Dear List,
I wonder if anyone on this list knows anything of this family.I have found a
lot of information with the last members being born about 1910 and as I
would love to try and find some living relatives I don't know where to look
next so am hoping someone might know of this family.
I have a John Smith born Midsomer Norton Somerset 1825 a collier, moving to
Bedwelty Monmouthshire in abt 1850 and marrying Elizabeth Cobley in
1851.John's father was John from MN a collier and mother Hannah Gregory.
Elizabeths father was Samuel Cobley and mother Ann Church.They were living
at Mynnisdiswlyn,Monmouthshire in 1851.
John and Elizabeth had 10 children,and of these I have found 3 marrying at
this stage.
One of them was Ann Smith born 1852 who married Thomas Reed in 1871 and they
had 8 children,They lived in the Bedwelty,Mynnydiswlyn and finally Gelliguer
Glamorgan area.One of their children was Sarah born 1890 who married Daniel
Jones in 1907 and had 2 children,Harry Jones born 1908 and Thomas Jones
born 1910.I don't know if these 2 boys got married.
Samuel Smith born 1863 married Mary Ann Davies in 1882 and had 5
children,They lived in the Gelligear ,Bedwelty area and one of their
children was Hannah born 1890 who in 1909 married Richard Evans and they
had 1 son Richard Samuel Evans born 1910 and dying in 1986. They also appear
to have stayed around the same area.I don't know if Richard was married with
children but he could be a possible line I could follow.
The other one was William Smith born 1866 marrying Susan Boulton in 1900
and having 6 children.They too stayed in the area but in 1911 were in Pengam
Monmouthshire.One of their children was Reuben John Smith born 1908 and
dying 1980 in Blaenau,Gwent. I don't know his marital status either.
If anyone on the list knows anything of any of these families I'd love to
hear from you.
Regards,
Elaine Skehan,
Australia.