Hi Everyone,
I am new to the list and am trying to find where my great grandparents came
from in Wales. I have very little information and am hoping someone on the
list could check a census for me.
The family name is Clapp, Joseph and Catherine.
Known facts:
Joseph Clapp was born in England around 1841. He married a Catherine (last
name unknown) who was born in Wales around 1841. Three of their children
were born in Wales and three were born in the United States. There might be
additional children as on the 1900 census, Catherine states that she had
twelve children with three only living. Below are the names of the children
born in Wales.
Mary Anne born around 1864
Martha born around 1866
William born around 1868.
There are several discrepancies on when they came to the U.S. and that is
why I am vague on dates. They show up on the 1870 U.S. Census for Scranton,
Pennsylvania. Joseph's occupation is listed as a miner though in later
census reports, he became a grocer.
If anyone can help with some information on this family, I would greatly
appreciate it. Thanking you in advance for your help,
Lynn Eivers