babs
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Post by babs on Sept 9, 2015 15:29:59 GMT 1
I have recently found my Great/Great/Great Grandfathers. John Rees lived on Tydfil Street in 1847 and was a miner. John was the Father of David Rees who was married to Gwenllian Davies (Father - David Davies lived on Tran Road). I am looking for the Wives names of John Rees and David Davies and if there were any other children. David Rees and Gwenllian Davies were married on July 17, 1847 at The Parish Church. They had a Daughter Elizabeth Rees born April 3, 1857.
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Post by mikemerthyr on Sept 23, 2015 17:30:56 GMT 1
Hello babs The upper part of 1841 census for MERTHYR TYDFIL is lost/missing and as far as I know TYDFIL STREET which was in CAEPANTYWYLL is in that part of the census so can not check. Looking in the 1851 census there was living at number 1 TYDFIL STREET(UNDER TYDFIL STREET) JANE REES AGE 39 MARY (daughter) age 12 JANE(daughter) age 9 MARGARET(daughter) age 6 JANE (mother) is listed as HEAD of house and born in LLANGADOCK CARMARTHEN all children born MERTHYR TYDFIL. JOHN REES is not listed so he might have died. This could be the family? no other REES in street.
DAVID DAVIES family the street name is TRAMROAD or TRAMROAD SIDE there were 4 or 5 with that name. On 1851 census there is living on TRAMROAD SIDE a MARY DAVIES (widow) born PEMBROKE with her family . 2 houses away from a DAVID REES (husband) age 23 born PEMBROKE GWENLLIAN REES (wife) age 23 born MERTHYR TYDFIL DAVID REES age 2 born MERTHYR RICHARD REES age 4 months born MERTHYR. It might be that the son and daughter-in-law were living near to his mother it was quite common. I can not say positive that these were the families but a good chance I think. Hope this can help you anyway.
GOOD LUCK MIKE
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Post by babs on Sept 23, 2015 19:32:19 GMT 1
Hello Mike, Thank you so much for all this information. I appreciate your responses. One day I will visit Merthyr Tydfil and Pontypool, Wales. It appears that the males in My Family have passed at a very young age. I know the Church records go back further but when did the census begin in Wales? Is the 1841 census the earliest available to the public?
Thank You
Beth
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Post by mikemerthyr on Sept 24, 2015 14:31:57 GMT 1
Hello Beth Happy to help if I can. The 1841 census is the earliest available then 1851,1861,1871,1881,1891,1901,1911, next one will be 1921 in 2021 I have heard but could be wrong that this might be in a bit of a state as the records have been sent to another country to be sorted out and some records have been lost. The 1931 census records were destroyed in WW2 blitz and there was no census taken in 1941 so there will be a large gap, they are intending to release a 1939 list that was taken for the distribution of gasmasks to the British population that could help some.
MIKE
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