mention ?. Presumably it gives greater info than the FoD PRs etc ?. I cannot see it as a FoD LHS or GFHS publication/cd, but it sounds like something I'd like access to ?.</p>
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<title>John Merriman,  a &quot;miner&quot;, but of what ? (reply)</title>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The 1891 census records his occupation as &quot;Coalminer&quot; and 1901 the record appears to have been annotated by the census enumerator with &quot;hewer - below&quot; (below ground presumably). Annotations like this are common the FoD census returns.</p>
<p>-Colin</p>
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<title>John MERRIMAN 1853 ,  a coal &quot;miner&quot;, (reply)</title>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Thanks Slowhands,<br />
so in this instance we still can't say for sure from the PRs whether John was a coal or iron miner ?. Shame, should have guessed it couldnt be that easy ;-)</p>
</blockquote><p>I haven't checked all the Census images just in case one tells us he is a Hewer , for example. so on 1881 as a Coal miner.</p>
<p>only one Merryman/Merriman in the Freeminer database ( that I can see) </p>
<p>{looks like John's son}<br />
Freeminer 3040<br />
Merriman William T  <br />
Aged 21 <em>(inferred birth year 1882/3 0</em><br />
Bilson Green, Cinderford <br />
Registered 13 Jul 1904</p>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks Slowhands,<br />
so in this instance we still can't say for sure from the PRs whether John was a coal or iron miner ?. Shame, should have guessed it couldnt be that easy ;-)</p>
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<title>Recommended Reading re Dean mining history (reply)</title>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Good afternoon Sheila,<br />
oops !, talk about teaching a schoolboy to suck eggs !. Sorry, but your post implied you wern't too aware of John's working life down the mines.<br />
I think you can fairly assume that his life was even worse than that of Wall-ace's in respect of the working conditions (smaller more cramped pits) and even less-caring employers and government. If he was an iron miner I would guess life may possibly have been a little better wrt working conditions underground ??</p>
<p>The two C19th books by HG Nicholls are worth reading, off this site.<br />
<a href="http://www.forest-of-dean.net/?eBooks">http://www.forest-of-dean.net/?eBooks</a></p>
<p>Also I recommend you browse thro the many old Documents, newspaper clippings etc<br />
<a href="http://www.forest-of-dean.net/joomla/resources/documents-and-articles">http://www.forest-of-dean.net/joomla/resources/documents-and-articles</a></p>
<p>Re life underground, Cinderford library has some books written by ex-miners, although understandably very few contain photos taken underground and of course not in &quot;your&quot; Victorian era. Last year I borrowed this one about the last weeks of Northern United mine, it contains several photos, although I suspect you're aware of it, I'm sure it will contain references to Wall-ace ?.</p>
<p>&quot;The last deep mine of Dean&quot;, by Bent, Maurice V, 1988.</p>
<p>You can search the Glos Libraries stock here. <a href="https://capitadiscovery.co.uk/gloslibraries/home">https://capitadiscovery.co.uk/gloslibraries/home</a></p>
<p>Of course for you the likes of Lydney library may be more convenient to visit, although as I understand it Cinderford is the &quot;main&quot; branch for local history. Did you try searching the &quot;Mercury&quot; archives when you visited, I'm sure they will contain references to your family ?.<br />
Cinderford library reference section holds a copy of the Dean Miner's Roll of Honour reference book listing those killed underground. There is a cd available which I believe contains more detail and some photos. <br />
<a href="http://79.170.40.163/forestofdeanhistory.org.uk/LHSpublications.html">http://79.170.40.163/forestofdeanhistory.org.uk/LHSpublications.html</a><br />
I believe member(s) of this forum have copies so they may be able to search for you.<br />
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This Library also contains some back issues of the New Regard, the journal of the local history society. This is the complete index showing the various articles content.<br />
