I am desperately trying to trace my roots back to Wales and I am hoping someone can help.
My Grandmother x 2 moved to the north east of England during the boom in employment caused by the local iron works. She was Margaret Williams, as was her mother, according to
my Grandmother, she also had the middle name Jane, although I haven't seen this on any census etc
I have some records & certificates from the Middlesbrough/Stockton/Darlington area in England, it is the Welsh records I need. I do know that she was born
near Bedwellty in Glamorganshire, sadly the town is not recorded. She was born between 1840 and 1843 to Margaret & William who were born around 1817 to 1821. Mother Margaret was born in Llanviger, (Llanfeugan) Brecknock, Breconshire, however I don't know her maiden name.
Margaret J was single and in England by 1865 where she gave birth to an illegitimate son called Morgan Williams, probably with the second given name as Rees, in Darlington. Margaret's mother is a widow at 54 on the 1871 census, living near Middlesbrough and seems to be living with just with her Grandson Morgan & taking in boarders. Margaret J in the meantime has got married in Darlington to a fellow Welshman (not my ancestor)
I have no record of William ever having left Wales, but the most likely scenario is that the three of them came together and William got work and he died within a few years of arriving
Margaret J was widowed at 34 and married a second Welshman in north east England (according to my Grandmother,she didn't speak English) and gave birth to my Gt Grandfather David Davies who I remember,
he died when I was 6.
If anyone can help me with this I would very, very grateful
