St. John Gloucestershire?

[Bryan]

Hello All

At the time of the 1851 census my gg grandfather gave his birthplace as Gloucestershire only. However at the 1861 he prefixed it by the name St. John.
Can anybody tell me if there is a place called St. John or if not, to what could could he have benn referring.

Any help appreciated
Bryan

[Hackstaple]

It could have been Bristol or Cheltenham:
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/GLS/Parishes.html

[Bryan]

Thankyou for your reply Hackstaple. I think I can assume that it was not a placename.
Bryan

[Roger Griffiths]

This sounds like Cinderford to me. Although the Heading to the 1851 Census pages should read East Dean, St John. St John's was consecrated about 1844/1845. It was the most important church after Newland, the 'Forest Cathedral' from 1845, maybe even more so. The Parish Registers are voluminous. Not surprising as it covered an area which had been previously 'Extra Parochial'.

Regards,

Roger

[Bryan]

Hello Roger

Thankyou for your reply and the information given. I shall look into it further.
 Regards Bryan