<a href="http://79.170.40.163/forestofdeanhistory.org.uk/LHSnrdb.htm">http://79.170.40.163/forestofdeanhistory.org.uk/LHSnrdb.htm</a></p>
<p>Also of course the excellent Forest Bookshop in Coleford:<br />
<a href="http://www.forestbookshop.com">http://www.forestbookshop.com</a></p>
<p>The BBC Glos website contains some excellent articles, including an excellent video:<br />
<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/gloucestershire/content/articles/2005/12/22/pwaod_mines_feature.shtml">http://www.bbc.co.uk/gloucestershire/content/articles/2005/12/22/pwaod_mines_feature.shtml</a></p>
<p>Another article written in the mid C19th Century makes very interesting if not occasionally chilling reading. It's the official 1842 Government Enquiry into the Employment of Children Underground, with many interviews from those concerned. <br />
<a href="http://www.cmhrc.co.uk/cms/document/1842_Forest_of_Dean.pdf">http://www.cmhrc.co.uk/cms/document/1842_Forest_of_Dean.pdf</a><br />
Goodness knows what today's young adults, never mind ten year olds, would make of it !</p>
<p>Also this excellent website re Children &amp; Women. <br />
<a href="http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~stenhouse/coal/pbl/coalmain.htm">http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~stenhouse/coal/pbl/coalmain.htm</a></p>
<p>This site references &quot;the&quot; site re Coal Mining history for the country:<br />
<a href="http://www.cmhrc.co.uk/site/home/index.html">http://www.cmhrc.co.uk/site/home/index.html</a></p>
<p>This is superb site and &quot;a must-read&quot;. Amongst many things it carries a searchable database of the 164,000 accidents, many fatal, officially recorded in UK mines since the C17th.<br />
A word of warning; this website (like many) has a search engine that &quot;falls over&quot; if too much detail is entered. Set low targets first, for example &quot;Dean&quot;, or a colliery name, then filter thro the resulting list of hits. If you just enter &quot;Jones&quot; you will get 750 hits plus a warning saying there are far more that cannot be displayed. These results to be fair don't take too long to browse thro as they're listed in tabular form with their dates &amp; locations. Browse them all, they do not list in logical (ie place, or date) order.</p>
<p>Finally of course, I expect you've visited the Dean Heritage Centre.<br />
<a href="http://www.deanheritagecentre.com/deanheritagemuseum.htm">http://www.deanheritagecentre.com/deanheritagemuseum.htm</a></p>
<p>I do hope this helps you in your project.<br />
Good luck, Jeff</p>
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<title>John Merriman b1853,  Littledean Hill miner (reply)</title>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks</p>
<p>i have visited Yew Tree Cemetry where Hilda, John Merriman's daughter(my grandmother) is buried along with her husband Wallace Jones. I know much about mining from Wallace who, on his discharge from the army, worked for as a miner for Eastern United Colliiery from 1919. He reained a miner (at some point working for Lightmoor colliery) until retiring approx 1956 as deputy manager of Northern United Mines. He died from a lung condition linked to all his years down the mines.</p>
<p>Sheila</p>
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<title>John Merriman b1853,  Littledean Hill miner (reply)</title>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Slowhands,<br />
as I understand it a miner of coal is traditionally termed a &quot;collier&quot;, whereas a miner of iron ore is a &quot;miner&quot;. In your considerable experience, do you know if these meanings are reflected in the occupation terms used in the PRs ?  Certainly I've seen the &quot;coal miner&quot;, &quot;coal hewer&quot;, or &quot;collier&quot; used wrt my Lydbrook ancestors who were indeed coal miners, but off hand I don't have experience of researching other &quot;miners&quot; in the PRs.</p>
</blockquote><p>Collier and Hewer - Coal mining<br />
Miner - generic term used for coal or iron</p>
