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Pamela Francis (Nee Downs)

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**Ann**

**Ann** Report 1 May 2010 22:39

Moel Famau!.........I see it from my windo every day!

I live about 2mins walk from Buckley industrial

The marriage was 1875

Annx

Leyther

Leyther Report 1 May 2010 22:45

hey no way, that ius uncanny....I tried to do the walk a second time but could not find the start and ended up doing some forest route instead!

and fancy you knowing Buckley Industrial? They were a decent company and always helped me out .

I wonder if Pam got married in 1875 and 2nd Hubby possibly died in 1912 if she misunderstood the question and gave a cumulative figure of 37years?

**Ann**

**Ann** Report 1 May 2010 23:01

No connection to Leyland. I Only know of BI they are on the Pinfold Lane.

She may have mis understood the question..........oh i see what you are saying now.....yes it looks like that may be the case forgot about the 2nd hubby (its getting late!).

Ann

Ozibird

Ozibird Report 1 May 2010 23:05

Australia is up and awake, and I've been catching up with your work. Well done the two of you.

This might be the grandson's parents.

Marriages Sep 1899
Francis Amy Leigh 8c 459 <<<<<<<<<<<<
Pillinger Frederick William Leigh 8c 459
Smith James Leigh 8c 459
Stowell Alice Leigh 8c 459
Warr William Thomas Leigh 8c 459 <<<<<<<<<<<

Leyther

Leyther Report 1 May 2010 23:06

oh right that would have been weird had you nown John!

it is getting late you are right, I am just looking on acestry now to see what clues I can get, it keeps giving me free "glimpses" of people to entice me to sign up! (which I will)...

I am intrigued where Hugh Francis was in 1881 aged 10 ...where was he living and why not with pamela?

Do you just contact people via the messaging boards as and when you choose or do you email also? No problem if you just do messaging boards as this has been great so far

Lorraine

Leyther

Leyther Report 1 May 2010 23:11

Pardon my Frrench but "bloody hell" there are no flies on you in Oz! haha
yeah Amy, Pams Daughter would have been 34 in 1911...and it was very common to let the kids live with the Grandparents because my Nan had my Auntie living with Joseph Thomas until she was 6years old! that was back in 1935...
The name Amy Francis and William Thomas Warr would work to create Joseph Thomas Warr aged 9...

I am ashamed at my skills (or lack of) compared to you and Ann!)
: )

Leyther

Leyther Report 1 May 2010 23:38

Can we conclude the Hugh Francis was just not registered anywhere under his correct name in 1881 as I cannot find him anywhere!

**Ann**

**Ann** Report 1 May 2010 23:44

Hi Ozi!

Lorraine you can do both, for example by clicking on my name your post will come direct to me and not appear on the thread. However when you have several people helping on your thread it is always best to stay with that as the other contributors wont know whats going on if to do with your query.............do you get my meaning?

Am off to bed soon as going to Chester shopping tomorrow, will check in tomorrow and see if Ozi has found any skeletons in the closet.

Annx

**Ann**

**Ann** Report 2 May 2010 00:07

I really am off to bed now!!
1881 census - household transcription
Person: WILLIAMS, Hugh
Address: 5, Tan Y Lan, The Court, Ruabon

Cost:
Transcriptions are free for this set of records. You will be charged 5 credits for an image, unless you have purchased a subscription for this set of records.


census search results 1881 address search redefine current search
Name Relation Condition Sex Age Birth
Year Occupation
Disability Where Born Original
census
image

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WILLIAMS, John Head Married M 70 1811 Formerly Coal Miner
Chirk
Denbighshire
Wales VIEW
WILLIAMS, Ann Wife Married F 70 1811
Ruabon
Denbighshire
Wales VIEW
WILLIAMS, Hugh Grand Son Single M 10 1871 Scholar
Ruabon
Denbighshire
Wales VIEW

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RG number:
RG11 Piece:
5512 Folio:
47 Page:
14

Registration District:
Wrexham Sub District:
Ruabon Enumeration District:
Ecclesiastical Parish:


Civil Parish:
Ruabon Municipal Borough:
Address:
5, Tan Y Lan, The Court, Ruabon County:
Denbighshire



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Annx
Ozi......what do you think of the following, if no good leave message and i will delete tomorrow......its just the williams thing and locations.


Leyther

Leyther Report 2 May 2010 00:25

Anns & Johns ages are slightly out but you hae taught me that means nothing with these records..however, Hugh WAS a Grandson and he would have been 10....plausible?

Ozibird

Ozibird Report 2 May 2010 03:22

Sorry, I was called away unexpectedly.

Ann, I think that 1881 is very likely Lorraine's ancestors.



I think this may be Mary Ellen, and perhaps she's a daughter from a previous marriage/relationship of Thomas's. There's certainly a gap between the elder Mary Ellen & Hugh and the other children who came after 1875.

Births Sep 1867
Francis Mary Ellen Wrexham 11b 337

It's tricky as there are other Mary Ellen Francis & Mary Ellen Williams born in the 1860s but not at quite the correct time.

