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different meredith line

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Stephanie

Stephanie Report 27 Nov 2012 11:31

i have added a Asenath meredith born 1833 in hay brecon wales christened 05/05/1833 daughter of william and elizabeth meredith i to my tree and have found a marriage in 1852 in Merthyr Tydfil to either walter davies or john grier(no middle names for either gents) but have not had any luck with finding her in any on the census records on genes reunited
any help please and many thanks in advance

Reggie

Reggie Report 27 Nov 2012 11:41

What was the name of the other female on the page?

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 27 Nov 2012 11:43

1851 Wales Census
about Asenath Meridith
Name: Asenath Meridith
Age: 17
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1834
Relation: Servant
Gender: Female
Where born: Hay, Breconshire, Wales
Civil Parish or Township: Aberdare
County/Island: Glamorgan
Country: Wales
Registration district: Merthyr Tydfil
Sub-registration district: Aberdare
ED, institution, or vessel: 2g
Piece: 2460
Folio: 208
Page Number: 19
Household schedule number: 60
Household Members: Name Age
George Smith 73
Mary Smith 39
Mary Anne Smith 11
Asenath Meridith 17


This one?

Reggie

Reggie Report 27 Nov 2012 11:43

Marriages Dec 1852 (>99%)
Davies Walter Merthyr T 11a 454
Grier John Merthyr Tydfil 11a 454
Griffiths Ann Merthyr Tydfil 11a 454
MEREDITH Asenath Merthyr Tydfil 11a 454

Kucinta

Kucinta Report 27 Nov 2012 11:51

Ancestry tree has her married to John Grier

1852 25 Dec Age: 18 Marriage to John Grier
Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorgan Carmel Chapel


Died 1857:

Name: A[s_]eneth Grier
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1857
Registration district: Neath
Inferred County: Glamorganshire
Volume: 11a
Page: 232



Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 27 Nov 2012 11:51

Is this one of their children?

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
about Fanny Laura Grier
Name: Fanny Laura Grier
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1855
Registration district: Merthyr Tydfil
Inferred County: Glamorgan
Volume: 11a
Page: 348

Maddie

Maddie Report 27 Nov 2012 11:52

a possibilty
Civil registration event: Death
View the original image

Name: GRIER, Aseneth

Registration district: [?] Neath

County: Glamorganshire

Year of registration: 1857

Quarter of registration: Jul-Aug-Sep

Volume no: 11A

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 27 Nov 2012 11:54

Oh dear.....poor girl did'nt get to the 1861 census.

England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1915
about A[s_]eneth Grier
Name: A[s_]eneth Grier
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1857
Registration district: Neath
Inferred County: Glamorganshire
Volume: 11a
Page: 232

Kucinta

Kucinta Report 27 Nov 2012 11:54

The Ancestry tree gives one child of the marriage, Fanny Laura Grier.


NOTE: Different parents to Asenath than given by original poster.


Census 1861:

Spelt Graier on census page

Name: Fanny L Graser
Age: 6
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1855
Relation: Granddaughter <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Gender: Female
Where born: Aberdare, Glamorgan, Wales

Civil Parish or Township: Abergavenny
Town: Abergavenny
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: Abergavenny
Sub-registration district: Abergavenny
ED, institution, or vessel: 5
Household schedule number: 93
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 3993
Folio: 98
Page Number: 17
Household Members: Name Age
Elizabeth Meredith 57
George Meredith 15
Eliza Saunders 34
William Saunders 35
Fanny L Graser 6 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Celia J Jones 5

Stephanie

Stephanie Report 27 Nov 2012 12:29

thank you for all your posts guys

Reggie

Reggie Report 27 Nov 2012 12:51

Kucinta

Asenath's mother's name was Elizabeth..........so where was the 'difference' in 1861?

Kucinta

Kucinta Report 27 Nov 2012 13:14

Sorry Reggie, , I wasn't paying attention and read George (without noting his tender age!!!) as Grandfather.

That'll teach me to post just as I'm heading out for lunch...