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<title>John Merriman b1853,  Littledean Hill miner (reply)</title>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&quot;like to know more about the life and work of both John and Catherine&quot; </p>
<p>Slowhands,<br />
as I understand it a miner of coal is traditionally termed a &quot;collier&quot;, whereas a miner of iron ore is a &quot;miner&quot;. In your considerable experience, do you know if these meanings are reflected in the occupation terms used in the PRs ?  Certainly I've seen the &quot;coal miner&quot;, &quot;coal hewer&quot;, or &quot;collier&quot; used wrt my Lydbrook ancestors who were indeed coal miners, but off-hand I don't have experience of researching other &quot;miners&quot; in the PRs.</p>
<p>Sheila, <br />
I ask as John spent his life mining in the &quot;Littledean Hill/St John's&quot; end of Cinderford. I believe Littledean itself was the first &amp; main iron mining area of the Forest, dating back to the C13th. Cinderford (as a town) originated in the C19th, as a result of the growth of the local iron &amp; coal mining industries which served the local ironworks owned largely by the Crawshays, this site has a good history.<br />
<a href="http://way-mark.co.uk/foresthaven/historic/gfodmin5.htm">http://way-mark.co.uk/foresthaven/historic/gfodmin5.htm</a></p>
<p>&quot;Henry Crawshay, who took over his father's mining and smelting interests in the Forest and became known as the 'iron king' of the Forest of Dean, employed as many as 250 hands to dig ore in Buckshaft, Shakemantle, and St. Annal's mines in the mid 1860s.&quot;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.old-maps.co.uk/maps.html">http://www.old-maps.co.uk/maps.html</a>   search &quot;St Annals&quot; and see 1881 map,<br />
ditto search this page for a definitive history of the town<br />
<a href="https://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=23266&amp;strquery=annals">https://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=23266&amp;strquery=annals</a></p>
<p>This map shows all the Dean Coal &amp; Iron Mines in 1894. <br />
<a href="http://www.lightmoor.co.uk/forestcoal/Overviewmap.html">http://www.lightmoor.co.uk/forestcoal/Overviewmap.html</a><br />
Click to enlarge the &quot;East Dean&quot; section for the Cinderford area. You can see the brown spot (iron mine) at St Annals, also at Buckshaft (uphill above Cinderford Bridge, very near to St John's Church where John is buried) and Shakemantle at nearby Ruspidge.<br />
The black spots are the coalmines. Of course it's perfectly possible John was a coal miner. Even in the &quot;modern&quot; 1940s or so it wasn't unusual for miners to walk five miles or so eachway to work their shift, as the small mines closed and they maybe had to work farther from home. By then only the big &quot;deep&quot; pits were working, such as Eastern United in Ruspidge.</p>
<p>Hopefully these links plus the others I sent you will help gain an idea of the hard life John had working underground. The underground workings were often only a few feet high, so very cramped and difficult working conditions, not too mention of course the grime and dust. It didnt surprise me John died aged &quot;only&quot; 66, the burial record doesn't suggest anything unusual and there isn't an Inquest for him on this site's Records. When I started using my local Cinderford pub (coincidentally the Miners Welfare Club) in the late 70s it was always busy and you could easily recognise the retired miners by their characteristic stoop and often breathing difficulties, ditto in the town or at Rank Xerox where many exminers ended their working days. My grandfather Jones died age 68 albeit after many years of homebound illhealth due to his mining life, although oddly my father died a year younger despite leading a healthy lifestyle; &quot;luckily&quot; he had asthma so couldn't go down pit, &quot;thankfully&quot; his active life in the fresh Forest air ended very suddenly &amp; painlessly aged 67, so..?. <br />
If you visit the beautiful Yew Tree Brake Cemetery (just up from Cinderford Bridge toward Speech House, and next to the old Lightmoor Pit), you can see how often local men were significantly outlived by their wives.   </p>
<p>Re the Inquests, you can find one for a Kate Merriman d1890, wife of Henry, which may interest you.<br />
