Ross-on-Wye Family History - The five questions posted most recently:

Sayce

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 21:46:00 GMT

I was told by my late father, that his mothers grave was in a church which had a tree growing through it in Ross on Wye, can you help with the name of the Church,

Powell family of Ross

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 21:14:00 GMT

My 4x great Grandmother was a Mary Powel born in Ross, Herefordshire in 1792 the eldest of six children born to Thomas Powel & his wife Ann Roberts, she married a Groom in Aberavon, Glam in 1812 and lived there for the rest of her life raising her family.
My question is about her family, Mary's descendants claimed that she had been the daughter of a squire in Ross-on-wye where her husband Evan Thomas had been a servant there as a Groom and the two had fallen in love and eloped together, I am trying to find if this rather romantic story is true or a tall tale.
From Baptism records I have found Mary had six younger siblings William in 1794, Thomas in 1796, Ann in 1798, Sarah in 1804, John in 1807 and Eleanor in 1812, any help on this subject would be greatly appreciated as so far I have hit a brick wall.

Ethelbert, Lilian Marshall and children Kenneth, Pearl, Douglas and William

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:55:00 GMT

My dad, Kenneth Marshall, was born in Linton and I have done a bit of family tree stuff and found out his grandmother remarried a Thomas Bramford - does anyone have any information related to this?

Kenneth had two brothers, Douglas Marshall and William Marshall, and one sister Pearl Marshall. His parents were Ethelbert and Lilian Marshall. I know the family were there a few years ago because Bill was going to take my father, Kenneth, to meet them and I think he said they owned a newsagents. I am trying to do more on my family tree so any information would be gratefully received.

Registrar's office

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 22:22:00 GMT

Please could you tell me the location of the Registry Office in 1938. My parents-in-law were married there. Are there any old pictures of it?

Graves

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 20:56:00 GMT

I live in Australia and am tracing my family history from a distance.
I had a Samuel Wall - Gt Gt grandfather - who was born around 1780 married to either or both Mary Lewis born abt July 1790 christened 3 Aug 1790 and Mary Ann Bennett born 1792
They are all listed as dying in Ross on Wye.
Samuel died abt 1857
Mary Wall (Lewis) died Jan -March 1870
Mary Lewis married Samuel Wall 16 Dec 1806
Mary Wall (Ann Bennett) died possibly June 1862 or 21 Dec 1870
At one point (1851) they lived at Bookend Street, Ross.
Their daughter Mary Ann Wall married Esau Palmer on 01 June 1841 at the Baptist Church Ross.
Esau died in 37 Broad St, Ross on Wye on 03 Jan 1857 He was an ironmonger.
Their son Arthur Samuel Palmer born 13 May 1846 in Broad St, Ross, migrated to Australia before 1871.
I am wondering if there any marked graves or listings for them in the district.
I would be so grateful for any help that could be provided - Thank you
Isabel