Genealogy Chat

On the 1901 census reference RG/2545, Oswestry Shropshire. 2of the children of John and Priscilla Williams. They have been transcribed as Resis, daughter and Selbun, son. I have never heard of them and would appreciate someone else's opinion. Thanks Joan

Can find no Priscilla Williams in Oswestry 1901 let alone children! nell

Maybe Rosie but can't see what the other one is.

just type Selbun Williams it will come up the girl could be Kazis Jeanette

Not surprised, she's been transcribed Prisilla. Checking now.

Hiya Looks like William, John and Frank to me. Top one is a mystery - certainly looks as if it begins 'Go' but furhter than that I wouldn't like to guess. Sorry Looby

Am I looking at someone different I have Priscilla Williams born abt 1862, Wellington Shropshire Am I looking at the right one? Looby

First name looks like Kazis or Razis. Other one looks like Lelburn or Selburn.

HI, I've just had a look, it's lucky the script is so clearbut I think the names look more like Kazis and Selbern Sarah

Have the right ones now LOLOL Think it's Rosie but the other one is a mystery to me. Regards Looby

I have looked in the birth index for Selburn and Selbun but no look. I will look for Lelburn. I thought the daughter's name could begin with a K. Will trawl through the records for Kazis. Thanks for all your suggestions. Joan

Selburn or whoever he is is 7 and Razis is 8 so you could try looking for their births. I had a quick look on ancestry civil reg and found Williams, Reba Dyllis Births Sep 1893 Oswestry Volume: 6a Page: 687 Perhaps enumerator misheard Reba for Rezis?

I think the girl is Rosie, but Selbun doesn't look like anything other than Selbun, but I'm pretty sure it will be something else. Kath. x

Thanks again for your suggestion Helen. It could well be Reba. Joan

Kathleen I will check for Rosie also Joan

Hi Joan, I have looked at the indexes for Selbun but can't see it. Will have another look. Thanks for your help. Joan

I know the date is probably a year out from the census, but it looks like 'Selbun' and William might be twins as they are both described as aged 7. On Ancestry there are these two births on the same page:- June qtr. 1892, Oswestry, 6a, 688 William Williams, and Bertie Williams. I don't know, though, whether Bertie could be misheard for Selbun. Kath. x

Kathleen I too thought that they might be twins, I had not looked as far back as 1892. I found a William O in 4th qtr 1893 but no Selbun. I did find a Gethin! but don't think it could be that! Thanks for looking Joan

Apologies if I'm duplicating anyone, but girl looks like Kezia to me, though I can't see a birth reg!! The boys (twins) must be these two, given William is William O. Williams on the census: Name: Williams, William Oswald Record Type: Births Quarter: December Year: 1893 District: Oswestry County: Denbighshire Shropshire Volume: 6a Page: 649 Name: Williams, Gethin Record Type: Births Quarter: December Year: 1893 District: Oswestry County: Denbighshire Shropshire Volume: 6a Page: 649 Merry

Hi Merry. I had thought that they might be twins, but the other name doesn't look a bit like Gethin. I do know the name Gethin. I haven't had chance to look any further yet for the daughters name, but will do so soon. Many thanks Joan