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Does anyone have any knowledge of this area? A bit of background:-

I have a Thomas Coldrick/Colerick marrying a Hannah Saul in Much Marcle, Herefordshire in 1828.

Thomas was previously married to Jane Gwatkin in Woolhope.

There are no burials for either Thomas or his 1st wife in Woolhope, but there is for Putley, which is on the northern border of Woolhope.

There isn't any baptism records for Herefordshire for Jane, Thomas or his 2nd wife Hannah, so I am branching out in my search to include Gloucestershire.

I would like to know what villages, towns, etc, bordered close to Woolhope, Putley, Much Marcle.

Thanks for reading this and hopefully it makes sense, if not let me know :-)

Angi x

well my first port of call would be 'Google maps'

Tried it, nothing, it only shows main areas, not smaller ones, which I am assuming would be closer to Much Marcle, etc.

I have had a look at Wikipedia, this has been a little more helpful, but I really need someone who knows the area well and can say x, y & z are near, try them.

:-)

JANE GWATKIN Pedigree
Female


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Event(s):
Birth:
Christening: 21 MAY 1746 Ledbury, Hereford, England


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Parents:
Father: THOMAS GWATKIN Family
Mother: JANE

JANE GWATKIN Pedigree
Female


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Event(s):
Birth:
Christening: 11 JUL 1786 Ledbury, Hereford, England

Death:
Burial:


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Parents:
Father: WILLIAM GWATKIN Family
Mother: HANNAH

if you go here:

http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#start

and just put in the name Jane Gwatkin lots come up in Hereford area so deciding which is yours will be difficult

RutlandBelle,

Thank you so much.

I have even comissioned someone form the Herefordshire records office to search for these people, but he only found Thomas's 2 marriages, and he suggested I tried Gloucestershire.

Shows that Genes is the best for researching :-)

Could you tell me where you found this information?

Thanks again.

Angi x

Crossed posts.

Thank you xx

Angi from the IGI on Family Search

http://www.familysearch.org/

when you get on to the site look for what's new and click onto 'see prototype for searching millions of records'

on the new search box just put in Jane Gwatkin and there are a lot of matches for the name in Herefordshire

Try http://maps.familysearch.org/

Hi Angela

Villages. Rushall,Little Marcle,Trumpet,Preston Cross,Dymock,Yatton,

The nearest town to Putley is Ledbury. Probably about 4 miles

Also Little Marcle is closer to Putley than Much Marcle

The villages on the Hereford side of Woolhope are Fiddlers Green,Mordiford,Fownhope,Sollershope.

Towns. Ledbury.Hereford,Ross on Wye and Gloucester.

Hope this is of help

If you ever need help with Gloucestershire records Angela, take a look on the Records Office board for Victor's thread. He offers to do lookups. Cx

THOMAS COLDRAKE Pedigree
Male
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Event(s):
Birth: 07 NOV 1802

Christening: 21 NOV 1802 Ledbury, Hereford, England
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Parents:
Father: WILLIAM COLDRAKE Family
Mother: SARAH

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Messages:
Extracted birth or christening record for locality listed in the record. The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or christening date.

Herefordshire actually - sorry!!!

Much Marcle is a small village and civil parish in the English county of Herefordshire, located at grid reference SO658327 between Ross-on-Wye and Ledbury.

[edit] Historic village
Much Marcle is home to the 13th century Church of England parish church of St Bartholomew[1] with historic carvings and a very ancient 'hollow' yew tree.[2] The church contains the tomb of Blanche Mortimer, of the dynasty of Marcher Lords, the Mortimers; the tomb bears the Mortimer arms. She married Peter de Grandison.

Hellens Manor,[3] which sits in the heart of Much Marcle, is a monument to much of England’s history since 1096 when the manor was granted to the Norman de Balun family, who were to witness the signing of the Magna Carta. It contains a wealth of period furnishings, paintings and decorations, as well as a budding Tudor garden. The Manor plays a strong role in the community - it is open to the public and provides a venue for educational, musical and literary events the year round. The other principal seat is Homme House, surrounded by ancient parkland. There are also two ruined medieval castles in the parish, one is Mortimer's Castle, also known as Much Marcle Castle.


Sadly the place where mass murderer Fred West hails from!!!

I don't live far from Much Marcle in Herefordshire if you need any graves checked anytime