Robert Rees

[splottboy1]

Sorry, me again.
Whats F M P    ??
I am doing everything with Ancestry.
Colin

[Cas (stallc)]

Sorry, me again.
Whats F M P    ??
I am doing everything with Ancestry.
Colin

Findmypast. They maybe on Ancestry, I don't have a sub for that, but look up the dates/place given above.

[Cas (stallc)]

Sleep well, Welsh history can be difficult with such common names

Recheck to see if it fits your Rees family.

Thomas Bapt https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VF8H-VMB not looked for all children

1851 Rees family https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SG82-288
Likely 1841 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7W4-2T6

Think this is a very likely marriage

EDWARD REES
Marriage 28 Sep 1828
Marriage place   SWANSEA, ST JAMES
Spouse Mary Gibbon

bapts on familysearch for these who are named first name then .....Gibbon-Rees, that fits with family on census, also after July 1838 you can check Mmn on the new GRO index, register and it's free to use. https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp

Name:   Mother's Maiden Surname:    
REES, LEWIS  GIBBON     Mmn GIBBON     
GRO Reference: 1848  M Quarter in SWANSEA UNION  Volume 26  Page 506

Lewis bapt https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X1YQ-PS9 father occ painter.
Bapt William https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X1YQ-WHK

Wonder if William went to the states https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNFC-SRY
records a death date at Bapt of 1843

Just to add only a possible Bapt of Mary Gibbon, dau of Lewis Gibbon https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCBY-VYB
 
Cas

[splottboy1]

Thanks all again, I will check this out ... marvellous !!
I'll gst back to you ...
Colin

[splottboy1]

Hi, I had a very busy day so will probably look at this tomorrow. How interesting it could all turn out, with William perhaps going to the USA [my wifes] ancestor went from Aberkenfig to Pittsburgh about this time on a sailing ship, before returning back to Wales. There is mention of some of my ancestors on the Rees side as being Potters in a lot of the census's, and now a painter, so I was wondering if he could have been a painter of ceramics at the famous Cambrian Pottery in Swansea at that time ?
I will get back to you.
Colin

[Cas (stallc)]

Went over the info

William went to the states https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNFC-SRY recheck above reply...It records a death date at Bapt of 1843, so unlikely. Looks like he was expected to die through illness or injury so was baptised and death was recorded at Bapt.

4 youngest sons were baptised together 1848, think William Gibbon Rees would have been Bapt the same if lived.

A few of the sons followed Edward as sign painters, house painters

Cas

[splottboy1]

Cas, this is such incredible information, which I would never have found out myself, so many thanks for all your efforts in finding it out. I can only presume that being California, it could be "The Gold Rush" which started in 1849, but perhaps its too late for that ?
I just have no idea how you do this so well.
Your right Welsh Ancestry is very difficult with names like Rees, and my wife is an O'Brien and had had similar problems with that surname.
I just read my email to you on Wednesday 15 February, and realised that I was referring to 1941, and it should have read 1841, so sorry for that confusion.
Hope we can keep in touch.
Colin

[splottboy1]

I will be looking at this over the weekend.
Colin

[Cas (stallc)]

I am glad to help were and when can, have been doing Welsh history for a number of years, and have lots of common Welsh names in my tree. The more you do it, your family history 'nose' becomes much better. If the records are there and you continue they will be found.

Have looked at the Rees family forward. Just type in familysearch or Ancestry for Lewis Gibbon Rees or Robert Oliphant Rees (no years) you will be surprised at what info you get.

Glad I could be of help, amongst others. There with always be someone to assist if needed

Cas