Ozi

Ozibird

Ozibird Report 2 May 2010 03:41

1871 Wales Census
Name: Mary C Francis [This could be Mary E Francis]
Age: 3
Estimated birth year: abt 1868
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: Thomas
Mother's Name: Sarah
Gender: Female
Where born: Ruabon, Denbighshire, Wales
Civil parish: Ruabon
Ecclesiastical parish: Rhosymedre
Town: Cefn Bychan
County/Island: Denbighshire
Country: Wales
Street Address: Newbridge

Registration district: Wrexham
Sub-registration district: Ruabon
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas Francis 27 - coal miner
Sarah Francis 27
Mary C Francis 3
Mary Evans 54 - mother-in-law; Lanfyllin, Montgomeryshire


Deaths Jun 1873
Francis Sarah 73 Wrexham 11b 237

Ozibird

Ozibird Report 2 May 2010 05:12

1891 Wales Census
Name: Mary E Francis
Age: 24
Estimated birth year: abt 1867
Relation: Servant
Gender: Female
Where born: Ruabon, Denbighshire, Wales
Civil parish: Ruabon
Ecclesiastical parish: Rhosymedre
Town: Cefn Mawr
County/Island: Denbighshire
Country: Wales
Street Address: Pigeons Inn, Pigeons Lane
Condition as to marriage: single

Occupation: General servant
Registration district: Wrexham
Sub-registration district: Ruabon
Household Members:
Name Age
James Hughes 40
Sarah Hughes 53
John Roberts 72
Mary E Francis 24
Jane Lewis 22

Ozibird

Ozibird Report 2 May 2010 05:15

1891 Wales Census
Name: Mary E Francis
Age: 24
Estimated birth year: abt 1867
Relation: Servant
Gender: Female
Where born: Ruabon, Denbighshire, Wales
Civil parish: Ruabon
Ecclesiastical parish: Rhosymedre
Town: Cefn Mawr
County/Island: Denbighshire
Country: Wales
Street Address: Pigeons Inn, Pigeons Lane

Condition as to marriage: single

Occupation: General servant

Registration district: Wrexham
Sub-registration district: Ruabon

Household Members:
Name Age
James Hughes 40 - Innkeeper
Sarah Hughes 53
John Roberts 72
Mary E Francis 24
Jane Lewis 22

Ozibird

Ozibird Report 2 May 2010 07:14

1901 England Census
Name: Hugh Williams
Age: 30
Estimated birth year: abt 1871
Relation: Head
Spouse's name: Jane
Gender: Male
Where born: Ruston, Denbighshire, Wales [Ruabon, of course]
Civil parish: Atherton
Ecclesiastical parish: Hindsford St Anne
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Street Address: 20 Robert St [The next building is St James's Catholic Church.]

Occupation: Colliery __taller [I can't read it.]

Registration district: Leigh
Sub-registration district: Atherton
ED, institution, or vessel: 1
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 130
Household Members:
Name Age
Hugh Williams 30
Jane Williams 29 - Cefn, Denbighshire
Samuel Williams 4 - Atherton
Minnie Williams 10 weeks - Atherton
Robert Evans 32 - boarder from Cefn, Denbighshire.

Ozibird

Ozibird Report 2 May 2010 07:32

I can't find Hugh and there are a number of people who come up when searching for Williams family with Samuel, and some different ones with Minnie. So a look at the transcription or image is needed.

1911:
WILLIAMS JANE F 1873 38 Leigh Lancashire - born Cefn.
WILLIAMS SAMUEL M 1898 13 Leigh Lancashire - born Atherton
WILLIAMS MINNIE F 1901 10 Leigh Lancashire


?????
Deaths Mar 1921
Williams Hugh 49 Leigh 8c 318

Leyther

Leyther Report 2 May 2010 10:39

Hi Ozi, now it is my turn to be up in the UK! haha
Sarah Francis registered in deaths 1873, does that mean aged 73, would Sarah, Thomas first Wife have been aged 30? : )

Leyther

Leyther Report 2 May 2010 11:17

I wonder if Hugh then took the Francis surname into adulthood seeing as by the time he was 20, he has shifted from living with his Grandparents (Williams) and was back with Thoms & Pamala living in Tyldesley?

**Ann**

**Ann** Report 2 May 2010 18:53

Hi Lorraine,

See you have done a bit more..........will take a look at the image for 1911 as Ozi has suggested and post the result.

Just to say..........I have over the years had many a child say born as Jones, grew up as Davies (mother remarried) then when independant reverted back to Jones...........when you think of it as a child they do not have a choice in the matter.

Annx

**Ann**

**Ann** Report 2 May 2010 19:01

1911 census - household transcription
Person: WILLIAMS, Minnie
Address: 266 North Road Atherton

Cost:
You will be charged 10 credits for a transcript and 30 credits for an image, unless you have purchased a subscription for this set of records.


census search results 1911 address search redefine current search
Name Relation Condition/
Yrs married Sex Age Birth
Year Occupation Where Born Original
census
image

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WILLIAMS, John Head Married M 39 1872 Collier Cefn Byeman North Wales VIEW
WILLIAMS, Jane Wife Married
18 years F 38 1873 Cefn Maur North Wales VIEW
WILLIAMS, Samuel Son M 14 1897 Colliery Belts Hand Tyldesley Eng VIEW
WILLIAMS, Minnie Daughter F 10 1901 School Tyldesley Eng VIEW
WILLIAMS, Doriss Daughter F 9 1902 School Tyldesley Eng VIEW
WILLIAMS, Edith A Daughter F 7 1904 School Tyldesley Eng VIEW
WILLIAMS, William Leonard Son M 0 (10 MONTHS) 1911 Westhoughton Daisy Hill VIEW

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RG number:
RG14 Piece:
23240 Reference:
RG14PN23240 RG78PN1358 RD460 SD4 ED10 SN274

Registration District:
Leigh Sub District:
Atherton Enumeration District:
10 Parish:
Atherton

Address:
266 North Road Atherton County:
Lancashire


NOT SURE IF THIS IS THE ONE OZI IS TALKING ABOUT!

However there are 9 children born 5 living 4 deaths married 18years

If the wrong one Oz will let us know

Annx