Gareth, > > I know, now someone's bound to beat that :-) How about 16 by one wife ? In Notts, not Wales. Dai Gareth wrote: > Thanks Frances > That last one must have taken some putting together ! > > http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/PEM/Llanstadwell/Families.html > > I still find it extraordinary how large some turn of the century (1900 > ish) families were, I've long known about one in my direct line of 12 > children by 2 wives but only yesterday came across another of 15 > children by 2 wives ! > I know, now someone's bound to beat that :-) > > Gareth > Admin for the Rootsweb DYFED, CGN & PEM lists > Genuki Wales http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/ > Lookup Exchange http://home.clara.net/tirbach/lookup.html > Help Page http://home.clara.net/tirbach/hicks.html > Cwmgors/Waun http://www.tytwp.plus.com/Waun/Waun.html > > . > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Allan Richards" > <allanandmadge@btinternet.com> > To: <WLS-PEMBROKESHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 3:09 PM > Subject: [WLS-PEM] Pembrokeshire Families - Llanstadwell > > >> Hi Gareth, >> >> Another family, in the later generation there are two wives. I have >> shown both the wives and their children under [1] & [2] as suggested - >> >> LLANSTADWELL - *1; JOHN David (Llanstadwell PEM 1846 - ?); *2; LEWIS >> Martha (Steynton PEM 1825 - ?); *3; ?; *4; Llanstadwell (1846); *5; >> JOHN Samuel Lewis 1866 (Waterstone); *6; Maesteg GLA (Samuel Lewis >> JOHN); *7; Allan Richards (Samuel Lewis JOHN) >> >> LLANSTADWELL - *1; JOHN Samuel Lewis (Waterstone, Llanstadwell 1866 - >> 1938); *2; [1] JAMES Elizabeth Ann (Bletherston PEM 1865 - 1895), [2] >> DAVIES Sarah Jane (Aberdare GLA 1875 - ?); *3; Boat Builder/Pit >> Sinker; *4; Hayston Farm, Llanstadwell (1881) / Swansea (1884) / >> Maesteg (1901); *5; [1] Thomas James 1885 (Llanstadwell) / Phoebe Ann >> 1887 (Roose PEM) / Watkin William 1893 (Caerau, Maesteg GLA) / Mary >> Ellen 1891 (Caerau, Maesteg GLA) / David Edgar 1895 (Caerau, Maesteg >> GLA) / [2] David R. 1900 (Caerau, Maesteg GLA) / Samuel R. 1901 >> (Caerau, Maesteg GLA) / Winifred S. 1906 (Caerau, Maesteg GLA) / David >> Lewis 1908 (Caerau, Maesteg GLA) / Edith M. 1909 (Caerau, Maesteg GLA) >> / Beatrice M 1911 (Caerau, Maesteg GLA) / Gwlym H. 1912 (Caerau, >> Maesteg GLA) / Daisy E. 1913 (Caerau, Maesteg GLA) / Daisy R. 1915 >> (Caerau, Maesteg GLA) / William E. 1917 (Caerau, Maesteg GLA) / Lydia >> C. 1919; *6; Maesteg GLA Mary Ellen John/Hills); *7; Allan Richards >> Mary Ellen John/Hills). >> >> Frances >> >> >> ==== WLS-PEMBROKESHIRE Mailing List ==== >> National Library of Wales >> http://www.llgc.org.uk/ >> >> >> >> > > > > ==== WLS-PEMBROKESHIRE Mailing List ==== > Rootsweb list archives[threaded] > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/WLSPembrokeshire-L/ > > > >
One of my husband's relatives was said to have had 21 children by two wives and had 50 grandchildren at the time of his death at the age of 102. Sandra Dai Bevan <daibevan@clara.co.uk> wrote: Gareth, > > I know, now someone's bound to beat that :-) How about 16 by one wife ? In Notts, not Wales. Dai
