Hi
A "google " shows that Gelligaer is in Glamorgan so you could try the Glamorgan message board
GLAMORGAN-request @rootsweb.com
good hunting
Sylvia

Many thanks to all of you who have replied and all the useful hints esp the link to Bridgend. I will follow up and let you know the outcome. Jenny

Sorry Winky I have no Coras' in my tree. We are the Edwards / Lewis line for Jennie. Good luck Jenny

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hi jenny, have you found a cora edwards c.1884 in your family tree? this was my grandmother and she married paul brown in gelligaer where my father was born in 1908. regards from south africa carol

1841
James Edwards abt 1796 Gloucestershire, England Newland, Gloucestershire
Ann Edwards abt 1796 Newland, Gloucestershire
Charles Edwards abt 1821 Newland, Gloucestershire
James Edwards abt 1823 Newland, Gloucestershire
William Edwards abt 1825 Gloucestershire, England Newland, Gloucestershire
Hester Edwards abt 1827 Gloucestershire, England Newland, Gloucestershire
Frances Edwards abt 1829 Gloucestershire, England Newland, Gloucestershire
Henry Edwards abt 1831 Gloucestershire, England Newland, Gloucestershire
next door to
William Edwards abt 1752 Gloucestershire, England Newland, Gloucestershire

Year: 1849
Month: Nov
Day: 11
Grooms_Surname: EDWARDS
Grooms_Forenames: James
Grooms_Age: 26
Groom_Condition: Bachelor
Grooms_Occupation: Collier
Grooms_Residence: Pillowell
Grooms_Fathers_Surname: EDWARDS
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames: James
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation: Collier
Brides_Surname: ADAMS
Brides_Forenames: Ann
Brides_Age: 22
Brides_Condition: Spinster
Brides_Occupation:
Brides_Residence: Yorkley
Brides_Fathers_Surname: ADAMS
Brides_Fathers_Forenames: Thomas
Brides_Fathers_Occupation: Labourer
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Date_of_Banns:
Signature_or_Mark: he marks she signs
Witness_1: Mark of Charles Edwards
Witness_2: Elizabeth Edwards
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: Henry Poole
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P145 IN 1/20
Page_Number: 78
Parish_Chapel: Parkend

1851
James Edwards abt 1824 Harbury, Staffordshire, England Head West Dean, Gloucestershire {HANBURY near Burton on Trent ?}
Ann Edwards abt 1829 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England Wife West Dean, Gloucestershire
Charles Edwards abt 1850 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son West Dean, Gloucestershire

Year: 1859
Month: Aug
Day: 21
Parents_Surname: EDWARDS
Child_Forenames: Samuel
Fathers_Forenames: James
Mothers_Forenames: Ann
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Yorkley
Occupation: Collier
Officiating_Minister: Alen C. Ponton Curate
Event: Baptism
Memoranda: son of
Notes:
Register_Reference: P245 IN 1/11
Page_Number: 62
Parish_Chapel: Parkend

1861
James Edwards abt 1822 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England Head West Dean, Gloucestershire
Ann Edwards abt 1829 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England Wife West Dean, Gloucestershire
Charles Edwards abt 1851 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son West Dean, Gloucestershire
Elizabeth Edwards abt 1854 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter West Dean, Gloucestershire
James Edwards abt 1857 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son West Dean, Gloucestershire
William Henry Edward abt 1858 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son West Dean, Gloucestershire
Samuell Edwards abt 1860 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son West Dean, Gloucestershire

1871 Yorkley
James Edwards 47
Ann Edwards 42
Charles Edwards 20
Elizabeth Edwards 18
Thomas Edwards 15
James Edwards 14
William Edwards 13
Samuel Edwards 12
Frank Edwards 7
Emma Edwards 5

Name: Corrae Ann Edwards
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1885
Registration district: Crickhowell
Inferred County: Breconshire, Monmouthshire
Volume: 11b
Page: 111

1891
Samuel Edwards abt 1860 Gloucestershire, England Head Bedwellty, Monmouthshire
Emily Edwards abt 1863 Gloucestershire, England Wife Bedwellty, Monmouthshire
Norah A Edwards abt 1886 Monmouthshire, Wales Daughter Bedwellty, Monmouthshire
Beatrice Edwards abt 1888 Monmouthshire, Wales Daughter Bedwellty, Monmouthshire
Franks Edwards abt 1890 Monmouthshire, Wales Son Bedwellty, Monmouthshire
Franke Edwards abt 1864 Gloucestershire, England Boarder Bedwellty, Monmouthshire

1901
Samuel Edwards abt 1860 Yorkley, Glamorgan, Wales Head Bedwellty, Monmouthshire
Emily Edwards abt 1863 North, Staffordshire, England Wife Bedwellty, Monmouthshire
Cora Ann Edwards abt 1886 Bakes Sown, Breconshire, Wales Daughter Bedwellty, Monmouthshire
Beatrice Edwards abt 1888 Tredegar, Monmouthshire, Wales Daughter Bedwellty, Monmouthshire
Frank J Edwards abt 1890 New Tredgar, Monmouthshire, Wales Son Bedwellty, Monmouthshire
Ethel Eva Edwards abt 1892 New Tredgar, Monmouthshire, Wales Daughter Bedwellty, Monmouthshire
James Hy Edwards abt 1893 New Tredgar, Monmouthshire, Wales Son Bedwellty, Monmouthshire
William John Edwards abt 1895 New Tredgar, Monmouthshire, Wales Son Bedwellty,

1911 40 Jones Street Phillips Town New Tredegar

Paul Brown 27
Cann Ann Brown 25
Samuel James Brown 3
Albert Reginald Brown 2
William Clifford Brown 9/12

Name: Cora Ann Edwards
Name: Paul Brown
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1907
Registration district: Bedwelty
Inferred County: Monmouthshire
Volume Number: 11a
Page Number: 193

Name: Cora A Brown
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1884
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1914
Age at Death: 30
Registration district: Newport
Inferred County: Monmouthshire
Volume: 11a
Page: 391

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