Trying to Find

[Leslie N]

  Looking for info about a Jessie Ellen Hurley b.1908 in Bedwelty Mon
    and died in Hampshire in 1936.
    

[jacquelineve]

Hello Leslie

           Welcome to Rootschat.
From a basic search of the 1911 census, there's this family living at Bedwelty Monmthsh.

HURLEY
James               1880
Jessie               1885
Lily Kate           1905
Doris May         1907
Jessie Ellen      1909
Ivy Rose           1910

Jackie

[genjen]

Jessie's birth registration, in case you don't have it:

Jun 1908 Merthyr T. 11a/808
Jessie Ellen Hurley

Jen

[genjen]

And there is this marriage, which if it is them, takes you to another part of the UK altogether!

Mar 1904
N. Forest 2b/1045

James Hurley
Jessie Ellen Blake

The fact that she is Jessie Ellen makes it more likely that these are your Jessie's parents, though no guarantees yet.

Jen

[cath151]

Hi,
Could she have married?
On freebmd
Marriage 4Q 1933 New Forest 2b 1928
Jessie E Hurley to Charles W N Simmons

Then
Death 1Q 1936 New Forest 2b 1180
Jessie E Simmons aged 27
Best wishes
 Cathy

[genjen]

I have just checked the birth registration of some of the other children and Doris May was registered in the New Forest area so I think the marriage registration, in my earlier post, is the right one.

You say that Jessie died in Hampshire and it looks as if that's where the family came from before moving to Wales.

I'll have a look at 1901 to see if I can find James.

Jen

[jacquelineve]

Info FreeBMD

Birth Jessie Ellen Blake June qtr 1885 N.Forest

Jackie

[genjen]

I have checked 1891 and 1901 for Jessie, in Hampshire but there isn't an obvious contender in either. There are Blake families and there are daughters called Jessie but none of them seem to fit with her date of birth. There is an Ellen Blake who might be her but I think the only way of being sure who her parents were is to get the birth certificate from the reference which Jackie has given.

It seems from 1911 that James Hurley was born in Monmouthshire and again, I have looked in 1901 but the only one I could see is a bit too young to be yours. I haven't checked earlier censuses for him yet, so will do that and get back to you if I find him.

Jen

[genjen]

There is a birth record for a James Hurley in 1880 and a corresponding entry in the 1881 census.

Birth:
Jun 1880. Pontypool 11a/133
James Hurley
 

1881 Census. Trevethin
Michael Hurley, 30, labourer Ironworks, born - Ireland
Hannah, 25, Ireland
Bridget, 5, Trevethin
Catherine, 3  "
James, 1       "
Catherine Little, 70, Wid, Mother, Annuitant, Ireland

This looks like a possible family for you but again, your best bet would be to send for James and Jessie's marriage certificate which should give their father's names and occupations, from where you will be able to trace the families further back.

Jen