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Name: James Walter Smith
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 12 Feb 1865
Event Place: Aberdare, St Elvan, Glamorganshire, Wales
Age:
Birth Year (Estimated):
Spouse's Name: Mary Ann Davies
GS Film number:
Digital Folder Number: 004378001

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Name: Mary Ann Davis Family Tree
Gender: Female
Christening Date: 01 Apr 1847
Christening Place: WORKHOUSE,NEWPORT,MONMOUTH,ENGLAND
Birth Date: 05 Mar 1847
Birthplace:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Mary Ann Davis
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C02386-1
System Origin: England-ODM
GS Film number: 230099
Reference ID:

There's an Illstone Gamorgan but doesn't seem likely does it!

On other census, she just puts Monmouth. This is her maybe, with another clue??

Do you have her marriage cert?


1891 Wales Census
Name: Mary Ann Smith
Age: 44
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1847
Relation: Wife
Spouse's Name: James Smith
Gender: Female
Where born: Ieestone, Monmouthshire, Wales

Civil parish: Rhigos
Ecclesiastical parish: Ystraddyfodwg
Town: Rhigos
County/Island: Glamorgan
Country: Wales

Registration district: Merthyr Tydfil
Sub-registration district: Aberdare

James Smith 49
Mary Ann Smith 44
Walter Smith 23
William Smith 21
Oliver Loop 24

This must be the ancestor:

1881 Wales Census
Name: Mary Ann Smith
Age: 34
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1847
Relation: Wife
Spouse's Name: James Smith
Gender: Female
Where born: Hillstone Lodge, Monmouth, Wales

Civil parish: Ystradyfodwg
County/Island: Glamorgan
Country: Wales

Street Address: 10 Penmark Row

Registration district: Merthyr Tydfil
Sub-registration district: Aberdare
James Smith 38
Mary Ann Smith 34
Edward Smith 17
Walter Smith 14
William Smith 11
Asenath Smith 10

As Monmouthshire is a County, can you be more specific to the town?

If it was a Poor Law Union/ Work house, this link may help

http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Wales/UnionsWales.shtml

When known, links are given to say where the records are held

I AM TRYING TO FIND HILLSTONE LODGE IN MONMOUTHSHIRE AS IT WAS NAMED AS A BIRTHPLACE OF AN ANCESTOR IN 1847.IM GUESSING IT WAS A WORKHOUSE OR SIMILAR LODGING PLACE.ALSO HOW WOULD YOU GO ABOUT THE NAMES OF RESIDENTS,MARY ANN IS ALL I HAVE TO GO ON SO FAR. HERES HOPING !!!!!!!!!!