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Trying to find g/g//grand parents

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Eirwen

Eirwen Report 4 Feb 2011 15:37

Thomas Davies born Guilsfield, Montgomeryshire 1833 .Father John Davies , Farmer.
Margaret Hughes born 1833 Welshpool Montgomeryshire. Father David Hughes , Labourer
Thomas and Margaret married in welshpool 1859 . I would welcome any help tracing their parents.
Many thanks

Jonesey

Jonesey Report 4 Feb 2011 15:51

Possibility:

1841:
Name: Thomas Davies
Age: 8
Estimated birth year: abt 1833
Gender: Male
Where born: Montgomeryshire, Wales
Civil Parish: Llanfihangel
Hundred: Llanfyllin
County/Island: Montgomeryshire
Country: Wales
Street address: View image
Occupation: View image
Registration district: Llanfyllin
Sub-registration district: Meifod
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Name
John Davies 40 occ Farmer
Catherine Davies 45
John Davies 15
Edward Davies 15
Jane Davies 12
Rees Davies 10
Thomas Davies 8

Meifod very close to Guilsfield.


1841 shot in the dark:

Name: Margaret Hughes
Age: 9
Estimated birth year: abt 1832
Gender: Female
Where born: Montgomeryshire, Wales
Civil Parish: Llanfair Caereinion
Hundred: Mathrafel
County/Island: Montgomeryshire
Country: Wales
Street address: View image
Occupation: View image
Registration district: Llanfyllin
Sub-registration district: Llanfair
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Name
David Hughes 35 occ AG Labourer
Elizabeth Hughes 35
David Hughes 10
Evan Hughes 8
Margaret Hughes 9
John Hughes 7
Elizabeth Hughes 3

Eirwen

Eirwen Report 4 Feb 2011 16:05

Thankyou for your help.

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 4 Feb 2011 16:08


1851 Wales Census
about Thomas Davies
Name: Thomas Davies
Age: 22
Estimated birth year: abt 1829
Relation: Son
Father's name: John Davies
Mother's name: Hannah Davies
Gender: Male
Where born: Guilsfield, Montgomeryshire, Wales
Civil Parish or Township: Varchoel
County/Island: Montgomeryshire
Country: Wales
Registration district: Montgomery
Household Members:
Name Age
John Davies 53 (Farmer of 177 Acres and Employing 5 Labourers)
Hannah Davies 43
Thomas Davies 22
Hannah E Davies 11
Sarah A Davies 9
Edwin Davies 5
Mary E Davies 6 MO

All Servants....
Thomas Williams 24
Evan Owen 18
Evan Roble 16
David Gittins 33
Robert Jones 40
Mary Harris 22
Susan Jenkins 20
Charlotte Sannatt 11


PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 4 Feb 2011 16:27

1861 England Census
about Edwin Davies
Name: Edwin Davies
Age: 15
Estimated birth year: abt 1846
Relation: Son
Father's name: John Davies
Mother's name: Hannah Davies
Gender: Male
Where born: Guilsfield, Montgomeryshire, Wales

Civil Parish: Melverley
County/Island: Shropshire
Country: England
number: 1
Household Members:
Name Age
John Davies 62 (Farmer of 200 Acres)
Hannah Davies 53
Hannah E Davies 21
Sarah Ann Davies 19
Edwin Davies 15
Adeleide Davies 7
Elizabeth Davies 3

All Servants...
Mary Daker 19
William Jones 22
Thomas Jones 23
Alfred Brown 17
William Davies 16
(Address Malverley Hall)

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 4 Feb 2011 16:35

Thomas Davies

England and Wales Census, 1881
birth: 1834 — Llanurfyl
residence: Guilsfield, Montgomery, Wales
spouse: Catherine Davies

record title: England and Wales Census, 1881
name: Thomas Davies
age: 47
gender: Male
birth year: 1834
birthplace: Llanurfyl
relationship to head of household: Head
marital condition: Married
profession / occupation: Farms 90 Acres
address: Burgedin Farm
census place: Guilsfield, Montgomery, Wales
record type: Household
family history library film: 1342321
the national archives reference: RG11
piece / folio: 5498 / 39
page number:

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 4 Feb 2011 16:41

name: John DAVIES
gender: Male
birth: 1808 Nov 27
Broniarth Lower Guilsfield, Mntg, Wls
christening: 1808 Dec 4
Broniarth Lower, Guilsfield, Montgomeryshire, Wales
AFN: 4PVM-PH

Parents
father: David DAVIES (AFN: 4PVM-S1 )
mother: Elizabeth DAVIES (AFN: )

Marriages (1)
spouse: Ann GRIFFITHS (AFN: )
marriage: 1827 Dec 31
Llandysilio, Montgomeryshire, Wales

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 4 Feb 2011 16:50

tried to find David Davies - just under 44,000 David Davies' Montgomeryshire on the census!!!

Eirwen

Eirwen Report 4 Feb 2011 17:00

If only we had a less commom name to look up. I have been looking for months . I have all the family up to Margaret and Thomas. and would love to go further back thankyou for looking for me .

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 4 Feb 2011 17:02

tell me about it - I have Williams in Wales!!!

Eirwen

Eirwen Report 4 Feb 2011 17:08

I have also got Williams in caernarvon and farmers but have being able to get back to 1765. They farm was passed down the family and the great grand children were living there in 1911.

Eileen

Eileen Report 4 Feb 2011 17:44

Hi Eirwen, have you tried to get their marriage certificate? Certficates are available from GRO after 1837.

There is also the possibility of parish records in the area they resided.

I have got a wealth of information on my Welsh side of the family from the archival records in Conwy and a copy of a marriage certificate which took place in 1833 which had the name of the parents on. I also found a certificate dated 1828 which unfortunately was not related, so you can go further back in time. These were church records i might add.

Sorry cannot help further, but its worth a try - good luck.