Evans

[baggygenes]

lol two visitors in last census that you mentioned with what is prob their mum Ethel.

[osprey]

I didn't mention them, that was ldavies, but I hadn't read that post....

 

[baggygenes]

oh sorry got confused .. actually I only just noticed that post for the first time just before I mentioned it too

[ldavies]

hi, thanks again for the replies!

Hmm yeah tailor to miner does seem like quite a leap.

Nope i havnt been able to find a marriage for them either & unfortunatly i dont have a birth cert for any of her children :/

Oh i see what you mean now, considering she was married and an Evans then she's more likely to either be on Margret's side (which since Ethel is from Bristol is kinda unlikely) or belonging to James through a brother maybe?
I shall have another look for Emma and Albert now.

Also, since their all Evan's and that super common, one uncommon but sad thing about Margret is that on the census' it states she was blind from childhood, would this some how help towards finding her?

thanks, lyndsey

[ldavies]

p.s baggygenes - you could have a point about the Leah thing, since they all have shared names, i'll have to keep an eye out for one!

[ldavies]

I have recently tried yet again to find James Evans - would it be a long shot to say that he could have been in a Workhouse? or Orphanage?
I have found a census record in 1871 of an 8 year old James Evans living in Central London District School for the Children Chargeable to the City of London, could this be a long shot? or would it make a small amount of sense?

[MarMnkly]

Here is James' wife in the 1881 Census - all living at 1 Prichard Row, Ystradyfodwg (Piece 5305 Folio 119)
EVANS, Henry Head Married 1836 Coal Miner, Crumlin
EVANS, Margaret Wife Married 1843  Merthyr
EVANS, Margaret A Daughter Single 1868 Blind from birth Glyncorrwg
EVANS, William H Son Single  1874 Scholar Gilfach Goch
EVANS, Robert Son Single  1876 Scholar Gilfach Goch

[ldavies]

Hi, thanks for your reply

I have James' wife Margaret Ann and her family from 1911 all the way back to 1871 on census' but I still cannot find James himself.

I also believe I have worked out who the visitors are: Margaret's brother Robert married an Ethel and so I would assume it was her.

Thanks again

[osprey]

do you have a copy of James & Margaret Ann's marriage certificate yet? It should give info on James father & his occupation.