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Welsh Emigration records
« on: Wednesday 11 October 17 09:37 BST (UK) »
I live in New Zealand & I am researching my husband's Welsh ancestors. Are there any resources in Wales that would contain records of emigrants leaving 1860s-1880s? I am looking for a Josiah EVANS, b. abt 1826,Bwlch Newydd, Carmarthenshire; m. 1850 Neath, Glamorgan, Hannah REES. They 'disappear' after the 1861 Wales Census when they are living in Llanelly, Carmarthenshire. Josiah is a roller man in an Ironworks. His 2 brothers, John & Daniel EVANS emigrated to NZ in 1861. I'm wondering if Josiah & Hannah may have also emigrated. I can't find any evidence of that in NZ & they may have emigrated elsewhere.

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Re: Welsh Emigration records
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 11 October 17 09:59 BST (UK) »
Whilst I'm not finding an emigration record,there are a Josiah and Hannah Evans of about the right ages living in Pennsylvania USA in the 1870 US Census.Both are said to have been born in Wales.

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Jones, Griffiths. Stephens, Parry, Gabriel, Conway, Hughes, Evans, Roberts, Lea, Hanmer. Peake, Edwards. Newnes, Davies. Thomas. "Blythin".
All North Wales.
Conway, Durber, Cartlidge, Lovatt, Bebington. Brindley, Sankey, Brunt. Dean. Clewes. Rhodes. Mountford,Walker,Bache, "Gibbons"Hood. Taylor
All Stoke-on-Trent.
Francis - Nantwich Cheshire.
Dennell - Cheshire/Staffordshire.
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Re: Welsh Emigration records
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 11 October 17 10:02 BST (UK) »
These records are centrally held at the National Archives. Guidance in this link:
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/emigration/
Unfortunately I don't think you'll find any records for the period in question. Best of luck all the same....
Simons Barrett Jaffray Waugh Langdale Heugh Meade Garnsey Evans Vazie Mountcure Glascodine Parish Peard Smart Dobbie Sinclair....
in Stirlingshire, Roxburghshire; Bucks; Devon; Somerset; Northumberland; Carmarthenshire; Glamorgan

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Re: Welsh Emigration records
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 11 October 17 10:09 BST (UK) »
Many thanks for the prompt replies... I'll follow up the US 1870 Census record & National Archives reference.

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Re: Welsh Emigration records
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 12 October 17 09:02 BST (UK) »
I've found the US 1870 Census record for Josiah & Hannah EVANS you mentioned, 'wrjones' & it does look hopeful. I can't find them in the 1880 US Census in same location or definitively elsewhere... Josiah EVANS is a surprisingly common name! But I also can't find them on passenger lists entering the US 1861-1870. Any suggestions? I've looked on Ancestry, FindMyPast, & Family Search plus a few misc websites.
It doesn't appear as though they had any chn per the 1851 & 1861 Wales Census.
The 1870 US Census record has another Welsh couple in the household, William & Anna THOMAS but those are even more difficult names to research... very common names.
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