Rootschat,
Hello.
I'm having trouble with my Welsh gggrandmother! Sarah Watkins md and had 4 children that i know of via the Essex censuses of 1851 and 1861. Thereafter a blank re Sarah's story. Three of her children i know superficially quite well via the various records - censuses, BMD certificates.
On the 1851 census she gives her POB as "Bracknick, Radnorshire, Wales". This can't be! However would the Essex enumerator have linguistically misunderstood 'Bracknick' for Brecknock??? In which case why did she say Radnorshire? Was she playing games with 'big brother'?
Watkins, i believe is a fairly common name in Wales and i have had paid research via Powys with little or no real increase on what i gleaned for myself via the English side of her story. Back in her young days Sarah may have left her father's house to either work and reside in the extended family scenario which when looking at the censuses, she doesn't appear in any household which has a William as her father along with age. And finally with regard to age, Sarah gave two different ages on the two censuses: in 1851 she's 37, birthyear then 1814, then in 1861 she says she's 40, birthyear thus 1821. I've searched but remain confused!!
Would you be able to comment on anything herein please!?
Julie.