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  Posted by GillBarr (U1906219) on Monday, 22nd August 2005

  Trying to trace my Welsh grandmother's side of the family - can somebody help please. Her name was Frances Mary Charles, born 12th February 1905 in Wrexham, North Wales Her father's name was John Charles, a General Labourer, and her mother's name was Frances Mary Williams. Unfortunatly that's all the information I've been able to find out.

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  Posted by Andy Alston (U1650527) on Tuesday, 23rd August 2005

  In 1901, there are a few families of Charles at Rhosllanerchrugog, Denbighshire, a couple of miles south east of Wrexham.
  At least two of the families have sons called John, of about the right age to be the father.
  
  RG13/5217
  Registration district: Wrexham
  Sub-registration district: Ruabon
  ED, institution, or vessel: 11
  Folio: 41
  Page: 29
  New Street:
  Robert CHARLES, head, m, 48, Coal miner (hewer)
  Hannah, wife, m, 47
  Robert, son, s, 18, Coal miner below
  Sarah Ann, daur, s, 15, Dressmaker (own account at home)
  Maggie, daur, 15, s, 9
  John, son, M, 22, Coal miner (hewer)
  (no sign of John's wife)
  
  RG13/5217
  Registration district: Wrexham
  Sub-registration district: Ruabon
  ED, institution, or vessel: 13
  Folio: 59
  Page: 7
  21 Pentredwr:
  Joseph CHARLES, head, M, 44, Coal miner hewer
  Mary E, wife, M, 41
  JOHN, son, S, 19, Brickyard labourer
  Elizabeth A, daur, s, 16
  Hannah B, daur, 2.
  
  35 Off Market St:
  William CHARLES, head, M, 57, Coal hewer
  Sarah, wife, m, 54
  John, son, s, 22, coal hewer
  David, son, s, 20, brick layer
  Thomas, son, s, 16, coal hewer
  Another family of Charleses lives next door at 33;-
  Robert, 31, Foreman brickmaker, with Jane, 29 and their children William, 9; David, 7; Mary Eliz, 4 and Llewellyn, 2.
  
  EVERYONE is down as being born in Rhos.
  
  There's a POSSIBLILITY for Frances Mary Williams at 18 Broughton Rd, Broughton/Brymbo, just west of Wrexham:-
  RG13/5220
  Registration district: Wrexham
  Sub-registration district: Wrexham
  ED, institution, or vessel: 9
  Folio: 44
  Page: 26
  
  Charles WILLIAMS, head, widower, 33, Coal miner hewer
  Walter, son, s, 25
  Albert, son, s, 23, Coal miner
  FRANCES, daur, s, 20,
  Garfield, son, s, 17, Housekeeper
  Rosalid, daur, s, 14, Housekeeper
  Gordon, son, s, 12, Coal miner.
  All these are born Broughton.
  Mistrust the occupations - the enumerator made various crossings out and used arrows to correct himself.
  
  Looking at the places of birth in the census, it looks like nobody moved away from their home village. It's amazing anyone made it as far as Wrexham!
  
  

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