The problem could be that it was originally Welsh and also many around this time were not
able to read or write, so spelling words was a guess/challenge to many households. Later
when the translations were done mistakes were made as guess to nearest words were probably
the way they put the findings into English.
This is just a thought. I hope it might help.
Sent from my iPad
On 16 Sep 2013, at 03:35, "Mary Mizzi" <mcjm52(a)bigpond.com> wrote:
Hello List,
This is my first time on this list and hope I might be able to solve a
puzzle I have had for many years.
On the 1861 Census for Cardiff Wales, I found the following:
216. 3 Henry St. William WILLIAMS aged 34 Head
Eleanor WILLIAMS 33 wife. *
( my great Aunt)
217. 3 Henry St. Thomas Hooley 25 *
Mary Anne Hooley 25 * wife (*
my grt grandparents)
Eleanor and Mary Anne are FITZGERALD sisters and their birthplaces are
the puzzle.
They show Eleanor as born at Coal Brook Vale in 1828 (this is wrong
and should be 1823) which we thought was Devon by the extra writing on
the Census but this is incorrect as Coal Brook Vale is a suburb of
Nantyglo. Mary Anne b. Ebbw vale/Abervale.
The Puzzle is...on all other censuses they are shown as b. Ireland.
So if some kind person on this list can check out these births please,
I would be very grateful as I have been looking for this info for
years.
I found their father, Timothy Fitzgerald, b.1784 Ireland, came to
Wales at Abervale in the 1841 Census with the 2 little girls and no
mother. He had boarders with him and think the lady looked after the
girls.
Hope you can help,
Many thanks,
Kind regards,
Mary from sunny and dry North Queensland, Australia.
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