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Wales (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Wales => Pembrokeshire => Topic started by: VillageDuckpond on Sunday 26 February 06 18:58 GMT (UK)
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Does anyone have this name in their tree? My great aunt married James COUSINS.
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I have both Cousins and Barrah in my family
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Jane
I thought I had replied to you but there seems no message! The BARRAHs are in Hubberston and the COUSINS are in Freystrop - any good?
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I believe all the Barrahs are related- I have connections in many generations and also direct descent through my gggrandmother Alice Barrah of Freystop.
Alice's father John Barrah married a Rachel Cousins in Freystrop early 1800. Rachel died and then John married Sarah Rees of Freystrop. Alice was born about 1826
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Janed
Thank you for your reply. Apologies for not answering you before now.
I hadn't realized that the BARRAHs and COUSINs were related so thank you for that. It might even help in my quest in finding the connection between the GRUNNAHs of Freystrop and those of Hubberston. You just never know.
Sasha
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How are you related to the Barrahs?
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Janed
Have sent you a private message. Could you please confirm that you have received it?
Sasha
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This has now been completed.
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Villagedckpond
I have just "discovered" that the Rev. James Hughes Thomas and his first wife Martha had the name Cousens in three of their children:
Joseph Couzens Thomas b 8/3/1816 Moleston, but he says Slebech; Alfred Couzens Thomas bp 17/7/1822 Moleston; and Eliza Couzens Thomas bp 14/5/1827 Narberth.
Is this of any help to you?
Keith
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I am aware of a lady (Joy) who has done a vast amount and years of research into the Cozens/Couisens surname. I will pass a link onto her for her interest.
Rgds
Oriel Benfro
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Thank you Oriel.
You never know! One clue seems to lead on to something else in this game.
I only discovered this, as when Sarah Thomas, nee Rees died, she named a W.A. Burton, as her grandson.
My research tells me that he would have been Eliza Couzens Thomas' son. She would have been only 3 when Sarah married her dad, the Rev. James Hughes Thomas. Thus, I imagined she only knew Sarah as her mother.
Anyway, your contact may tell me that the Rev.'s first wife may have been a Martha Couzens and that is why three kids have this as their second name!
Keith
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Keith
Have sent you a pvte msge, hope its of interest.
Rgds
OrieLbenfro
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I am the person whom Orielbenfro mentioned as having fully researched a Cozens family in Pembroke Dock. They have no connection with those of Freystrop having transferred as shipwrights from the Admiralty dockyard in Plymouth, Devon 1822/1823.
Sorry but I am unable to help with those from Freystrop.
Regards
Paterchurch
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Hi Paterchurch and thank you for your response.
You Cozens didn't have relations called William Ivemey, by any chance. He did likewise, that is shifted from Plymouth to Pembroke Docks. But then I imagine many families did the same, if the Pembroke Docks were established around that time.
Keith
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Keith
Definitely no William Ivemey in my line so I can't help you.
Regards
Paterchurch
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my quest in finding the connection between the GRUNNAHs of Freystrop and those of Hubberston.
Sasha
Did I send you the following and have forgotten, if so please excuse duplication;
1841 Ledastan Hubberston
James Grunnah 73 Farmer Y
David Barrah 30 Farmer Y
Mary Barrah 28 – Y
William Grunnah 20 – Y
Henry Barrah 05 – Y
Ruth Barrah 01 – Y
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Harriet Evans 20 F.S. Y
1841 Conduit Hubberston
John Grunnah 50 Ag Lab Y
Sarah Grunnah 50 - Y
William Grunnah 14 – Y
1841 Hakin Hubberston
Jas Grunnah 39 Carter Y
Martha 36 – Y
Mary Grunnah 09 – Y
Eliza Grunnah 08 – Y
Margaret Grunnah 06 – Y
Ruth Grunnah 04 – Y
Jane Grunnah 6mths – Y
I am hoping this can assist where I failed previous on the Grunnah surname research.
Rgds
Orielbenfro
ORIEL a welsh window on a surname
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my great aunt Beatrice(Bevan) married a William James Cousins(b.1900 m.1924d.1968) lived in Bryn-y-garn Freystrop.
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my great aunt Beatrice(Bevan) married a William James Cousins(b.1900 m.1924d.1968) lived in Bryn-y-garn Freystrop.
Hello mrsb06 ... I have only just seen your message about Beatrice and William James COUSINS and apologise for not replying before now. Are you still in touch with Rootschat? i hope so.
In the meantime I need to do a lot of paper shuffling as I haven't touched my family history for quite a while.
VDP
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Also, a quick reply as my Rees family were also centred around Freystrop and there were a few intermarriages between a number of the families.
I do have a few records on the computer of a David Venables m. Elizabeth Bevan 16 Mar 1862 Rosemarket and his sister Eliza Venables m. Joseph Cousins 23 Jun 1877 Rosemarket.
John Barrah m1. Rachel Couzins 3 Sep 1814 Freystrop, then m2. 21 Oct 1826 Freystrop Sarah Rees. They lived east of Turnpike Road from Troopers Inn to Haroldstone Bridge in 1841.
I may or may not have some information relevant to Mrsb06
Keith
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Also, to Janed
Have I contacted you in reply to your gggrandmother being Alice Barrah?
I would have a far bit on the descendants of Alice Barrah and her marriage to Richard Matthias.
As her mother Sarah Rees had a relationship before her marriage to John Barrah, I would also have a little on her chn and a connection to Rosemarket.
Keith
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Janed (if still receiving messages of recent posts)
I just checked my write-ups and I do have a little story on
Sarah Rees of Freystrop - workawoman to farmer
I have not proved her connection to my Rees family in Freystrop, other than my ancestor did have a daughter Sarah Rees and there seemed to only be two Rees families in the area.
Sarah Rees was born c1788 Freystop. The Parish Register recorded the baptisms of three base children to Sarah Rees: John Rees 29 Nov 1807; James Rees 24 Jul 1812; and Hesther Rees 1 Jul 1822 and dare I say that Hesther was born at Freystrop Cross, where Sarah was a "workawoman".
Of possible interest to others, Mark and Martha Cuzzins of Freystrop baptised their daughter on the same day.
Mrs. Rachel Barrah died at Freystrop Cross on 7 Apr 1825 and John Barrah married Sarah Rees 18 months later. Twins were born before Alice Barrah, Janed's gggm.
Sarah Barrah, nee Rees, continued John Barrah's leases of 45 acres and I have identified those fields.
The 1851 Census at Freystrop recorded three households at Freystrop Cross and one cottage was occupied by an unmarried Elizabeth Couzins and her 9 year old daughter Martha Cousins.
Sarah was recorded as Sarah Barrow, instead of Barrah, of High Cross when buried 26 Mar 1852.
Keith
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Rees, I have just read your this evening's replies and thank you
As I said earlier I need to shuffle a lot of past papers to get up to speed again.
What I do remember is that my great grand parents were Nicholas and Elinor GRUNNAH of Freystrop and that their eldest daughter married a COUSINS.
VDP