Frustrating lack of online Gloucestershire Parish Records.

[KGarrad]

Maybe this family from 1851?
Class: HO107; Piece: 1964; Folio: 372; Page: 5
Chalford, Bisley, Gloucestershire

Pearce, James  Head  M  58  Servant  b Bisley
Pearce, Eliza  Wife  F  28  b Bisley
Pearce, William  Son  M  1  b Bisley
Pearce, Thomas  Son  M  3  b Bisley

Under "Name of Street etc", against Thomas, is "1 House Union"?

Chalford parish was formed in 1842 out of Bisley parish.

[Victor Harvey]

Hi,
A James PEARCE married Eliza BUTT at the Register Office, 1849 Stroud 11 499 Mar Qtr. Register Office marriage certificates are not available for transcription at Glos Archives.
I couldn't find William or Thomas' birth entries.
Victor

[reezam]

Thank you very much Victor and KGarrad. The Bisley family looks very promising. I will have to think on it and go back to verifiable scratch (which at the moment I think is only the death certificate and coroner's report.).  There is another lead in 1871 for a family in Bermondsey, Surrey showing Eliza married to Charles Pearce and William Walkley as a stepson which confuses me. So its possible the William on the boat in 1862 may not be my William.  But he had to get here somehow and the boat family is the only relevant record and with good dates. Maybe the Bisley dad died.
Quite overwhelmed by your kindly assistance. Thank you again.
Maree

[PiecesofTime]

Hi Maree,
With regard to the family on the Eastern Empire in 1862. That family is one of mine and William was my great-grandfather on my dads side. His mothers name was Eliza Butt and his father was James Pearce. The family came from the Bisley, Stroud area of Gloucestershire. William I know a bit about and as far as I know he never called himself Walkley. His father may have died sometime between the birth of the youngest child Mary and the 1861 census. James is listed in the 1851 but not in the 1861, although the rest of the family is and Eliza and her eldest son were supporting the family as umbrella handle turners. I believe that this occupation was a very poorly paid one. They may have had family who emigrated to Australia earlier on and I think that their circumstances could have been the reason that they decided to come to Australia in 1862.

There is a William Walker on the same trip of the Eastern Empire, but, his mother seems to be a Dinah Walker aged 35 with four children, William aged 14, Janet aged 12, Margaret aged 6 and Christina aged 4. They are listed under Wives and Families of Persons Resident in Colony. Their person in the colony seems to be a James Walker.

I hope this helps a bit. I still have a lot of questions about this family. I would love to know when Williams dad James Pearce died for instance.
Anyway let me know if I can help.
Gail

[PiecesofTime]

Hi Again Maree,
I hope that you are still interested in this query. It is really interesting. I said that James Pearce married Eliza Butt and had William, Thomas and Mary. Now I find that a John Butt married a Maria Walkley on the 30th Sept 1832 in Bisley, All Saints. I have no idea what relationship this couple may have to my James and Eliza Butt. For further information on these Bisley Butts see the following link.
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/GLOUCESTER/2000-05/0959076483. Posted by another person interested in the name.
Gail

[Victor Harvey]

Hi Gail,
Source: Glos Archives (GA) - PFC 47 IN 1/10 5, Entry No 847, All Saints, Bisley, Marriage:-
John BUTT, of this parish, Bachelor, and Maria WALKLEY, of this parish, Spinster, were married in this church this 30th day of September, 1832, by me Thomas KEBLE, Vicar.
John BUTT signed and Maria WALKLEY 'X' her mark.
Witnesses: 'X' the marks of Thomas & Ann WALKLEY
Victor

[LouisaS]

Victor would you have the marriage  of Benjamin Green and Sarah Bond 1855 Cheltenham? Please
louisaS

[Victor Harvey]

Hi Louisa,
Unfortunately this marriage took place at the Register Office in Cheltenham, and these records are NOT available to the general public, only parish records are readily available.
GRO 1855 Cheltenham 6a 666 Jun Qtr refers.
You can obtain a copy from Gloucestershire Registration Services at a cost of £10.
http://ww3.gloucestershire.gov.uk/bmd/MarriageSearch.aspx
Victor

[PiecesofTime]

Hi Victor,
Thanks for the marriage of John Butt and Maria Walkley. Pity it does not give parents names. I can't connect this family to mine yet.
Every little bit of info helps though.
Thanks again,
Gail