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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 10 Sep 2018 14:25

New thread regarding
Charles wesley Davies 1972 wrexham&Amanda Edwards

https://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/living_relatives/thread/1373707

Katy

Katy Report 10 Sep 2018 12:49

Sorry yes I understand now. That seems more likely then doesn’t it. Aww what a shame I was hoping that Rhiannon would still be alive. Do I need to upgrade to be able to get links and things to link to her? Like children she may of had? I think Ernest that she married could be my fathers birth father as he was never mentioned the paper work says he was a married man and was older than Rhiannon and Ernest who Rhiannon marries in 1971 is a lot older than her... possibility?! I’ve tried searching for children but there are a lot of children that have the same surname ????
Katy

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 9 Sep 2018 17:11

Well she may have been 27 in 1962 but was still to have a blrthday the same year

The other one I posted didn't marry til 1971 and died in 1985

She was born to mmn Edwards too

Births Jun 1934 (>99%)
Edwards Rhiannon Edwards Dolgelley 11b 480

And you notice she is with her mum and brother on the 1939 register that I posted


This is the birth of the brother

Births Jun 1927
Edwards Robert I Edwards Bala 11b 519

His death
England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007 No Image

Name: Robert Iorwerth Edwards
Death Age: 71
Birth Date: 30 Apr 1927
Registration Date: Jul 1998
Registration district: Denbighshire North
Inferred County: Clwyd
Register Number: A103
District and Subdistrict: 8111A

Dob matches the 1939 record

So this seems to be the right family as the mum was single and she had a son as well as Rhiannon This ties with the info you have in the adoption papers

Katy

Katy Report 9 Sep 2018 16:14

Thank you for your replies
I’ve gone through the adoption paperwork. Her name in 1962 was still edwards as that’s the surname given on the paperwork in 1962. She was 27 when she gave birth to my dad in March 1962. The paper says that Rhiannon was born out of wedlock and only lived with her mother and brother and that my father wasn’t her only child to have been adopted. My dad also recalls his birth mother contacted the adoption agency to ask for contact with him when he was 16 or 18 so this puts her still alive in 1978-80 time. His birth father was a married man who was 45 years old but she hasn’t put his name. I only gathered she was from Bala as she’s the only Rhiannon born in 1935

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 9 Sep 2018 14:04

There is another one born Merionethshire

1939 register

View 1939 England and Wales Register
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Name: Rhiannon Edwards
[Rhiannon Davies]
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
Birth Date: 1 Jun 1934
Residence Year: 1939
Address: Cefn Prys
Residence Place: Penllyn, Merionethshire, Wales
Occupation: At School
Schedule Number: 86
Sub Schedule Number: 5
Enumeration District: ZQFA
Registration district: 625/2
Household Members:
Name
Henry R Jones
John M Jones
Ellen Edwards born 9.12.1900
Robert I Edwards born 30.4.1927
Rhiannon Edwards born 1.6.1934



Name: Rhiannon Edwards
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1971
Registration district: Merioneth East
Inferred County: Merionethshire
Spouse: Ernest W Davies
Volume Number: 8c
Page Number: 8


Sadly if this is the right lady she has passed away


Rhiannan Davies
Death Age: 51
Birth Date: 1 Jun 1934
Registration Date: Dec 1985
Registration district: Glyndwr
Inferred County: Clwyd
Volume: 24
Page: 491

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 9 Sep 2018 13:50

So Riannon O Edwards can't be the right lady as she died as a baby

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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! Report 9 Sep 2018 08:52

She was registered as Edwards and then Evans once her mother married:

Marriages Dec 1935
Edwards Gwen Evans Merioneth E. 11b 803
Evans John T Edwards Merioneth E. 11b 803

This ties in with that 1939 record and explains why Rhiannon is missing,

Rose

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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! Report 9 Sep 2018 08:50

Does the adoption file say she is Rhiannon O born in 1935?

I ask because the following birth registrations all look to be the same Rhiannon who then dies.

Bala became Merioneth E district in October 1935.

