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I am trying to find a Margaret Williams born' Garndiffaith 'Monmouthshire c. 1851 her father was a collier John Williams . Margaret married George Samson Cooper (a collier from the Forest of Dean) March (9th) 1874 in the parish Church of Llanhilleth. Their eldest son John was born in Wales regd in Pontypool area...they then went to Platt Bridge in Lanc. where 2 daughters were born Mary Ann and Florence Elizabeth. Returned to the Forest of Dean and remained there. Children born in the Forest Glos. area /Annie/Frederick/ Arthur/ Ellen...my grandmother Annie spoke of the Varteg area where she visited with her Mother (Margaret Cooper neeWilliams) The names are so common I have run up against one brick wall after another..)Help please Margaret Newcombe

Can you just clarify, you are looking for Margaret Williams' ancestors?

have you found Margaret in a census with father John and family?

Margaret in the 1901 census for info

Name: Margaret Cooper
Spouse: George Cooper
Birth: abt 1851 - Garndiffath, Monmouthshire, Wales
Residence: 1901 - East Dean, Gloucestershire, England


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garndiffaith

Garndiffaith is a village located in Torfaen, south east Wales. It is a small rural area situated between Talywain and Varteg, three miles north of the town of Pontypool and 3.5 miles south of the town of Blaenavon


trying to figure out what registration district Garndiffaith was in ...............

1881 census

precise info about family members is useful for searching


Name: Margt. Cooper
Age: 28
Estimated birth year: abt 1853
Relation: Wife
Spouse's name: Geo. Cooper
Gender: Female
Where born: Garn, Monmouth, Wales

Civil Parish: Flaxley
County/Island: Gloucestershire
Country: England

Street address: St Whites
Condition as to marriage: Married

Registration district: Westbury On Severn
Sub-registration district: Newnham

Household Members: Name Age
Geo. Cooper 30
Margt. Cooper 28
John Cooper 6
Mary A. Cooper 4
Florence Cooper 1

a possibility in 1871

Name: Margaret William
Birth: abt 1849 - Garndiffarth, Monmouthshire, Wales
Residence: 1871 - Trevethin, Monmouthshire, Wales

a servant in the household of a Thomas(?) Williams aged 27, innkeeper, born Monmouth, there is also an Elizabeth Williams, aged 16, born Garndiffaith

Thank you chrissiex...I have all the census research(and family memory input)...what I cannot find for sure .. John Williams and his wife.. Margaret's parents..there are just so many and I have trawled believe me..I am hoping that one of Margaret's siblings will turn up in someone 's research and I can link up through the back door so to speak...thank you once again for your research...best wishes Margaret

Sorry I did'nt answer one of your questions...several possibilities with John and Margaret on Census' but nothing really concrete...one possibility is Sowhill but the Mothers name is Jane..I feel I would have remembered if my Grandmother Annie had mentioned that name...I do remember her saying a Martha was in the family unfortunately I cannot remember what relation she was...Margaret

Margaret, you may have all the census research, but no one here had seen it.

in order to search fruitfully, all the info available from censues needs to be seen

did you have the 1871 census I suggested? you might have said so then and saved me the time of 'finding' it.


If that is your Margaret, it appears she might have a sister Elizabeth, which could be useful information for searching.

I have obviously missed the point I had hoped to find someone else who was researching the same family and my information would have matched with theirs i am sorry to have bothered you..best wishes margaret

to find if anyone else is researching this family Margaret, use the Search Trees tab top of this page - if you strike lucky you can contact the tree owner

Margaret Williams

England and Wales Census, 1881
birth: 1852 — Garndeffaith, Monmouth, England
residence: Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales

if you read other threads on the discussion boards to familiarise yourself with them or even just read the instructions you will see that it is a rare message that is answered by a related person while 99% of messages are answered by other members offering help

If you go to the _complete_ Trying to Find board .......... click on Trying to Find and then click on Remove_this_filter ........... you will see a post at the top called

HOW TO USE THE 'TRYING TO FIND' BOARD

'There are many volunteer helpers on the ‘Trying to Find’ board who will happily help any member who has hit a brick wall when looking for a certain ancestor or trying to locate lost family. Below are a few helpful hints as to how to get the most out of the ‘Trying to Find’ board. ........'


Ann of green gables the 1881 census youhave posted is not related, Margaret Williams was married to George Cooper in 1874 and I posted the 1881 census for info early in the thread