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Interested in the 1841 MerthyrTydfil census.
I am looking for a Thomas Rees, born approx 1838 (age 2,3,4)
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Ann Williams, born approx 1840 (age 1,2)
I do not know anything about parent's names. Both of these people were supposed to have been born in Merthyrl Tydfil.
Terri
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Hello with regards to Thomas Rees, I think more information may have to be found in order to narrow the search down:
Glamorgan 1841 Census
M = Merthyr
M 24 013 060 PWLLYWHAIADD REES THOMAS 3M - YES
M 26 047 046 TAIR POUND REES THOMAS 1 - YES
M 44 025 053 MOUNTAIN REES THOMAS 1 - YES
M 63 042 006 NANT Y RWCH REES THOMAS 1 - YES
M 41 013 069 TROEDYRHIW MILL REES THOMAS 2 - YES
M 48 031 051 JOHN STREET REES THOMAS 3 - YES
M 56 044 032 YEW TREE FARM HOUSES REES THOMAS 3 - YES
M 39 005 010 TOMMY CAERPHILLY'S HSS.REES THOMAS 4 - YES
M 34 034 132 TRAMROAD SIDE REES THOMAS 6 - YES
M 44 022 027 PENYRHEOL REES THOMAS 6 - YES
No doubt the same can be said for Ann Williams.
Sorry that this is of no real help to you.
Regards and best wishes Jen
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Thank you for your attempts.
Any suggestions on how to narrow down such a common name?
I have tried to search for marriage information on
Thomas Rees and Ann Williams. I am a descendent of their daughter Maria who was born Sept 9, 1859. I have not yet been successful in this attempt.
Maria was born on the Tram Road North of Merthyr .
Terri
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Do you have the Glamorgan 1861 Census information for them?
I have found a match for your Maria and her parents:
Glamorgan 1861 Census, 4060 1861 CENSUS OF GARTH DISTRICT. REF.R.G.9/4060, E.D.23. Piece: 4060 Folio: 043 Schedule: 043. Address: BRECON ROAD 80
REES THOMAS Head of Household Married age 23 Occupation Coal Miner Born Merthyr (Tydfil) GLA c1838
REES ANN Wife Married age 21 Born Merthyr (Tydfil) GLA c1840
REES MARIA Daughter Unmarried age 1 GLA Born Merthyr (Tydfil) c1860
As no other children are listed on the Census entry I looked within the Free BMD website but found no match using both names. With just using Thomas's name & searching for a marriage around 1858-1861 I yielded these results:
Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Marriages Dec 1858
Rees Thomas Merthyr Tydfil 11a 560
Rees Thomas Merthyr Tydfil 11a 482
Marriages Jun 1859
Rees Thomas Merthyr T 11a 473
Marriages Dec 1859
Rees Thomas Merthyr Tydfil 11a 478
It may be worth your while visiting your local records office to view the GRO marriage entries using these Quarter and years (above) as starter points, If you find an Ann Williams with the same Reference as one of the above Thomas Rees's then you have a match. As you are dealing with common surnames for the area I can only see this as a way of narrowing down your search for your ancestors marriage. None of these may match at all, but at least you have a starting point.
If you are not in the position to visit an England or Wales records office you can also access the marriage indexes via: http://www.1837online.com/Trace2web/ as these are complete (not like the Free BMD) but this is a pay per view site and can be quite costly especially when trawling through such names are Williams and Rees.
Hope some of this helps you in your search
Jen :D
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yes, I have that census.
That is where I got the approximate age of Thomas and Ann.
Terri
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Thomas Rees married Ann Williams 30th March 1859 at Merthyr Tydfil Registry office - this looks to be the most promising :)
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WOW!
I'll give this a try!
Thank you!
Terri
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NigelG
Would that possibly be volume 11 page 473?
Terri
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Have sent you a PM re this :)