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We are still working on this family.

They are certainly a complicated lot.

Hi, my husband's great grandmother was Blandina Parodie. Have you had any luck finding any more information on Sarah Ann, the marriage situation has intrigued me for quite a while. Her change of surname for birth of children is bizarre.I have been unable to find where exactly she was from and when she died. Have you been able to find anything about Louvage/Louis? Any information would be greatly appreciated.

Forgot to add there is more than one family with the same surname in area :-(

There is a mystery as to why his wife would be living with Henry Wilcox in 1911 with one of her sons.

Louis has been crossed out.

However he left Sarah the money in his estate when he died 19 May 1915.

We are working on the supposition that Sarah had taken up with Henry and adopted his name.

Mr. Daff is in touch with his grandson (still living here)
who raised the queries.

And back to Davies - she seems to chop and change:

PARODI, SYDNEY ARABELLA mms DAVIES
GRO Reference: 1874 J Quarter in BEDWELLTY Volume 11A Page 134 Occasional Copy: A


EDIT:

Oh, and back to Harris again:

PARODY, JANE mms HARRIS
GRO Reference: 1877 J Quarter in BEDWELLTY Volume 11A Page 96


Deaths Jun 1877 (>99%)
Parody Jane 0 Bedwelty 11a 63

Also:

PERODI, SARAH ELIZABETH PERODI mms HARRIS
GRO Reference: 1872 J Quarter in BEDWELLTY Volume 11A Page 128

She's in the 1881 census



Another child died in infancy:

Birth:
PARODI, ANGELINA mms HARRIS
GRO Reference: 1870 S Quarter in BEDWELLTY Volume 11A Page 89

Deaths Sep 1870 (>99%)
Parodi Angelina 0 Bedwelty 11a 59

Those births as interesting
Makes that. 1864 mariage look more likely . But there again she married Henry Wilcox as Sarah Davies

Louis's probate says he had been living at 9 Upper Cross Street, Tirphil, Glamorgan, (that's the address of 1911 census above) and administration was granted to Sarah Ann Parodie, widow.

Very messy 1911 census record - Louis isn't actually on it at all:

Louis Parodie
in the 1911 Wales Census
Name: Louis Parodie
Age in 1911: 59
Estimated birth year: abt 1852
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Italy
Civil Parish: Gelligaer
County/Island: Glamorgan
Country: Wales
Street address: 9 Uper Cross St Tir Phil Via Cardiff
Marital Status: Married
Registration district: Merthyr Tydfil
Registration District Number: 590
Sub-registration district: Gelligaer
ED, institution, or vessel: 04
Household schedule number: 280
Piece: 32405
Household Members:
Name Age
Henry Wilcox 51
Sarah Wilcox 51
Elsey May Wilcox 9 - daughter
Henry Wilcox 15 - adopted son
Isaac Davies 21 - no relationship given, single
Louis Parodie 59 - married, miner, BUT ENTRY SCORED OUT ON IMAGE
Louis Parodie 30 - stepson
Louisa L Chalmers 77 - no relation, image says (I think) Servant L Chambers, 17 (not 77) - entry all scored out.
Lucy Chambers 17 - servant - I think this is the corrected version of above entry.

PERODI, MARY ANN mms DAVIES
GRO Reference: 1865 S Quarter in BEDWELLTY Volume 11A Page 102

But:

PERODIE, QUEETILA mms HARRIS
GRO Reference: 1867 D Quarter in BEDWELLTY Volume 11A Page 84

I thought she was Davies not Harries

PARODIE, BLANDINA DAVIES
GRO Reference: 1875 D Quarter in BEDWELLTY Volume 11A Page 92

1864

Harris Sarah Ann Merthyr T 11a 636
Prodi Lewis Merthyr T 11a 636

We are working on this family for the local history group.

Well I hope she didnt marry Louis or that would have been bigamy!

I think youre right about not marrying, hence the marriage to Wilcox

I think that kinda answers your question

Ginny
x

I'm beginning to think Louis and Sarah Ann might not have married - very strange indeed except ours was a catholic family! Thank you.

And the first husbands here

1901 England Census
about Louies Parodie
Name: Louies Parodie
Age: 50
Estimated birth year: abt 1851
Relation: Visitor
Gender: Male
Where born: Italy

Civil parish: Roggiett
Ecclesiastical parish: Roggiett St Mary
Town: Roggiett
County/Island: Westmorland
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View image

Registration district: Chepstow
Sub-registration district: Chepstow
ED, institution, or vessel: 3
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 25
Household Members: Name Age
Mary Annie Parodie 34
Louies Parodie 50 <<<<<<<<Married
Frank Herbert Pritchard 19
Ernest Mortimer Wakely 20
Tom Evans 19

1901 Wales Census
about Lewis Parodie
Name: Lewis Parodie
Age in 1901: 21
Estimated birth year: abt 1880
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Harry
Mother's Name: Sarah
Gender: Male
Where born: Tredegar, Monmouthshire, Wales

Civil parish: Gelligaer
Ecclesiastical parish: Pontlottyn St Tyfaelog
County/Island: Glamorgan
Country: Wales

Street Address: View image
Condition as to marriage: View image
Education: View image
Employment status: View image
Occupation: View image

Registration district: Merthyr Tydfil
Sub-registration district: Gelligaer
ED, institution, or vessel: 5
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 278
Household Members: Name Age
Harry Willcox 40
Sarah Willcox 46
Laura E Parodie 17
Lewis Parodie 21
Arthur Price 19
Sednea A Porch 27
Stephen Porch 29
George Porch 7
Lewis H Porch 5
Sarah E Porch 3


Hmmmm


A bigamist maybe?

Marriages Sep 1896 (>99%)
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Davies Sarah Abergavenny 11a 122
Wilcox Henry Abergavenny 11a 122

Theres no marriage in Eng/Wales for Sarah and Louis so must have married overseas

Im confused regarding Sarah living with Harry Wilcox in 1901 as louis doesnt die until 1915?

It is the first marriage you are after?

x

Thank you. It is their marriage details that I'm trying to find, because in the 1901 cenus Sarah Ann is supposed to be married to a Harry Willcox and some of her children by Parodie are living with her. Louie died in 1915. I know Sarah's single name from my great-grandmothers birth certificate. It's quite confusing!

1891 Wales Census
about Louis Parody
Name: Louis Parody
Age: 11
Estimated birth year: abt 1880
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Louis
Mother's Name: Sarah A
Gender: Male
Where born: Tredegar, Monmouthshire, Wales

Civil parish: Bedwellty
Ecclesiastical parish: Tredegar
Town: Tredegar
County/Island: Monmouthshire
Country: Wales

Street Address: View image
Condition as to marriage: View image
Education: View image
Employment status: View image
Occupation: View image

Registration district: Bedwellty
Sub-registration district: Tredegar
ED, institution, or vessel: 12
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Louis Parody 42
Sarah A Parody 41
Mary A Parody 25
Sydney A Parody 17
Blandina Parody 16
Louis Parody 11
Laura E Parody 7
Edward V William 43
George Turner 38

Not sure about that 1871 now - the ages (except for Aequilla/Quellitia) are wrong and Louis/Lewis birth place is given a Breconshire, Tallyn (I think, image not very clear)