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Glamorganshire / Re: Griffith JAMES, Born 1842, Merthyr Tydfil
« on: Today at 15:06 »
Thank you Cas,

As far as I can see there are no other "likely" Merthyr contenders........ 8)

BAC3

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Glamorganshire / Griffith JAMES, Born 1842, Merthyr Tydfil
« on: Today at 13:23 »
Hello,

Griffith JAMES was discharged from Parkhurst Prison on 06/01/1861 after a 4 year sentence.   He then appears in consecutive Census returns over the next 30 years (Father John and Mother Martha).

During the period 1876-1889 there are multiple prison sentences, largely for misdemeanours, laid down for a Griffith JAMES with similar personal details......born 1842 Merthyr Tydfil, Shoemaker/Boot Closer, Unmarried, Religion Baptist/Independent.   Sadly, no mention is made of his previous 1857/1861 imprisonment in any of the trial/prison records

Is there any way I can prove/disprove conclusively they are one and the same person or would it be acceptable/unacceptable to believe on the balance of probabilities he is the same person ??? ???   Suggestions would be more than welcome please.

Thank you

BAC3

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Canada / Re: Edward BLAKEY, Born 28/07/1843, Blackburn, Lancashire, UK
« on: Thursday 25 April 24 21:00 BST (UK)  »
Evening SS

Thank you for all your efforts......they are very much appreciated, especially as the family background for Edward BLAKEY is now well and helpfully documented.

Sadly, the Canada question remains unresolved........Nil desperandum ::) ::)

BAC3

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Canada / Re: Edward BLAKEY, Born 28/07/1843, Blackburn, Lancashire, UK
« on: Wednesday 24 April 24 21:07 BST (UK)  »
Evening SS,

His full birth details can be found on the England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980 courtesy of Ancestry.

BAC3

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Canada / Re: Edward BLAKEY, Born 28/07/1843, Blackburn, Lancashire, UK
« on: Wednesday 24 April 24 19:51 BST (UK)  »


SS,

As far as I know Ellen DUXBURY was born in Hawes, North Riding Yorkshire, and she was named by Edward BLAKEY as his mother in his 1859 criminal records.

I have not found an 1861 Census Entry......believing possibly he had migrated to Canada.

BAC3

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Canada / Re: Edward BLAKEY, Born 28/07/1843, Blackburn, Lancashire, UK
« on: Wednesday 24 April 24 16:18 BST (UK)  »
Thank you, SS,

His parents were father, William BLAKEY (1806-1855), mother Ellen DUXBURY (1806-1873).

I believe the person you quoted was born in Rochdale??

BAC3


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Canada / Re: Edward BLAKEY, Born 28/07/1843, Blackburn, Lancashire, UK
« on: Wednesday 24 April 24 16:07 BST (UK)  »

Thank you for that information......it could so easily have been correct.   However, he married in Blackburn in 1866, his wife dying that same year, possibly as a result of child birth (son Arthur also died 1866).  He re-married in 1868, again in Blackburn, his second wife dying in 1896.   He married his third wife in 1898.

His "stay" in Canada could have been relatively short.

BAC3

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Canada / Re: Edward BLAKEY, Born 28/07/1843, Blackburn, Lancashire, UK
« on: Wednesday 24 April 24 15:41 BST (UK)  »


He was 61 when he died in 1904 and by then he had been married three times, all marriages taking place in the UK!!

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Canada / Edward BLAKEY, Born 28/07/1843, Blackburn, Lancashire, UK
« on: Wednesday 24 April 24 14:48 BST (UK)  »
Hello,

Something of a wild goose chase possibly.

This gentleman's obituary in 1904 states he spent part of his early life in Canada.   Certainly there are references to "BLAKEY" in Saskatchewan in the early 20th century which may be family related.   However, there is evidence of an Edward BLAKEY, aged 19, arriving in New York aboard the Margaret Evans on 07/08/1862 from England which may fit the profile of a young man destined for Canada.  I wonder ::) ???   He died in Blackburn 30/11/1904.

Could anyone help please with any Canadian references??

Thank You,

BAC3

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