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Title: The mysterious Henry Wilson.
Post by: Tim Brayshaw on Saturday 14 September 13 00:25 BST (UK)
I am looking, and have been for quite a while, a Henry Wilson. According to all census he appears in to be born in Chedworth, Gloucestershire in 1806 and a master plasterer by trade.

In Chedworth graveyard there is a John Wilson, whom i found on the census to be the son of Christopher Wilson; Christopher was born in Chedworth in 1816, and was also a plasterer by trade.

Fancifully i have a notion that Christopher may be a brother but FreeReg only shows the following results for Wilsons born in Chedworth around that time;

7   Baptisms   07 Jun 1798   WILSON   William   Gloucestershire   Chedworth    Mother Surname, Father Surname

8   Baptisms   07 Jun 1798   WILSON   Sarah   Gloucestershire   Chedworth    Mother Surname, Father Surname

9   Baptisms   27 Dec 1803   WILSON   Edmund   Gloucestershire   Chedworth    Mother Surname, Father Surname

10   Baptisms   20 Apr 1816   WILSON   Christopher   Gloucestershire   Chedworth    Mother Surname, Father Surname

11   Baptisms   11 Nov 1805      Sarah   Gloucestershire   Chedworth    Mother Surname


He married an Elizabeth Tuffley;

1   Marriages   23 May 1825   WILSON   Henry   Gloucestershire   Chedworth    Groom Surname

...and had three children that i am aware of William, John and Sarah.

Can anyone help me in this quest, and maybe the parent entries on the above parish records?

Many Thanks.
Title: Re: The mysterious Henry Wilson.
Post by: CaroleW on Saturday 14 September 13 01:00 BST (UK)
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and maybe the parent entries on the above parish records?

The baptismal entries are on Family Search complete with parents names

https://familysearch.org/search
Title: Re: The mysterious Henry Wilson.
Post by: CaroleW on Saturday 14 September 13 01:03 BST (UK)
Also on Family Search - A Henry Wilson baptism in Chedworth in 1804
Title: Re: The mysterious Henry Wilson.
Post by: Tim Brayshaw on Saturday 14 September 13 01:23 BST (UK)
Thank you for your help! i'm quite unsure how I am missing these at the moment. I preferred the old familysearch searching function that's for sure.

The search continues...
Title: Re: The mysterious Henry Wilson.
Post by: Victor Harvey on Saturday 14 September 13 07:36 BST (UK)
Hi,
I can confirm that Henry WILSON married Elizabeth TUFFLEY at St Andrew, Chedworth on 23rd May 1825 by Banns.
Children of Henry & Elizabeth WILSON, a Slatter of Chedworth, baptised at St Andrew, Chedworth:-
William - 25th December 1825
John - 25th May 1828
I can find no record for Sarah.
I shall be visiting Glos Archives next week and will lookup your further data requests.
Victor
Title: Re: The mysterious Henry Wilson.
Post by: Victor Harvey on Saturday 14 September 13 07:51 BST (UK)
Hi,
I have now checked the Gloucestershire Family History Society (GFHS) Gloucestershire Burial Index and I thought the following burials at St Andrew, Chedworth, would be of interest:-
30/05/1820, Caleb WILSON, aged 70
21/08/1828, Joseph WILSON, aged 71
01/07/1829, Edmund WILSON, aged 25
02/12/1835, John WILSON, aged 45
22/02/1840, Bartley WILSON, aged 13
21/07/1842, Edmund WILSON, aged 23m
21/09/1842, Ann WILSON, aged 35
05/01/1843, Emily WILSON, aged 11
Victor
Title: Re: The mysterious Henry Wilson.
Post by: scuda-j on Saturday 14 September 13 08:28 BST (UK)
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Can anyone help me in this quest, and maybe the parent entries on the above parish records?

freeREG includes the names of the parents - just click on the number to the left of each entry you are interested in.