Births Sep 1935
Edwards Rhiannon O Owen Bala 11b 454
Evans Rhiannon O Owen Merioneth e. 11b See D'35
Births Dec 1935
Evans Rhiannon O Owen Merioneth E. 11b 413

Deaths Dec 1935
Evans Rhiannon O 0 Merioneth E. 11b

Rose

Elizabeth

Elizabeth Report 9 Sep 2018 03:32

sent PM with possible marriage for Rhiannon

Katy

Katy Report 8 Sep 2018 19:15

My father was told that once she had given birth to him she moved back in with her mum dad and brother on their farm. Presumably wales. My dad was born March 1962. She was 27 at this time. My dads father was a married man that’s why he was given up for adoption, apparently my dad wasn’t her only child to be adopted . Or so we are lead to believe. She did try to contact my father when he was 16 but he had his ‘mum and dad’ then. It’s only since his ‘sister’ passing that he has become interested in where he’s come from. I do hope I can find them for him. I’ve messaged them with Rhiannon on their trees. Fingers crossed.

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 8 Sep 2018 17:59

Yes, do search for the other names. Although Edwards is quite common, some of your potential family have more uncommon ones.

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 8 Sep 2018 17:49

Although it’s debatable if the Rhiannon who gave birth in Chester is the same person who married in Chelsea, it could conceivably happen.
Unmarried mothers were often ‘sent away’ to have their child out of area.

Christopher’s birth was registered sometime in the months Jan, Feb or Mar. Obviously you know the exact date.
The Chelsea marriage took place during July, Aug or Sept.
There’s enough time to go back to the area where she was living & marry someone she was already courting. He might not have been Christopher’s biological father.

Katy

Katy Report 8 Sep 2018 17:47

Wow thank you so much for all this help. This is amazing. I’ll do that now. Do you think I should search for siblings too? Maybe see if they married and do a Facebook search?
Katy x

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 8 Sep 2018 17:36

You asked how to search trees
Near the top of the page, on the right, is the word Search next to a magnifying glass.
Click on that.
Select Search all member trees
On the next page, enter Rhiannon Edwards 1935. Don’t bother with a place of birth.

There are 4 results, 3 of which seem to be the same person with different accounts. They may have taken out 3 seperate ‘free’ trials. She has the birth as Llandudno so it could be a different Rhiannon or she’s just guessed. ‘Your’ Rhiannon is the only birth registered anywhere in 1935.
The other tree just says Wales

Click the Find out more button to send the tree owner a message.

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 8 Sep 2018 11:53

Sadly this is the mum

Gwen Evans
Death Age: 64
Birth Date: 19 Jun 1906
Registration Date: Dec 1970
Registration district: Merioneth east
Inferred County: Merionethshire
Volume: 8c
Page: 12
Again a bit early for the informant to be any help I would think

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 8 Sep 2018 11:49

Details of brothers and sisters have been posted in above replies

Katy

Katy Report 8 Sep 2018 11:17

I know that Rhiannon has or had a brother too but I cant find any more info on his name etc. I’m literally stuck I don’t know what I’m doing. So new to it all. Haha. How do I search for family trees etc?
Thank you for your help x

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 8 Sep 2018 10:52

Marriages Sep 1957
EDWARDS Margaretta GARTSIDE Merioneth E. 8c 7

Gartside Robert d

passed away too long ago to help i think

Name: Margaretta Gartside
Death Age: 56
Birth Date: 7 Jun 1932
Registration Date: Nov 1988
Registration district: Manchester
Inferred County: Greater Manchester
Volume: 38
Page: 1508

Doesn't appear to have had children

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 8 Sep 2018 10:36

looks like mother had re marred but no Rhiannon with them

Evans Household (5 People) Coedylon Cottage Llanuwchllyn , Penllyn R.D., Merionethshire, Wales

First name(s) Last name(s) DOB Occupation
Margaretta (Gartside) Edwards 07 Jun 1932 At School
John Thomas Evans 28 Sep 1901 General Labourer Road Worker
Gwen Evans 19 Jun 1906 House Duties
John Leslie Evans 08 Jan 1937 Under School Age
Evans M (Catherine) Edwards 29 Apr 1931 At School

Births Mar 1937
Evans John L O Owen Merioneth E. 11b 406

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 8 Sep 2018 10:20

parents ??

Marriages Jun 1931
Edwards William L Owen Bala 11b 681
Owen Gwen Edwards Bala 11b 681