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My mother (Phyllis Frances Dinneen nee Dart) tells me this story from of the 23rd october 1951:

She went into labour with me and was taken to southmead maternity unit (Bristol).
While lying there waiting for me to arrive another young woman was wheeled into the same room. To her astonishment it was her cousin Peggy Weeks, who had also gone into labour.
After a long night of labour, they both delivered healthy babies within minutes of each other around 06:40 in the morning. The first was myself, and a few minutes later my cousin Julie F. Weeks was born.

I cannot remember ever having met my Aunt Peggy or my cousin Julie, and the families totally lost contact with each other.
Undoubtedly Julie has married in the meantime and therefore a name search is probably useless.

If anyone knows either of Julie herself or has any ideas how I might trace her I would be very grateful.

Adrian

Hi,

My original Irish imigrant ancestors married at St. Mary's Church, newport on the 26th July 1846.

George Dinneen, full age, batchelow, labourer, Caer St. Newport, father Daniel Dinneen, a labourer
and
Ellen Ring / Reen, full age, spinster, Huxter (!), Pillgwenlly, Father John Ring/Reen, a butcher

From other sources I know that they were born in Ireland (no dates), and I assume that they emigrated to Wales due to the great famine. They were of course Roman Catholic and dirt poor.

My questions:
What is a Huxter? (so far been described as either a lady of ill repute or some sort of barrow boy like Molly Malone - don't know if either is true or if this was special to Wales!)
Where is Pillgwenlly (can't find it anywhere)
Does anyone have access to the 1841 census to see if they were already in Wales in 1841?

Any info gratefully recieved
Thanks and regards,
Adrian

Mathew Warren married Mary Bullworthy on 10th June 1798 in Cheriton Fitzpain, Devon.
Their youngest child, Christiana Warren b June 1817 in Exeter and married James Gillard. Other children were William (1799) Mary (1801) John (1804) Ann (1808)

I have not been able to trace either Mathew Warren or Mary Bullworthy any further back than their marriage. If anyone else is researching these lines I would be grateful to hear from them.

Adrian

My gggrandfather Henry John Adams was killed in the gas explosion at Risca New Colliery in 1880. Family history says his mangled body was found holding his bible, and that he was virtually the only man in his village able to read and write (but as I descend from a long line of Welsh women teachers, I take such literary pride with a pinch of salt - you forgot to dot your "i" again boy, so hold your hand out now is it!).

I have not been able to find his marriage to Elizabeth Woolley (their first child was born in 1861), and I am wondering - given the family legend about the bible - if he was perhaps non-conformist and that is why I cannot find his marriage. If anyone knows how to find non-conformist marriages I would be very grateful.

Also, Elizabeth Woolley's parents are proving very elusive, as is her life and death after Henry John Adams died in Risca mine. Her birth certificate (29.06.1838) shows her parents to be Edward Wo(o)lley and Martha Wo(o)lly nee Lewis, both of Montgomeryshire per the 1841 census below. The family is found in Newtown in the 1841 census below, but 10 years later the children are in the workhouse, possibly as orphans. Also in the workhouse are Martha and Edward Lewis, who I believe might potentially be the children's grandparents and the parents of Martha Woolley nee Lewis, but I have no proof of this.

The last trace I have of Elizabeth Adams nee Woolly is aged 42, a widow, in the 1881 census. I find no trace of her after that - perhaps she remarried, perhaps she died or emigrated.

If there is anyone out there also researching the Adams / Woolley / Lewis lines, I would be very grateful to hear from them.

Thanks,
Adrian


1841 Census                  
Reference Number:      Ref HO8107/1440/1 folio 39            
Address      Lady Well Street, Newtown, Montgomeryshire, Wales            
Name   First Names   Age   Relation   Occupation   Born:   
               CTY   Place
WOOLLEY   Edward   30   Head   Wool Weaver   Montg   
WOOLLEY   Martha (LEWIS)   25   Wife   Wool Spinner   Montg   
WOOLLEY   Elizabeth   3   Daur      Montg   
WOOLLEY   Martha    2or 0.2   Daur      Montg   

1851 Census                  
Reference Number:      Ref HO/107/2496 folio 421            
Address      Newtown and Llanidloes Workhouse            
Name   First Names   Age   Relation   Occupation   Born:   
               CTY   Place
LEWIS   Martha   70   Widow   Shoebinder   Montg   Llanllwchaiarn
LEWIS   Edward   65   unmarried   Spinner   Montg   Llandyssil
WOOLLEY   Elizabeth   13   Orphan?   Scholar      Newtown
WOOLLEY   Martha   11   Orphan?   Scholar      Newtown
WOOLLEY   Edward   8   Orphan?   Scholar      Newtown