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My full name is James Paul Joynes born Sheffield now residing in Liverpool, my father Peter Joynes born Sheffield resides Liverpool, my grandfather James William Weaver Joynes born Sheffield died Sheffield, my ggrandfather John Weaver Nathaniel Joynes born Coleford Gloucestershire died Monmouth, my gggrandfather Nathaniel Joynes born Coleford died Coleford my ggggrandfather Nathaniel Joynes born Coleford died Coleford my gggggrandfather Stephen Joynes born Glos? died Coleford. John & the 2 Nathaniels were coalminers in The Forest of Dean Glos until mining started to decline in this area at the beginning of the 1900s. There were a number of Joynes names in the area until this date, most followed the mining work and settled in S. Wales, The Midlands & S. Yorks. If you have ancestors from The Forest of Dean I would be very interested to know.