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Wales (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Denbighshire => Wales => Denbighshire Lookup Requests => Topic started by: cashmere on Tuesday 18 December 12 12:05 GMT (UK)
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Hi.I wonder if anyone out there could do a look-up for me.Im looking for a Margaret Edwards born at Froncysyllte,Llangollen around 1837.Her parents were John and Elizabeth.Margaret married in 1859 and on the certificate it states her Father as being John Edwards.I did find a census for Cysyllte 1841 in a folder at Llangollen museum when i was on holiday there but not been able to find it since.I cant find her or her parents in 1851 either.Regards.Cashmere.
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1851 census: Reference HO107, Piece 2509, Folio 529, Page 1
Cysyllte, Llangollen, Denbighshire
Edwards, John Head M 60 Farmer of 30 Acres b Cysyllte
Edwards, Elizabeth Wife F 60 b Llangollen
Edwards, George Son M 22 b Llangollen
Edwards, Elizabeth Daughter F 17 b Llangollen
Edwards, Ann Daughter F 15 Dressmaker b Llangollen
Edwards, Margaret Daughter F 13 At School b Llangollen
Edwards, Mary Daughter F 8 At School b Llangollen
Edwards, John Son M 12 At School b Llangollen
Edwards, Thomas Son M 5 At School b Llangollen
Elizabeth's age could be 50? The original image isn't clear! ;D
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1841 census: HO107, Piece 1400, Book 9, Folio 4, Page 1
Cysyllte, Llangollen
Edwards, John M 50 Farmer
Edwards, Elizabeth F 35
Edwards, George M 10
Edwards, Elizabeth F 5
Edwards, Ann F 5
Edwards, Margaret F 4
Edwards, John M 1 all born in county
Ages were, on the 1841 census, rounded down to a multiple of 5 years.
Supposed to be for those over 15?!
So, the mother Elizabeth could be any age from 35 to 39.
And the age on the 1851 census could be wrong?
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Hi.Many thanks for your replies.Its the differences in ages that confused me.I am sure now that this is the correct family.
Regards.Cashmere.
Merry Christmas.
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Hi, I thought I'd add a note as I'm descended from Edwards family in Froncysyllte, though in my case it's the family of Edward Edwards (1803-1873) and his wife Sarah, through their son Charles (1829-1897). They were all boatmen working on the canal, and lived in Sion Cottages near the boarding school.
It's possible we have a connection somewhere along the line, Froncysyllte is a small community! However tracing Welsh family beyond 1841 is a tough challenge! You may have trouble finding an 1861 census record - I read somewhere that the 1861 returns for Froncysyllte have been lost.
John
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Hi John.
Many thanks for your message.There could be a connection with Froncysyllte being such a small village.Margaret Edwards was the daughter of John and Elizabeth Edwards.John was a farmer and he lived and brought up his family at Cysyllte Farm which is now Fron House.His daughter Margaret married a John Lewis of Llangadwalladr,Denbighshire.Not far from Llangollen.John and Margaret were the Gt,gt Grandparents of my husband.
Regards.
Cashmere.