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I am trying to trace my family and have got stuck at my Great Great Grandfather. His name was David Thomas and he was born in 1856 in Nevern, Pembrokeshire. He married Elizabeth Davies. in 1901 he was living in Tycoch, Manordeifi with 6 children, including John (my great grandfather). I can not find any other mention of him anywhere, or his parents names etc. any help would be greatly recieved.

Adam Thomas

The marriage cert will have info about his father (if known)

Not sure if this is your David its the only one I could find in Nevern

DAVID THOMAS Pedigree
Male


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Event(s):
Birth:
Christening: 23 SEP 1854 Nevern, Pembroke, Wales

Death:
Burial:


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Parents:
Father: ALBAN THOMAS Family
Mother: ESTHER


Regards Lynne

1901 for reference wrong one before


about David Thomas
Name: David Thomas
Age in 1901: 45
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1856
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Elizabeth
Gender: Male
Where born: Nevern, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Civil Parish: Manordivey
Ecclesiastical parish: Manordivey St David
County/Island: Pembrokeshire
Country: Wales

Street address: View Image
Condition as to marriage: View Image
Education: View Image
Employment status: View Image
Occupation: View Image

Registration district: Cardigan
Sub registration district: Cardigan
ED, institution, or vessel: 18
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 11
Household Members: Name Age
David Thomas 45
Elizabeth Thomas 45
Esther A Thomas 5
Evan Thomas 13
James Thomas 17
John Thomas 15
Margaret Thomas 22
William Thomas 8



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Source Citation: Class: RG13; Piece: 5136; Folio: 105; Page: 2.

Source Information:

Ancestry.com. 1901 Wales Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005

1891 Wales Census
about David Thomas
Name: David Thomas
Age: 35
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1856
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Elizabeth
Gender: Male
Where born: Pevern, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Civil Parish: Manordivey
County/Island: Pembrokeshire
Country: Wales

Street address: View Image
Condition as to marriage: View Image
Education: View Image
Employment status: View Image
Occupation: View Image

Registration district: Cardigan
Sub registration district: Llandygwydd
ED, institution, or vessel: 9
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Household Members: Name Age
David Thomas 35
Elizabeth Thomas 35
Evan Thomas 3
James Thomas 7
John Thomas 5
Margaret Thomas 12
Thomas Thomas 9



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Source Citation: Class: RG12; Piece: 4545; Folio 81; Page 3; GSU roll: 6099655.

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many thanks for your help. im pretty sure its a different david (sadly both david and thomas are very common names) im 99% sure my david thomas was born in 1856, and the info you kindly found is 1854. i will look into it further though just incase.

sadly i do not have the marriage certificate, nor been able to find a copy on the net.

1881 Wales Census
about David Thomas
Name: David Thomas
Age: 24
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1857
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Eliza
Gender: Male
Where born: Nevern, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Civil Parish: Manerdivy
County/Island: Pembrokeshire
Country: Wales

Street address: Cefn
Condition as to marriage: Married
Education: View Image
Employment status: View Image
Occupation: Labourer (Gen)

Registration district: Cardigan
Sub registration district: Llandygwydd
ED, institution, or vessel: 8
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Household Members: Name Age
David Thomas 24
Eliza Thomas 24
Margaret Thomas 2



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Source Citation: Class: RG11; Piece: 5429; Folio: 89; Page: 10; Line: ; GSU roll: 1342307.

Thanks Tracy, i had the 1901 info but hadnt found the 1891 entry, many thanks. still love to know who his parents were.

A number of possibilities.................

Marriages Mar 1876 (>99%)

Davies Anne Cardigan 11b 2
JONES John Cardigan 11b 2
Thomas David Cardigan 11b 2
Thomas Elizabeth Cardigan 11b 2


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Marriages Mar 1879 (>99%)
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DAVIES Elizabeth Cardigan 11b 16
JONES Benjamin Cardigan 11b 16
Rees Nancy Cardigan 11b 16
THOMAS David Cardigan 11b 16

Marriages Mar 1879 (>99%)
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DAVIES John Cardigan 11b 20
JAMES Elizabeth Cardigan 11b 20
JONES Elizabeth Cardigan 11b 20
THOMAS David Thomas Cardigan 11b 20

A long way round.....but you could get a child's birth cert......to find out Elizabeth's maiden name.........then the marriage cert, for his father's details.

i know her maiden name was Davies. but i dont know what year they married.

Thanks Dorothy,

That would put him at 1853, i guess the year of birth could be different. will need to look into it further. thanks for help.

One of the marriages I posted would fit.........or didn't you notice them?

You won't know when they married until you get a cert

You could have found the same info as I did..........especially as you knew the maiden name!!!!!!

thanks Eric. any suggestions how i go about obtaining a copy of the marriage cert. do i use the code 11b 16. many thanks

Excellent, well done. im guessing Davids age could have been wrong on the 1901 census and it could well be the same one, born 1853 and son of Thomas and Margaret ( i knew there would be a Thomas Thomas in the tree somewhere!)

you seem to know your way round these sites, i thought i had hit a brick wall when i got to David and then couldnt find/didnt know how to find anything further.

Many thanks Dorothy

An update for you, ive spoken to the register office in harverfordwest who confirmed David Thomas was born in 1856 in Nevern. Son of Thomas and Margaret. Have found thomas and margaret on the 1841 cenus living in manordeifi in wales, which is where the family lived for quite a while. it says on the census that Thomas Thomas was not born in Wales. im guessing perhaps the wedding certificate would have place of birth?