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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Herefordshire => Topic started by: sjc204 on Thursday 19 August 10 23:45 BST (UK)
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Hi,
I have someone who says (1881) that they were born in Stowe upon Wye, Herefordshire. I've found a Stowe on the map, near Whitney on Wye.
If that's the right place....
...what I really want to know is what Registration District Stowe would belong to, so that I can search for a birth certificate. Anyone know?
Many thanks
Steve
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There is an area of Whitney on Wye called the Stowe. Just a farm and a couple of cottages.
It was in the Kington Registration District. These records are all now in Hereford Register Office, Town Hall , Hereford HR1 2PJ or 01432 260565
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Hi Steve & welcome to RootsChat
This site has info on registration districts. I find it very useful
www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg
Linda
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Stowe was made famous by it's manufacture of Ginger Beer During the mid 1800's
Attwoods Ginger Beer
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Stowe is a farm hamlet ( farm and several cottages ) between Winforton and whitney on wye. It is on the main road to brecon from leominster.and is close to the river Wye . I grew up less than 3 miles away and used togo to drop cattle off with my father there as a child. Can i just add it is on the main road but has a drive which runs parralell to the road . so it off the road as well like its been bypassed !! which it may have been many years ago. hope this helps. i would offer to get pics but i don't get out that way often. vic
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HI,
Many thanks for the replies. I can't find the birth I wanted in Kington Registration District (thanks Puffcat) but it is a family that moved around a bit, so the births could have been registered elsewhere (I' m only going on what they said in the census of 1881) so I will go for a certificate of a sibling.
Vic1,
I notice you are interested in Jones in Herefordshire, so it might be worth mentioning the family I am looking for is George Jones and his children. Mary Anne (1860) and Annie (1863) both seem to have been born at Stowe. Any connection to yours?
Steve
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If it is the same family in the 1871 census, Mary Anne and Annie are both enumerated as being born in Staunton on Wye (elder daughter Emma is born in Mansell Gamage). Staunton on Wye might come under Weobley reg district..... :-\
Class: RG10; Piece: 2706; Folio: 71; Page: 10
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Herefordshire Registration Services have all the births, marriages and deaths indexed so if you ring them they can look to find it for you.
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Sorry as far as I am aware I am not related toy those Jones's . mine are from Kinnersley and prior to that rhayader. However there may be links as my Saveker branch lived around the area for 400 years and had big families .
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Thanks for all the comments. I think Spidermonkey has probably found the right family. I've sent for a certificate to confirm. More later......
Steve
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Stowe was made famous by it's manufacture of Ginger Beer During the mid 1800's
Attwoods Ginger Beer
Would be interested in source of this info or further info to help substantiate this - I have in my possession a particularly early (1830-50?) ginger beer bottle impressed 'Attwoods Ginger Beer Stowe' but have so far been unable to confirm which of several Stowe's nationwide this originates from. Any help appreciated ;)
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The Stowe is a farm and small area near Whitney on Wye in west Herefordshire
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The Stowe is a farm and small area near Whitney on Wye in west Herefordshire
Thanks, Puffcat - I noted your earlier reply, but am intrigued by Bilge's comment on Stowe being famous for it's ginger beer manufacture in the mid 19c - I was hoping that he - or somebody - could elucidate on this.
As a newbie to this forum, I see no means of private messaging other members, unless I'm missing something? So here's hoping Bilge picks this up :)
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Hi all,
I did say I'd post an update on my family. I found the girls were in fact born at Staunton, not Stowe. I suppose with a strong accent the enumerator could have been fooled, especially if he had just been to Stow.
George was a widower in 1871. He married again and had three more children, but he was a widower again by 1881.
By the way, I think the ginger beer reference is a red herring. There are lots of places called Stow(e) that could explain the label on a bottle. Ginger beer was made everywhere.
Steve