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Wales (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Wales => Topic started by: clarejenkins on Tuesday 19 November 13 22:09 GMT (UK)
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Any help on the family of Richard Jenkins ? 1850 who married Martha Cook ? 1872 three childrenn Eliza 1874, John Joseph 1876 (my husband's grandfather) and Sarah 1880. Martha recorded as widow each time she goes into the workhouse. I have a possible link to Thomas and Sarah Jenkins living in Newland, Glouncestershire where he ? met his wife Martha daughter of Christopher and Ann Cook who then moved also to Pontypool. I cannot find births, marriage certificate or deaths of Richard and Martha. May be going down a total dead end.
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There's this possible marriage - would suggest a typo somewhere along the way
Newport Vol 11a p273, Q2 1872
Martha Crook <<<
Richard Jenkins <<<
John Lewis
Emma Phillips
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Yes that is all I can find too but they have the banns read in LLanfihangel LLantarnam which makes no sense and he seems the wrong age - Martha does appear as Cook on the birth certificate of Eliza and John joseph. But the banns were mistranscibed in one site as Brook so who knows. I can't get past Christopher Cook other than a possible John and Mary as his parents. Thanks for helping - any suggesitons gratefully received!!
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I can see them in Pontypool Workhouse in 1881.
Just so we can get or bearings with the family.
Martha Jenkins 31 widow of a collier.......all b Pontypool
Eliza Jenkins 7
John Joseph Jenkins 4
Sarah Jenkins 8 months
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Yes - Sarah dies later in 1881 and the family stay in the workhouse until 1883. I think Christopher Cook dies that year = maybe connection with leaving the workshouse. She had previous daughter Mary A who lived with her grandparents and in the 1891 (I think) Census Martha seems to be living with Mary and her husband Carey Turbeville