Samuel Williams

[Dannemois]

Samuel Williams, b.c1846, Fishguard.  Seeking info through early census's.  Located on 1901C in Gelligaer, age 45, married to Elizabeth, b.c1846 Dowlais.

[Mike Thw]

I think you mean born 1856 or aged 55

Not yet easy to locate 1851/61

[Mike Thw]

OK - from 1901 he was born c1855.

Nearest in 1861 is

Elias Williams, head, 51, hooper(??) and farmer of 12 acres, Llanllawer
Margaret, 50, Newport
Eleanor, 14, Llanllawer
Eliza, 11, Ll..
Hannah, 8. Ll...
Samuel, 5, Ll...

Family living at Ty Cam, Llanllawer

Llanllawer appears to be an Area south of Fishguard

Ref:RG9/4171/92/2

[Mike Thw]

I think this is him in 1871

Evan Smith, head, unm, 24, grocers assistant, Conwill, Carmarthenshire
Saml Williams, serv(?), unm, 16, ditto, Pembrokeshire
Ann Phillips, serv, unm, housekeeper, Carmarthenshire

Living at 49, Commercial () St, Aberdare

Ref: RG10/5407/94/27

[Mike Thw]

1881

Samuel Williams, head, mar, 25, grocer, Pembrokeshire
Elizabeth, mar, 24, Dowlais
Elias F J , son, 6mths, Rhymney - which perhaps ties up with his father in 1861

Living at 155, Hill St bedwellty

Ref: RG11/5247/51/36

[osprey]

Another snap!
I'd found the same family but to be sure, I think you need to get Samuel's marriage certificate for his father's details. Only problem being that there are several possible marriages of a Samuel Williams to an Elizabeth in Glam/Mon.
But they did give their eldest son an identifiable name
Elias Frederick J Williams sept qtr 1880 Bedwelty vol 11a pg 120
Wonder if he was named for this grandfather?  
Birth cert woud give you Elizabeth's maiden name and you could then find their marriage.

He's in Aberdare in 1871 as a grocer
RG10/5407 folio 94 pg 27
Gelligaer in 1891 RG12/4431 folio 112 pg 3 - maltster
Bedwelty in 1881 RG11/5247 folio 51 pg 36 - grocer

we crossed again, but I'll post anyway, rather than amend!

[Dannemois]

My thanks to Merc2081 and Osprey