Hi, I've been looking for info on my paternal great great grandparents for some time now, but seem to have hit the proverbial brick wall. This is what I know:
I've found a christening record for my great grandmother, Clara (middle name probably Elizabeth) Pugh, giving the christening date as 30 August 1866 in Berrington, Shropshire. Her mother is shown as Martha Pugh, though there is no father's name.
Clara married my great grandfather, William Nickless, on either the 13th or 30th September 1889 (the cert has been corrected and is unclear) at the Congregational Chapel in Forden, Montgomeryshire. She is shown as a 23 yr old spinster and again there is no father's name.
Martha, was born abt 1839 in Worthen, Shropshire and on the 1861 census is shown as a servant to the Brown family in Bin Weston, Montgomeryshire. There is also a John Pugh (aged 45) listed, so he could be related to Martha, but Pugh isn't exactly an unusual surname in that area, which is part of my problem! The 1871 census shows a Martha Pugh (again as a servant,) who could be her, though the age is slightly out. Again, on the 1881 census there's a Martha Pugh born in Worthen and listed as a charwoman, though I'm not sure this is her. The 1901 census shows a Martha Pugh living alone in Worthen and I believe this to be her, though can't be certain. She's shown as being single, so that doesn't bode well for finding Clara's father. I can find no death record for Martha or Clara.
Apologies for the long post, but any hints or tips would be greatly appreciated.
I've found a christening record for my great grandmother, Clara (middle name probably Elizabeth) Pugh, giving the christening date as 30 August 1866 in Berrington, Shropshire. Her mother is shown as Martha Pugh, though there is no father's name.
Clara married my great grandfather, William Nickless, on either the 13th or 30th September 1889 (the cert has been corrected and is unclear) at the Congregational Chapel in Forden, Montgomeryshire. She is shown as a 23 yr old spinster and again there is no father's name.
Martha, was born abt 1839 in Worthen, Shropshire and on the 1861 census is shown as a servant to the Brown family in Bin Weston, Montgomeryshire. There is also a John Pugh (aged 45) listed, so he could be related to Martha, but Pugh isn't exactly an unusual surname in that area, which is part of my problem! The 1871 census shows a Martha Pugh (again as a servant,) who could be her, though the age is slightly out. Again, on the 1881 census there's a Martha Pugh born in Worthen and listed as a charwoman, though I'm not sure this is her. The 1901 census shows a Martha Pugh living alone in Worthen and I believe this to be her, though can't be certain. She's shown as being single, so that doesn't bode well for finding Clara's father. I can find no death record for Martha or Clara.
Apologies for the long post, but any hints or tips would be greatly appreciated.
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