Hi Hilary or Owen, Thank you for the information in your e-mail. The Walter you speak of was my grandfather's cousin as Thomas Maddy (Walter's father) was my grandfather's father's brother. Walter was born at Llanfigan as were all his other brothers and sisters. His cousin William, my great-grandfather went to work in the mining industry in the Rhondda and my grandfather was born in Gelli, but lived most of his life in Mountain Ash, Glamorgan. Thank you for the information. I had suspected that this Walter was the one that went to Sheffield. Best wishes, Susan Welham (nee Maddy) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hilary or Owen Williams" <williams.o.h@ic24.net> To: "'Powys List'" <powys-l@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2007 7:52 PM Subject: [POWYS] Powys: BRE: A Maddy marriage > Hi Listers, > > > > Here is a piece of information for anyone interested in the BRE Maddy > family. > > > > In Sep Q 1885, Walter Maddy married Elizabeth Davies, in Brecknock > Registration District. > > Walter seems to be the Walter found, in 1881 census, aged 19 in the > Cottage, > Llanvigan, Breconshire and living with his widowed father, Thomas and > siblings Evan, Elizabeth, Thomas, Gwen and James. > > > > My interest in the marriage lies with Elizabeth Davies. Elizabeth’s maiden > name should have been Winter as she was the illegitimate daughter of > Margaret Winter who was from Crickadarn. Margaret died of small pox in > 1858, > aged 29 years, when Elizabeth was just a year old. Elizabeth was then > taken > in by Margaret’s older sister, Ann Winter (my Great Great Grandmother) who > in 1850 married a schoolmaster called David Davies. Elizabeth Winter was > brought up with her 2 cousins, Ann (my Great Grandmother) and Mary in the > School house in Battle, Brecon. > > > > It is interesting that Elizabeth married under the name of her Uncle and > Aunt and this prevented me for a long time from finding her marriage. I > knew > from Family oral history that she had married a man surnamed Maddy and > that > they had settled in Sheffield, where I believe their descendents still > live. > > > > Hope this is of help to someone. > > > > If you want more information on the Winter connection, please contact me. > > > > Hilary Williams > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.13/842 - Release Date: 09/06/2007 > 10:46 > > > =================== > 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