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I may have found my g-g-grandfather, but cannot be sure. If right, he had a half-brother called Henry Richards b.1841 in Troedyraur, Cardiganshire. Now I want to follow his family forward to see if I can find DNA matches.
He appears on most censuses from 1841 to 1901, though I am not certain in 1871, when single and probably in London.
1881 Census: St Bartholomew, Middlesex . RG11 . Piece/Folio 374/109 . Page 11 – Henry is a provisions dealer, it names his wife as Hannah and there is a son Daniel Richards 2 Bow, Middlesex and daughter Margaret Richards 0.
Between 1884 and 1901 Anna/Anne/Hannah died. Daniel died as an infant. Henry with remaining children move to Cardiganshire.
1891 Census: Troedyraur, Cardiganshire . RG12 . Piece/Folio 4548/ 47 . Page 5 Henry is a Grocer with Margaret Richards 10 and Eleanor Richards 6 both born in London.
1901 Census: Troedyraur, Cardiganshire . Schedule 7 . Piece/Folio 42 . Page 1
and then General Labourer. Only Margaret (Maggie) is with him.
Now I am struggling and need some help: I cannot find Henry in 1911. If he remained in the Troedyraur area, a death should be registered in Newcastle Emlyn, but I cannot find anything, so did he move?
There is a Henry Richards in Aberayron b.1840, but having delved deeper it is not him.
From the children, it looks like mmn was Davi(e)s and these are the most likely registrations:
Daniel Richards . Apr-Jun 1879 . London City . Volume 01c . Page 18
Margaret Jane Richards . Oct-Dec 1880 . Poplar . Volume 01c Page 663
Eleanor Henrietta Elizabeth Richards . Apr-Jun 1884 . St Saviour Surrey . Volume 01d . Page 107 (It fits with mmn and could link with a death registration for Anna.) Daniel Richards died as a young infant.
I found a death registration for Eleanor in Eastleigh, Hampshire, 1977. Her full name and birth date matches. There is probate which might tell me something.
In wanting to move forward I am already stuck, and on my last option. What happened to Margaret? There is a marriage if Margaret also used Jane: Jul-Sep 1909. Newcastle Emlyn . Volume 11b . Page 43. Margaret Jane Richards married either Daniel Lloyd or Thomas Davies. I have looked for both surnames and found nothing.