Mary Jane Drake 1848 doesn't exist before move to Wales

[bethanjane]

I haven't bought any of the birth certificates of her children. The registers I find online list her as Jane Dawson or Mary Dawson.
That would be a great next step I think, to find the birth certificates

[Milliepede]

Census ages have has as

1881 - 37

1891 - 50

1901 - 76

Do you have her age in 1871 census? 

[Milliepede]

You can look up the birth registrations on the General Registry Office website.  You have to register to search the indexes but it's free to register.

I can find registrations confirming mothers name as Drake.

One of the boys has a middle name Kendrick, don't know if that is significant.

[bethanjane]

No for some reason I'm unable to find the 1871 census. I'll spend some time looking tonight.

Kendrick and Kenrick seems to be a name used a few times in her descendents. Definitely something to look into.

I'll register with the website now as I was searching BMD and it wasn't showing!

[Maiden Stone]

Census ages have has as

1881 - 37

1891 - 50

1901 - 76

Do you have her age in 1871 census?

She aged at twice the normal rate! She may not have known her correct age.
She might also have been mistaken about where she was born if her parents were dead or if they moved around when she was young.
The railway line to Aberystwith was constructed 1855-69. It's possible that Michael was employed in building it. Navvies were mobile and some lived in camps near their worksite. Some had their families with them.

[Kloumann]

The 1871 census states that she was born in Mold, Montgomeryshire. They are in Carmarthen.

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V553-LWZ

[Kloumann]

Daughter, Ema, born 1870, Aberystwith, MMN Drake (GRO)

[bethanjane]

Well Mold makes everything even more complex!!

Sorry I cant upload files properly, but this is what makes me think she at least sounded like she was from Ireland rather than Wales.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bYZCRllr-gA4i2u5RQPQTKJ2xD88WEz_/view?usp=sharing

[Kloumann]

Albert also keeps moving the goal posts. In 1871, he was born in Chester & he is a plasterer. In 1891, he was born in Wrexham & he is a coal dealer.