could this be your elizabeth and john in the 1861 census??
Name: Elizabeth Davies
Age: 35
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1826
Relation: Wife
Spouse's Name: John
Gender: Female
Where born: Llanelly, Breconshire, Wales
Civil Parish or Township: Briton Ferry
County/Island: Glamorgan
Country: Wales
Street address: View Image
Condition as to marriage: View Image
Education: View Image
Registration district: Neath
Sub registration district: Neath
ED, institution, or vessel: 4
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 26
Household Members: Name Age
John Davies 33 occupation Puddler
Elizabeth Davies 35
David Davies 5
John Davies 2
Henry Edw Davies 7 Mo
--- On Fri, 4/24/09, Norma Whitaker <normawhitaker(a)q.com> wrote:
From: Norma Whitaker <normawhitaker(a)q.com>
Subject: [POWYS] Powell connections
To: powys(a)rootsweb.com
Date: Friday, April 24, 2009, 1:01 PM
Hello, All,
I wanted to chime in with the search for
Powell connections. I
haven't posted mine to the list in
quite awhile, and thought it might be time to do so
again. I'd be
thrilled if somebody has a connection,
and If anybody would be willing/able to search any
records to take
this family back another generation, I'd be so
grateful.
Maybe Welsh naming conventions will provide a clue.
My 2X great-grandmother was Elizabeth
Powell, born about 1827 in or
near Llanelly, Breconshire. Her father was
William Powell. I don't know anything about her
mother. She married
John Dent Davis/Davies, also born around 1827
in Llanelly, Breconshire. Have been unable to
find their marriage.
Elizabeth and John had five children:
According to birth
certificates, the first two were born in in
Cwmdu, GLAMORGANSHIRE. The family
had returned to
Llanelly, Brecs by the time the last two were born.
David S., born 1856
John, born about 1858
(emigrated to USA with the family, but did
not live to adulthood)
Henry E, born
1861 (possibly spelled Henory)
Ann or Annie,
born 1863
and Mary Pauline,
born 1865.
I have the (US) death certificates for
some of these people. William
Powell's indicates that his parents were Howell and Cecilia
Powell,
but lists them only as from Wales. (Cannot
put my hand on the death
cert just at the moment; may be remembering his mother's
name
incorrectly. If somebody
thinks they might have a connection, I will gladly dig out
the
certificate.)
The family emigrated from Wales to the
US in 1868, settling first in
Kentucky, then after a short time, moving to Allegheny
County PA.
At some point, Elizabeth's father
joined them in the US. He and
Elizabeth and John are buried in the same cemetery
plot in Pittsburgh, PA. (I also have details about
that which I can
share.)
Hopefully,
Norma Whitaker
near Denver, Colorado
USA
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