Ann Rees born Milford c1806.

[Jo Harding]

This lady is my 3 x gt grandmother and she is proving hard to trace in any parish records. In the 1861 census she states she was born Pembroke, Milford. She is shown as age 48 and under the name of Alport in this census. In most other census returns her age indicates she was born c1806.

There are no suggestions the family was non conformist. I wondered whether anyone had any idea where she might have been baptised? Does anyone possess parish registers for any of the churches in that area? Is it possible to look up to see if she can be found please?

I am not familiar with Milford so have looked at Genuki but the situation for this area looks quite complicated. It does state the church records start from 1808, so it may be she cannot be found. I note there is a connection with Steynton parish. Any information would be appreciated.

Jo

[rosie99]

For anyone looking, the 1861 on Ancestry has her as Anna Alport with husband Henry
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FindMyPast has the surname as Start. (To be fair it does look like that  . ). 

[CaroleW]

Have you found them in 1851 or 1841?

Husband was Henry

Where did you get her maiden name from as no birth reg for the 2 children in 1861

[jonw65]

FindMyPast has the surname as Start. (To be fair it does look like that  . ).

It seems that the name is Start, not Alport.
Explanatory post here. A marriage of Henry Start and Ann Britton in 1859 is mentioned.
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=832555.msg6972749#msg6972749

[rosie99]

Thank you John 

[CaroleW]

Found as Start in both 1851 & 1861 but wife at that time was Mary.  Death for Mary Start March qtr 1856 on freebmd

This appears to be a duplicate post so will ask moderator to merge to save further duplication

[Jo Harding]

Thank you to all. It looks as though it would have been better to give you more information to begin with.

Ann Rees married Samuel Britton in 1834 in Bristol. She had a child (who looks to have been illegitimate) by the name of Martha Giddings Rees in 1832. Martha was born Bristol but baptised on 01/01/1837 in Bitton. The register shows she was 5 years old when she was baptised. Martha married John Pring in 1858 and her marriage certificate shows her father to be Robert Rees. They married in Risca, Newport, Monmouthshire in 1858.

Samuel and Ann had four children and they lived in Bitton near Bristol. Samuel died in 1856 and in 1858 Ann married Harry (Henry) Start. They married in Newport, Mon. There is the strange entry on the 1861 census for them. Harry died in 1867. In the 1871 census Ann is living with her daughter, Martha, in Newport, Mon. In the 1881 census she is living with another daughter, Sarah and her husband William Came in Kensington. She died in 1885 in Kensington.

The only specific place of birth for Ann is Milford, Pembrokeshire. Otherwise, her place of birth is shown as Wales.

The entries on registers etc for Martha may give some clues. I wonder whether she was married before her marriage to Samuel. Was Robert Rees her first husband? Where does the Giddings name fit in? In the baptism entry it suggests she was illegitimate as the father's name has been erased. Just Ann Rees is shown as her parent.

In this family there are many links to Newport, Monmouthshire. As the only entry showing Milford as her birth place is that in the 1861 census showing them both in false names which is suspect. I wonder whether this place of birth might be false too. They appear to be trying to hide their true identity.

It is a brick wall and seems possible the mystery will never be solved.

Jo