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Title: Joseph Williams - help!
Post by: RachelK on Monday 16 June 08 10:42 BST (UK)
Have recently got the marriage cert for my gx2 grandparents and am stuck on Joseph, can't seem to find him on census before 1901.

Sept 13th 1898 parish church Great Wollaston, Montgomeryshire

Joseph Edward Williams age 28 Bachelor Labourer (father Edward Williams - Labourer)

and

Mary Ellen Gennoe age 23 Spinster (father Henry Gennoe - Carrier)

residence for both - the forest

Witnesses William Oliver Gennoe and Elizabeth Jane Gennoe

Will post the details from 1901 in a second when I find them, any help would be great thankyou.
Title: Re: Joseph Williams - help!
Post by: silvery on Monday 16 June 08 10:55 BST (UK)
Mary Ellen was born Salford.  Where was Joseph Edward Williams born?
Title: Re: Joseph Williams - help!
Post by: RachelK on Monday 16 June 08 10:55 BST (UK)
Class: RG13; Piece: 2537; Folio: 12; Page: 15.

1 Williams' build Ditherington Shrewsbury

Joseph Ed Williams head (m) 30 railway painter - forden welshpool
Mary Ellen Williams wife (m) 26 manchester
Edward H A G Williams son 5 great wollaston, salop
Elsie M Jane Williams daug 1 shrewsbury
Harold C Baden Williams son 8m shrewbury
Title: Re: Joseph Williams - help!
Post by: RachelK on Monday 16 June 08 10:57 BST (UK)
Thankyou Silvery,

I have Mary Ellen, but it is Joseph that I am trying to get back on. Although understandably Williams is a difficult surname!
Title: Re: Joseph Williams - help!
Post by: silvery on Monday 16 June 08 11:31 BST (UK)
I can't find a Joseph Williams, father Edward.   

Nearest I can do,  1881 RG11/5492/78/22

White House, Forden       -    all born Berriew, which is about 7 miles from Forden, and about 5 miles from Welshpool. Forden to Welshpool is about 5 miles.  They all sit in a triangle.

Edward Williams 48, ag lab
Mary 50
Annie 21
Elizabeth 19
Martha 13
Edward 11
Fanny 6


If born in Welshpool/Forden  the registration district looks as though it would be Montgomery.  There is an Edward Williams born June 1870 Montgomery 11b 240.

There are no records Montgomery for a Joseph Williams.   It's going to be a bit tricky, I think.  Forden records were started Sept 1870, prior to that it's Montgomery.   Searching years used, 1870 to 1872.



Title: Re: Joseph Williams - help!
Post by: JJdownunder on Sunday 29 June 08 00:18 BST (UK)
There is this one  :-\

1881
RG11 5505 fol68 pg1
Garden House
Northop Flint Wales

Edward  Williams      H  M 52 Gardener Lixmn Flint Wales
Ann                       W M 52                 Wepre "     "
Annie                    D  U 18                      "
Maggie                  D     16                      "                   
Joseph                 S      11 scholar          "

JJ
Title: Re: Joseph Williams - help!
Post by: janeagles on Tuesday 15 July 08 17:09 BST (UK)
Hi,

I'm Jan Eagles (nee janet williams) youngest daughter of Fred (Alfred) Williams, who was the youngest son of Joseph and Polly (Mary Ellen) Williams. I think Rachel must be a great neice to my late dad. I have one photo of my grandparents together taken during the Second World War standing outside their home Ark Villa Arddleen.
Title: Re: Joseph Williams - help!
Post by: janeagles on Tuesday 15 July 08 17:11 BST (UK)
AND.. if it's any help my Dad said his father was the only boy with 6? sisters  and was from Forden or The Hope.
Title: Re: Joseph Williams - help!
Post by: RachelK on Wednesday 16 July 08 09:42 BST (UK)
I am hoping we might be onto something then. Here's the family in 1871:

White house, Forden.

Edward Williams h 35 Ag lab Berriew
Mary Williams w 46 Salop
Margaret d 14 Forden
Mary d 12 "
Anne d 10 Salop
Elizabeth 8 "
Sarah d 6 Forden
Emma d 4 "
Martha d 2 "
Edward s 11mths "

More than 6 sisters there, but still, all girls.
Title: Re: Joseph Williams - help!
Post by: Cas (stallc) on Wednesday 16 July 08 10:16 BST (UK)
I am hoping we might be onto something then. Here's the family in 1871:

White house, Forden.

Edward Williams h 35 Ag lab Berriew
Mary Williams w 46 Salop
Margaret d 14 Forden
Mary d 12 "
Anne d 10 Salop
Elizabeth 8 "
Sarah d 6 Forden
Emma d 4 "
Martha d 2 "
Edward s 11mths "

More than 6 sisters there, but still, all girls.

I can't find a Joseph Williams, father Edward.

Nearest I can do, 1881 RG11/5492/78/22

White House, Forden - all born Berriew, which is about 7 miles from Forden, and about 5 miles from Welshpool. Forden to Welshpool is about 5 miles. They all sit in a triangle.

Edward Williams 48, ag lab
Mary 50
Annie 21
Elizabeth 19
Martha 13
Edward 11
Fanny 6


If born in Welshpool/Forden the registration district looks as though it would be Montgomery. There is an Edward Williams born June 1870 Montgomery 11b 240.

There are no records Montgomery for a Joseph Williams. It's going to be a bit tricky, I think. Forden records were started Sept 1870, prior to that it's Montgomery. Searching years used, 1870 to 1872


1891 - RG12 Piece 4595 Folio 23 Page 6 in Montgomery - Still Edward

Edward Williams 21, farm serv, b White House, Forden

1891 - Parents/some family are same place, White House, Forden.... RG12 Piece 4596 Folio 128 Page 12

Cas
Title: Re: Joseph Williams - help!
Post by: Cas (stallc) on Wednesday 16 July 08 10:41 BST (UK)
1901- RG13 Piece 5200 Folio 110 Page 11 - Forden

Mother Mary (wid) and dau Fanny with 3 grandchildren living at Hem Bank Cottage.

Checked BVRI only goes up to 1863 for this area. There are 2 bapts for first 2 dau, of Edward & Mary.

Possibly he only included the name Joseph pre/post marriage?  Cannot find another likely either.

Cas