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Gloucestershire / Re: Gunnell what happened to her?
« on: Sunday 27 August 23 21:00 BST (UK)  »
Had a very quick look at GloucestershireBMD

GUNNELL Joseph
Mother's Maiden Name: HITCHCOCK

Year: 1848
Cheltenham District
Office: Winchcombe, Guiting

Register 4
Entry 400

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Another possibility, is Worminster, Shepton Mallet about 21 miles away. 

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Looking again at the original, I'm not sure the second letter in Westminster is the letter e  compared, for example the e at the end of Robt Coates name name and or the e in Licence etc

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If you use Google Book, and search for ......Westminster, Bath


There are old articles -  which mentions

'in the Diocese of Westminster, Bath and Wells'

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As it Seems, Samuel MORGAN was apprenticed to Giles COLLINS....

Went back to the Forest of Dean Licences and found

27 December 1722

Giles COLLINS of Bath
married
Mary DEEK of Chipping Sodbury

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Samuel's father was: Joseph MORGAN of Chipping Sodbury and Samuel MORGAN was born C1737.

by Licence

Submitted by Mr Shellard: 30 July 1723

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Looking at the transcript, they were married by Licence.  So I checked on the Forest of Dean Family History Trust* which has Gloucestershire Marriage Allegations 1637-1837 and Marriage Bonds 1730-1823

Free: Just have to register to have access to the records.

https://forest-of-dean.net

(Gloucestershire Family History Society -  have taken over responsibility for maintaining the site).

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Two records - one being the Bond

10 April 1762

Samuel MORGAN - occupation: Tyler & Plasterer,
residence: Chipping Sodbury

Sarah HARRIS - residence: Chipping Sodbury

He Marks

Witness 1 : the mark of Nathaniel PYRK of Wickwar - tyler and plasterer
Witness 2: John Walter

Sealed and Delivered in the presence of : W Hughes

Event type: Marriage Bond

Memoranda: The groom and Nathaniel PYRK are bound to the sum of £200 to marry at Chipping Sodbury


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The other record is the Licence - which gives ages

10 April 1762

Samuel MORGAN - aged 25, Bachelor: Occupation: Tyler & Plasterer, residence: Chipping Sodbury

Sarah HARRIS, over 21, Spinster, residence: Chipping Sodbury

He marks

Marriage Allegation: To marry at Chipping Sodbury, Licence issued by W Hughes


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Which confirms the Contributors link. 

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Gloucestershire / Re: Ross-on-Wye, Hereford
« on: Thursday 24 August 23 17:33 BST (UK)  »
Ancestry etc has the 1939 England & Wales Register available to search.

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The Forest of Dean Family History Trust (free, only have to register)

https://forest-of-dean.net

Has thousands of records for

Ross-on-Wye
Ross Roman Catholic
Ross Congregational

Searching between the years 1930 til 1940 - Ross on Wye Section.

There are 71 Baptisms, 456 Marriages and 965 burials.

Mostly having home addresses.

May be if you search the website, you may find the information you are looking for.

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British Newspapers on Line, also can turn up information.

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Staffordshire / Re: Beckminster special school, bradmore/penn
« on: Thursday 24 August 23 08:52 BST (UK)  »
?  Not sure if you have this photo

By Googling: There is a photo

Bob damage, Beckminster Special School, Wolverhampton

Date: 4 October 1940

Additional information: The school caretaker inspecting the damage to the woodwork room at the school. Part of the ceiling had collapsed and there is rubble on the floor.

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