In the freeminer application of 1838 James Voice/Voyce indicated he was born 27 Oct 1769 in Meend of Hundreds of St. Briavel and in 1838 was living in Berry Hill. In the 1841 census he was enumerated in Berry Hill. He married Ann Evans in 1798 in Mitcheldean parish (no parents on the record).

Google suggested the following approach and wondered if there was a digitized version of any of these?

1, Land Tax Assessments for the Hundred of St Briavels as it would list heads of households in the area.

2. Using the 1838 encroachment surveys for Berry Hill to see if he was living on land from his father if it was designated as such?

3. Maybe in the freeminer's registration of mine pre 1777 might list Voice men in this area?

I'm in the US so don't have ready access to these sorts of records at the archives that don't seem to be digitized.

Online lots of people have said his parents are George Voice and Sarah Beach and while this couple did have a boy names James, he was born too late ie abt. 1789 so would've only been 9 when marrying Ann Evans thus it makes no sense they are his parents.

Thanks for any help you can provide! Bonnie

There are a George and Sarah Voice who baptise 3 children around 1770 /73 at Mitcheldean

I have seen trees where James is given as born 1769 Stenders/Mitcheldean to a George and Sarah maybe he is the child baptised "late" at 9 years old or whatever ?

need to find the William Voice mentioned as executor and son (?)

Name James Voice
Birth Oct 27 1769
Stenders, Gloucestershire, England
Marriage Marriage to: Ann Evans
June 3 1798
Mitcheldean, Gloucestershire
Free Minor Application application for to be a free miner, lists birthdate and place, what mine worked in recently
Sep 14 1838
Berry Hill, Gloucestershire, England
Residence Dean Forest, Gloucestershire, England
1841
Residence Will - mentions wife Ann and son William witnessed by William Cooper a laborer of Berryhill and Seth Frowen shoemaker of Five acres, St. Briavels
Aug 20 1842
Death Pg 4 of will includes date of death, profession of collier, residence of St Briavels total estate of 20 pounds and residence of the executor, son William who lived in Chestnuts, near Littledean in 11 March 1843
Sep 22 1842
Monmouthshire, United Kingdom
Burial Residence at Five Acres, 75 yrs at death buried in Free Church of CHrist Church; parish of Christchurch
Sep 24 1842
Christchurch, Gloucestershire, England
Civil Mar 11 1843
Gloucestershire, England
Probate Will written 20 Aug 1842 (Will 2) gives 4 shillings weekly to wife Ann for rest of her life estate to executor and son William. Estate valued at 20 pounds of which ~ 3 lbs is cash. Witnesses: William Cooper, Laborer, Seth Frowen, shoemamker
Mar 11 1843
St Briavels, Gloucestershire, England