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Montgomeryshire / Re: Mary Owens- Towyn
« on: Wednesday 10 July 19 09:00 BST (UK)  »
I'm so sorry I was away but this is amazing work! Thank you so much.
A lot of the names you found for Mary's siblings are the names given to her children (like Margaret Ellen) which I know were common names but it makes me feel more confident that you've found the right one.
Thank you all so much!

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Montgomeryshire / Mary Owens- Towyn
« on: Sunday 07 July 19 22:32 BST (UK)  »
Hi, my great, great grandmother was called Mary Owens (born in 1873), she married a Hugh Davies in Towyn in 1898, and I've found both of them living on Gwalia Road in the 1901 and 1911 censuses. On these, her birthplace is listed as "Felinbyrhedyn" which I've learnt through this forum is sometimes called Melinbyrhedyn and is in Machynlleth. An older relative told me she moved from her village to Towyn to be a cleaner (I'm guessing Domestic Servant) for a doctor. I also have a copy of her marriage certificate to Hugh Davies, so I know that her father was called Owen Owens, he was deceased at the time of Mary's marriage and he was an engineer and fitter.
I thought this would be plenty to go on and I'd be able to find her in the 1881 and 1891 censuses, but boy was I wrong! I can't seem to find her at all pre-marriage, and not really sure how to narrow down the results I find as I have no mother's name, no idea WHEN her father died, or even where the family were living during this time.
Does anyone know of any way I can find out more about her before she came to Towyn?
 

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Montgomeryshire / Re: Felinbyrhedyn
« on: Saturday 06 July 19 14:04 BST (UK)  »
Thank you so much all!

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Montgomeryshire / Felinbyrhedyn
« on: Friday 05 July 19 16:10 BST (UK)  »
My great, great grandmother's birth place is listed as Felinbyrhedyn, Montgomeryshire. But I can't find this place on a map, and only get three results of Welsh newspapers when I try to google it. Does anyone know if it's a real place, or if it's misspelled or incorrect in any way. I'm really struggling to find her family in previous censuses and if I could pinpoint her birthplace a little better I feel I might be able to find them.
Thank you!

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