Genealogy Chat

Harriet (nee) Easton. was my Great-gran.
First seen 1881 - dom.servt - aged 24 born Llanover - working Abergavenny.
Q2 1888 marries Rees Prosser - age 30 - Dad THOMAS Easton DECEASED
1891 Census - with Hubby and child - again born Llanover
1901 Census with hubby and four children - 'born Goytre' (=Llanover)
1908 Harriet dies age 46 according to Rees (Bedwellty district) = Rhymney/Tredegar.
Therefore born 1857<1862 ish - Goytre/Llanover is consistent thoughout.
I can find no birth cert. or Parish records for her - no marriage for parents - no brothers or sisters.
Any idea how I can follow this line further back PLEASE!
Regards to all - Nigel.
(Hubby Rees/Reece Prosser and children all known and accounted for)

Not sure where birth is? Do you have a county?
Jan

Got her!

1891 Wales Census

Name: Harriet Prosser
Age: 30
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1861
Relation: Wife
Spouse's Name: Reece
Gender: Female
Where born: Llanover, Monmouthshire, Wales

Civil parish: Trevethin
Ecclesiastical parish: Trevethin
Town: Pontypool
County/Island: Monmouthshire
Country: Wales

Registration district: Pontypool
Sub-registration district: Pontypool

Reece Prosser 27
Harriet Prosser 30
Elsie Prosser 10/12
Francis Prosser 30

This may be her 1871 - doesn't help at all though:

1871 Wales Census

Name: Harriet Eustance
Age: 14
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1857
Relation: Servant
Gender: Female
Where born: Llanover, Monmouthshire, Wales
Civil parish: Llanover Lower
Ecclesiastical parish: Llandaff
County/Island: Monmouthshire
Country: Wales
Registration district: Abergavenny
Sub-registration district: Abergavenny

Name Age
Williams Parker 33
Esther Parker 33
William Parker 11
Samuel Parker 7
John Parker 1
Mary Parker 9
Harriet Eustance 14

Where exactly was she working in 1881. In 1871 there is a Harriet Eustance born in 1857 in Llanover working as a servant in what looks like Penny Park Abergavenny. Maybe her???

Chris

Yes - I have her from 1881 census forward - I cannot get backwards!
I really appreciate you having a look see as well - I've spent a LOT of time eliminating other Harriets and Thomas's as I wonder if she was taken to Llanover/Goytre as a baby and simply assumed she was born there. Gonna take another headache pill :(

WOW Chrissie! - there is a Eunice in the family later on!
1881 she is living with a 'retired bank manager' Edward and Clara Price, 'Cae Derwen' Abergavenny. I'll post this and have a look at YOUR 1871 entry.
Back shortly x

My 1871 search doesn't pick that Abergavenny entry up at all - how do you do that please or could you post the complete entry?

Chrissie, assume this is her 1881:

1881 Wales Census

Name: Harriet Easton
Age: 24
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1857
Relation: Servant
Gender: Female
Where born: Llanover, Monmouth, Wales

Civil parish: Abergavenny
County/Island: Monmouthshire
Country: Wales

Street Address: Cae Derwen
Education: View image
Employment status: View image
Occupation: Cooke Domestic Serv

Registration district: Abergavenny
Sub-registration district: Abergavenny

Edward Price 57
Clara Price 51
Arthur T. Price 24
Clara Brewer 21
Sarah L. Woodall 16
Harriet Easton 24
Michael James 29

Nigel, who are the witnesses to the marriage?

Jan

Um, Nigel, 1871 is above!!
Jan

I may be totally way off here. Looking at the possible in 1871 both Jan and I found, there is a birth for a Harriet Hustence in Jun q 1857 Abergaveny.

I have checked both 1861 and 1871 and cannot find a Harriet Hustence and cannot find a death on Freebmd for her either prior to 1871.

It may well be that her dads name was Thomas and that he died before she married. On the other hand she may have been illegitimate and her dads name was invented for her mariage.

Sorry can't be more help.

Chris

Chrissie, the name might seem way off but I think it's a very good find, well done you - Abergavenny does cover LLanover after all. I'd be tempted to get that cert if I were Nigel just to see - but who am I to be spending his money!

Jan

1871 - aged 14 - looks VERY good how did you find that name!!

Wedding wtinesses are - Matthias Phillips and Rachel James - I guess you are looking for siblings from that?

also - as a matter of general interest - what could that deleted post above be about?

The deleted post could be that someone else found the same record that Jan and I did and decided to delete it to save confusion as there would be three replies giving the same info.

Nigel, I agree with Jan I would be tempted to order the certificate for the birth I found.

Chris

Nigel,

With regard to finding that name in 1871, I simply searched for Harriet (no surname) born 1857 in Llanover and just searched through the results.

Chris

Is this a coincidence or what?

Deaths Mar 1875
EASTON Thomas 11 Abergavenny 11a 44


1871 Wales Census
Name: Thomas Estons
Age: 9
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1862
Relation: Servant
Gender: Male
Where born: Llanover, Monmouthshire, Wales
Civil parish: Lower Cwmyoy
Ecclesiastical parish: Llandaff
County/Island: Monmouthshire
Country: Wales
Registration district: Abergavenny
Sub-registration district: Llanvihangel
ED, institution, or vessel: 6
Household schedule number: 12
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas Prosser 53
Mary Prosser 44
Thomas Estons 9

Wow Ozibird, what a find. That must be a great possibility for a brother of Harriets.

Chris

I was looking for family members as you say - but I suspect this might be a dead end.

The 1871 was obtained by specifying all details except surname - I suspect Chrissie did something similar, and also on freebmd.


EDIT just saw her post - there you go!

Ozibird - that is brilliant, well done. How did you do that!!

Jan

Births Sep 1855
Hustence William Abergavenny 11a 63
Births Jun 1857
Hustence Harriett Abergaveny 11a 59
Births Sep 1859
Hustence Alfred Abergavenny 11a 62