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Title: Davies of Bishopston, Gower
Post by: Avoca on Saturday 27 October 07 10:28 BST (UK)
Can someone please help with the census entries 1881 and 1891 for address: Murton Cottage, Bishopston.

Thanks


Avoca
Title: Re: Davies of Bishopston, Gower
Post by: Tati on Saturday 27 October 07 10:37 BST (UK)
Hi Avoca,

The 1881 census is searchable by address at www.ancestry.co.uk

I can't see a Murton Cottage - do you have any names for your Davies family? There is a family headed by John Davies, wife Sarah Ann at Murton. Address is Grocer Shop (but John is a shoemaker  :P)
http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uki1881wales&indiv=try&h=5866302

Are they the ones?  :)
Title: Re: Davies of Bishopston, Gower
Post by: osprey on Saturday 27 October 07 10:49 BST (UK)
There are 2 more Davies families in the pages of Murton, headed by
John, a farmer, living at Pitt House
and
Philip, in the Plough & Harrow
RG11/5368 folio 14 pg 3
Title: Re: Davies of Bishopston, Gower
Post by: down-under on Saturday 27 October 07 11:28 BST (UK)
Bishopston Murton Glamorgan 1891 RG12/ 4489 folio 14 page 8 reg district Gower


Murton Road

Pitt House

David Davies head single age 33 Farmer born Pennard
Eliza Givlin cousin age 44 single    Housekeeper born Bishopston

next page 9

Murton Shop

John Davies age 54 shoemaker   Oxwich
Sarah Ann wife age 58 grocer    Pennard
Elizabeth Ann dau age 25 dressmaker rest born Bishopston
Ellen Jane dau age 23 Home? work
Thomas John son age 19 assistant school master
William George son age 14


next page 10

Murton Cottage

John Mack age 46 farm lab born Murton
Mary Mack age 45 born Pennard
Thomas Mack age 17 farm lab born Murton
Next page
Charles Mack age 15 Murton
John Mack age 7 Murton


Pam
Title: Re: Davies of Bishopston, Gower
Post by: osprey on Saturday 27 October 07 12:46 BST (UK)
1901 Murton Cottage RG13/5084 folio 21 pg 12
John Davies head mar 62 shoemaker & grocer b. Oxwich
Sarah Ann wife 68 b. Pennard
Ellen Jane dau 31 b. Bishopston
Title: Re: Davies of Bishopston, Gower
Post by: Avoca on Thursday 08 November 07 09:39 GMT (UK)
Many thanks for your help !!!


AVOCA