Genealogy Chat

Oooooh, Penny........That death is from Ancestry, isn't it?????? I looked for that yesterday and didn't find anything.........must have spelled it wrong!! *slaps herself*!! Merry

Morning Penny, mmmmmmm, thats the same quarter and year as a Naomi Bevan birth too. Soooooooo...................do you think its the same one who couldve died as a baby. mmm, possible. Thank You for that. Yes Ruth was my g gran. Ive just emailed a distant cousin i met on here to ask her if it rings a bell with her that there couldve been twins in our lot. shes only just started the tree so she may or maynot know. thanks for your help, its all food for thought.! (talking of food, off to Asda now, will search again later) Many thanks Jac xx

Hi More awake this morning!! Am I Correct Ruth is your gr grandmother? For some reason I thought it was Naomi. Anyway found this death now BEVAN, Naomi Record Type: Deaths Quarter: September Year: 1859 District: Merthyr Tydfil County: Breconshire Glamorgan Mid Glamorgan Volume: 11a Page: 201 :-(

Ooh - nice one Lynda!! I feel bad because I was really too lazy to check, because I always thing I will get the wrong place name with all the difficult Welsh spellings. Thanks for pointing that out! merry (who posted the wrong Naomi!)

Hi Jackie I have just been reading through this thread and I think you will find that The two entries that people have found for you would not come under the same area as Maesteg entries are at Neath Not Mert.Tydfil. Hope this helps Lynda

Merry, Yes, i think they from 2 different families the more i see. Ruths dad Wasnt Evan Bevan. He was william. Thanks Merry for that Jac xx --------------------------------------------------------- Thanks to everyone for all their replies on here, you have all been very helpful. Many Thanks Jac xx

Is this Naomi in 1861? Evan Bevan abt 1821 Maes Teg, Glamorgan, Wales Head Llangynwyd Glamorgan Evan Bevan abt 1855 Maes Teg, Glamorgan, Wales Son Llangynwyd Glamorgan Jonah Bevan abt 1857 Maes Teg, Glamorgan, Wales Son Llangynwyd Glamorgan Margaret Bevan abt 1846 Maes Teg, Glamorgan, Wales Daughter Llangynwyd Glamorgan Mary Bevan abt 1823 Ystradgynlais, Breconshire, Wales Wife Llangynwyd Glamorgan Mary Bevan abt 1853 Maes Teg, Glamorgan, Wales Daughter Llangynwyd Glamorgan >>>>Noami Bevan abt 1860 Maes Teg, Glamorgan, Wales Daughter Llangynwyd Glamorgan Jonah Williams abt 1846 Ystradgynlais, Breconshire, Wales Boarder Llangynwyd Glamorgan Different parents to Ruth???? Merry

Karen, Thanks for that, I havnt got on the 1881 yet, Ruth was married by this time and lived in Stockton on Tees. unless it was Naomi taking Ruths name.........aaaaaaargh. cheers Jac xx

Dawn, I havnt found him on any census yet, well not with the right wife and Ruth etc. but he married in 1839 and it just says Full Age. Penny, Yes, i think i should go for it..! :-)

This could be Naomi/Ruth in 1881 - haven't found her yet prior to this 1881 Wales Census Record about Naomi Bevan Name: Naomi Bevan Age in 1881: 19 Estimated birth year: abt 1862 Relationship to head-of-household: Servant Household: View other family members Family and neighbors: View neighbors Gender: Female Where born: Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales Address: Brynheulog Villas Civil parish: Merthyr Tydfil County/Island: Glamorgan Condition as to marriage: Unknown Occupation: General Servant Education: View Image Employment status: View Image Source information: RG11/5313 Registration district: Merthyr Tydfil Sub-registration district: Lower Merthyr Tydfil ED, institution, or vessel: 29 Folio: 59 Page: 15

£7 - the cost to cover hours of wondering, what ifs etc - cheap at half the price!!

Would william be about 59 in 1891?? Dawn

Penny, Oh dear, never thought of looking for a death. i wonder if your right and one died and the other just opted between the 2 names, haha. Now ive got allsorts going through myhead. Wonder if i should go for that cert, id know by the parents names i suppose. Cheers Jac xx

Thanks Merry, I see what you are saying, it makes sense. Im probably clutching at straws. Cheers Jac xx

Found this death but din't know where she was in 1861 Bevan, Ruth Record Type: Deaths Age at death: 6 Quarter: December Year: 1866 District: Swansea County: Glamorgan West Glamorgan Volume: 11a Page: 364

ooo Dawn, That would be great if you could. they not on the 1837online one, and thats the only one i have access to. (cant get back on ancestry cos ive forgot my password and they supposed to send me email to change it but havnt) Ruths parents were William Bevan and Sarah Bevan (nee Pritchard). Thing is, her age alters along the way, got her birth as 26 may 1859 which i take to be correct, then in 1875 when she should be 16, she fibs and says shes 18 (marriage cert) So i would be really grateful for anything you could find on her. i dont even know of any sibs. (thought i did for a mo..!) Thank you very much Jac xx

Some registrars (incorrectly) put times for all births registered. Though I thought that was more the case in the first decade of civil reg. You might find two ladies who are related (maybe sister's-in-law, or even mum-in-law and dau-in-law), popping up to the reg office together to reg their babies. So it doesn't always depend on whether the surname is rare or commonplace. Hubby got caught out with this and ordered two certs (matching vol page etc) and they were first cousins!! However, there were no times on either cert, but he ordered them at the same time, so never got the chance to check. Have you looked for a death for the second baby? Merry (PS when you view all the names on a page on Ancestry or FreeBMD they come up in alphabetical order!!)

Jackie would you like me to do a census lookup for you? Dawn

Bit down now................searched the 1861census on 1837online and only one Naomi Bevan came up, different parents names, and no Ruth. Never mind, it was fun while it lasted. :-( Jac xx

Dawn, Thanks for doing that on Ancestry, for one minute then i thought you'd sent me all Bevans from the same quarter etc......!!!!!! i nearly passed out...hahaha Phew.....Twins are one thing, but all them..! Cheers Jac xx