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Title: You'd think a name like Iorweth would be easy to find.
Post by: hunkyhywel on Sunday 17 January 16 15:42 GMT (UK)
I'm looking for Iorweth Roberts in 1911 census, can anyone help? Struggling to find his family.

He was married in 1929 to Rosina, registered in Pontypridd but a daughter was born in Ferndale, Rhondda in 1933.
He had a brother William and a sister Lilian
His parents were Edward and Elizabeth

That's all I know I'm afraid, can anyone find him or his parents in 1911?
Title: Re: You'd think a name like Iorweth would be easy to find.
Post by: PaulineJ on Sunday 17 January 16 15:54 GMT (UK)
Is he the lornet Llewellyn registered 1907 ?
Title: Re: You'd think a name like Iorweth would be easy to find.
Post by: Treetotal on Sunday 17 January 16 15:55 GMT (UK)
Sorry but we are not allowed to post details from the 1911 census.
Carol
Title: Re: You'd think a name like Iorweth would be easy to find.
Post by: hunkyhywel on Sunday 17 January 16 16:00 GMT (UK)
Oh, okay, what about pointing me in the direction of it to look it up myself?
Title: Re: You'd think a name like Iorweth would be easy to find.
Post by: mazi on Sunday 17 January 16 16:03 GMT (UK)
Maybe nonsense but is the original a capital I. or a lowercase l

Mike
Title: Re: You'd think a name like Iorweth would be easy to find.
Post by: rosie99 on Sunday 17 January 16 16:10 GMT (UK)
1939 index gives his year of birth as 1901

I am still none the wiser Mazi as to whether its an I or L as I searched with variants and Rosina in house It came up as Iorwerth when I copied and pasted though even though it looks like a small l on the web site
Title: Re: You'd think a name like Iorweth would be easy to find.
Post by: aghadowey on Sunday 17 January 16 16:20 GMT (UK)
An Iorweth Roberts died Pontypridd district in 1976 but was born Sept.1911 (just after census)-
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVC5-PGNF

Another born May 1901 died 1974 South Glamorgan-
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVCY-3DZM
Title: Re: You'd think a name like Iorweth would be easy to find.
Post by: rosie99 on Sunday 17 January 16 16:23 GMT (UK)
Quote from: aghadowey on Sunday 17 January 16 16:20 GMT (UK)

Another born May 1901 died 1974 South Glamorgan-
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVCY-3DZM

that one agrees with the exact date of birth in 1939  ;)
Title: Re: You'd think a name like Iorweth would be easy to find.
Post by: Mabel Bagshawe on Sunday 17 January 16 16:40 GMT (UK)
A name like Iorwerth is easy to mistranscribe!

Think this is him on 1911
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWXS-24X

(and it's a capital i)
Title: Re: You'd think a name like Iorweth would be easy to find.
Post by: Mabel Bagshawe on Sunday 17 January 16 17:07 GMT (UK)
What the link doesn;t show, but the search result does, is the family are living in Ferndale

1901 - 53 Dyffryn St, Ferndale

Edward Roberts    35 - b Cardigan. Coal hewer below ground
Elizabeth O Roberts    30 - b Cardigan
Lilian May Roberts    6 - b Ferndale
William Chas Roberts    3 - b Ferndale
John Roberts    38 - brother, married, b Cardigan.  Coal hewer below ground
John Evans    51 - lodger, b Newcastle Emlyn. Colliery hostler, below ground

RG13, 5019, 168

Also on 1911 on familysearch
Edward - https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWXS-248
Elizabeth - https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWXS-24D
William - https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWXS-246
Title: Re: You'd think a name like Iorweth would be easy to find.
Post by: Sam Swift on Saturday 23 January 16 13:24 GMT (UK)
I'd agree with Mabel. In my experience looking for Welsh names starting with an "I" you also need to consider a "J" as this is how Iorwerth has probably been incorrectly transcribed in 1911 census. Also common for such things as IOAN to be transcribed as JOAN.
Title: Re: You'd think a name like Iorweth would be easy to find.
Post by: whiteout7 on Sunday 13 March 16 09:11 GMT (UK)
Iowerth Roberts puts in appearace in newspapers?

http://newspapers.library.wales/search?range%5Bmin%5D=1804&range%5Bmax%5D=1919&query=%22Iowerth+roberts%22
Title: Re: You'd think a name like Iorweth would be easy to find.
Post by: Mabel Bagshawe on Sunday 13 March 16 18:56 GMT (UK)
Probably not - one story is from Barmouth and the other from Machynlleth, nowhere near the Rhondda Fach.