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Re: Help finding Rees's
« Reply #9 on: Monday 21 October 24 22:41 BST (UK) »
Possible death reg
Gwenny Rees 15 dec qtr 1882 Swansea vol 11a pg 480

1901 census with older children Elizabeth and Thomas E
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSMX-JPC

1891 for Thomas & Mary in Cwm Road
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H9K5-S6Z
children Thomas Edward & Elizabeth on the next page
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H9KR-KMM

1881 census for Thomas with wife Ann, living next door to John & Margaret in Cwm Road
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2W9-291K

Have you mixed the 2 couples by any chance?
Cornwall: Allen, Bevan, Bosisto, Carnpezzack, Donithorn, Huddy, James, Retallack, Russell, Vincent, Yeoman
Cards: Thomas (Llanbadarn Fawr)
Glam: Bowler, Cram, Galloway, James, Thomas, Watkins
Lincs: Coupland, Cram
Mon: Cram, Gwyn, John, Philpot, Smart, Watkins
Pembs: Edwards (St. Dogmael's)
Yorks: Airey, Bowler, Elliott, Hare, Hewitt, Kellett, Kemp, Stephenson, Tebb

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Re: Help finding Rees's
« Reply #10 on: Monday 21 October 24 22:48 BST (UK) »
probate for David Charles Rees of 13 Trafalgar Place, Brynmill, Swansea died 1 Sept 1965 admin to Elsie May Rees, widow.

Death reg
David C Rees 73 sept qtr 1965 Swansea vol 8b pg 588
Cornwall: Allen, Bevan, Bosisto, Carnpezzack, Donithorn, Huddy, James, Retallack, Russell, Vincent, Yeoman
Cards: Thomas (Llanbadarn Fawr)
Glam: Bowler, Cram, Galloway, James, Thomas, Watkins
Lincs: Coupland, Cram
Mon: Cram, Gwyn, John, Philpot, Smart, Watkins
Pembs: Edwards (St. Dogmael's)
Yorks: Airey, Bowler, Elliott, Hare, Hewitt, Kellett, Kemp, Stephenson, Tebb

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Re: Help finding Rees's
« Reply #11 on: Monday 21 October 24 22:50 BST (UK) »
Am still drawing blanks on this after trying to connect and sleuthing.

Am focusing efforts on trying to find the 1st marriage children's marriages to see if any of them have father deceased at that date. Maybe this will rule John/Thomas Rees being the same man or not. If the later, it's then working out how both sets of children are my relatives as we have photos of both and know they are from my Gu's (grans) side of the family. ::)

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Re: Help finding Rees's
« Reply #12 on: Monday 21 October 24 22:58 BST (UK) »
Thanks Osprey,

Am going to go over it again. There is a possibility of a mix up but am not sure.
Margaret Sims had a sister Ann Sims who married a Thomas Rees b.1849 as you said on 1881 living next door. But as far as I'm aware they only had 4 children;
John b.1872
Hopkin b.1873
Elizabeth b.1876
Thomas Edward b.1880

Happy to be proven wrong to get to the truth though. There are too many Rees  :)


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Re: Help finding Rees's
« Reply #13 on: Monday 21 October 24 23:00 BST (UK) »
parish entry for first marriage for Thomas
23 Jan 1872 parish church of Llansamlet
Thomas Rees 23 bachelor spelterman Gwindy father John Rees, copperman
Ann Sims 20 spinster Bonymaen father Hopkin Sims, collier
witnesses Harriet Hopkin & Ann Thomas


entry for John & Margaret, same church 7 Nov 1859
John Rees 21 bachelor collier Bonymaen father David Rees, collier
Margaret Sims 18 spinster Bonymaen father Hopkin Sims, collier
witnesses David Howells & Thomas James(?)
Cornwall: Allen, Bevan, Bosisto, Carnpezzack, Donithorn, Huddy, James, Retallack, Russell, Vincent, Yeoman
Cards: Thomas (Llanbadarn Fawr)
Glam: Bowler, Cram, Galloway, James, Thomas, Watkins
Lincs: Coupland, Cram
Mon: Cram, Gwyn, John, Philpot, Smart, Watkins
Pembs: Edwards (St. Dogmael's)
Yorks: Airey, Bowler, Elliott, Hare, Hewitt, Kellett, Kemp, Stephenson, Tebb

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Re: Help finding Rees's
« Reply #14 on: Monday 21 October 24 23:20 BST (UK) »
pretty sure it was Thomas Rees who married Mary Williams
Birth reg
David Charles Rees march qtr 1892 Swansea vol 11a pg 978 mmn Williams
He is with with Thomas & Mary on census entries

marriage reg
Thomas Rees june qtr 1890 Swansea vol 11a pg 1279 with Mary Williams on the same page

possible death regs
Ann Rees 44 jan qtr 1887 Swansea vol 11a pg 518
John Rees 45 june qtr 1883 Swansea vol 11a pg 464
Cornwall: Allen, Bevan, Bosisto, Carnpezzack, Donithorn, Huddy, James, Retallack, Russell, Vincent, Yeoman
Cards: Thomas (Llanbadarn Fawr)
Glam: Bowler, Cram, Galloway, James, Thomas, Watkins
Lincs: Coupland, Cram
Mon: Cram, Gwyn, John, Philpot, Smart, Watkins
Pembs: Edwards (St. Dogmael's)
Yorks: Airey, Bowler, Elliott, Hare, Hewitt, Kellett, Kemp, Stephenson, Tebb

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Re: Help finding Rees's
« Reply #15 on: Monday 21 October 24 23:32 BST (UK) »
That's great, thanks Osprey.

I think I'm having a moment of Rees brain fog with too many Rees in my head. That does sound more plausible and correct with the dates and maiden names etc. thank you.
I can work and see bit more clearly now... and sleep better tonight.  :)
Thomas's 1st marriage 4 children I have information on but John and Margaret's I'm finding difficult to tie down.