Hi Enid,
Thanks for your reply and particularly for your kind offer to have a look in
the Record Office. I do not have an exact date of marriage but the entry I
found for the marriage of a John EDWARDS and a Margaret JONES was for the
December quarter in Bala. Would that record be held in Dolgellau, or does Bala
have its own RO ?
The tradition of using names over and over again within families is
confusing, I agree, but on the other hand the fact that you have 3 of the names that
occur in my Edwards family may indicate that they are from the same
background.
Also, on one of the censuses, the 1871 I think, someone was able to tell me
that John Edwards' birthplace was given as Llanycil. Perhaps if the two
parishes are close or if the boundaries changed at some point that may explain
why the 1881 says he was born in Llanuwchlyn.
Thanks again,
Stay warm!
Judith
In a message dated 27/02/2006 11:26:31 GMT Standard Time,
ef.williams(a)ukonline.co.uk writes:
Hi Judith,
My Edwardses seem to be located mostly in Llanycil and Llanfor parishes, but
there may well be some in Llanuwchllyn as well!
With regard to family naming patterns, I have an Ellis, a Winifred and a
Lillian. I find that families used the same names over and over again,
which, obviously leads to a lot of confusion!
I hope to go to the Record Office in Dolgellau tomorrow - weather permitting
(there's a promise of snow). Can you give me the exact date of the marriage
in 1858? I will look it up to see if there is anything else that might help
you.
Enid.
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From: <Jandaleva(a)aol.com>
To: <WLS-MERIONETHSHIRE-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2006 3:10 PM
Subject: [MER] EDWARDS - Bala area
Hello everyone,
especially to John R. Edwards, and Enid, who have recently joined in the
Edwards discussion.
Since I am having a problem going back in time from my G-Grandfather, John
C. EDWARDS, who was born in Llanuwchllyn in about 1836/7 I am wondering if
anyone may recognise his descendants. It seems an odd way to go about
things
but I am quite stuck and grasping at straws really.
John EDWARDS married Margaret JONES
During the last few days I have been trawling the BMD and the only
marriage
I can find for these names are in Bala - 1858.
I know that by 1862 John and Margaret were living in Liverpool and their
first of 9 children was born that year. They must have continued living
in
Liverpool for a few more years before moving to Seacombe in the
Wirral.
Here is
a brief rundown of their appearance on the 1881 census (in
Cheshire)
John EDWARDS Head 44 (born Llanuwchllyn) MER
Margaret EDWARDS wife 40 (born CAE)
Margaret E. EDWARDS daughter 18 born Liverpool
John W. EDWARDS son 16 born Liverpool
Mary C. EDWARDS daughter 13 born Liverpool
Robert EDWARDS son 11 born Seacombe, Cheshire
Llewellyn EDWARDS son 9 born Seacombe, Cheshire
Samuel EDWARDS son 7 born Seacombe, Cheshire
Ellis W. EDWARDS son 3 born Seacombe, Cheshire (My grandfather)
Winnefred EDWARDS daughter 1 born Seacombe, Cheshire
one more daughter was born in 1882:
Lillian EDWARDS
Perhaps if anyone recognises this family it may be a way for me to get
back
to earlier generations. It's worth a try, anyway!
Thanks,
Judith