Laugharne family - Swansea

[Bilham]

 :)Hello
This is my first ever posting here so please forgive me if this all goes wrong!
I'm researching the Laugharne family which is one of the branches of my tree.  I have reasonable clarity on an Evangeline (Eva) Laugharne.  She was born in Fishguard, Pembrokeshire on 13 September 1857.  Her parents were William Laugharne (b Fishguard 1819 and Ann Griffiths b 1819).  William's parents were John Laugharne and Grace but I have no further details (eg maiden name of wife and earlier ancestors).  Ann's parents were William Griffiths and Harriet but again no further details (eg maiden name of wife and earlier ancestors).  This is as far as I can research at the moment.

The surname "Laugharne" isn't that common so I am hoping others will be able to help.  By the way, when searching on Ancestry many of the Laugharnes have been transcribed as "Langham"! It took me ages to spot this.

Bilham

[Morganllan]

Hello
Found William and Ann Laugharne in 1881 in Swansea? They were at 39 Underhill St, Swansea, and Evangeline and husband appear to be visiting.

William Laugharne Head Age 60 born Dinas, Pembroke Hay & Corn Merchant      
Ann Laugharne Wife Age 61 born Fishguard, Pembroke
Arthur Meylor Gr Son Age 10 born Fishguard, Pembroke
Alfred Jenkins Visitor Age 23 born Swansea, Glamorgan
Evangeline Jenkins Visitor Age 24  born Fishguard, Pembroke

RG11 Piece 5358 Folio 120 Page 62

Morgan

[Morganllan]

Next door at no 40 Underhill St was Ann E Laugharne age 40, a Shipmaster's wife, born in Fishguard

Which records do you have already and for which Swansea records do you need help? 

modified - should have said Welcome to Rootschat 

[Morganllan]

Ann Laugharne died at Swansea in 1896 age 75
Swansea Vol 11a Page 530

William Laugharne died in Swansea in 1898 age 77
Swansea Vol 11a 461

[Bilham]

 :)Wow.  Thanks Morganllan.  I'm taken aback that someone has replied so quickly.  I had them in 1881 with Eva and her husband Alfred staying with them overnight.  I'll have a look at the record for next door and see if I can place Ann E Laugharne.  They had a daughter called Ann E but she was born in 1852 so would only be 29 in 1881??

On the deaths, I had William dieing in 1906 in Cardiganshire but the one you found is more compelling.  I need to get the death cert to check.  Thanks very much for finding this.

What I need to do is three things.

1 To trace back John Laugharne and his wife Grace; I have no records on them.

2 To trace back Ann Griffiths' parents, William and Harriett; again I have no records on them.

3 Finally, and most interestingly, I'm sure there is a tale to be discovered around Evangeline (I'm related to her).  In December 1880 she married Alfred Benjamin Jenkins.  (They had a son - Ernest William on 10th July 1881 - ie Eva was pregnant when she married Alfred).  Tragically Alfred died on 13th April 1886 aged only 28.  He died at Bennett St, Landore of "Cerebral apoplexy - 2 hours asphyxia".  His father was present at the death.  This is the third thing I'd like to research.  How did he die? Are there any newspaper articles covering this?

(Actually, there's a fourth to research and that is that Eva then appears in September 1901 in Sheffield marrying Thomas Richard Thornton - how did she get there?  What happened to encourage her to move from Swansea to Sheffield with her young son Ernest?

Thanks

Bilham

[Morganllan]

Bilham,

Ann E in 1881 is likely to be a daughter-in-law of William and Ann.

Re. John Laugharne and Grace, it's probably best to post a new thread on Pembrokeshire Forum (with a link to this post). Same for William and Harriet Griffiths, as they seem to be Pembrokeshire based rather than Swansea.

Interesting but in 1888 there a couple of references to Evangeline Jenkins in the Cambrian News (see index)

17 August 1888     SWANSEA POLICE COURT EVIDENCE. MRS EVANGELINE JENKINS.
19 October 1888  GLAMORGAN SESSIONS: EVANGELINE JENKINS -V- THOMAS BROWN - THEFT AT LANDORE.

you should be able to get copies from Swansea Archives. Cambrian Index link:

http://www.swansea.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=6197   

If this is the same lady, no wonder she left Swansea 

Best Wishes
Morgan

[Morganllan]

Here's the death notice but it may not say very much from previous experience:

16 April 1886
APRIL 13, AT HIS HOME,THE ALMA HOTEL,LANDORE,ALFRED B.JENKINS, AGED 26,THE SON OF PHILIP JENKINS,BELLEVUE STREET SWANSEA.

[Bilham]

Morganlllan

Thanks you're a star!  I've fired an email off to the Cambrian Index to get a copy.  I'm guessing that there must be some way of getting a transcript of the case and I've asked if they know how but as you seem to be "in the know" do you know how to get case transcripts?

On the death notice, the interesting thing is that his home is an hotel.  I've tried searching the Cambrian to see if there is any mention of him around that time, but nothing.  I would have thought such a death would get into the papers though.

I'll post in the Pembrokeshire to see what I get.

Bilham

[Morganllan]

Bilham
I'm not familiar with Court records but found this link for Swansea Archives:

http://www.swansea.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=27309

Good luck with the Pembrokeshire thread 

Morgan