Please can anyone help. Thomas Henry Powell is my great grandfather. He was married to Alice Eliza Latham and they had 6 daughters. For a short while they didn't live in Ross or the surrounding area but did spend the majority of their lives there. Does anyone have any information about Thomas, who is parents were, where he had siblings etc? I have lots of information about his daughters, their husbands and so on, but Thomas seems to be a bit of a mystery. All help will be very gratefully received.

Freebdm

Thomas POWELL married Alice LATHAM - Hereford District, J/F/M Qtr 1897

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'For a short while they didn't live in Ross or the surrounding area, but did spend the major of their lives there'

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1901 Census

Worcestershire, Balsall Heath

10 Highgate Road

Thomas POWELL - age 26, Railway Porter, born Hereford, Ross, Brampton
Alice POWELL - age 26 - born Glos. Tydham
Lily JAFFS, single, sister-in-law age 19, Leather Stitches Hand Worker, born Glos. Cheltenham

thank you for your reply. I don't think that Thomas is my grandfather though. As far as I am aware, Alice was an only child and so the sister-in-law wouldn't be right. also they lived in Aberdare and Hurwain for a period when their 6 daughters were born. Thank you for your help though.

Just found them on Public Members Tree with a link to the 1911 census, which I am just about to copy

1911 Census, Glamorgan, Penderyn

No. 7 Penyard, Heriwain? Brecon

POWELL

Thomas age 39 - married 14 years, 5 children born alive, 5 living, Packer on the line, born Town of Ross
Alice - 38 - born Town of Hereford
Florence - 12 - born Parish of Ross
Gladys - 7 - School - born Aberdare
Beatrice May - 5 - born Aberdare
Winnifred Maud - 2 - born Brecon
Doris - 1 ? months & 3 weeks, born Brecon

Freebdm: Caroline M POWELL (mother's maiden name LATHAM, J/F/M Qtr 1915, Merthyr T - District)

that's him!! how do I find his parents / siblings etc? I've hit a real brick wall with this and can't trace him at all. I've looked under Thomas Powell, T Powell, Thomas Henry Powell, Thomas H Powell etc etc etc.

Quite a choice for Thomas POWELL's from Hereford c1872 - the Marriage Certificate should give his father's name.

Still trying to find them on the 1901 census: Assume -Florence age 12 on the 1911 census, is Edith Florence POWELL, O/N/D Qtr 1898 Ross District.

FOD records

Baptism at Bishopwood - 4 December 1898

Edith Florence POWELL

parents: Thomas & Alice

residence: Cold Harbour, Bishopswood

occupation, Labourer.

There is a batism in Ross on 13 October 1869 Henry Thomas Powell son of Thomas & Mary of Overross Street, Thomas is a Labourer.