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I wonder if anyway can get me out of a mind fog as I seem to be going round in circles looking for my husband's Gt. Grandfather William Allen. On the 39 Register he gives his d.of b. as 21.7.1862 where he is living with his married daughter Gladys Griffith in Swansea. I cannot find any BMD that fits if I take a Glamorgan registration District. Fortunately I was able to find his marriage to Ann Davies 28.12.1883 in Llangafelach where he states he is 22 (one would assume he'd had his birthday that year which then puts it at 1861) and here I then see that there is no father on the marriage certificate.                                                   

Trawling Ancestry I come upon Poor Law documents for 1872 and 1873 in the Hamlet of Mawr which I know covers Llangafelach and William Allen is an orphan aged 11 and 12 respectively (b.1861?) and subsequently find an 1871 Census: Mawr Higher, Glandulais, Llangafelach, John Thomas 28 Coal Miner, Mary Thomas 29 wife, William, 9 Foster Child. Fortunately this ties up as John Thomas is a witness at his wedding in 1883, unfortunately John Thomas doesn't put a place of birth. After his marriage I can follow all the 3 census where he swings mostly from being 28,39, living in Swansea then in 1911 he changes 48 to 49 and has moved to Ammanford. Also his places of birth vary too!

Am I assuming too much that his birth is in Glamorgan? Having trawled the BMD for any births anywhere in a July-September quarter 1860,61 and 62 nothing seems to fit. I am running out of options as to where to carry on my search plus being slightly hampered by the Welsh place names! My assumption is that sometime after his birth, possibly his mother died, making him an orphan taken into care as an "Outdoor Pauper" as the Poor Law register states, although the place stated as resident is Rhyd ??

I really would appreciate any help in trying to find him because until I do I cannot progress in my research any further. Many thanks.

My gt. gt. grandfather Benjamin Rowe  was born illegitimately in Sithney, Cornwall to Jane Rowe in 1822. He married Mary Ann Lawry in 1847 and was a tin miner. He appears on the 1871 census in St. Just but disappears, leaving his wife a widow by the 1881 census.

By luck during one research session I came across a Letters of Administration of his personal estate, stating the Benjamin Rowe late of Bald Mountain, Colorado died on the 27th January 1876 and was a Farmer (surprise!) His probate was granted to Mary Ann Rowe as the lawful widow.

As I was not sure which county in Colorado Bald Mountain was in, I contacted Boulder FHS for some advice if they could point me in the right direction to find his death and burial. Unfortunately they were not that helpful and informed me that there were 27 local Bald Mountains but there was a 13,000 foot peak called Bald Mountain situated in Summit County.

Benjamin Rowe now sits behind a brick wall unfortunately unless anyone can kindly suggest where I go next! Many thanks

I am having trouble finding any information from 1901 to 1938 for this couple.

John Henry Crisp b.1869 Lilbourne, Rubgy married Beatrice Jane Christiana Mary King in Sutton Coldfield in 1898 and had a child Muriel Annie in Dec. qtr 1899. Before he married John Henry had on 3.12.1891 joined the Royal Engineers, Birmingham aged 22yrs. 11 mths. as a carpenter.
On the 1901 census: Beatrice Crisp 25, Reservist Pay, Muriel 1, East Lynn, Boldmere Road, Sutton Coldfield, Warwks. I assume John Henry is away with his Unit.

Then all information seems to come to a halt. I cannot find anyone on the 1911 census and I know why they are not on the 1939 Register. On 2.11.1938 on the Ship Esperance Bay – Departure from Southampton, Mr. John H. Crisp – Scot’s Arms Hotel, Great Barr, Birmingham, landing in Fremantle, Western Australia – Retired aged 70. Mrs. Beatrice Crisp, same address, Housewife 63 and I have no idea what happened to Muriel as she is not sailing with them.

I am also interested in why they gave their address as Scot's Arms Hotel, Great Barr on the ship's manifest (although looking it up I see it is Scott Arms) Were they the proprietors of this establishment? Or had they sold up before embarking on their voyage to Australia and were just staying there until the ship sailed?

Any help in filling in the gaps would be extremely appreciated. Many thanks.

Can anyone enlighten me as to where Barwell Street was in Leicester?

On the 1911 census my great aunt and her family were living at number 10. I have looked on my old street map and also on a 1912 Kelly's directory listing streets but cannot find it. I even Googled it but to no avail.

As a lot of the family lived in the St. Leonard's Parish area I wondered if they did too.

So, I would be extremely grateful if someone can point me in the right direction.

Many thanks.

Can anyone help me find out if the only visible grave recorded in Columbus Cemetery, Esmeralda County, Nevada is that of my gt. gt. grandfather Benjamin Rowe?

Unfortunately there are no dates visible. Would there be a burial book of sorts kept at the cemetery? Details such as nationality, date of birth and any possible relatives listed as being responsible/contacted regarding the burial would be useful.

He was a Cornish tin miner born in 1822 and I know that he died in Nevada between 1871 and 1881 but I have been unable to find his death recorded. If this grave is my ancestor who do I contact?

I did find that the LDS Cemetery Records quote Vol. 5 page 309 Columbus Cemetery but I can get no further in my research.

I live in England and would greatly appreciate any assistance.

j-allen