Family Trecynon Aberdare

[ElRow]

I'm searching for the Evans family from Trecynon/Aberdare region. John and Hannah Evans had six children - William John, Phoebe, Martha, Sarah, Margaret Rose and Mary Anna ( who died young). I cannot find them on any of the censuses. The only date I know of is Sarah, my grandmother's date of birth - in 1882 and death - in 1953.

[Vicky]

After much searching, I think I may have found your family in the 1891 census.

Some details were a bit difficult to read on my copy, but I have provided the census reference to enable the details to be verified on the census fiche.
Sarah's age is shown as 4, though. Perhaps a mistake was made when transcribing a '9' from the original householder's census return

RG12/4444 folio 45 page34 sched203
Cwmdare, Aberdare, Glamorgan

22 Ann Street

EVANS, John       Head   M   45   -      Carmarthenshire      Welsh
EVANS, Anna       Wife   M   35 or 38?      Carmarthenshire      Welsh
EVANS, Mary Ann   Daur      10 12 or 14?      Aberdare, Glam      Both
EVANS, Wm John    Son      8         Aberdare, Glam      Both
EVANS, Pheobe     Daur      6         Aberdare, Glam      Both
EVANS, Sarah      Daur      4         Aberdare, Glam      Both
EVANS, M J       Daur      2         Aberdare, Glam      Both
EVANS, John D     Lodger   S   20   Coal Miner   Carmarthenshire      Welsh

[ElRow]

Thank you SO much Vicky. I've learnt so much from your researches. It's also encouraged me to find out about Anna by great grandmother having found out she came from Carmarthenshire. Family word has it she was decended from General Picton, of Picton castle, Pembs.

[Vicky]

Don't know if you have these details, but this looks like the same family in the 1881 census:

Aberdare, Glamorgan
21 Windsor St
RG11/5320    Folio 37    Page 29
John EVANS   M   35    M   Llanwneu, Carmarthen, Wales Rel:Head Occ: Collier
Ann EVANS   M   25    F   Llanboidy, Carmarthen, Wales Rel: Wife
Mary A. EVANS   U   7 m   F   Aberdare, Pembroke, Wales Rel:Daur
Ann EDWARDS   U   29    F   Llanboidy, Carmarthen, Wales Rel: Boarder Occ: Tip Girl

[source: LDS FamilySearch website]

[ElRow]

You are great! Thank you so much. It helps so much to have a date of birth to use when you're dealing with a name like John Evans. Good luck with your research.