1881 Look-up Freystrop, Pembrokeshire

[VillageDuckpond]

Could sks please do a look-up for the LEWIS, THOMAS and BEVANS families?

Sasha

[Little Nell]

Hi Sasha,

We may need a bit more detail - first names perhaps?

There seem to be four Bevans families, eight Thomas families, but no Lewis families as such, just a couple of servants by the name of Lewis.  These are the ones who live in Freystrop - there may be others who originated there but have moved away.

Nell

[VillageDuckpond]

Hello Little Nell

Yes, of course I should have been more specific, sorry.

I have a Mary Hannah THOMAS b. abt 1874 and a John BEVANS b. 1871. They each married one of my COUSINS in 1890 and 1894 respectively and ideally I would like to know which families they came from. Hope this makes sense.

Sasha

[VillageDuckpond]

Little Nell

Have just seen that Mary Hannah married in Swansea so probably came from there!

Sasha

[Little Nell]

Hi Sasha,

This is one John Bevan in Freystrop but born 1873 allegedly:

RG11/5147/29 p3
Church Road Freystrop, Pembroke

John BEVAN Head M 53 M b Prendergast, Pembroke Farmer
Elizabeth BEVAN Wife M 51 F b Brawdy, Pembroke
Mary A. ROBERTS Daur M 23 F   b Lambston, Pembroke Captains Wife (Merchant Service)
Richard BEVAN Son U 19  M b Lambston, Pembroke Farmers Son
Emily J. BEVAN Daur U 15 Fb Camrose, Pembroke
Elizabeth BEVAN Daur U 12 F b Freystrop Scholar
John BEVAN Son 8 M Freystrop, Scholar
George Ll. ROBERTS    Grand Son 2  M b Freystrop
Benjamin MATHIAS Visitor U 47 M b Ireland Draper


This is a possible for Mary:

RG11/5354/11/p 19
85 Woodfield St Clase, Glamorgan
   
Thomas Ed. THOMAS Head M 35 M b Pyle, Glamorgan Chemist
Mary Helena THOMAS Wife M 26  F Swansea
Mary H. THOMAS Daur U 7 F b Swansea
Herbert GREGORY Nephew 16    M b Swansea Apprentice Chemist
Lucy ROBERTS Serv U 19  F b Llansamlet, Glamorgan Servant

Do these look right?

Nell

[VillageDuckpond]

Hi Little Nell

The information about Mary Hannah looks very possible and thank you, however, I am sorry to say that it is John BEVANS (b. 1871) that I am looking for and not John BEVAN 

Another side of the family married a William BEVAN but he was born in Ambleston in about 1839.

Sasha

[Little Nell]

Sasha,

There are four John Bevan (no s) in Freystrop in 1881: the two I have already given you, John born 1858 son of Thomas, and John born 1874 son of William born in Ambleston.  Details:
RG11/5417/28 p1
Pembroke Road, Freystrop

William BEVAN Head M 42 M b Ambleston, Pembroke Labourer
Ann BEVAN wife M 30 F b Freystrop, Pembroke
Mary H. BEVAN dau 9 F b Freystrop, Pembroke scholar
John BEVAN son 7 M b Freystrop, Pembroke scholar
William BEVAN son 5 M b Freystrop, Pembroke scholar
Richard BEVAN son 3 M Freystrop, Pembroke

You may be looking for Bevans but I think it might be wise to adopt a flexible approach to the presence (or lack of it) of an s on the end of the name.  They come and go depending on who wrote it.  I have also perhaps misled you - there are NO Bevans families in Freystrop, only Bevan (no s).

Do you know John's father's name?

Nell

[mrsb06]

hello  just been reading all this amazed as my great grandparents are John and Jane(Cousins) Bevan who had 11 children and great great grandparents are William and Ann(Davies)Bevan who had 3 children.  Hope this helps.   SARAH(Davies)