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Katy

Katy Report 7 Sep 2018 23:57

I am looking for Rhiannon Edwards (mothers maiden name owen) from Bala born in 1935 or any other relatives of hers. her son Christopher Edwards was born in 1962 in Chester and given up for adoption. Any info kindly appreciated ;-) <3

malyon

malyon Report 8 Sep 2018 00:13

Name Rhiannon D Edwards
Event Type Marriage Registration
Registration Quarter Jul-Aug-Sep
Registration Year 1962
Registration District Chelsea
County London
Event Place Chelsea, London, England
Spouse Name (available after 1911) Thomas
Volume 5C
Page 706
Line Number 21

Rhiannon D Edwards probably married one of the following people
Name Llewelyn E Thomas

malyon

malyon Report 8 Sep 2018 00:18

could be the above middle name may be spelt wrong

Births Sep 1935 (>99%)
Edwards Rhiannon O Owen Bala

malyon

malyon Report 8 Sep 2018 00:25

could be siblings

Births Jun 1931 (>99%)
Edwards Catherine M Owen Bala 11b 472

Births Sep 1932
Edwards Margaretta Owen Bala 11b 469

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 8 Sep 2018 02:39

The lady will be 83, if living. What is the reason for asking about her?

Katy

Katy Report 8 Sep 2018 07:37

Thank you for your reply’s.
My dads last living relative has just past away (suicide :-\ ) and it’s made him want to find out about his birth mother. Whether he has any siblings etc. The right one is Rhiannon O Edwards I can’t find any marriage, births or death certificates for her. I’m stuck now ??

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 8 Sep 2018 08:47

Maylon has posted what could be the birth reg for your birth grandmother.

Births Sep 1935 (>99%)
Edwards, Rhiannon O - mother’s maiden name Owen
district Bala vol 11b page 454

Using the references, you can order a copy @ £9.25 from the government site
https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/

You could also order a copy of the marriage certificate to check if the declared name for her father matches.
References given in her post @ 8 Sep 2018 00:13

Have you searched all members trees, top right under Search? Contact anyone who has Rhiannon & her potential siblings, names also posted by Malyon.

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 8 Sep 2018 10:13

cant think that 1962 Chelsea marriage is the right lady if she also gave birth in 1962 in Chester

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 8 Sep 2018 10:20

parents ??

Marriages Jun 1931
Edwards William L Owen Bala 11b 681
Owen Gwen Edwards Bala 11b 681

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 8 Sep 2018 10:36

looks like mother had re marred but no Rhiannon with them

Evans Household (5 People) Coedylon Cottage Llanuwchllyn , Penllyn R.D., Merionethshire, Wales

First name(s) Last name(s) DOB Occupation
Margaretta (Gartside) Edwards 07 Jun 1932 At School
John Thomas Evans 28 Sep 1901 General Labourer Road Worker
Gwen Evans 19 Jun 1906 House Duties
John Leslie Evans 08 Jan 1937 Under School Age
Evans M (Catherine) Edwards 29 Apr 1931 At School

Births Mar 1937
Evans John L O Owen Merioneth E. 11b 406

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 8 Sep 2018 10:52

Marriages Sep 1957
EDWARDS Margaretta GARTSIDE Merioneth E. 8c 7

Gartside Robert d

passed away too long ago to help i think

Name: Margaretta Gartside
Death Age: 56
Birth Date: 7 Jun 1932
Registration Date: Nov 1988
Registration district: Manchester
Inferred County: Greater Manchester
Volume: 38
Page: 1508

Doesn't appear to have had children

Katy

Katy Report 8 Sep 2018 11:17

I know that Rhiannon has or had a brother too but I cant find any more info on his name etc. I’m literally stuck I don’t know what I’m doing. So new to it all. Haha. How do I search for family trees etc?
Thank you for your help x

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 8 Sep 2018 11:49

Details of brothers and sisters have been posted in above replies

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 8 Sep 2018 11:53

Sadly this is the mum

Gwen Evans
Death Age: 64
Birth Date: 19 Jun 1906
Registration Date: Dec 1970
Registration district: Merioneth east
Inferred County: Merionethshire
Volume: 8c
Page: 12
Again a bit early for the informant to be any help I would think

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 8 Sep 2018 17:36

You asked how to search trees
Near the top of the page, on the right, is the word Search next to a magnifying glass.
Click on that.
Select Search all member trees
On the next page, enter Rhiannon Edwards 1935. Don’t bother with a place of birth.

There are 4 results, 3 of which seem to be the same person with different accounts. They may have taken out 3 seperate ‘free’ trials. She has the birth as Llandudno so it could be a different Rhiannon or she’s just guessed. ‘Your’ Rhiannon is the only birth registered anywhere in 1935.
The other tree just says Wales

Click the Find out more button to send the tree owner a message.

Katy

Katy Report 8 Sep 2018 17:47

Wow thank you so much for all this help. This is amazing. I’ll do that now. Do you think I should search for siblings too? Maybe see if they married and do a Facebook search?
Katy x

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 8 Sep 2018 17:49

Although it’s debatable if the Rhiannon who gave birth in Chester is the same person who married in Chelsea, it could conceivably happen.
Unmarried mothers were often ‘sent away’ to have their child out of area.

Christopher’s birth was registered sometime in the months Jan, Feb or Mar. Obviously you know the exact date.
The Chelsea marriage took place during July, Aug or Sept.
There’s enough time to go back to the area where she was living & marry someone she was already courting. He might not have been Christopher’s biological father.

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 8 Sep 2018 17:59

Yes, do search for the other names. Although Edwards is quite common, some of your potential family have more uncommon ones.

Tip - Genesreunited never deletes an account. Sometimes former members change their normal email addresses but don’t update GR.

After you’ve sent a message, you can check at any time if it’s been read by looking in your ‘sent messages’ box.
You’ll find that in the drop-down box under Messages at the top of the page.

Unread messages have an closed envelope symbol next to the title. That disappears once it’s been opened.

Don’t give up hope if it’s not read immediately. It’s been known for members to be answered months after they’ve sent a message.

Katy

Katy Report 8 Sep 2018 19:15

My father was told that once she had given birth to him she moved back in with her mum dad and brother on their farm. Presumably wales. My dad was born March 1962. She was 27 at this time. My dads father was a married man that’s why he was given up for adoption, apparently my dad wasn’t her only child to be adopted . Or so we are lead to believe. She did try to contact my father when he was 16 but he had his ‘mum and dad’ then. It’s only since his ‘sister’ passing that he has become interested in where he’s come from. I do hope I can find them for him. I’ve messaged them with Rhiannon on their trees. Fingers crossed.

Elizabeth

Elizabeth Report 9 Sep 2018 03:32

sent PM with possible marriage for Rhiannon