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Just discovered that my husband's family are not as 'Welsh' as I thought

.....apparently some of his WHITTONs or WITTONs were from the Black Country originally

Could some kind soul please check the 1911 Wales census for me ( I don't have FMP) and find John WHITTON ( or WITTON) and family
address would be 26 Dudley Street, Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales
He would be aged around 35.....
wife Edith ( JONES) and there should be around 6 children.... some of which I think may have been born in the Black Country?

I want to find out where they were all born?

Apparently many of the street names in Newport are named after locations in the Black Country!

Many Thanks
Expat

Here they are expat

26 Dudley Street, Newport Mon

WITTON, John Head Married
11 years M 35 1876 Galvanized Shearer Sheet Iron Worker West Bromwich Staffs
WITTON, Edith Wife Married
11 years F 30 1881 Tipton
WITTON, Sarah Daughter F 10 1901 West Bromwich Staffs
WITTON, Edith Daughter F 9 1902 West Bromwich Staffs
WITTON, Violet Daughter F 6 1905 Newport Mon
WITTON, John Son M 4 1907 Newport Mon
WITTON, Tom (Thomas has been crossed out) Son M 2 1909 Newport Mon
WITTON, Emily Daughter F 0 (9 MONTHS) 1911 Newport Mon

I also thought my dad's family were all Welsh until I started my research after he died and discovered they all came from Clent and Netherton. They also made the journey to Newport around 1905, when my Granddad was about 6.

Maggie

Thanks Maggie... That's great...
Exciting to find a whole new load of ancestors to research!
Expat

I agree - I started mine over 12 years ago, so now have most of my close family - it's really nice though to find a new branch and start on another name.

Can I archive this now ?

Maggie

Yes thankyou Maggie
Just need to find some spare time now to research those Wittons!
Expat

expat66 wrote:Yes thankyou Maggie
Just need to find some spare time now to research those Wittons!
Expat

Good luck