Stiff Family Iron Acton - Anyone interested

[Greeny2251]

Yes I'd love some info on the stiff what interesting info do you have?
 William and Bridget are like my 6x-7x grandfather and grand mother.

[bwgan ceredig]

Hi

I don't have my files with me but looking at my earlier post I think I have recorded all the information that I was given.  I will check but if I don't get back to you it means I don't have anything else.

Kind regards

Julie

[Capetown]

?do you have this info

Ancestry has:

William STIFF married Bridget ORCHARD 16 August 1751 at Wotton Under Edge

UK Register of Duties paid for Apprentices

Master's name: Will STIFFE (occupation: pargeter - means plasterer )

Apprentice name: Robt MILLS

Residence Location: Iron Acton Glos.

Payment: 15 August 1757


Also available to view is his Will 1780 (made when he was in ill health, 5 November 1766) - mentioning Sons, William & John etc., various other names inc Brother-in-law Robert BURCOMB and Bridget is listed at the bottom.

Will proved 8 October 1780.


Ancestry has: England & Wales Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills  1767 ...  Will of Robert BURCOMBE of Olveston, Gloucestershire which does mention his Brother-in-Law William Stiff

[Greeny2251]

Okay thanks for the info i got back to 9x grandfather stiffe on ancestry now hit a brickwall, william is number 6 found his dad john stiffe then i found his dad aaron or abraham stiff?  The found his dad samuell stiffe, alls i know about samuell that he had his son aaron/abraham in 1660

[Capetown]

STAYFFE/STYFE/STYFFE/STIFFE/STIFF

Forest of Dean : Gloucestershire Marriage Allegations 1637-1837 and Marriage Bonds 1730-1823

20 June 1678

Abraham STIFFE (Widower) occupation Cardmaker : residence: Wootten undaridg

Edith SMYTH (Widow) - residence: Dursley

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Ancestry: Abraham STIFFE christened 1 June 1637 : father Tho. (Wotten Under Edge)

(One website gives his parents as: Thomas STIFFE born 1595 Hawkesbury and Mary PARSONS born 1600)


Gloucestershire Marriage Index

Abraham STIFFE : Wotton/Edge married Anne SAUNDERS 19 May 1662




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Men in Armour for Gloucestershire 1608 - just lists two STIFFE 'able bodied men'


http://www.coaley.net


HAWKESBURY (South Glos. Chipping Sodbury)

Richard STIFFE - (occ: Carpenter) A40 (around aged 40) - Middle Stature (fit to make a musketeer)

DIDMARTON and OLDBURY (Badminton)

Edmond STIFFE - Innkeeper A40 - middle stature


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Ancestry

Edmond STAYFFE married Joane HEAVE at Didmarton 6 February 1601)

Will of Catherine STIFFE of Hawkesbury 1625)

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Ancestry :

Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills (Gloucestershire)

(have listed the early ones)

Edmund STIFFE : Hawkesbury : 7 June 1594
Robert STIFFE : Oldburie : 28 June 1598
Margery STIFFE: Hawxberye : 6 May 1601
Elizabeth STIFFE : Hawkesburye : 6 November 1616
Richard (Richardi) STIFFE - Hanybury: 5 October 1620
Richard STIFFE : Hantsbury : 29 June 1657