Hi all,
My first time on a Wales list, and I am hoping for success.
I am tracing the MATTHIAS family for my next door neighbour who
is 60 in Oct. as a surprise. Here is what I know.
. Thomas MATTHIAS married Alice GRINDLEY in 1911, the freebmd
has Wrexham as the issuing office.
. There 3 Thomas Matthias in the BMDs, Mar 1882, Dec 1885 and
Dec 1891, each could be mine.
. The 1901 census shows 3 candidates, aged 19 from Broughton,
aged 19 from Gwersyllt and aged 15, from Brymbo, Denbigh.
. I suspect Alice was not from the immediate area as I cannot
find her on the 1901 census there.
This is always the difficult period back to 1901 and I know I can always
buy the certificate to find Thomas' father's name, but if anyone can help at
all, I would be grateful.
Regards, Terry.
Hi Terry
There seems to be no Alice Grindley who would be of marriageable age in 1911 in
the Wales Census.
However, there are a couple of candidates for Alice Grindley in the England 1901
Census:-
Name: Alice Grindley
Birth: abt 1893 - Allscott, Shropshire, England
Residence: 1901 - Allscott, Wrockwardine, Shropshire, England
Name: Alice Grindley
Birth: abt 1883 - Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Residence: 1901 - Chester, Chester, Cheshire, England
(Courtesy of Ancestry)
Another born 1886 was listed in the 1891 Census but not in 1901 so presume
married by then.
There are also several others with additional names hailing from Lancashire &
Shropshire and one for Isle of Man.
Hope this adds to your store of knowledge!
Glenys
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