Marriage at St Paul's Church, in the Parish of Cheltenham 27 December 1885
Richard CLIFF - aged 19 - Bachelor, occupation: Porter, no father's name
25 Albert Street
Emily Charlotte FLOYD - aged 18 - Spinster,
15 Albert Street
father: Henry FLOYD - Farmer
witnesses: Arthur James BEAMS and Fanny Elizabeth BEAMS
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Marriage - St Peters, Cheltenham
15 February 1875
Henry John WILLAVISE - aged 22, Bachelor, occupation: Whitesmith - father John WILLAVISE, Coachman
Sun Street
Mary Ann CLIFFE - aged 25, Spinster,
Bath Parade (where she is on the early census)
father: Daniel CLIFFE - Gardener
witnesses: Albert and Fanny BALLINGHAM
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Baptism at St Luke Cheltenham 23 February 1879
in the margin is written (Adult) - as is the baptism above
Richard CLIFF - mother Mary Ann
abode: Union Workhouse
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Gloucestershirebmd
Henry J WILLAVISE - registered 1853 - Cheltenham, mother's maiden name: NEATHER
and siblings:
Fanny - 1851
Lucy R - 1856
Eleanor - 1859
Jesse - 1862
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There is a death on Freebmd
Henry John WILLAVISE - aged 24, December
1878 - Atcham District Shropshire - and this death is mentioned on the WILLAVISE family tree on Ancestry.
? It could be that Mary Ann CLIFF/WILLAVISE, after the death of Henry in 1878 - had to go into the Workhouse with Richard in
1879.
John WELLAVISE married Maria NEATHER (tree on Ancestry)
this might be your Richard on the 1881 census in Cheltenham
2a Oriel Walk
WILLAVISE
Maria - 58 - Laundress - born Cheltenham
Lucy - day - 24 Upholsteress - born Charlton Kings
Eleanor - dau - 21 - Servant Domestic
Queenie - grand-daughter - born London
Richard WILLAVISE - son - aged 14, Errand Boy - born Cheltenham Gloucestershire
(as before - on the 1871 census, John & Maria WILLAVISE - had : Richard WILLAVISE son aged 4 and Richard Wrilingham WILLAVISE - son aged 0) - 'John' their son was aged 17 in 1871 c1854.
?May be Henry 'John' WILLAVISE is the father of Richard.
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1861 Census, Charlton Kings, Glos
WILLAVISE
John - 45 - born Gloucestershire
Maria - 43 - born Prestbury, Glos
Sarah - 12 - all born Charlton Kings
Henry John - 7
Lucy Ruth - 4
Elenor Ruth - 1
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1871 Census, Cheltenham
Mary Ann CLIFF - aged 24, Lodginghouse Keeper, born Morcott, Rutlandshire
says on her marriage certificate her father was Daniel
1851 Census, Morcott, Rutland
CLIFFE
Daniel - 35 - born Morcott, Rutland (farm labourer)
Tanny - 32 - born Ashwell, Rutland
Mary - 6 - born Morcott, Rutland
Elisabeth - 4 - born Morcott, Rutland
Lettia WATSON - 22 - visitor, born Ashwell, Rutland
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It's a start