<a href="http://www.forest-of-dean.net/inquests/php/do_search.php?page=1&amp;surname=merriman&amp;soundex=on&amp;firstnames=&amp;year=&amp;yearrange=0">http://www.forest-of-dean.net/inquests/php/do_search.php?page=1&amp;surname=merriman&am...</a></p>
<p>Re this website, please do search the rest of THIS site, particularly the Documents section, you will find many more interesting and relevant items I'm sure.</p>
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<title>John ELTON  1794  Littledean (reply)</title>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Year: 1794 <br />
Month: Jul <br />
Day: 20 <br />
Parents_Surname: ELTON <br />
Child_Forenames: John <br />
Fathers_Forenames: William <br />
Mothers_Forenames: Ann <br />
Mothers_Surname:  <br />
Residence:  <br />
Occupation:  <br />
Officiating_Minister: Wm Fryer Minister <br />
Event: Baptism <br />
Memoranda:  <br />
Notes:  <br />
Register_Reference: P110 IN 1/4 <br />
Page_Number: 6 <br />
Parish_Chapel: Littledean </p>
<p>1841<br />
John Elton abt 1796 Gloucestershire, England Dean Forest, Gloucestershire  <br />
 Ann Elton abt 1796 Gloucestershire, England Dean Forest, Gloucestershire  <br />
 Eliza Elton abt 1824 Gloucestershire, England Dean Forest, Gloucestershire  <br />
<strong> Ester Elton abt 1826 Gloucestershire, England Dean Forest, Gloucestershire </strong> <br />
 Jane Elton abt 1829 Gloucestershire, England Dean Forest, Gloucestershire  <br />
 Ann Elton abt 1831 Gloucestershire, England Dean Forest, Gloucestershire  <br />
 Silvey Elton abt 1833 Gloucestershire, England Dean Forest, Gloucestershire  <br />
 Sophia Elton abt 1836 Gloucestershire, England Dean Forest, Gloucestershire  <br />
 James Elton abt 1839 Gloucestershire, England Dean Forest, Gloucestershire </p>
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1861<br />
John Elton  abt 1794 Little Dean, Gloucestershire, England Head East Dean, Gloucestershire  <br />
 Ann Elton abt 1797 Little Dean, Gloucestershire, England Wife East Dean, Gloucestershire  <br />
 James Elton abt 1839 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean, Gloucestershire <br />
John Elton  abt 1844 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean, Gloucestershire  <br />
 Elizth Walkley  abt 1850 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Granddaughter East Dean, Gloucestershire</p>
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<title>John MERRIMAN  1853 - 1920 Littledean (reply)</title>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>John MERRIMAN has &quot;ELTON&quot; genes </p>
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Year: 1824 <br />
Month: Jan <br />
Day: 25 <br />
Parents_Surname: ELTON <br />
Child_Forenames: Hester <br />
Fathers_Forenames: John <br />
Mothers_Forenames: Ann <br />
Mothers_Surname:  <br />
Residence: Littledean Hill <br />
Occupation: Collier <br />
Officiating_Minister: H. Berkin <br />
Event: Baptism <br />
Memoranda:  <br />
Notes:  <br />
Register_Reference: P109 IN 1/1 <br />
Page_Number: 45 <br />
Parish_Chapel: Drybrook </p>
<p>Year: 1847 <br />
Month: Jul <br />
Day: 26 <br />
Grooms_Surname: MERRYMAN <br />
Grooms_Forenames: Henry <br />
Grooms_Age: full <br />
Groom_Condition: Bachelor <br />
Grooms_Occupation: collier <br />
Grooms_Residence: Newnham <br />
Grooms_Fathers_Surname: Merryman <br />
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames: Samuel <br />
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation: labourer <br />
Brides_Surname: ELTON <br />
Brides_Forenames: Esther <br />
Brides_Age: full <br />
Brides_Condition: Spinster <br />
Brides_Occupation: dressmaker <br />
Brides_Residence: Newnham <br />
Brides_Fathers_Surname: Elton <br />
Brides_Fathers_Forenames: John <br />
Brides_Fathers_Occupation: collier <br />
Licence_or_Banns: Banns <br />
Date_of_Banns:  <br />
Signature_or_Mark: he marks she signs <br />
Witness_1: [..] Clarke <br />
Witness_2: Mary Hawkins <br />
Other_Witnesses:  <br />
Officiating_Minister: E.C. Brice perp.curate <br />
Event: Marriage <br />
Memoranda:  <br />
Notes:  <br />
Register_Reference: P228 IN 1/13 <br />
Page_Number: 54 <br />
Parish_Chapel: Newnham </p>
