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One Name Studies: T to Z / Re: WAGSTAFF, All
« on: Monday 21 May 12 22:20 BST (UK)  »
Hi Nealninja,
I don't know if the following is of interest to you but the Wagstaffs that I am researching were born in Herefordshire and moved to South Wales.

Thomas Wagstaff born 1835 in Much Cowarne Herefordshire, married Elizabeth Jones in 1860 having 7 children and lived in Herefordshire. She died in 1875 and shortly after Thomas married Maria Cooke having 9 children.

Thomas died in 1898 and in 1901 Maria Wagstaff was living at Ysgwyddgwyn (now called Deri) in South Wales with sons Albert (22), Ernest (17), George (15) and daughters Sarah (21), Annie (13).

In 1911 Maria was living in Bargoed South Wales (not far from Deri) with sons Albert (33), Charles (29), George (24) and Annie (23). Ernest Wagstaff was also living in Bargoed at a different address and married to Ethel with a son Francis Thomas (2).

After 1911 I have not got any further information on these Wagstaffs. My ancestor was a female Wagstaff who married and became a Phelps.

I don't know if these are the Wagstaffs that you are interested in as I am sure that there were many others in different parts of South Wales.
Best wishes

Homerdaddy


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One Name Studies: T to Z / Re: WAGSTAFF, All
« on: Monday 07 February 11 22:26 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Grothenwell

A few years ago you queried why Thomas Wagstaff had the name Tarvin as his place of birth instead of Suckley on the 1871 census. I have been looking at the census return and it looks to me as if the place of birth could be Froom. There is a place called Bishops Frome nearby and on page 3 of the 1871 census someone's place of birth is shown as Bishop's Froom.

Sorry if this is old news for you but I am just starting with my research and he is an ancestor of mine too.

Best wishes

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Place of birth changes
« on: Thursday 16 September 10 19:53 BST (UK)  »
Hi
Thanks for the response. We don't realise that we may be confusing someone in perhaps 2 hundred years in the future!

Regards

Homerdaddy

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Family History Beginners Board / Place of birth changes
« on: Thursday 16 September 10 18:26 BST (UK)  »
I have been finding that some of my ancestors appear to show different places of birth on consecutive census returns and I wondered why.

Then I realised that I cannot remember what I put on my last census return.

For instance someone could have been born in hospital in Newport but their parents lived in Rogerstone.
Would they put their place of birth as Newport or Rogerstone or Monmouthshire or Gwent or Wales? And would they remember in 10 years time what they put?

Homerdaddy

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One Name Studies: T to Z / Re: WAGSTAFF, All
« on: Monday 13 September 10 18:47 BST (UK)  »
Hi
I believe that we share ancestors, as my Great Grandmother was a Wagstaff . Your various posts have helped me to fill in some gaps in my research.

Thank you

Homerdaddy

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