PHILLIPS, *Completed! Thanks to Everyone who helped*.

[Romilly]

Further to my last Post,

I have checked with The National Archives at Kew, & contrary to what I was told when I phoned 'Find my Past', the 1911 Census is free to view there! (The only bit that is missing is the column relating to infirmities; which will be available in 2011). It is also free to view at The National Library of Wales.

I've also heard back from The West Glamorgan Archives, re: missing parts of the Census. (See below).

'I’ve been looking to see about whether there’s anything missing from the 1911 Census.  The National Archives website claims that there’s only one volume missing from the whole census, but doesn’t say what it is.  However, on the actual 1911 site, it says that all of the household schedules have survived and that some of the enumerators books are missing, which wouldn’t affect a people search of the census, but apparently does affect a place search, as info such as civil parish was taken from the enumerator’s books.  But according to the list on their website, none of the affected areas are in Wales, so in theory, there should be no problem for anyone doing a search for a person in Wales because of missing returns'.

http://www.1911census.co.uk/content/default.aspx?r=24&98&77tadunit=58601fec&utm_source=aw_uk&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=gen

Romilly.

[Romilly]

My query re: Missing Phillips family has now been resolved!

A kind person has found Sarah Ann, with David and William Phillips, on the outgoing Passenger Lists from Liverpool to New York City, USA in 1907!!

I assume that James Phillips must have died prior to this date.

They were going to join Sarah Ann's sister, Elizabeth Rees in New Jersey, USA.

This explains why I was unable to find them on the 1911 Census for Wales

Many Thanks to everyone who tried to help with this query,
Romilly

[Ladyhawk]

Romilly,

That's fantastic news 

[Romilly]

Romilly,

That's fantastic news 

Its really exciting, because I'd lost track of Sarah Ann's sister, Elizabeth Rees too, - & now I've found them both!!

This has quite resored my faith in A******y, - because the Look-up was from there

Romilly

[bevbee]

Oh, I'm so glad you've found them - I kept going back to the 1911 census to look again.

I told you they were good at hiding - you would never have found them in the census!

      

[Romilly]

Oh, I'm so glad you've found them - I kept going back to the 1911 census to look again.

I told you they were good at hiding - you would never have found them in the census!

      

I can't help wondering whether they had Evan Rees, (their father) shipped out to join them in 1927!!

Romilly

[newbie]

Oh Romilly, thats such good news !! Now why didn't I think to look in the p.lists for you earlier!
   Newbie   

[Romilly]

Oh Romilly, thats such good news !! Now why didn't I think to look in the p.lists for you earlier!
   Newbie   

Hi Newbie,

The silly thing is...that I knew that some of my Grandmother's family had gone to the USA, but I was assuming that it would have been one of her unmarried sisters. To that end, I have spent ages wading through Marriage Entries for either Selina or Elizabeth Rees...

I just hadn't envisaged Sarah Ann Phillips going to the USA, as she was married with four sons. However, it appears that after her husband James died at the age of 42, she decided to go & join her sister Elizabeth Rees in New York. I've searched in vain for Elizabeth Rees, (born Morriston 1872) on the Passenger Lists, but in 1907 she's living in Fullerton Avenue, Montclair, New Jersey when Sarah Phillips goes to stay with her.

Further to this...I have now located Elizabeth (Lizzie) Rees on the Ellis Island Site, - entering New York on the 14th June 1903, when she was 21yrs.

As you can imagine, I am absolutely thrilled to have made this breakthrough, & I'm hoping that I will be able to trace some Marriages, & possibly even some living rellies That would be just amazing!

Thanks for all of your help,

Best Wishes, Romilly