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From: "David Steel" <>
Subject: Re: [FoD] CHIVERS of Ruardean
Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2002 13:04:31 +0930
In-Reply-To: <004001c2af39$a8faca80$231b073e@Blorengebtopenworld.com>


> I'm sure you've all read my messages concerning my
> great-great-grandfather Thomas HALE (d. 1943, Monmouthshire) , born in
> Ruardean Woodside in 1867, the illegitimate son of Julia Hale, a
> servant/charwoman (as per C-1871). However, until now I have only been
> concerned with his mother's ancestry because the only information I
> had about his father was that his surname was CHIVERS. For quite a
> while I've been searching for Mr. Chivers, but in vain until very
> recently. I have now found a Chivers family that I am 99% positive is
> that to which Thomas Hale belongs, in fact it's the ONLY Chivers
> family I can find in the entire area. It begins with a Jacob Chivers
> (an engineer) who married a Mary Meek in Newland in 1799. From 1800 to
> 1821 they had numerous children (all biblical names) baptised in
> Ruardean Independent (NC) Chapel, including Jacob Chivers junior
> (1815-83) of considerable fame due to his business enterprises both in
> Gloucestershire and Carmarthenshire. Because of the sh! eer number of
> his children (all sons but one) he had many descendants. Jacob senior
> had a brother John (married Mary Bennett in Newland in 1808)

The only John CHIVERS appearing in Newland Marriage Register for 1808
married Sarah AMES, not Mary BENNETT.(29 Dec 1808). There was also
a Joseph CHIVERS marrying Millis BALDWIN at Newland on 2nd May
1808.===============================
David Steel <>
Adelaide, South Australia
keeper of the Gloucestershire Surnames List at
<http://www2.tpg.com.au/users/dsteel/glsnames.htm>;
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