Thanks for a very good tip will give it a try .Jenny ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rhian Williams" <rhian.williams3@tinyworld.co.uk> To: <powys@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 7:43 AM Subject: Re: [POWYS] jones /edwards > The letter I and J are very easily mixed up in handwriting on the census. > Often the middle name wasn't given or not given in full, so I wouldn't > write > him off. > > Rhian > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jenny Field" <jfi85512@bigpond.net.au> > To: <powys@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 11:07 PM > Subject: Re: [POWYS] jones /edwards > > >> Thank you so much Catherine. Tha does give me something more to work on >> and >> save my hair. Not sure if it would be the right Godfrey as his father >> was >> a >> coal mine manager and his middle name was Ivor but he could well have " >> been >> sent to the coal face " to learn what life is really like. Sadly he died >> in >> France in 1917. It's given me something to think about. >> As you say Jennie looks very promising so will go with that first. >> It is so frustrating as I have all the previous census records but can't >> finish it off. Still that's half the fun and don't you feel good when you >> finally have a win ! >> Thank you again Jenny >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: <Caedmunds@aol.com> >> To: <powys@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 4:05 AM >> Subject: Re: [POWYS] jones /edwards >> >> >>> Hi Jenny, >>> >>> Not sure if this is going to be of any help, but here's hoping. >>> >>> On the 1891 I did a search for Godfrey Jones - Year of birth 1881 +/- 5 >>> years. It cam up with a promising looking: >>> Godfrey J Jones >>> Age 9: >>> Administrative Area: Aberystruth, Bedwelty >>> >>> The 1901 is a tricky one! >>> The best I can come up with is through a search for G Jones - Year of >>> birth >>> 1881 +/- 5years: >>> G Jones >>> Age: 20 >>> Born: Caernarvon Garn >>> Administrative County: Monmouthshire >>> Civil Parish: Abertillery >>> Occupation: Coal Miner Hewer >>> >>> 1881 is a bit hit & miss due to the birth year, so I haven't really >>> looked >>> at that one. >>> >>> 1901 search for Je* Edwards - Year of birth 1882 +/- 5 years was much >>> more >>> productive: >>> Jennie J Edwards >>> Age: 17 >>> Where born: Radnor Rhyader >>> Administrative County: Glamorgan >>> Census Place: Pontypridd >>> >>> I'm afraid I drew a blank on Jennie in the 1891. >>> >>> Hopefully Jennie's household record for 1901 & Godfrey's for 1891 will >>> help >>> you over the wall. >>> >>> Best wishes, >>> Catherine. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> =================== >>> Visit the Powys Mailing List webpage at: >>> www.jlb2005.plus.com/powyslist.htm >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> POWYS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes >>> in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> =================== >> Visit the Powys Mailing List webpage at: >> www.jlb2005.plus.com/powyslist.htm >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> POWYS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > > =================== > Visit the Powys Mailing List webpage at: > www.jlb2005.plus.com/powyslist.htm > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > POWYS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message