Hi Guys,
Thanks so much for letting me join your group. I'm incredibly interested in family history and have been completing my tree for 2 years now, I've had some brick walls along the way which mostly I have sorted out, however there is one brick wall still that I have yet to complete and I wondered if any of you guys would have any knowledge of it. My paternal grandfather was born to an unmarried mother in 1911 in Newport Workhouse,and through research at my local record office I have found his birth as Marcus James Williams born 24/12/1911 mother Rachel Mary Williams a domestic servant from Newport. My Grandfather was unoffically adopted by Frederick and Alice Channon in March 1911 and seems to have adopted their surname, I have searched and searched for Rachel however it is proving very difficult with a surname such as Williams, the Admissions and Discharge book from the Workhouse shows that her parish was Abercarn, so if anyone on this forum has Rachel Mary Williams or any other family members in their family I would be really keen to hear from them.
Thanks again.
Sarah
Thanks so much for letting me join your group. I'm incredibly interested in family history and have been completing my tree for 2 years now, I've had some brick walls along the way which mostly I have sorted out, however there is one brick wall still that I have yet to complete and I wondered if any of you guys would have any knowledge of it. My paternal grandfather was born to an unmarried mother in 1911 in Newport Workhouse,and through research at my local record office I have found his birth as Marcus James Williams born 24/12/1911 mother Rachel Mary Williams a domestic servant from Newport. My Grandfather was unoffically adopted by Frederick and Alice Channon in March 1911 and seems to have adopted their surname, I have searched and searched for Rachel however it is proving very difficult with a surname such as Williams, the Admissions and Discharge book from the Workhouse shows that her parish was Abercarn, so if anyone on this forum has Rachel Mary Williams or any other family members in their family I would be really keen to hear from them.
Thanks again.
Sarah
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