Henry ALEXANDER of Wiltshire.

[pompey welsh]

Don't know if anyone can help me with this, but it's worth a go.  i have a henry Alexander born c1870, he was in south wales on 1901 census and went on to have his life and family there, on his census it says that he was from wilts, i have his marriage cert which states his father was john Alexander, when henry married in 1896 he states that his father is deceased, henry states he is a coal miner and his father was a farm laborer, (on marriage cert) i am having problems locating henry and his family before 1901, i have looked on census's but there were so many henry's born to fathers who were farm laborers called john around this time, can anyone point me in the right direction, i have no other info about henry other than he was from wilts. thanks.

[Gadget]

Hi 

I see what you mean 

I've identified 3 possibles on the 1871 - all with ag lab father's called John:

Great Bedwin

RG10/1254 F 17 P 4

Wedhamptoon:

RG10/1911 F 53 P 6

Upavon

RG10/1938 F 6 Page 3

I think the best thing to do is to trace each of these through the censuses to see if you can discount any. Also, would any of Henry's children's names help?


Regards


Gadget

[Gadget]

The one b. Great Bedwin looks as if he's in Berkshire in 1901 and the Upavon one is in Hampshire 

So I'd investigate the Wedhampton one.


Gadget

[kanskar]

Was he living in Ystradgynlais in 1901 ?

[pompey welsh]

hi, thanks for the reply. I have gone back through the census's but unfortunately usually just end up with a great big head ache, been coming back and forth to henry for over a year now...aaarrrggghhh.  his childrens names were william john,thomas,james,freddie,jennett ann(Jennett was henry's wife, and this name goes back and back through her family) and then beatrice (my grand mother) I am wondering if maybe the ann part of jennet-ann is maybe henrys mothers name, but dont know, as you can see the names are much of a muchness of the times.

[pompey welsh]

yes he was in ystradgynlais in 1901 with wife jennet and children william john and thomas.

[Gadget]

The Wedhampton one's mother was Ann and there was a sister, Mathilda J, aged 10 months.  The other two that I found, I've discounted  because i found them in 1901 in England so this looks like a possible.

You'll need to check some more though.


Gadget

[pompey welsh]

thanks gadget, i will try and follow it back but i am a little hesitant in case i've got the wrong one, too many john alexanders. thanks again.

[Sotonian]

I am related to the Henry ALEXANDER born in Great Bedwyn. I cannot tell you anything about his descendants but I can tell you a great deal about his anncestors.

I have attcahed a very short pedigree for him.