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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Gloucestershire => Topic started by: fisherj on Friday 03 March 17 21:24 GMT (UK)
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I'd really appreciate it if someone would look up the original record of this marriage which is set out on Family Search as:
Name William FOWLES
Spouse's Name Jane FISHER
Event Date 27 Mar 1749
Event Place Henbury, Gloucester, England
and let me know if this is accurate and if there are any more details on the original.
My reason for asking is that I have had difficulty trying to find the marriage of William FOWLER of Charfield - and am wondering whether the above is a spelling mistake - transcribed "FOWLES" when it should be "FOWLER". If this is a contender it would be interesting because his granddaughter married a FISHER from Olveston (Aust) in 1804. (The same surnames seem to keep cropping up in my family tree.)
I don't know William FOWLER's wife's first name. She is not included on their children's bapt. records though they are all described as children of William FOWLER:
Ann Fowler bapt. 09 Feb 1750
bur. 10 Jul 1750 - Charfield
William Fowler bapt. 18 Mar 1756 - Charfield
Martha Fowler bur. 07 Jan 1764 - Charfield
John Fowler bapt 02 Sep 1764 - Charfield
I can't find a bapt. record for Jane FISHER in Henbury so don't know whether she was a widow when she married William or where she was from originally.
I can't find a will either to help either! Unlike the (above) William FOWLER (son) bapt 1764 Charfield; died 1828 - who was much more obliging!!
Any ideas would be appreciated. Many thanks
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Henbury Parish Records are held at the Bristol Records Office
https://www.bristolmuseums.org.uk/bristol-archives/
Holds a Will for Samuel FISHER Jnr. of HENBURY - Yeoman - 1809
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Philmore published in 1912
Full Text of Gloucestershire Parish Registers Marriages
https://archive.org/stream/gloucestershirep16phil/gloucestershirep16phil_djvu.text
for Henbury (second bottom marriage on Page numbered 48
William FOWLES married Jane FISHER : 27 March 1749
(to move from page to page - just click the page)
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Forest of Dean Family History
http://www.forest-of-dean.net/
Under Resources Heading
Gloucestershire Marriage Allegations and Marriage Bonds
Lists 4 FOWLER marriages in Charfield
(not sure if you have this) inc
two records both dated 15 Jan 1804 (this is a combination of both records - No. 10770 and 71406
Samuel FISHER aged 21 - Batchelor farmer of Olvaston
Mary FOWLER - aged 17 - Spinster of Charfield
father: William FOWLER - farmer
He signs
Witness 1: William FOWLER a Farmer of Wotton Under Edge
The groom and William FOWLER are bound in the sum of £500 to marry at Charfield
Memorandum
To marry at Charfield; At the same time appeared before me William FOWLER of the Parish of Wotton Underedge farmer; made oath that he is the lawful father of the above Mary Fowler of the Parish of Charfield and freely consenting to her marriage with the aforesaid Samuel FISHER.
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If you Googe:
Some Memorial Inscriptions, Olveston, Gloucester
some FISHERs including
Samuel FISHER (Snr) of this Parish 1792 date 66 and Sarah W - 6 May 1808 aged 86
It was a common practice for farming families to inter-marry to keep land in the family
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Thank you Capetown - I appreciate all your work on my queries.
The Samuel Fisher and Mary Fowler marriage was what I was referring to. She was the William Fowler(- that I am trying to find out about-)'s granddaughter as I said.
I would still like to find out whether there is any chance that the originial - the parish register - could be "William Fowler". If so, it would not be the first time that an error has been made in transcribing.
Again - many thanks