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Hi,

I am VERY new to all this but am already addicted!

I have looked through different census and the FreeCen and Freebdm sites but can't go any further.

I have hit a brick wall as I have found the following, but can't find their parents or siblings:

John Fellows c1870 - c1946. Born in the west Midlands area.
Married Margaret Richards in 1898. Margaret Richards c1871, born in Glamorgan.

John was heir to the Fellows haulage company but ran away as a teen to escape his tyrant of a grandfather apparently!

and...

David John Harries, born 1882 in Carmarthen area. We have found him on the 1911 census. He is living with his wife Ruth (maiden name unknown) and three daughters in the Glamorgan area. We know that he had another family and are looking to go back as far as we can in the hope of finding his other children.

Looks like there are a few skeletons in my family closet and I can't wait to discover them. Any help you can offer is much appreciated.

Thanks,

Nia

1901???

Name: David John Harries
Age in 1901: 20
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1881
Relation: Son
Father's name: John Harries
Mother's name: Mary Ann Harries
Gender: Male
Where born: Pembrey, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Civil parish: Pembrey
Ecclesiastical parish: Pembrey St Illtyd and Llandyry
County/Island: Carmarthenshire
Country: Wales
Street Address: View image
Condition as to marriage: View image
Education: View image
Employment status: View image
Occupation: View image
Registration district: Llanelly
Sub-registration district: Pembrey
ED, institution, or vessel: 1
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 212
Piece: 5091
Folio: 23
Page Number: 38
Household Members:
Name Age
John Harries 64
Mary Ann Harries 51
William Harries 27
Mary Jane Harries 25
Letitia Harries 22
David John Harries 20
Thomas Harries 17
Henny Harries 15
Margaret Ann Harries 11

??? Uncertain because of 2nd forename

Marriages Sep 1902 (>99%)
Gadd Ruth Neath 11a 1376
Harries David James Neath 11a 1376

Marriages Sep 1902 (>99%)

Gadd Ruth Neath 11a 1376
Harries David James Neath 11a 1376

1911

FELLOWES, John Head Married M 40 1871 Fuel Worker Staffs Walsall VIEW
FELLOWES, Margaret Wife Married
13 years F 32 1879 Northumberland Willington Quay VIEW
FELLOWES, Herbert Son M 10 1901 School Glam Aberavon VIEW
FELLOWES, Mary Elizabeth Daughter F 9 1902 School Glam Aberavon VIEW
FELLOWES, Frederick Son M 7 1904 School Mon Chepstow VIEW
FELLOWES, John Edwin Son M 5 1906 School Glous Woodcroft VIEW
FELLOWES, Doris May Daughter F 1 1910 Glam Pontdu VIEW

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RG number:
RG14 Piece:
32595 Reference:
RG14PN32595 RG78PN1862 RD592 SD1 ED2 SN296

Registration District:
Neath Sub District:
Margam Enumeration District:
2 Parish:
Aberavon

Address:
25 Pantdu Aberavon County:
Glamorganshire

Thanks Jonesey!

Gadd is definitely a name that has cropped up in the past but we haven't known who it belongs to until now.

I'm going to ask the rest of the family about the Harries' as I have just been told that it could be David JAMES Harries - not David JOHN Harries!
Although, the details above do seem to fit what I've been told about a big family.

Thanks again - this is a great help!

I take it this fits the marriage, but rag dealer ?
although the pen is just D J Harries and penciled over David James added later

HARRIES, David James Head Married M 29 1882 Rag Merchant Carmarthen St Peter VIEW
HARRIES, Ruth Wife Married F 41 1870 Cinderford Glos VIEW
HARRIES, Ruth A Daughter F 7 1904 Aberavon Glam VIEW
HARRIES, Katie Daughter F 5 1906 Aberavon Glam VIEW
HARRIES, Mary E Daughter F 3 1908 Carmarthen St Peter VIEW
RG number:
RG14 Piece:
33040 Reference:
RG14PN33040 RG78PN1894 RD599 SD3 ED6 SN47

Registration District:
Carmarthen Sub District:
Carmarthen Enumeration District:
6 Parish:
Carmarthen St Peter

Address:
Pot Cottage Lower End of Mill St Carmarthen

Choccy - Herbert Fellows is my great grandfather.

My grandad is getting on a bit and has been very upset lately as he couldn't remember the name of the youngest daughter. I can now tell him that it was Doris! Thank you!

Yes Lindsey, this is correct. He was a self employed rag merchant. Apparently he was a bit of a Delboy!

Yes Lindsey, this is correct. He was a self employed rag merchant. Apparently he was a bit of a Delboy!

1881

RICHARD, William Head Married M 39 1842 Labourer Copper Factory (Manuf)
Swansea
Glamorganshire
Wales VIEW
RICHARD, Elizabeth Wife Married F 40 1841
Port Talbot
Glamorganshire
Wales VIEW
RICHARD, Sarah E Daughter Single F 17 1864
Port Talbot
Glamorganshire
Wales VIEW
>>>>>>>>>RICHARD, Margaret Daughter Single F 2 1879
Willington Quay
Northumberland VIEW
RICHARD, William Son Single M 0 1881
Willington Quay
Northumberland VIEW
JONES, Edwin Lodger Single M 26 1855 Labourer Copper Factory (Manuf)
Swansea
Glamorganshire
Wales VIEW
WILLIAMS, Robert Lodger Single M 33 1848 Labourer Copper Factory (Manuf)
Bydwylog
Caernarvonshire
Wales VIEW

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RG number:
RG11 Piece:
5073 Folio:
12 Page:
16

Registration District:
Tynemouth Sub District:
Wallsend Enumeration District:
Ecclesiastical Parish:


Civil Parish:
Wallsend Municipal Borough:
Address:
62, Stephenson St, Wallsend County:
Northumberland

Thanks for all the replies. I've just updated the tree and it's coming along nicely now.

I can now confirm that it is definitely David James Harries and his father that we are looking for!

Just a little more help if possible please...

I have found two John Fellows in Walsall the 1871 census. As I know nothing about his family, I am not able to work out which one is my relative.

Does anyone have any tips for me please?

Thanks

You could check his father's name and occupation from his marriage certificate.

Is this the correct marriage ( spellings vary)

Marriages Dec 1898 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

DAVIES Emily Sarah Neath 11a 1197
>>>>>>>>>Fellows John Neath 11a 1197
Railton Alan Neath 11a 1197
>>>>>>>RICHARDS Margaret Neath 11a 1197

Yes, that's the one