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Wales (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Wales => Pembrokeshire => Topic started by: Westy11 on Sunday 22 February 15 05:45 GMT (UK)
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Hi All
According to Census records Thomas Rees was born about 1837 at Tenby Co, Pembroke abt 1838. According to his marriage certificate for 1871 to Eleanor Jane Morgan, his father was John Rees a Mariner.
Hoping for some assistance to locate Thomas's birth/baptism/parents please. Also what Parish is incorporated in Tenby please or are there a number of Parishes?
Westy11
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Genuki is an excellent resource for parish info, here's the entry for Tenby
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/PEM/Tenby/
The Tenby parish church baptisms have been transcribed for FreeReg. There is a Thomas son of John & Ann, but his baptism is 27 Dec 1832. If he 'lost' a few years on marrying a younger woman, this could be a possible. There's also a Thomas son of John & Susannah bp 13 Mar 1831. No occupations show on the transcriptions. I've checked the marriages, & John who married Ann is noted as a mason, so not that one.
Have you looked for his Coastguard records? These can have very helpful info. There's someone on the boards who is very knowledgeable on coastguards by name of Crimea.
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1841 census
Quay, St Mary's In Liberty, Borough of Tenby HO107/1452/1 folio 5 pg 2
Susanah Rees 45 female servant
Sarah 12
Thomas 10
all born in county
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1851 census
Crackwell St, Tenby HO107/2476 folio 75 pg 35
John Rees head mar 53 shipwright
Susannah wife 57
Sarah Tasker dau mar 22
Thomas Rees son 20 fisherman
William Cale visitor 8
Matilda Wilkins visitor 8 months
all born Tenby
Forget this one, he's still in Tenby in 1881 married to Martha.