I am interested in taking up your offer of help in tracing my family in Wales. My great great grandfather, Charles Henry Davies, his wife, Elizabeth, and their son, David (born 1855) migrated to South Australia from Monmouthshire in 1856. That is all the information I have.

Hi Mike
I wonder if you could help. I am looking for the burial place of Frances Ann Ogden died 23rd April 1859 aged 38,Abercarn, South Wales. She was originally from Suffolk and married John Ogden, from Caernarfon in Bury St Edmunds. I have the report of her death from the Ipswich Journal that gives the date and place of her death. I live in Cardiff so can easily visit but am not sure where to start looking. Do you think she would have been buried in St Tudors, Mynyddislwyn, as that was the parish church at that time?
Her husband stayed in South Wales after her death as I have found him in the 1861 census in Llanarth so I am sure she would have been buried locally.
Any help would be welcome.
Sally Kent

Thank You. I'm from Perth Western Australia. I'm having trouble finding the following marriages which apparently took place. Ira Clifford Mapp m Viola Eileen Davies Pontypool approx. 1945 divorced and remarried in 1953 to Robert Clifford Bowler in Luton Bedfordshire, Last marraige was my mother and father. First one my sisters mother and father. We can find there births but not marriages. Also Gladys M Davies m Jesse Turley in Pontypool approx 1935 onwards. Jesse died 1995 in Pontypool was born in 1913 in Pontypool. Gladys born in 1915 in Pontypool died approx 1961 cant find their marriage or Gladys death. I was born in Newport Commercial Road in 1952 in fact all my mothers family are from Newport Monmouthshire and Pontypool. I'm new to this and its costing me alot of money trying to research so any help would be truely grateful. My name is Denise Mahoney

Just wondering if you received my last email?

hi my name is julie and i have been trying to track down
alice elizabeth coles. have found her in many places in wales. she married very late in life to william john t. greenslade. dec 1914 in pontypridd. i cannot find them after this. she was from oxford. and was brn in 1874. i no nothing about william . if you can help me i would be jumping for joy. alice was a domestic servant.

Hello Mike, I am looking for any and all info on the Huggins Family, I've been able to find info as far back as 1781. up to now, alot of blanks. Jacob Huggins,1812 Jacob Huggins & Isabella Carey, 1872 Eber Huggins and Blodwen James, & Wilfred L. Huggins 1898 & Dorothy Atkins who had a son Wilfred L.D. Huggins 1923, a daughter Qweneth, & twins who died at birth, names unknown. The latter were married in the Betticsola Cahpel??? Certifacate# 20581 in 1922. Wilfred L.D. Huggins birth Cert. #318575 1923 Sub-Dist. Rogerstone in County of Monmouth

I'm sorry, I forgot to sign my name. Huggins family, sincerely, Kathleen V. (Huggins) Colombo, NYS, USA

Hello Michael
I live in Australia and have been trying to locate a maternal ancestor ROBERT GARNET VAREY.
He was my mother's great grandfather and we were told he came from Monmouth, and was born c1809.
I've been unable to trace him via ancestry, and familysearch. RGV was a Stonemason and emigrated to Australia and died here in Geelong, Victoria in 1855. My only source for this is my late uncle's research.
Look forward to hearing from you should you be able to find something.
Kind regards
Julie

hi my gt gt g/father James Bigham was born in chepstow
monmouthshire Wales, according to the eng census 1851/61/71 with his d,o,b, variating between 1808 and 1810,i need to find out exactly where he was born,and so on.........

his fathers name was also James,occupation gardener,(mothers name ? )
he served his apprentership as shipwright, i have his indentures which are dated 5th day of oct 1833,apprentice
to William Perkins in the parish of st woollas in the county of monmouth,
he sailed on the ship bencoolen from 1856 to 1857,i have his papers relating to this the official number of ship was 16195, tonnage 1415,

because of his obvious absence over the years at sea i am finding it hard to trace any further info about him


he got married 12 july 1838 in the parish of Llanwenarth
to Elizabeth Howell (fathers name thomas p howell,)mothers name pheobe,
would be delighted for any further history you could help me with,
many thanks for your trouble in advance,
robert Owen,
email - rob-syl@hotmail.co.uk

Hi there

I am seeking information about the Tiver family from Monmouthshire.

My ggg-grandfather Augustus Tiver was born in 1858, Riverton, South Australia, but I have no information at all about his parents.

I'm wondering if his parents might have been James Llewellyn Tiver, born in Gloucestershire and resided in Monmouthshire (died in Burra, South Australia) but I have no way to definitely link the two.

I believe (though am not certain) that my Tiver line does originate in Monmouthshire.

If you could help trace any Tiver line in Monmouthshire and even manage to find out about Augustus Tiver's parents, it would be much appreciated.