Tom Melville MAURICE born Symonds Yatt in 1886 (General)

by fredb , Thursday, September 24, 2009, 00:05 (5614 days ago) @ markmaurice

Mark I found a contact address among the army details, Tom's uncle -
The Rev W Maurice, Talywain House, Talywain, Monmouthshire (nr Pontypool)
in 1911 William is still listed in Pontypool. I cannot find any trace of Tom other than his army records, he was discharged in 1917 with tubercolosis and paid 13 shillings and 9 pence a week to be reviewed a year later. It says age 29 which would make his date of birth slightly later 1888?
1901 census
address - Wrockwardine wood, Shropshire.
head - William Maurice age 50, baptist minister, born Llanfyrnach, Pembroke.
wife - Elizabeth Maurice age 48, born Monmouthshire
daughter - Gertrude Maurice age 21, cashier grocers, born Glamorgan.

William's family don't show in 1891 but this family does, they married in Camarthenshire 1866
head - John William Maurice age 49, baptist minister,born Llanfyrnach, Pembroke.
wife - Jane Maurice age 47 born Camarthenshire
son - Thomas Davies Leyshon Maurice age 12 (surely this can't be Tom)
*I wonder if Tom was born abroad, or had a name change.

1881 census
William Maurice age 32, baptist minister, born Pembrokeshire
wife - Elizabeth age 28, born Panteg, Monmouthshire
son - George Melville age 3, birth registered Newport, Mon
daughter - Gertrude Annie age 1, also registered Newport
*William married Elizabeth Williams registered Newport 1877

You can see the Melville connection above, and William is Tom's uncle, and John is born in the same place as William, so William's marriage certificate will give you Tom's grandfathers name, and you can trace the sons forward using census etc.

hope this helps you find out more FredB