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Joseph Williams

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pamela

pamela Report 21 Jan 2013 10:05

HI ,is there any one out there who knows any thing about a Joseph williams who married a catherine elizabeth hawkes in swansea glamorganshire in 1909 and his ancestors as i have drawn a blank just about everywhere!
Pam.

jax

jax Report 21 Jan 2013 10:07

Do you have the marriage cert, which should give the name of his father if known?

Researching:
Nothing much

jax

jax Report 21 Jan 2013 10:11

1911 Wales Census
about Joseph Williams
Name: Joseph Williams
Age in 1911: 28
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1883
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales
Civil parish: Swansea
County/Island: Glamorgan
Country: Wales
Street Address: 68 Dinas Street Plasmarl Near Swansea
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 1
Estimated Marriage Year: 1910
Occupation: General Labourer
Registration district: Swansea
Registration District Number: 594
Sub-registration district: Llangafelach
ED, institution, or vessel: 11
Household schedule number: 264
Piece: 32748
Household Members: Name Age
Joseph Williams 28
Catherine Elizabeth Williams 28
Priscilla Mary Williams 9/12



Researching:
Nothing much

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 21 Jan 2013 10:27

Where have actually looked, Pamela?

With such a common name, you need documents to aid your quest..........

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 21 Jan 2013 10:32

Ancestry links the 1911 posted above to this...............BUT, please do not rely on it, without getting verification

1901 Wales Census

Name: Joseph Williams
Age in 1901: 19
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1882
Relation: Son
Mother's Name: Mary Williams
Gender: Male
Where born: Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales
Civil parish: Swansea
Ecclesiastical parish: Llangyfelach
County/Island: Glamorgan
Country: Wales

Registration district: Swansea
Sub-registration district: Llangafelach
ED, institution, or vessel: 14
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 200
Piece: 5072
Folio: 47
Page Number: 37
Household Members:
Name Age
Mary Williams 58
John Williams 30
Jane Williams 23
James Williams 22
Joseph Williams 19
Benjamin Lees 24

pamela

pamela Report 3 Feb 2013 18:06

sorry i have been so long getting back to you both, thanks for the info i am very new and green yet .Iam getting birth certs which i hope will give me the info i need but the info you both posted is pretty much the same and looks like my grand father of whom i new nothing as my father died when i was a child so i am hoping to find some family out there .