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Member Since: February 2006 Posts: 158 Send Message	Glynis	Report	24 Mar 2010 22:56
	i am trying to find my great grandfather, he was called thomas davies and had a son called george born in 1897, george was born in garndiffaith abersychan south wales, thomas wife was called sarah ann formerly lewis
Member Since: November 2007 Posts: 11,745 Send Message	FannyByGaslight	Report	24 Mar 2010 23:00
	?? 1901 DAVIES, Thomas Head Married M 38 1863 Coal Miner Hewer Garndiffaith Monmouthshire DAVIES, Sarah A Wife Married F 32 1869 Pontypool Monmouthshire DAVIES, David Son M 11 1890 Garndiffaith Monmouthshire DAVIES, John Son M 10 1891 Garndiffaith Monmouthshire DAVIES, William T Son M 5 1896 Garndiffaith Monmouthshire DAVIES, George Son M 3 1898 Garndiffaith Monmouthshire DAVIES, Esther Daughter F 1 1900 Garndiffaith Monmouthshire RG number: RG13 Piece: 4946 Folio: 142 Page: 22 Registration District: Pontypool Sub District: Pontypool EnumerationDistrict: 21 Ecclesiastical Parish: Abersychan St Thomas Civil Parish: Abersychan Municipal Borough: Address: 10, Harpers Road, Abersychan, Garndiffaith County: Monmouthshire
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Member Since: November 2007 Posts: 11,745 Send Message	FannyByGaslight	Report	24 Mar 2010 23:04
	1911 AVIES, Thomas Head Married M 49 1862 Coal Miner Hewer Mon Abersychan DAVIES, Sarah Ann Wife Married 23 years F 43 1868 Mon Pontypool DAVIES, John Son Single M 20 1891 Coal Miner Hewer Mon Abersychan DAVIES, William Thomas Son Single M 15 1896 Coal Miner Hewer Mon Abersychan DAVIES, George Son M 13 1898 Coal Miner Hewer Mon Abersychan DAVIES, Ester Maud Daughter F 11 1900 School Mon Abersychan DAVIES, Arthur Son M 8 1903 School Mon Abersychan DAVIES, Unice Irene Daughter F 4 1907 School RG number: RG14 Piece: 31916 Reference: RG14PN31916 RG78PN1836 RD586 SD2 ED21 SN153 Registration District: Pontypool Sub District: Pontypool EnumerationDistrict: 21 Parish: Abersychan Address: 12 Harpers Road Garndiffaith Monmouthshire
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Member Since: November 2007 Posts: 11,745 Send Message	FannyByGaslight	Report	24 Mar 2010 23:06
	1891 DAVIES, Thomas Head Married M 29 1862 Collier Monmouthshire DAVIES, Sarah Ann Wife Married F 22 1869 Monmouthshire DAVIES, David Son M 1 1890 Monmouthshire DAVIES, John Son M 0 (1M) 1891 Monmouthshire LEWIS, Alice Servant Single F 16 1875 General Servant Monmouthshire DAVIES, W Boarder Single M 37 1854 Coal Miner Monmouthshire RG number: RG12 Piece: 4363 Folio: 92 Page: 18 Registration District: Pontypool Sub District: Pontypool EnumerationDistrict: 21 Ecclesiastical Parish: Abersychan Civil Parish: Trevethin with Pontypool Municipal Borough: Address: Harpers Road, Trevethin With Pontypool, Victoria County: Monmouthshire ************************************************** Marriages Jun 1888 Davies Thomas Pontypool 11a 216 LEWIS Sarah Ann Pontypool 11a 216 You will need their marriage cert to be certain of finding them with correct parents on earlier census.
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Member Since: February 2006 Posts: 158 Send Message	Glynis	Report	24 Mar 2010 23:12
	thanks to you all thats exactly what i needed many thanks and bless you all xx
Member Since: November 2007 Posts: 11,745 Send Message	FannyByGaslight	Report	24 Mar 2010 23:15
	This MAY be Thomas in 1881 ,but you DO need that marriage cert. LINCOLN, James Head Married M 36 1845 Genl Labr Ireland LINCOLN, Ellen Wife Married F 40 1841 Ireland DAVIES, Thomas Step Son Single M 20 1861 Genl Labr Abersychan Monmouthshire DAVIES, Mary Step Daughter Single F 15 1866 Pontnewydd Monmouthshire CONNOLLY, Michael Boarder M 29 1852 Genl Labr Ireland PEAD, John Boarder Single M 24 1857 Genl Labr Melksham Wiltshire RG number: RG11 Piece: 5255 Folio: 81 Page: 54 Registration District: Pontypool Sub District: Llangibby EnumerationDistrict: Ecclesiastical Parish: Civil Parish: Upper Llanvrechva Municipal Borough: Address: 7, Nightingale Row, Upper Llanvrechva County: Monmouthshire I wouldnt even begin to Guess at Sarah Ann Lewis in 1881 as her birth place is only given as Pontypool,and as you know that is a big place to look for a Sarah Lewis...
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