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John Henry Davies married Robina Jones

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Mervyn

Mervyn Report 8 Jan 2010 21:32

I am in need of help traving my Welsh Ancestry. I know my Grandmother Robina jones 1895 lived in Gwersylit near Wrexham. but can not get any further. My Grandfather john Henry came from somewhere nearby and sang as a choirboy in wrexham Cathedral. He was a miner and seved as a medic in WW1 . He then worked at Cemel Laird as an engineer before moving to Wolverhampton in 1922 to become trainer of Wolverhampton Wanderers..He had 4 sons Jack, Bert, Harold and Bill. Can anyone please help ?

jansmith

jansmith Report 8 Jan 2010 21:43

marriage index
Name: John H Davies
Spouse Robina Jones
Date of Registration: Dec quarter 1917
Registration district: Wrexham
Registration county (inferred): Denbighshire
Volume Number: 11b
Page Number: 447

http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ tick box GRO known as that is the vol/page numbers
if you send for the certificate it should give you his fathers name/occupation etc which could help in finding him on a census

If you do post info on this thread and we can look for him.

Mistycat

Mistycat Report 8 Jan 2010 21:48

1901 Wales Census about Robina Jones
Name: Robina Jones
Age in 1901: 5
Estimated birth year: abt 1896
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: John Wm
Mother's Name: Mary Elizth
Gender: Female
Where born: Gwersyllt, Denbighshire, Wales
Civil parish: Pen Y Cae
Ecclesiastical parish: Pen y cae St Thomas
Town: Pen Y Cae
County/Island: Denbighshire
Country: Wales

Street Address......44 St Issa

Registration district: Wrexham
Sub-registration district: Ruabon

Household Members:
Name Age
John Wm Jones 34....Egremont, Cheshire, England
Mary Elizth Jones 32.....Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales
Ellen Jones 11....Ruabon, Denbighshire, Wales
John Evan Jones 9......Ruabon, Denbighshire, Wales
Robina Jones 5
Mary Elizth Jones 2......Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales

Johns occ was.....Stoking for stationary ? ( could be engine ) at Tena ( Cotta ? ) works

Misty x

EVEIE

EVEIE Report 8 Jan 2010 21:49

1901 Wales Census
about Robina Jones
Name: Robina Jones
Age in 1901: 5
Estimated birth year: abt 1896
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: John Wm
Mother's Name: Mary Elizth
Gender: Female
Where born: Gwersyllt, Denbighshire, Wales

Civil parish: Pen Y Cae
Ecclesiastical parish: Pen y cae St Thomas
Town: Pen Y Cae
County/Island: Denbighshire
Country: Wales

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

Registration district: Wrexham
Sub-registration district: Ruabon
ED, institution, or vessel: 16
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 133
Household Members: Name Age
John Wm Jones 34
Mary Elizth Jones 32
Ellen Jones 11
John Evan Jones 9
Robina Jones 5
Mary Elizth Jones 2



EVEIE

EVEIE Report 8 Jan 2010 21:51

Name: Robina Jones
Year of Registration: 1895
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
District: Wrexham (1837-1974)
County: Cheshire, Denbighshire, Flintshire
Volume: 11b
Page: 254

jansmith

jansmith Report 8 Jan 2010 21:53

do you know when they died?
possible
Name: Robina Davies
Death Registration Month/Year: 1965
Age at death (estimated): 70
Registration district: Wolverhampton
Inferred County: Staffordshire
Volume: 9b
Page: 963

Mervyn

Mervyn Report 8 Jan 2010 22:17

Many thanks for your help Ive only used this site since Christmas and am amazed at the speed people can find information! How do you do it? Your messages tie in with what i know and give me something more to go on . I hope this message gets to Jan and misty ...THANKS

Merv x

Mistycat

Mistycat Report 8 Jan 2010 22:28

A Poss for John Henry

You will need to get marriage cert and confirm fathers name, as this one might not be your chap!!

1901 Wales Census about John Henry Davies
Name: John Henry Davies
Age in 1901: 9
Estimated birth year: abt 1892
Relation: Son
Father's Name: George
Mother's Name: Hannah
Gender: Male
Where born: Summer Hill, Denbighshire, Wales
Civil parish: Gwersyllt
Ecclesiastical parish: Gwersyllt Holy Trinity
Town: Summerhill
County/Island: Denbighshire
Country: Wales

Registration district: Wrexham
Sub-registration district: Wrexham

Household Members:
Name Age
George Davies 52....Ffirth, Flintshire, Wales
Hannah Davies 44.........Bagillt, Flintshire, Wales
Edward Samuel Davies 21
Margaret Jane Davies 19
John Henry Davies 9
Minnie Davies 7
William Davies 6


All children born Summer Hill

Address...Top Road

George was a stage car proprietor ( stable ) with own ? of land and worked at home
Edward was a groom and worked at home, for his father I should think...

Misty x

Mervyn

Mervyn Report 8 Jan 2010 23:09

Thats Brilliant THANK YOU

MERV X

jansmith

jansmith Report 9 Jan 2010 12:05

Think you need to get the marriage cert to confirm details of info posted before you add them to your tree.There may be army records on Ancestry site so would help to have approx year of birth .Do you have any medals as these would have his army no. which again would help to find correct records

Mistycat

Mistycat Report 9 Jan 2010 13:18

Merv

I agree with jansmith, you must confirm the info before adding to your tree..

I had a look for army records on Ancestry but nothing stands out as being your chap...

If you have any more info, that may help identify him....I shall take another look.

Misty x