My name is Alan PAUL, I live in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. I have
joined this list looking to see if I can find any information on the
family listed below. The Francis J. F. BLEW aged 18 in the 1881 census
I believe married a daughter of my Great Grandfather's brother (John
and his wife Sarah WRIGHT), a Agnes WRIGHT. I have found a Frank and
Agnes BLEW the 1891 census living in the The Marsh, High Wycombe,
Buckinghamshire. In this census his birthplace is given as Denbigh
Wales.
I know nothing about this family other than what was in a letter My
Grandfather Walter WRIGHT wrote to his wife in about 1917 while in the
U.K. working as a WW1 munitions worker. My Grandfather was born in
High Wycome in 1873 and came out to Australia in approximately 1885 or
1886 after his father died. He then lost all contact with his family,
but re-established contact again when he returned to England during
WW1. He wrote to his wife about visiting a Mr and Mrs BLEW and their
son in Maidstone, who he stated was a daughter of Sarah WRIGHT. John
WRIGHT died in about 1888.
Another interesting point is that the family originally came from
Devon. The youngest son's name is Horace Elford BLEW. My wife has
family that came from Devon with the name of ELFORD and it would be
interesting in looking into this to see if there may be a connection
here as well.
See Census Details.
Dwelling: Pear Tree Cottage Rhostyllen
Census Place: Esclusham Below, Denbigh, Wales
Source: FHL Film 1342326 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 5518 Folio 61
Page 14
Marr Age Sex Birthplace
Francis Thomas Fincher BLEW M 44 M Ivybridge, Devon, England
Rel: Head Occ: Paper Maker
Hannah BLEW M 42 F Bersham, Denbigh, Wales
Rel: Wife
Francis J. F. BLEW U 18 M Bersham, Denbigh, Wales
Rel: Son Occ: Paper Makers Apprentice
Harriet Maria BLEW U 16 F Bersham, Denbigh, Wales
Rel: Daur
Thomas Harry BLEW 14 M Bersham, Denbigh, Wales
Rel: Son Occ: Monitor at Bersham Board School
Morris Gladstone BLEW 12 M Bersham, Denbigh, Wales
Rel: Son Occ: Scholar
Ada H.C. BLEW 10 F Bersham, Denbigh, Wales
Rel: Daur Occ: Scholar
Louis BLEW 8 M Esclusham Below, Denbigh, Wales
Rel: Son Occ: Scholar
Lille Maud BLEW 5 F Esclusham Below, Denbigh, Wales
Rel: Daur Occ: Scholar
Horace Elford BLEW 3 M Esclusham Below, Denbigh, Wales
Rel: Son Occ: Scholar
I would welcome any information on any of the paeople mentioned in
thsi email.
TIA
Regards
Alan Wallace Paul
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
alanpaul(a)bigpond.net.au
http://awp44.homestead.com/HomePage.html