Gloucestershire Burial Index c1830-38 for William POWELL

[EJ]

Hello All

Elizabeth POWELL (nee UNKNOWN) died 18 Dec 1838 aged 58 so born abt 1780.  She married William POWELL  abt 1798/9 and their first child was born 1799 in Berkeley.  Several of their childrens' births/deaths are listed in Berkeley in Scribes Alcove.

I'm rashly assuming that William was about the same age as Elizabeth when they married, though its possible it was a 2nd mge for him.  He was still listed in Pigot's TD in 1831 as "Tailor of Berkeley" and as "Shopkeeper of Berkely" in Thomas PINNELL's will of 1823 for which William was Executor.

Elizabeth is also mentioned in the will as Thomas PINNELL's niece.  He was a wealthy gentleman and well known land surveyor of Gloucester City, living in the area of St Nicolas.

There was a protracted dispute over TP's will but perhaps the POWELL's came into some money and moved to Gloucester at some stage?

The POWELL lot are very elusive!

Regards
EJ

[Gillg]

Hi EJ

I'll certainly take a look at the Gloucester City burials for you next time I'm in the RO.  I go there quite frequently, as it's only 10 minutes walk from my home.  The annoying thing is that I don't actually have any Glos relatives myself!

Gillg

[Keziahemm]

Hi EJ

Have looked at the Glos. burial index I have, sorry no sign of Elizabeth and nothing that stands out age or place wise for William, perhaps they were buried out of county?

Susan 

[Gillg]

Susan

When you say 'Glos Burial Index', does that mean the city or the county?

EJ

With a Welsh sounding name like Powell and taking into account all your Welsh ancestors, is there any chance that William might have been born in Wales and taken there for burial? 

Gillg

[Keziahemm]

Hi Gill

Both - (county and city) but not those parishes in the extreme south of the county bordering Bristol these comes under the Diocese of Bristol.

Chipping Sodbury and Bristol are included in the Glos. index, so perhaps they were buried nearer to Bristol, in which case a look up in Bristol Record Office may help.

Regards

Susan 

[Gillg]

I looked rather fleetingly for a birth and a marriage for William in Berkeley and didn't see one, though I was concentrating on the burials at the time.  This is what makes me wonder whether William & Elizabeth came from, and eventually returned to, somewhere else for burial.. I'll have to take a closer look next time. 

Gillg

[EJ]

Hello all

Thanks for your interest in my query.  I was talking about Gloucester City, not just  Gloucestershire.

We are sure that the Powell's came from Gloucestershire and I believe there is a record of a 1799 Berkeley marriage for William POWELL but his bride's name is illegible    I also believe that the Slimbridge marriages for 1788-1800 are missing and its highly likely that Elizabeth was from that area.

However, it might be worth checking the Bristol RO.  Unfortunately the name William POWELL seems to be almost as common as John SMITH 

Thanks in advance
EJ

[Gillg]

Hi EJ

I'll certainly look again for that marriage.  After spending several hours squinting at microfiche copies of old docs, the eyes get rather weary, so it's possible to miss names, especially if the entries aren't clear (and some of them from the days before the printed record books are almost illegible).  Now Slimbridge is another area for us to look at.  Even if the PR is missing, there may be a BT. 

I've not given up yet, but I'm afraid I can't get to Bristol RO.  Maybe someone else can.

Gillg 

[EJ]

Hi Gillg

I should probably have mentioned that I was told the 1799 Berkeley marriage for William POWELL was in the Bishop's Transcripts. 

Can only imagine how tiring it is to look at microfiche copies of docs that may have had tea spilt on them, mice chewing them, or just plain old tattered!

Thanks again for your persistence.

EJ