Jane
Title: Re: The mysterious Henry Wilson.
Post by: Victor Harvey on Tuesday 17 September 13 15:27 BST (UK)
Hi,
Source: Glos Archives (GA) PFC 77 IN 1/3 1, St Andrew, Chedworth, Baptisms:-
07/06/1798, William, son of Symon & Ann WILSON baptised.
07/06/1798, Sarah, dau of Symon & Ann WILSON baptised
27/12/1803, Edmund, son of Joseph & Mary WILSON baptised.
11/11/1805, Sarah, dau of Ruth WILSON baptised.
Source: Glos Archives (GA) PFC 77 IN 1/4 1, St Andrew, Chedworth, Baptism:-
20/04/1816, Christopher, son of John & Sarah WILSON, a Plaisterer of Lower End, Chedworth bap.
Source: Glos Archives (GA) PFC 77 IN 1/9 1, Entry No 79, St Andrew, Chedworth, Marriage:-
Henry WILSON, of this parish, Bachelor, & Elizabeth TUFFLEY, of this parish, Spinster, were married in this Church by Banns this 23rd day of May, 1825.
Henry & Elizabeth both signed in the presence of Elizabeth WILSON & Rachel TUFFLEY (both signed).
Victor
Title: Re: The mysterious Henry Wilson.
Post by: Tim Brayshaw on Friday 21 November 14 00:56 GMT (UK)
It's been a year since i looked at this side of the family and i can't seem to make head nor tail of this one.

Henry Wilson b1804 under the non conformist registers has the parents Simon and Sarah, this i believe to be Sarah Evans due to a marriage record in Chedworth fitting in nicely.

There are a couple of other children to Simon and Sarah, but even though there is quite an extensive amount of Wilson's in Chedworth from 1600-1800 i can't seem to find Simon going backwards.

There is a will for a Simon Wilson who dies in 1842, which puts him at about 82 years old according to the 1841 census, which means he would have fathered my direct relative in his late 40s. This will claims of sons and daughters called Catherine, Henry, John, Betty, George.

I'm still no closer, to finding out if its the same Simon however.


I must add that Henry was not in Chedworth around the time of this will as he had moved to Birmingham. He remained a plasterer however...it seems as though in the 1841 census the Simon and George who are there are both plasterers.
Can anyone help decipher this one.
Title: Re: The mysterious Henry Wilson.
Post by: chedworth on Thursday 16 December 21 03:31 GMT (UK)
Hi Tim,
I realise that it is 8 years but I have just found your post via Google.
Henry is my Great Great Great grandfather. His son William with wife elizabeth wright and son Thomas emigrated to South Australia arriving 12 May 1855 on the "Europa". William was a plasterer by trade and was quite successful in Adelaide. Son Thomas (great grandfather), carried on the (very old) tradition but died in 1885 at only 33, leaving 5 1/2 children, including my grandfather Thomas Rudolph.. The plastering stopped with him after literally hundreds of years. Henry died in Birmingham in 1854. His other son John carried on as a builder. There is a large extended family in that area. A daughter Sarah is a bit of an unknown with only a possible marriage.
Henry's father was Simon. I have followed them back to William Wilson marrying katherine Drake circa 1688 with son William born 1689.
I have just started to edit/polish a document/narrative and would be pleased to send you a copy when finished - probably upload it here if this gets through to you.
Am also keen to see where you fit in. I thought I had the families covered. I have a family tree on Ancestry but I haven't been financial few about 4 years. I think it is still there.
regards Bill O'Reilly
Title: Re: The mysterious Henry Wilson.
Post by: Capetown on Thursday 16 December 21 08:58 GMT (UK)
Forest of Dean Family History Forum (free, just register)

https://forest-of-dean.net

Under Resources:  Marriage Licence Allegations (1637-1837)  & Marriages Bonds 1730-1823

There are 34 records for DRAKE, 11 in Chedworth

Wilson/Wilson  205 records, 28 in Chedworth.


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Men in Armour for 1608, which lists over 20,000 men available to fight - there are many Wilson's/Drake's listed

https://coaley.net

(this is listed under Resources)


One family in Chedworth (Cheltenham)

John WILSON, husbandman - A40 - meanest stature

and

again, Chedworth (Cheltenham)

Thomas DRAKE, mason - A40 - lower stature


Coaley, net did have a link to the help page to explain A40 and lower stature etc - but there are website showing the explanation

A40 - means - sheweth the age to bee about fforty

meanest stature, sheweth the man to bee of meanest stature either fit for a pyonor, or of little other use

lower stature, sheweth the man to bee  of fitt to serve with a Calyver





Title: Re: The mysterious Henry Wilson.
Post by: Capetown on Thursday 16 December 21 09:08 GMT (UK)
Searching the National Archives  - Google A2a

Catalogue Description

Release (1) William WILSON of Chedworth, tiler, Catherine his wife (2) Joseph .....

Reference: D2957/73/18

Description: Release

(1) William WILSON of Chedworth, tiler and Catherine his wife

(2) Joseph WILSON of Chedworth, tiler

Property described

Condsideration: : £25

Witnesses : John MIDWINTER, William DUTTON

Date: 21 March 1697

Held by: Gloucestershire Archives, not available at The National Archives

Language: English