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Post by bernie on Feb 25, 2018 18:43:37 GMT 1
Hello all thanks for letting me join your forum. I've been researching my wife's family ancestry but without a great deal of luck. Recently Ifound and ordered the birth certificate of her father, Edwin Thomas George LEWIS (dob 29/9/1923 and found that his mother was Elizabeth Louisa Lewis (nee Williams) and living at 3 Pleasant View Cefn Coed. Elizabeth Louisa married (at MT Register office 23/9/1922) John William LEWIS who is stated to be the Traffic Foreman at the Waterworks. They both had the same address at the time of the wedding - 29 Glanant Street, Hirwaun, Aberdare; the bride's father Thomas Williams was also a foreman at the Waterworks. John William Lewis' father was John Edwin Lewis (deceased at the time of the wedding) and he was stated to be a General Dealer. I can't trace any Welsh or UK census information from 1901 nor 1911 when I assume both would have been around the MT area. Or any earlier census imfo for that matter I would be grateful if anyone on the forum could help me fill in some blanks.
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Post by mikemerthyr on Feb 27, 2018 16:32:03 GMT 1
Hello there is a death registered in the September Quarter of 1921 of a JOHN.E. LEWIS aged 57 at PONTYPRIDD Registration District office that could be John. W. Lewis's Father?? It was quite common for those living in Aberdare Valley to be registered in that office I had a look in Merthyr Express newspaper to see if there was a death report but could not see one its not the local paper for that valley but it did report Aberdare valley deaths.Only way to check for sure is to get the death certificate and see if its info matches ie name occupation address next of kin or who reported death. Some of the Reservoir's and waterworks were built after 1911 so Thomas Williams might have had a different job in 1911. Common names are always a terrible hurdle. Hope I haven't put you off in your search. Good Luck all the best. Mike .
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Post by mikemerthyr on Jul 12, 2018 16:42:54 GMT 1
Hello there is a death obit in Merthyr Express newspaper PAGE 3 28/11/1914 edition of a Charles .W. Williams aged 36 his job was Filter attendant at Neuadd Reservoir died 03/11/1914 address 29 GLENDOWER STREET DOWLAIS. could this be a relative a brother or son of Thomas Williams or Elizabeth.L.Lewis?
Mike
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