Hi Lilian,
Some of the 1861 census records are missing and its probable that yours are
amongst the missing. There is a list on the MonGenes list of all the
missing census records in Monmouthshire. I've just had a look on it and it
says that Trevethin have 7,372 1861 census records missing. The missing
parish records volume numbers are 61V20-61V22.
Jan
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From: "Lilian Fowler" <lilian.fowler(a)ntlworld.com>
Hello everyone, I am once again trying to knock down my frustrating
brick
wall with regards to my 2 x gt. Grandparents Daniel Bassett and Catherine
Williams and would be most grateful for any help or suggestions.
Daniel was born in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire c 1819 and Catherine in
Breckonshire c1817 - Daniel's father was also Daniel and Catherine's
father
was David. They were married St. Cadoc's Church, Trevethin, Mon.
21/112/1839 - I have no records relating to their mothers -
They were certainly still in Wales 1841 and 1851 census, along with their
children, however I have tried many times to find them on the 1861 census
but have had no luck at all .
I think that they were still in the same area in 1861, because in
1866
their
daughter Mary who was then aged 19 or 20 had a child James (no father
given
on the birth certificate recorded in Abersychan, Trevethin, Pontypool) in
1866 and is recorded on the 1871 census as their son instead of grandson
(he
died in 1878) because they do seem to be a very close knit family (their
eldest daughter Elizabeth had married in 1864) they all appear to have
moved together to Stoke on Trent area as they are all recorded on the
subsequent census records with the exception of Catherine who died in 1889
and Daniel who did not die until 1895 and he is my other brick wall as I
can't find him on the 1891 census.