Thomas Lewis 1811 Llanrhidian - after 1871

[Nell]

Baptism, parentage not yet known

1841 census HO107/1424/14 Folio: 14 Page: 21
Llanrhidian
Thomas Lewis abt 1816 Glamorgan fisherman
Mary Lewis abt 1816 Glamorgan
Anne Lewis abt 1836 Glamorgan
James Lewis abt 1837 Glamorgan
Mary Lewis abt 1839 Glamorgan
[not sure this is the right family; clearly if it is James b. 1837 must have died before 1851]

1851 HO107/2465 476 p.26 Penclawdd
Thomas Lewis abt 1812 Llanrhidian, Wales Head collier
Mary Lewis abt 1813 Llanrhidian, Wife
Ann Lewis abt 1836 Llanrhidian, Daughter Mary Lewis abt 1841 Llanrhidian, Daughter
Catherine Lewis abt 1846 Llanrhidian,Daughter Margaret Lewis abt 1847 Llanrhidian, Daughter
James Lewis abt 1849 Llanrhidian, Son

1861 RG09 4108 131 p. 9
Penclawdd
Thomas Lewis 49, pilot,
Mary Lewis, 48, pilots wife
Mary Lewis 22 unmarried, cockle gatherer, Catherine Lewis, 17 unmarried cockle gatherer,
Margaret Lewis, age 14, cockle gatherer
James Lewis, 12 at sea,
Elizabeth Lewis 10
Jane Lewis 8.
All born Llanrhidian.

1871 RG10/5461 Folio: 44 Page:18
Llanrhidian Glamorgan [address just says Penclawdd; next household on schedule is Dunraven Cottage]
Thomas Lewis abt 1812 Pen-y-Clawdd Head 59 fisherman
Mary Lewis abt 1813 Pen-y-Clawdd Wife 58
Elizabeth Lewis abt 1851 Penclawdd Daughter 20
Jane Lewis abt 1853 Penclawdd Daughter 18

Not sure of death, but Mary is a widow in 1881

[kiterunner]

Originally Posted by Nell

[not sure this is the right family; clearly if it is James b. 1837 must have died before 1851]

Findmypast has a burial for a James Lewis in Llanrhidian in 1845 age 8.

And these burials for Thomas Lewis at Llanrhidian between 1871 and 1881:
1872 age 58, 1874 age 63, 1875 age 58. The middle one of those looks most likely as the age would match with the censuses.

[Nell]

Thank you KiteRunner. I am, as ever, indebted to you.

[Nell]

Thanks again, Kate, I've found the image on Ancestry and it seems the best fit.

[kiterunner]

I was trying to find the children's baptisms on FMP last night but there didn't seem to be any Llanrhidian baptisms on there. I shall have another try now.

[kiterunner]

Llanrhidian isn't on the list of parishes that are included in the Welsh parish registers on FMP, but it isn't on the list of churches that are excluded either! But the Llanrhidian baptisms are on FamilySearch. None of Thomas and Mary's children on there, though. I was hoping that finding the baptisms might make it easier to find the right birth registration for at least one of them!

[kiterunner]

Ah, FamilySearch has a marriage at Llanrhidian in 1835 - Thomas Lewis / Mary Hopkin. We suspected that Mary was a Hopkin(s) because the family had a William Hopkins with them in 1841 and there was a Mary Hopkin christened at Llanrhidian 9 May 1813 (daughter of Robert and Mary.)

See Mary's thread: http://www.genealogistsforum.co.uk/f...highlight=mary

[Nell]

Oo, exciting! Thanks again Kate.

[Nell]

Glad to have a Hopkin/s to add to the Evanses, Joneses, Thomases, Williams and Lewises!