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samuel edwards shropshire

PostPosted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 8:29 am
by suzy1953
samuel edwards born abt 1840 shropshire he married catherine davies 1876 merther tydfil ,i fail to find them on any census children robert and margeret

Re: samuel edwards shropshire

PostPosted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 8:44 am
by grangers14
Do you have the childrens date of birth? Or Samuels occupation?

Jo :)

Re: samuel edwards shropshire

PostPosted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 9:08 am
by Jimmy
Poss,
1881.
Samuel EDWARDS Head M Male 40 Shropshire, England Shoe Maker
Catherine EDWARDS Wife M Female 34 Doulas, Glamorgan, Wales
Robert J. EDWARDS Son Male 12 Doulas, Glamorgan, Wales Scholar
Margaret J. EDWARDS Daur Female 9 Doulas, Glamorgan, Wales Scholar

High Street.
Ruardean, Gloucester.

Re: samuel edwards shropshire

PostPosted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 9:17 am
by Jimmy
Looks like same one.

1871. Gelligaer, Ecclesiastical parish, St Tyfaelog Pontlottyn, Ysgwyddgwyn, Glamorgan.
Country: Wales
Samuel Edwards 31. Labourer in coal mine. Shrewsbury.
Ellen Edwards 30. Wife. Llanross.
Robert J Edwards 2. Son. Gelligaer, Glamorganshire, Wales.
William Jones 34. Boarder.
Robert Jones 14. Boarder.
John Jones 12. Boarder.

Re: samuel edwards shropshire

PostPosted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 10:14 am
by suzy1953
hi there robert was born 1872 dowlais margeret abt 1870 dowlais hope that helps you i dont know samuels work sorry

Re: samuel edwards shropshire

PostPosted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 10:38 am
by grangers14
Looks like Jimmy has found them for you!
Jo :)

Re: samuel edwards shropshire

PostPosted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 10:39 am
by linell
This family found by Jimmy fit with the birth dates of Robert and Margaret:-

1881.
Samuel EDWARDS Head M Male 40 Shropshire, England Shoe Maker
Catherine EDWARDS Wife M Female 34 Doulas, Glamorgan, Wales
Robert J. EDWARDS Son Male 12 Doulas, Glamorgan, Wales Scholar
Margaret J. EDWARDS Daur Female 9 Doulas, Glamorgan, Wales Scholar

High Street.
Ruardean, Gloucester.

According to the Census Samuel was a Shoe Maker

HTH Linell.

Re: samuel edwards shropshire

PostPosted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 11:07 am
by Jimmy
Jimmy wrote:Looks like same one.

1871. Gelligaer, Ecclesiastical parish, St Tyfaelog Pontlottyn, Ysgwyddgwyn, Glamorgan.
Country: Wales
Samuel Edwards 31. Labourer in coal mine. Shrewsbury.
Ellen Edwards 30. Wife. Llanross.
Robert J Edwards 2. Son. Gelligaer, Glamorganshire, Wales.
William Jones 34. Boarder.
Robert Jones 14. Boarder.
John Jones 12. Boarder.


This looks like Samuels first marriage, fits with the 1871 census.note surname Jones.

Marriages Jun 1868.
Edwards Samuel. Merthyr T. 11a. 527.
Jones Ellen. Merthyr Tydfil. 11a. 527.
Lewis Thomas. Merthyr T. 11a. 527.
Richards Sarah. Merthyr Tydfil. 11a. 527.

Deaths Jun 1875.
Edwards Ellen * Merthyr T. 11a. 2[6_]_. Age 34 on image.

Re: samuel edwards shropshire

PostPosted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 11:11 am
by Jimmy
Births Dec 1868.
EDWARDS Robert James. Merthyr T. 11a. 371.

Poss,
Births Dec 1871.
Edwards Margaret Jane. Merthyr T. 11a. 390.

Re: samuel edwards shropshire

PostPosted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 3:34 pm
by suzy1953
thats great thank you so much sometimes i feel they dont want to be found :-) but they are there the problem is finding them thank you for your time and effort sue

Re: samuel edwards shropshire

PostPosted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 3:48 pm
by Jimmy
No problem, I thought I recognised this family,
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