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Desperatley seeking Williams....
« on: Friday 12 June 09 16:22 BST (UK) »
How long have I been waiting for the 1911 census for Wales to finally be completed.... I am pulling my hair out trying to find ALL my Williams family to no avail, my Grandmother being Margaret Maria Williams, born 1909, not sure where, as the family seemed to be either in and around Cardiff or Bristol. Her parents were Margaret Maria Green, her father Albert Henry Williams, originally from Port Royal in Jamaica.  Her parents were married in Pontypridd in 1901, she has 4 siblings, Florence May born 1903, Elsie Victoria, Henry, and Lillian, not sure when they were born or where,  I can find no records for anyone other than the marriage certificate.  I lived in hope that they would somewhere be listed on the 1911 census, but again can't find any of them for either England or Wales.  I think Florence has been listed as living with her grandparents listed as their daughter, born in Bristol, now living in Llanbradach which is where all the family were brought up, a definate fact.  So... where can I go now to find anything on them?  I do know my great grandparents information so I do have the tree in detail, however I would like proof positive/documentation of their connection through my grandmother and her siblings other than verbal knowlegde as my grandmother died back in 76 and my greatgrandmother in the early 80's, long before I got in full swing with doing my tree.  Any ideas would be appreciated, Thanks, C

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Re: Desperatley seeking Williams....
« Reply #1 on: Friday 12 June 09 21:03 BST (UK) »
Hello C

Have a look at the tips on the following thread

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=355239.new

In general, put in less information rather than more.

When you say you think Florence is listed with her grandparents, do you mean in 1911? Have you looked at the image?  You can't expect anyone else to use their credits to do this for you, as I'm sure you know.

Usually the way of doing these things is to trace backwards from known facts, so do you have your grandmother's marriage cert and hence an occupation for Albert - this might help you identify him on the 1911 census?

Kind regards, Arranroots  ;)
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SOM: BIRD, BURT aka BROWN - HEF: BAUGH, LATHAM, CARTER, PRITCHARD - GLS: WEBB, WORKMAN, LATHAM, MALPUS - WIL: WEBB, SALTER - RAD: PRITCHARD, WILLIAMS - GLA: RYAN, KEARNEY, JONES, HARRY - MON: WEBB, MORGAN, WILLIAMS, JONES, BIRD - SCOTLAND: HASTINGS, CAMERON, KELSO, BUCHANAN, BETHUNE/ BEATON - IRELAND: RYAN (WATERFORD), KEARNEY (DUBLIN), BOYLE(DUNDALK)

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Re: Desperatley seeking Williams....
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 13 June 09 10:32 BST (UK) »
Thank you for the info, and yes, of course I have looked at the image, and of course I would NOT expect anyone to pay for my look ups, that is not what I asked for, and again, YES I have tried putting in less information, I still can find no information on any person within the family, but thank for your imput anyway.
Regards, C

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Re: Desperatley seeking Williams....
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 13 June 09 10:53 BST (UK) »
Hi C

I've just re-read my message - you seem to have taken offence, where none was intended, sorry!

So do you have an occupation for Albert?


If it's any consolation I have just about gone cross-eyed looking for one of my families, when I am about certain that they never moved!

Census Information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SOM: BIRD, BURT aka BROWN - HEF: BAUGH, LATHAM, CARTER, PRITCHARD - GLS: WEBB, WORKMAN, LATHAM, MALPUS - WIL: WEBB, SALTER - RAD: PRITCHARD, WILLIAMS - GLA: RYAN, KEARNEY, JONES, HARRY - MON: WEBB, MORGAN, WILLIAMS, JONES, BIRD - SCOTLAND: HASTINGS, CAMERON, KELSO, BUCHANAN, BETHUNE/ BEATON - IRELAND: RYAN (WATERFORD), KEARNEY (DUBLIN), BOYLE(DUNDALK)