<p>1851<br />
Henry Merriman rabt 1821 Hartpury, Gloucestershire, England Head Lea Bailey, Gloucestershire  <br />
 Ester Merriman  abt 1824 Littledean, Gloucestershire, England Wife Lea Bailey, Gloucestershire  <br />
 Harriet Elton abt 1845 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Lea Bailey, Gloucestershire  <br />
 Tom Merriman  abt 1849 Mitcheldean, Gloucestershire, England Son Lea Bailey, Gloucestershire  <br />
 Ann Jane Merriman  abt 1850 Littledean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Lea Bailey, Gloucestershire </p>
<p>Year: 1853 <br />
Month: Apr <br />
Day: 12 <br />
Surname: MERRIMAN <br />
Forenames: Esther <br />
Residence: Little Dean Hill <br />
Age_at_death: 29 years <br />
Officiating_Minister: Geo[rge] French Curate <br />
Event: Burial <br />
Cause_of_death:  <br />
Memoranda:  <br />
Notes: Note in Name Column- O.Y. 3Row 3g <br />
Register_Reference: P109 IN 1/11 <br />
Page_No: 123 <br />
Parish_Chapel: Drybrook </p>
<p>Name: John Merriman <br />
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1853 <br />
Registration district: Westbury on Severn <br />
Inferred County: Gloucestershire <br />
Volume: 6a <br />
Page: 187</p>
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1861<br />
Henry Meryman abt 1824 Harpney, Gloucestershire, England Head East Dean, Gloucestershire  <br />
 Mary Meryman abt 1814 Little Dean, Gloucestershire, England Wife East Dean, Gloucestershire  <br />
 Thomas Meryman  abt 1848 Mitchledean, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean, Gloucestershire  <br />
 Ann Meryman  abt 1851 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter East Dean, Gloucestershire  <br />
 John Meryman abt 1853 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean, Gloucestershire  <br />
 Charlotte Meryman abt 1860 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter East Dean, Gloucestershire  <br />
 Enos Hale abt 1846 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Stepson East Dean, Gloucestershire  <br />
 Susanna Hale  abt 1853 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Stepdaughter East Dean, Gloucestershire <br />
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<p>1871<br />
John Merriman  abt 1853 N Lodger East Dean, Gloucestershire </p>
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Year: 1872 <br />
Month: May <br />
Day: 12 <br />
Grooms_Surname: MERRIMAN <br />
Grooms_Forenames: John <br />
Grooms_Age: 20 <br />
Groom_Condition: Bachelor <br />
Grooms_Occupation: Miner <br />
Grooms_Residence: Little Dean Hill <br />
Grooms_Fathers_Surname: Merriman <br />
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames: Henry <br />
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation: Miner <br />
Brides_Surname: ELTON <br />
Brides_Forenames: Catharine <br />
Brides_Age: 18 <br />
Brides_Condition: Spinster <br />
Brides_Occupation: [not stated] <br />
Brides_Residence: Little Dean Hill <br />
Brides_Fathers_Surname: Elton <br />
Brides_Fathers_Forenames: William <br />
Brides_Fathers_Occupation: Miner <br />
Licence_or_Banns: Banns <br />
Date_of_Banns: [not stated] <br />
Signature_or_Mark: Both mark <br />
Witness_1: Mark of Samuel Elton <br />
Witness_2: Emma Davies <br />
Other_Witnesses:  <br />
Officiating_Minister: William Barker Vicar <br />
Event: Marriage <br />
Memoranda:  <br />
Notes:  <br />
Register_Reference: P109 IN 1/7 <br />
Page_Number: 39 <br />
Parish_Chapel: Drybrook </p>
<p>1881<br />
John Merriman  abt 1853 Littledean, Gloucestershire, England Head Westbury on Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire  <br />
Coal miner<br />
 Catherine Merriman abt 1856 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Wife Westbury on Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire  <br />
 Eliza Merriman  abt 1873 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Westbury on Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire  <br />
 Esther Merriman abt 1875 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Westbury on Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire  <br />
 Emma Merriman J abt 1877 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Westbury on Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire  <br />