Mind boggling Dai ! But I think Sandra's contribution might be difficult to beat :-) Gareth Admin for the Rootsweb DYFED, CGN & PEM lists Genuki Wales http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/ Lookup Exchange http://home.clara.net/tirbach/lookup.html Help Page http://home.clara.net/tirbach/hicks.html Cwmgors/Waun http://www.tytwp.plus.com/Waun/Waun.html . ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dai Bevan" <daibevan@clara.co.uk> To: <WLS-PEMBROKESHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 8:16 PM Subject: Re: [WLS-PEM] Pembrokeshire Families - Llanstadwell > Gareth, > > > I know, now someone's bound to beat that :-) > > How about 16 by one wife ? In Notts, not Wales. > > Dai > > Gareth wrote: > >> Thanks Frances >> That last one must have taken some putting together ! >> >> http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/PEM/Llanstadwell/Families.html >> >> I still find it extraordinary how large some turn of the century (1900 >> ish) families were, I've long known about one in my direct line of 12 >> children by 2 wives but only yesterday came across another of 15 >> children by 2 wives ! >> I know, now someone's bound to beat that :-) >> >> Gareth >> Admin for the Rootsweb DYFED, CGN & PEM lists >> Genuki Wales http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/ >> Lookup Exchange http://home.clara.net/tirbach/lookup.html >> Help Page http://home.clara.net/tirbach/hicks.html >> Cwmgors/Waun http://www.tytwp.plus.com/Waun/Waun.html >> >> . >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Allan Richards" >> <allanandmadge@btinternet.com> >> To: <WLS-PEMBROKESHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 3:09 PM >> Subject: [WLS-PEM] Pembrokeshire Families - Llanstadwell >> >> >>> Hi Gareth, >>> >>> Another family, in the later generation there are two wives. I have >>> shown both the wives and their children under [1] & [2] as suggested - >>> >>> LLANSTADWELL - *1; JOHN David (Llanstadwell PEM 1846 - ?); *2; LEWIS >>> Martha (Steynton PEM 1825 - ?); *3; ?; *4; Llanstadwell (1846); *5; >>> JOHN Samuel Lewis 1866 (Waterstone); *6; Maesteg GLA (Samuel Lewis >>> JOHN); *7; Allan Richards (Samuel Lewis JOHN) >>> >>> LLANSTADWELL - *1; JOHN Samuel Lewis (Waterstone, Llanstadwell 1866 - >>> 1938); *2; [1] JAMES Elizabeth Ann (Bletherston PEM 1865 - 1895), [2] >>> DAVIES Sarah Jane (Aberdare GLA 1875 - ?); *3; Boat Builder/Pit >>> Sinker; *4; Hayston Farm, Llanstadwell (1881) / Swansea (1884) / >>> Maesteg (1901); *5; [1] Thomas James 1885 (Llanstadwell) / Phoebe Ann >>> 1887 (Roose PEM) / Watkin William 1893 (Caerau, Maesteg GLA) / Mary >>> Ellen 1891 (Caerau, Maesteg GLA) / David Edgar 1895 (Caerau, Maesteg >>> GLA) / [2] David R. 1900 (Caerau, Maesteg GLA) / Samuel R. 1901 >>> (Caerau, Maesteg GLA) / Winifred S. 1906 (Caerau, Maesteg GLA) / David >>> Lewis 1908 (Caerau, Maesteg GLA) / Edith M. 1909 (Caerau, Maesteg GLA) >>> / Beatrice M 1911 (Caerau, Maesteg GLA) / Gwlym H. 1912 (Caerau, >>> Maesteg GLA) / Daisy E. 1913 (Caerau, Maesteg GLA) / Daisy R. 1915 >>> (Caerau, Maesteg GLA) / William E. 1917 (Caerau, Maesteg GLA) / Lydia >>> C. 1919; *6; Maesteg GLA Mary Ellen John/Hills); *7; Allan Richards >>> Mary Ellen John/Hills). >>> >>> Frances >>> >>> >>> ==== WLS-PEMBROKESHIRE Mailing List ==== >>> National Library of Wales >>> http://www.llgc.org.uk/ >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> ==== WLS-PEMBROKESHIRE Mailing List ==== >> Rootsweb list archives[threaded] >> http://archiver.rootsweb.com/WLSPembrokeshire-L/ >> >> >> >> > > > ==== WLS-PEMBROKESHIRE Mailing List ==== > Genuki PEM > http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/PEM/ > > > >