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Completed Census Requests / my ancestry searches results are poo! Is it me or my settings?
« on: Tuesday 12 December 06 18:45 GMT (UK)  »
How hard can it be? :(

Last month I could search away on ancestry, but now

I type in a christian name,  surname, birth year give or take 2 and presto ............................ only results from the English census not the Welsh. So I go to the Wales 1881 census punch in the details, John Williams, 1839, wales, glamorgan, merthyr tydfil, male, and presto up come the reults with 1 or 2 stars first, the first names begining with A.

What am I doing wrong,?

A very frusted Drewllyd!

A very frustrated

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Glamorganshire / new to FH and stuck already and it's only just out of living memory!
« on: Monday 11 December 06 00:56 GMT (UK)  »
 :-\
I've recently become adicted to FH and have been lucky enough to have had 6 of my 8 lines well researched by 2nd cousins who have shared thier info with me. I've managed to get back to the late 1700s on my Pritchard line myself but ..........................................
I've got a bit stuck on my Williams line and it's only just out of living memnory :'(  I've joined ancestry and looked at the census but must be doing something wrong as I can't find a soul!
My gt grandfathers Obit in the Myrthyr Express of Dec 5th 1940 has a good write up on him, William williams, aged 60, retied to his native Merthyr, lived at The gables West Grove, Vaynor Parish councilor, manager of Barclays Merthyr and Treharris, past president of the chamber of trade, scout leader, son of the late Mrs Williams of the Globe Hotel, 2 spinster sisters (Gwennie and Lizzie). Also mentioned in the obit is a neice (Miss C Williams ( I know nothing of her, whose daughter she is or where she came from).  At some stage he lived at 6 The Walk, Merthyr
I also have a family picutre taken outside the Gwynnes Arms In Cefn Coed? about 1909 above the door is a large sign reading "Williams" and  on the back the names of those present, one being Katie Williams. I presume that this is his Mum. I know his Dad was John Williams and was a clerk of sorts
Even with this and more information I'm stuck and can't frind them in any census.
Family tales say that Judge Gwylim Williams (The statue outside Cardiff court house) is an Uncle but I can find no concrete link.
Any ideas?
Diolch,
Phillip

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Glamorganshire / Williams line in Merthyr Tydfil
« on: Monday 11 December 06 00:45 GMT (UK)  »
 :-\
I've got a bit stuck on my Williams line :'(
My gt grandfathers Obit in the Myrthyr Express of Dec 5th 1940 has good write on him, William williams, aged 60, retied to his native Merthyr, lived at The gables West grove, Vaynor Parish councilor, manager of Barclays Merthyr and Treharris, past president of the chamber of trade, scout leader, son of the late Mrs Williams of the Globe Hotel, 2 spinster sisters (Gwennie and Lizzie). Also mentioned in the obit is a neice (Miss C Williams ( I know nothing of her, whose daughter she is or where she came from).
I also have a family picutre taken outside the Gwynnes Arms In Cefn Coed? about 1909 above the door is a large sign reading "Williams" and  on the backs the names of those present one being Katie Williams. I presume that this is his Mum. I know his Dad was John Williams and was a clerk of sorts
Even with this and more information I'm stuck and can't frind them in any census.
Family tales say that Judge Gwylim Williams (The statue outside Cardiff court house) is an Uncle but I can find no concrete link.
Any ideas?
Diolch,
(Even though I was born in England my Grandad always spoke to us in Welsh)

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