 Lillie Merriman abt 1879 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Westbury on Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire  <br />
 John Merriman  East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son Westbury on Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire </p>
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1891 Bilson<br />
John Merriman  abt 1853 Littledean Hill, Gloucestershire, England Head East Dean, Gloucestershire  <br />
 Catherine Merriman  abt 1855 Littledean Hill, Gloucestershire, England Wife East Dean, Gloucestershire  <br />
 Emma Merriman  abt 1877 Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England Daughter East Dean, Gloucestershire  <br />
 Lillie Merriman abt 1879 Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England Daughter East Dean, Gloucestershire  <br />
 John Merriman  abt 1881 Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean, Gloucestershire  <br />
 William Merriman  abt 1883 Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean, Gloucestershire  <br />
 Amos Merriman abt 1885 Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean, Gloucestershire  <br />
 Alice Merriman  abt 1888 Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England Daughter East Dean, Gloucestershire  <br />
 Frederick Merriman  abt 1890 Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean, Gloucestershire </p>
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Year: 1920 <br />
Month: Dec <br />
Day: 21 <br />
Surname: MERRIMAN <br />
Forenames: John <br />
Residence: Cinderford <br />
Age_at_death: 66 <br />
Officiating_Minister: F W Baldwin Vicar <br />
Event: Burial <br />
Cause_of_death:  <br />
Memoranda: C/4/10 <br />
Notes:  <br />
Register_Reference: P85/1 IN 1/15 <br />
Page_No: 64 <br />
Parish_Chapel: Cinderford St John</p>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Born in Littledean, married to Catherine Elton. John is my great grandfather -miner lived in Cinderford area. I would like to know more about the life and work of both John and Catherine any pictures would be helpful to research.</p>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thankyou. That is very interesting as Elijah's son Samuel had the middle name AVERILL (as did his son Herbert), which I had struggled to explain before. Samuel and his family eventually moved to Darlington (via Kensington), where &quot;The first Head of the Darlington School of Art at the Mechanics Institute was Samuel Elton whose house, the present no 21 [Westbrook Villas]was built for him in 1865. His pictures are in the Victoria &amp; Albert Museum in London and in the Bowes Museum.&quot; - from the Westbrook Villas website. Herbert, a surveyor, eventually became a Colonel (honorary) in the Royal Engineers and was awarded an OBE for work during WWI.</p>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It would seem that this is the possible family of William and Ann; however no Elijah of Popes Hill 1802  :-</p>
<p><br />
Year: 1784 <br />
Month: Aug <br />
Day: 23 <br />
Grooms_Surname: ELTON <br />
Grooms_Forenames: William <br />
Grooms_Age:  <br />
Groom_Condition: [not stated] <br />
Grooms_Occupation:  <br />
Grooms_Residence: this Parish [Littledean] <br />
Grooms_Fathers_Surname:  <br />
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames:  <br />
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation:  <br />
Brides_Surname: WALDING <br />
Brides_Forenames: Ann <br />
Brides_Age:  <br />
Brides_Condition: [not stated] <br />
Brides_Occupation:  <br />
Brides_Residence: this Parish [Littledean] <br />
Brides_Fathers_Surname:  <br />
Brides_Fathers_Forenames:  <br />
Brides_Fathers_Occupation:  <br />
Licence_or_Banns: Banns <br />
Date_of_Banns: 1784 Aug 8 15 &amp; 22 <br />
Signature_or_Mark: Both mark <br />
Witness_1: Mark of John Cooper <br />
Witness_2: Anthony Cooper <br />
Other_Witnesses:  <br />
Officiating_Minister: Benj[amin] Webb Min[iste]r <br />
Event: Marriage <br />
Memoranda:  <br />
Notes: Bride`s Surname is Waldron in BTs <br />
Register_Reference: P110 IN 1/8 <br />
Page_Number: 30 <br />
Parish_Chapel: Littledean </p>
<p> 1785 ELTON Ann William Ann   [not stated] [not stated] Newnham <br />
