You don't need better eyes, better handwriting would help a lot. I would not think Cardiff but it really does appear that some ...da/e/i/ff is the word Name: William Williams Age: 34 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1827 Relation: Head Spouse's Name: Eleanor Williams Gender: Male Where born: Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales Civil Parish or Township: Cardiff St Mary County/Island: Glamorgan Country: Wales Street Address: View Image Condition as to marriage: View Image Education: View Image Employment status: View Image Occupation: View Image Registration District: Cardiff Sub-registration District: Cardiff ED, institution, or vessel: 17 Household Schedule Number: 216 Neighbors: View others on page Piece: 4036 Folio: 108B Page Number: 46 Household Members: Name Age William Williams 34 Eleanor Williams 33 Source Citation: Class: RG9; Piece: 4036; Folio: 108B; Page: 46; GSU roll: 543224. Eliz Not Today and Not without a Fight (Anon) For all that has been, thanks. For all that will be, yes. (Dag Hammarskjold) On Thu, Sep 12, 2013 at 7:09 AM, Mary Mizzi <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi List, > > I have a copy of a 1861 Census. No name of town of district written on > top but think it might be Glamorganshire and the Town might be > Cardiff. > > As under; > Page 40 801 > No. Street Name of Occupants > age Employment where born > > 216 3 Henry Street William WILLIAMS Mar. 34 Lab > Docks ? Cardiff > Eleanor > WILLIAMS wife 33 ??? > > The neighbours in 217 are my Grt Grandparents Thomas and Mary Ann > Fitzgerald Hooley > It seems that Eleanor Fitzgerald Williams is Mary Ann's sister. Now > can anyone with a large magnifying glass, tell me where Eleanor and > Mary Ann were born as shown on this Census please I cannot read it > and would appreciate hearing from some kind person who might have > better eyes than mine. I have always thought they were born in Ireland > but looks different on this census and yet in the 1871 Census, Mary > Ann is shown witih Thomas and family living at St Marys Parish, > Cardiff at 5 Buzzard Street and it shows she is born in Ireland?? > Hoping someone can help me with this puzzle. > > Many thanks for any help. > > Mary > > > > > -- > > To send to the list send to [email protected] > GLAMORGAN Family History Mailing List archives etc. are at > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/WLS/GLAMORGAN.html > - > This site has been prepared to help you use the Glamorgan List > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~glamorgan/ > - > A large amount of information, and a wide variety of useful links, may be > found at http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/GLA/ > > - > The South/West Wales Lookup Exchange and Gareth's Help Pages > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~walesle/wal/AW.html and > http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ukwales2/hicks.html > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >