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John Bell Corbett family
« on: Saturday 29 August 09 02:00 BST (UK) »
Is anyone related to my G.grandfather I can't find him in the 1901 census but the family is in the 1891 census and they lived in .Machynllith my grandfather came to Australia when he was about 16 he worked as a cabin boy on a sailing ship or so he told me but I didn't know he had a brother called George or a sister called Liza and I would dearly love to find if there are any relies out there. Satchmo.

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Re: John Bell Corbett family
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 29 August 09 04:59 BST (UK) »
Hi Satchmo

1891:  8 Ll...yn?? Road - Oswestry, Salop
Head: John Bell CORBETT 36, General Labourer, b Liverpool Lancashire
Wife: Laura 25, b Kerry, Montgomeryshire
Son: John 4 mths, b Oswestry, Salop

1901: Paul LLander? Terr  - Machynlleth, Montgomeryshire, Wales
RG13 /  Piece: 5188 /  Folio: 37 /  Page: 10
Head: John Bell CORBETT 40, Railway Carriage & Waggon Inspector, b Liverpool Lancashire
Wife: Laura 34, b Kerry, Montgomeryshire
Son: John 10, b Oswestry, Salop
Dau: Eliza Jane 8, b Oswestry Salop
Son: George 5, b Machynlleth, Mont,

Genuki  -  Machynlleth
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/MGY/Machynlleth/index.html

I wondered if John Bell CORBETT's age in 1901 was an error on the part of the enumerator- but maybe the 'error' his (JB's) own, as his birth rego appears to be this one:

http://freebmd.rootsweb.com
John Bell CORBETT - Mar Qtr 1854 - West Derby, Lancashire

and -  on the 1911 Census he is down as aged 51, He is with wife Laura age 46 and son George age 15 - in Machynlleth. Search for them here (you cannot see a full transcript or the actual image unless you pay for it, though).
http://www.1911census.co.uk/search/tnaform.aspx?4


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AMBLY
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Re: John Bell Corbett family
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 29 August 09 05:20 BST (UK) »
In Mar Qtr 1909 -Machynlleth - there is this marriage on FreeBMD:

Eliza Jane CORBETT to either:
John Arthur JONES or William LEWIS
(the other bride on the page is Mary Jane JONES)

If you take a further search on the 1911, by searching for anyone named JONES or LEWIS in the same house hold as John Bell CORBETT,  it will reveal a child with them:

Arthur  Gordon JONES age 2

Would have to be checked to be 100% sure,  but seems he is likely to be a Grandchild and son of Eliza ("Liza") Jane JONES nee CORBETT.

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AMBLY

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Re: John Bell Corbett family
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 30 August 09 05:48 BST (UK) »
 Hi,

Thank you so very very much I am so excited about this I will check it now,thank you again. Satchmo


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Re: John Bell Corbett family
« Reply #4 on: Friday 04 September 09 04:36 BST (UK) »
I would like to thank Ambly for the wonderful help I was given in finding out more of my ancestors. thank you very much.

Satchmo