  1786 ELTON William William Ann       Littledean <br />
  1789 ELTON David William Ann       Littledean <br />
 1791 ELTON Samuel William Ann       Flaxley <br />
  1794 ELTON John William Ann       Littledean <br />
  1797 ELTON Richard William Ann       Littledean <br />
  1798 ELTON Mary William Ann       Littledean <br />
  1802 ELTON Eliza William Ann       Littledean <br />
  1805 ELTON James William Ann       Flaxley <br />
  1807 ELTON Sophia William Ann       Flaxley</p>
<p>&lt;&gt;&lt;&gt;&lt;&gt;&lt;&gt;&lt;&gt;&lt;&gt; Elijah ELTON 1802 - 1888 Boot / Shoe maker Popes Hill -&gt; Newnham</p>
<p><br />
Year: 1824 <br />
Month: Sep <br />
Day: 16 <br />
Grooms_Surname: ELTON <br />
Grooms_Forenames: Elijah <br />
Grooms_Age: [not stated] <br />
Groom_Condition: Batchelor <br />
Grooms_Occupation: [not stated] <br />
Grooms_Residence: of this parish <br />
Grooms_Fathers_Surname: [not stated] <br />
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames: [not stated] <br />
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation: [not stated] <br />
Brides_Surname: AVERILL <br />
Brides_Forenames: Sarah <br />
Brides_Age: [not stated] <br />
Brides_Condition: Spinster <br />
Brides_Occupation: [not stated] <br />
Brides_Residence: of this parish <br />
Brides_Fathers_Surname: [not stated] <br />
Brides_Fathers_Forenames: [not stated] <br />
Brides_Fathers_Occupation: [not stated] <br />
Licence_or_Banns: Banns <br />
Date_of_Banns:  <br />
Signature_or_Mark: Both sign <br />
Witness_1: W[illia]m Morse <br />
Witness_2: Eliza Matilda Baynham <br />
Other_Witnesses:  <br />
Officiating_Minister: Maxwell [illegible]hayre Curate <br />
Event: Marriage <br />
Memoranda:  <br />
Notes:  <br />
Register_Reference: P228 IN 1/7 <br />
Page_Number: 24 <br />
Parish_Chapel: Newnham </p>
<p>Year: 1827 <br />
Month: Sep <br />
Day: 16 <br />
Parents_Surname: ELTON <br />
Child_Forenames: Samuel <br />
Fathers_Forenames: Elijah <br />
Mothers_Forenames: Sarah <br />
Mothers_Surname:  <br />
Residence: Newnham <br />
Occupation: Shoe maker <br />
Officiating_Minister: Geo[rge] Ridout Off[iciating] Minister <br />
Event: Baptism <br />
Memoranda:  <br />
Notes:  <br />
Register_Reference: P228 IN 1/5 <br />
Page_Number: 61 <br />
Parish_Chapel: Newnham </p>
<p>Year: 1834 <br />
Month: Jul <br />
Day: 18 <br />
Surname: ELTON <br />
Forenames: Sarah <br />
Residence: Newnham <br />
Age_at_death: 36 <br />
Officiating_Minister: J Parsons <br />
Event: Burial <br />
Cause_of_death:  <br />
Memoranda:  <br />
Notes:  <br />
Register_Reference: P228 IN 1/8 <br />
Page_No: 47 <br />
Parish_Chapel: Newnham </p>
<p>1861<br />
Elijah Elton 59 <br />
Elizabeth Elton 50 <br />
Henry Elton 17 <br />
Fredrick Elton 15 <br />
Fanny Elton 14 <br />
George Elton 12 <br />
Edward Elton 8 </p>
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1871<br />
Elijah Elton 69 <br />
Elizabeth Elton 62 <br />
Henry Elton 27 <br />
George Elton 22 <br />
Edward Elton 10 <br />
John Chappell 23 </p>
<p>Year: 1888 <br />
Month: Dec <br />
Day: 16 <br />
Surname: ELTON <br />
Forenames: Elijah <br />
Residence: Newnham <br />
Age_at_death: 86 <br />
Officiating_Minister: Thos J Weight vicar <br />
Event: Burial <br />
Cause_of_death:  <br />
Memoranda:  <br />
Notes:  <br />
Register_Reference: P228 IN 1/20 <br />
Page_No: 2 <br />
Parish_Chapel: Newnham</p>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hello, Do you know if this Samuel is related to Elijah ELTON born Popeshill 1802, i.e. were they children of William ELTON and Ann WALDING ?</p>
<p>Thanks,</p>
<p>1841 address search <br />
Name    Sex    Age    Birth Year    Occupation     Where Born    <br />
________________________________________<br />
ELTON, Elijah    M    35    1806    Shoemaker    Gloucestershire            <br />
ELTON, Elizabeth    F    30    1811        Gloucestershire            <br />
ELTON, Samuel    M    13    1828    App Painter    Gloucestershire            <br />
ELTON, Sarah    F    9    1832        Gloucestershire            <br />
ELTON, Elizabeth    F    5    1836        Gloucestershire            <br />
ELTON, Emma    F    4    1837        Gloucestershire            <br />
