Rees ROBERTS

Abt 1821 - 1885  (~ 64 years)

• Name	Rees ROBERTS
  Birth	Abt 1821	Llangadoch, Caernarvon, Wales
  Gender	Male
  _UID	FF40E4D3EE914DD1A8EDD5646941810692B9
  Death	Mar 1885	Merthyr Tydfil RD   [1]
  Notes	The identity of Rees' wife is not certain. It is likely that Rees married Ann in Q3 1843 but there were 3 Anns married in that quarter, Harris, Thomas and Lewis. A search of the 1841 census suggests it was Ann Thomas who married Rees - an Ann Thomas aged 20 (+/- 5) was living with her parents in Llanboidy, Carmarthenshire, the place of Ann's birth according to later censuses.. 1851 census: in Bryn Sion Street, Dowlais, Glamorganshire (all ROBERTS), Rees (head, 32, shoemaker, born Llangadog, Carmarthenshire), Ann (wife, 25, born Lanboidy, Carmarthenshire), Gwenllion (daughter, 6, at home, born Merthyr, Glamorgan) and Genett (daughter, 4 months, born Merthyr, Glamorgan). 1861 census: at 34 Bryn Sion Street, Dowlais, Glamorganshire (all ROBERTS), Rees (head, 43, shoemaker, born Tangatoc(?), Carmarthenshire), Ann (wife, 36, born Lanboydy, Carmarthenshire), Elizabeth (daughter, 8, scholar, born Dowlais, Glamorganshire), Abigail (daughter, 6, born Dowlais, Glamorganshire) and David (son, 1, born Dowlais, Glamorganshire). 1871 census: at 34 Bryn Sion Street, Dowlais, Glamorganshire (all ROBERTS), Rees (head, 50, shoemaker, born Llangadock, Carmarthenshire), Ann (wife, 45, born Llanboidy, Carmarthenshire), David (son, 11, scholar, born Dowlais, Glamorganshire), Simon J (son, 6, scholar, born Dowlais, Glamorganshire) and Abigail (daughter, 3, born Dowlais, Glamorganshire). 1881 census: at 34 Bryn Sion Street, Dowlais, Glamorganshire (all ROBERTS), Rees (head, 61, shoemaker, born Llangadock, Carmarthenshire), Ann (wife, 57, born Llanboidy, Carmarthenshire), David (son, 21, collier, born Dowlais, Glamorganshire), Simon (son, 16, collier, born Dowlais, Glamorganshire) and Abigail (daughter, 13, scholar, born Dowlais, Glamorganshire).
  Person ID	I479	Great Horkesley, Essex
  Last Modified	27 Mar 2021

  
  

  Family	Ann THOMAS,   b. Abt 1826, Llanboidy, Carmarthenshire d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Sep 1843	Merthyr Tydfil RD   [2]
  Children	1. Gwynllian ROBERTS,   b. Jun 1845, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales d. Mar 1859, Merthyr Tydfil RD (Age ~ 13 years)   2. Jennet ROBERTS,   b. Mar 1850, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales d. Mar 1866, Merthyr Tydfil RD (Age ~ 16 years)   3. Elizabeth ROBERTS,   b. Abt 1853, Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales d. Yes, date unknown   4. Abigail ROBERTS,   b. Mar 1855, Dowlais, Glamorgan, Wales d. Sep 1865, Merthyr Tydfil RD (Age ~ 10 years)   5. David ROBERTS,   b. Abt 1860, Dowlais, Glamorgan, Wales d. Yes, date unknown   6. Simon John ROBERTS,   b. Dec 1864, Dowlais, Glamorgan, Wales d. Yes, date unknown   7. Abigail ROBERTS,   b. Abt 1868, Dowlais, Glamorgan, Wales d. Dec 1934, Stockton on Tees, Durham (Age ~ 66 years)
  Family ID	F74	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jan 2010

  
  

• Sources

  [S178] BMD index, Q1 1885 Merthyr Tydfil 11a/391. (Reliability: 3). [S178] BMD index, Q3 1843 Merthyr Tydfil 26/516. (Reliability: 3).