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I wonder if anybody could help, to try to confirm the father and mother and family , of a William Kidwell possibly born 1837 Devonshire. My research has found a marriage for a William Kidwell (B) 1837 to a Sarah Frances Chapple in 1882 in Swansea Glamorganshire, any help would be very much appreciated.

Just for ref

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census
18, Gam Street, Swansea (Town), Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales


William Kidwell Head Married Male 42 1839 Corporation Labourer Fremington, Devon, England
Sarah F Kidwell Wife Married Female 31 1850 - Barnstaple, Devon, England
Martha Kidwell Daughter Single Female 16 1865 - Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales
Elizabeth J Kidwell Daughter Single Female 12 1869 - Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales
William Kidwell Son Single Male 10 1871 - Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales
Benjamin J Kidwell Son Single Male 8 1873 - Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales
Frederick R Kidwell Son Single Male 5 1876 - Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Record set Devon Baptisms
First name(s) William
Last name Kidwell
Birth year 1836
Baptism year 1836
Denomination Anglican
County Devon
Baptism place Fremington
Mother's first name(s) Mary
Father's first name(s) William
Archive South West Heritage Trust
Birth date 09 Oct 1836
Father's occupation Laborer
Residence Newhouse
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Parish Baptisms
Collections from England, Great Britain

To be certain you have the right person, you need to get a copy of his marriage cert, to see if he knew his father’s details

Re : Rambling.
Thank you so much for your quick response and information, the information does seem to fit into my possible research.
Kind regards.
Malcolm.

brother's birth gives mmn KIDWELL, JOHN mmn HEARD
GRO Reference: 1840 D Quarter in THE BARNSTAPLE UNION Volume 10 Page 23

Hi Rambling / ErikaH.
Thank you again for your further information, now that I have more information, I do understand that a marriage certificate would be my next step in my research.
Kind Regards.
Malcolm.

This places William and brother John in Swansea, with their married sister

1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census
23, Little Madoc Street, Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales


James Rendell Head Married Male 31 1830 Labourer Tavistock, Devon, England
Sarah Rendell Wife Married Female 26 1835 - Tavistock, Devon, England
Mary Ann Rendell Daughter - Female 6 1855 Scholar Fremington, Devon, England
John Rendell Son - Male 3 1858 Scholar Glamorgan, Wales
William Kidwell Lodger Unmarried Male 23 1838 Labourer Fremington, Devon, England <<<<<
John Kidwell Lodger Unmarried Male 20 1841 Labourer Fremington, Devon, England<<<<<

Marriages Sep 1857 (>99%)

Kidwell Sarah Neath 11a 656
Rendell James Neath 11a 656

daughter of Sarah possibly born before the marriage?
KIDWELL, MARY ANN -
GRO Reference: 1854 D Quarter in BARNSTAPLE UNION Volume 05B Page 434

Variants of the Rendell name in records incl Randall and
RANDEL, ELIZABETH JANE KIDWELL
GRO Reference: 1866 J Quarter in SWANSEA Volume 11A Page 607

First name(s) Sarah
Last name Kidwell
Age 22
Birth year 1835
Event year 1857
Banns year -
Marriage year 1857
Marriage date 14 Aug 1857
Marriage place Neath, St Thomas
Father's first name(s) William
Father's last name Kidwell
Spouse's first name(s) James
Spouse's last name Rendell
Spouse's age 24
Spouse's birth year 1833
Spouse's father's last name Rendell
Spouse's father's first name(s) William
County Glamorganshire
Country Wales
Event Marriage
Page 73
Record set Glamorganshire Marriages And Banns

Parents' marriage:

Name: William Kidwill
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 10 Jun 1833
Event Place: Tawstock, Devon, England
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Name: Mary Herd <<<<<<<<<<<<<
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Marital Status: Single

Digital Folder Number: 005884466
Image Number: 00254

Both William and Mary were "sojourners" in the parish - ie - not permanent residents.
Bachelor and spinster.
Both made their marks.

William Kidwill
in the 1851 England Census
Name: William Kidwill
Age: 40
Estimated birth year: abt 1811
Relation: Head
Spouse's name: Mary Kidwill
Gender: Male
Where born: Tawstock, Devon, England
Civil Parish: Fremington
Phillimore Ecclesiastical Parish Maps:
View related Ecclesiastical Parish
Town: Fremington
County/Island: Devon
Country: England
Street address:
Registration district: Barnstaple
Sub-registration district: Ilfracombe
ED, institution, or vessel: 1b
Neighbors:
Household schedule number: 31
Piece: 1893
Folio: 494
Page Number: 8
Household Members:
Name Age
William Kidwill 40
Mary Kidwill 33
John Kidwill 10
Hannah Kidwill 7
Jone Kidwill 4
Elizabeth Kidwill 2

Argyllgran/ all.

Apologize for my late reply as regards further information, this due to a family phone call, all appreciated.
All take care.
Regards.
Malcolm.