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Title: Help with finding two deaths please!
Post by: gazbods on Thursday 20 July 06 14:44 BST (UK)
Help needed before I go mad please
I am trying to find the deaths of my Gt Gt Gt Grandfather and Mother
George Jones and Margaret Jones,
I have them both in the 1871 Census living at 67 Tymawr row Hopkinstown with family
George was Christned in 1815 Bristol and was a mason. Margeret was Christened 1818 in Merthyr Dyfan(alhtough in some of census' it states Merthyr) I do have them all in 1861,1851 and 1841 cunsus' so I know I have the right family.
I have the marrige for them in Merthyr tydfil and the Birth of my Gt Gt Grandfather Richard Jones Born 1947 Merthyr Tydfil Also have Ricahard's wedding cert as well at Sardis Chapel Pontypridd in 1871 so I know I have the right family 100%
I have walked around Llanwono church,No luck.
There is Church at Hopkinstown walked round there
looked in all local Cemeteries Glyn Taff Trealaw Treorchy. No Joy
Cant Find a George Jones death of the right age localy or Margaret
Have I missed something in the 1881 or am I just going blind for looking to hard
Thanks Gareth
Title: Re: Help with finding two deaths please!
Post by: adicol on Thursday 20 July 06 19:26 BST (UK)
Hiya,

Is George still alive when his son marries?

Thanks,

Colleen
Title: Re: Help with finding two deaths please!
Post by: gazbods on Thursday 20 July 06 20:38 BST (UK)
Hi Colleen,
Thanks for the help
Yes he was according to the Marraige cert the address that was given was Ty Mawr(big house) Ty Mawr was also the name of the colliery in Hopkinstown.
I have found a Margaret Jones in 1881 further down the valley in Porth about the right age but it does not state she is a widdow.
Thanks
Gareth
Title: Re: Help with finding two deaths please!
Post by: adicol on Thursday 20 July 06 20:50 BST (UK)
Looking on the 1881 census, I have found a Margaret Jones,  Inmate in Cardiff Union Workhouse.
Birth year c1817 in merthyr, and discribed as a Widower.

Don't know if this is her, i will look for others too

Thanks,

Colleen
Title: Re: Help with finding two deaths please!
Post by: adicol on Thursday 20 July 06 20:54 BST (UK)
There is also two more which match

One born c 1817 in Merthyr, residing as a boarder in Llantrisant, and again classed as a widower.
And one born c1816 in Merthyr, living alone and classed as a widower in Merthyr Tydfil.
Title: Re: Help with finding two deaths please!
Post by: gazbods on Thursday 20 July 06 21:05 BST (UK)
Hi Colleen,
Thanks for your perststance I missed that one in Merthyr, see two heads are better than one.
Lokking at St Kathrines images on ancetry i noticed a few Georges' deaths in Merthyr Tydfil.
Have you or do you know of anyone who has searched the burials in Merthyr Council Offices' ?
Thanks
Gareth J
Title: Re: Help with finding two deaths please!
Post by: adicol on Thursday 20 July 06 21:20 BST (UK)
No I dont, but contact Merthyr Tydfil Library as they have some Death Interments, and he may well be on them.
We can assume that he has died after 1871 and before 1881 so that can narrow it for them a bit.
The number for them is 01685 723057 or email them at library.services@merthyr.gov.uk

Colleen
Title: Re: Help with finding two deaths please!
Post by: gazbods on Thursday 20 July 06 21:29 BST (UK)
thanks again