william john jenkins married a sarah eleanor floyd, anyhelp?

[debjenks]

my great granfather was william john jenkins he married a sarah e floyd (born 1898 not 1899 as records show) and they lived in pentregethin road, portmead, swansea. i can see from the death cert that john william died before sarah , as she is listed as a widow of this address.
any help on tracing either sides family.
sarah was born in washington terrace in landore but i know nothing of where or who this william john jenkins?
any help appreciated
deb

[bekahsgran]

Hi
Does the death cert give an age for William John, this would help with an approximate date of birth, If you can let us have age and date of death we could maybe find him?
Anne

[Cas (stallc)]

1901  Sarah & family

RG13/5072  Folio: 126  Page: 16 
Swansea
Llangyfelach

Washington Terrace, Landore

James Henry Floyd abt 1863  St Erth, Cornwall, England Head  Swansea  Glamorgan   (blacksmith)
Elizabeth Floyd abt 1865  Carmarthenshire,  Wife   
Florence Amelia Floyd abt 1885  Swansea,
Glamorgan,Daughter     
Ivor Floyd abt 1897  Swansea, Glamorgan, Son   
Sarah Floyd abt 1899  Swansea, Glamorgan,  Daughter     
Sydney Floyd abt 1895  Swansea, Glamorgan,  Son     
Violet Mary Floyd abt 1898  (3mths, not 3 years))Swansea, Glamorgan, Daughter   
Dd (David)John Floyd abt 1892  Swansea, Glamorgan, Son     

Cornwall birthplace is 'Sterth' or 'St Erth' ?

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1891  could not locate James/Elizabeth /Florence Floyd - poss mistranscribed

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1891 - William & family

RG12/4474 Folio: 73  Page: 53
Swansea 
Llangyfelach

Bushwell Terr   

Floyd, William abt 1845 Cornwall, Head  Llangyfelach  Glamorgan
Floyd, Josepha abt 1834 Cornwall, Wife
Floyd, Edward abt 1876 Llangyfelach, Glamorgan,  Son     
Floyd, Elizabeth J abt 1880 Llangyfelach, Glamorgan, Daughter     
Floyd, Richard abt 1878 Llangyfelach, Glamorgan,  Son   
 
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1881 William & family

RG11/5353  Folio: 103 Page: 57
Swansea 
Llangyfelach 
 
Address - Graig

William Floyd abt 1845  Sterth, Cornwall,  Head  Graig, Clase, Glamorgan, (coal miner) 
Josephe Floyd abt 1841  Sterth, Cornwall,  Wife 
Edward Floyd abt 1877  Morriston, Cornwall,  Son   
James H. Floyd abt 1863  Sterth, Cornwall,  Son  Graig, Clase, Glamorgan (smith) 
Richard Floyd abt 1879  Morriston, Cornwall,  Son  Graig,   
William J. Floyd abt 1869  Morriston, Cornwall,  Son 

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1871 - William & family

RG10/5448 Folio: 9  Page: 13
Swansea
Llangyfelach

Address Bryn LLoyd?

William Floyd abt 1845  Garnder Parish, Cornwall,  Head  Llangyfelach  Glamorgan (coal miner)
Josepha Floyd abt 1841  Kertonwood Eith, Cornwall,  Wife       
Elizabeth Jane Floyd abt 1871  (1mth) Llangyfelach Daughter   
James Henry Floyd abt 1864  Kertonwood Eith, Cornwall, Son 
Jane Floyd abt 1820  Quinear (Gwinear?)Parish, Cornwall, Visitor, widow, miners wife   
William John Floyd abt 1869  Llangyfelach Son 

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Think they are in from the Gwinear Parish in 1851/1861.  Did not post details, was not sure 100%

[Cas (stallc)]

Do you know William John's birth year/death year and possible what area he was from?

Some census are mistranscribed or hold a lot of errors.  Children's ages where often rounded up by the enumerator to make things easier.

Hope the above helps

Cas

[debjenks]

wow, how did you find all that? amazing! and the biggest thanks to you!!
william john jenkins died in1952 approx and he was born 1908 approx, he was welsh born in wales, dont know where, neither does my father know,mm.
well it seems all of his family both floyd his mums side and his dad jenkins side went by strange names like
mam floyd or dada floyd (i think now is short for david?) or like his mother was called "doll" and nothing else, weird really, or was this the norm?
william was also 10 years older than sarah.
they were all at washington terrace and some died there. i think dada floyd did at least and mam floyd too.
deb!