ELTON, Horriett    F    2    1839        Gloucestershire            <br />
ELTON, Thomas    M    0 (3 months)    1841        Gloucestershire            <br />
FEREMAN, James    M    35    1806                    <br />
BIRT, Robert    M    20    1821        Gloucestershire            <br />
BIRT, Charlotte    F    20    1821        Gloucestershire            <br />
________________________________________<br />
RG number:HO107    Piece:369    Book/Folio:26    Page:18     <br />
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Registration District:Westbury on Severn    Sub District:Newnham    Enumeration District:    Ecclesiastical Parish: <br />
Civil Parish:Newnham    Municipal Borough:    Address:Newnham St, Newnham    County:Gloucestershire</p>
<p>From 1881 Census<br />
Dwelling:Church Lane Census Place:Newnham, Gloucester, England<br />
Source:FHL Film 1341609     PRO Ref RG11    Piece 2524    Folio 72    Page 8<br />
Marr Age Sex Birthplace<br />
Elijah       ELTON M 79  M Popeshill, Gloucester, England  Rel:Head   Occ:Boot Maker<br />
Elizabeth ELTON M 71  F  Popeshill, Gloucester, England  Rel:Wife</p>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Year: 1791 <br />
Month: Sep <br />
Day: 11 <br />
Parents_Surname: ELTON <br />
Child_Forenames: Samuel <br />
Fathers_Forenames: William <br />
Mothers_Forenames: Ann <br />
Mothers_Surname:  <br />
Residence:  <br />
Occupation:  <br />
Officiating_Minister: Wm Boughton Minister <br />
Event: Baptism <br />
Memoranda:  <br />
Notes:  <br />
Register_Reference: P145 IN 1/4 <br />
Page_Number: 15 <br />
Parish_Chapel: Flaxley </p>
<p>1841<br />
HO 107 / 364 / 9 folio 4<br />
Bilson</p>
<p>Samuel ELTON 45 Coal miner<br />
Esther 30<br />
William  15<br />
Tryphena 14<br />
Isabella 12<br />
Nahome 10<br />
Susannah 7</p>
<p>all born in county</p>
<p><br />
1851 East Dean<br />
ELTON Samuel Widow/er 59 Coal Miner East Dean  <br />
Naomi 10 Dressmaker East Dean  <br />
Susanna 11 East Dean  </p>
<p>ELTON William 26 Coal Miner East Dean  <br />
Ann 22 Little Dean <br />
Samuel 2 East Dean  <br />
Isabella 1m Little Dean </p>
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1861<br />
William Elton abt 1825  East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Head  Flaxby, Littledean and Newnham  Gloucestershire  <br />
Ann Elton abt 1829  Littledean, Gloucestershire, England Wife  Flaxby, Littledean and Newnham  Gloucestershire   <br />
Catherine Elton abt 1855  Extonfarochial, Gloucestershire, England Daughter  Flaxby, Littledean and Newnham  Gloucestershire   <br />
Elenor Elton abt 1859  Extonfarochial, Gloucestershire, England Daughter  Flaxby, Littledean and Newnham  Gloucestershire   <br />
Isabella Elton abt 1851  Littledean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter  Flaxby, Littledean and Newnham  Gloucestershire   <br />
Samuel Elton abt 1844  Extonparochial, Gloucestershire, England Son  Flaxby, Littledean and Newnham  Gloucestershire   </p>
<p>1871<br />
William Ellen abt 1825  East Dean Head  Hinders Lane  Gloucestershire   <br />
Ann Ellen abt 1829  Little Dean, Gloucestershire, England Wife  Hinders Lane  Gloucestershire   <br />
Eliza Ellen abt 1859  Gloster Daughter  Hinders Lane  Gloucestershire   <br />
Isabell Ellen abt 1851  Little Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter  Hinders Lane  Gloucestershire   <br />
Julia Ellen abt 1861  Gloster Daughter  Hinders Lane  Gloucestershire   <br />
Samuel Ellen abt 1849  Gloucestershire, England Son  Hinders Lane  Gloucestershire     <br />
Amos Elton abt 1866  Gloucestershire, England Son  Hinders Lane  Gloucestershire   <br />
Emma Elton abt 1864  Gloucestershire, England Daughter  Hinders Lane  Gloucestershire  </p>
<p>1881<br />
William Elton abt 1825  Coleford, Gloucestershire, England Head  Lea Bailey, Gloucestershire, England <br />
Ann Elton abt 1828  Littledean Hill, Gloucestershire, England Wife  Lea Bailey, Gloucestershire, England  <br />
Amos Elton abt 1866  Littledean Hill, Gloucestershire, England Son  Lea Bailey, Gloucestershire, England <br />
Emma Elton abt 1864  Littledean Hill, Gloucestershire, England Daughter  Lea Bailey, Gloucestershire, England</p>
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