I'm having difficulty finding the correct age of my grgrgrandmother, Margaret
WILLIAMS, born LLANELLY, because there's no consistency from one census to another.
She could have been born at any time between 1841 and 1848. On her marriage certificate
her father is shown as James WILLIAMS, a miner, and that's the only information I have
to go on to find her family in 1851 and 1861. From that, I believe the family shown below
is her family.
Margaret married William LEWIS, born 1831 KIDWELLY, Carms., in 1868 in PONTYPRIDD,
Mid-Glam., and they lived in PENYGRAIG/PENRHIWFER, Mid-Glam., in 1871 and until they both
died. Most other family members settled in the Rhondda.
Does anyone have a connection to this family, or any information which could either prove
or disprove that the Margaret in the following censuses is not the same person who settled
in PENYGRAIG/PENRHIWFER.
1851 census (Living in Gelli-felen, Llanelly)
James WILLIAMS h 34 coal miner Born MON, Aberystruth
Charlotte " w 29 Born BRE, Llanelly
Margaret " d 3 Born BRE, Llanelly
John " s 1 Born BRE, Llanelly
1861 census (Living in Racehorse Pub. House, Llamarch)
James WILLIAMS h 44
Charlotte " w 38
Margaret " d 13 scholar
John " s 11 " Born BRE, Llanelly
Ann " d 9 " Born BRE, Llanelly
Thanks in anticipation.
Gwyn Williams
(Mid-Glam)