Oliver Lewis

[Elderflower]

Name - "official" name and what they were known as

Oliver Lewis
Date and place of birth

Circa 1780.

Names of parents

N/K
Date and place of baptism - if applicable

N/K
Details of each of his or her marriages - if any

(1) 15/12/1804 to Catherine Morgan, Roath, Cardiff, Glamorgan

(2) 28/8/1819 to Margaret Edwards, Whitchurch, Cardiff, Glam. Witnesses: Edward Sands, Martha Edwards, Lewis Lewis, Ann Joseph
Occupation(s) - if any

Blacksmith
Addresses where they lived (including county if in UK) - and please list which censuses you have or haven't found him/her on (if s/he lived in census times!).

1841census Age 60. 18 Chatterton Square, St Mary Redcliff, Bristol, Gloucestershire. Not born in County
His son Shadrack, also lived at the same address in 1841 with his wife, Elizabeth.
In 1841 Oliver’s wife Margaret was at the District Union Workhouse, St John The Baptist, Cardiff, Glam with their other children.
Date, place and cause of death

Dec Q 1850 Cardiff 26 269
Date and place of burial.

N/K
Details of will / administration of their estate - if applicable

None known
Memorial inscription - if any

N/K

Hope someone can help fill in the blanks

Pat

[kiterunner]

Who were the witnesses at his first wedding?

Oh, and if you get his death certificate it will give you his age at death which should be more accurate than the 1841 census.

[Elderflower]

No idea who the witnesses were as this was a 1804 marriage and very few witnesses were recorded.

Pat

[kiterunner]

Any marriage from 1754 onwards should have witnesses' names on it.

[Elderflower]

I didn't know that. I had the information from a film I saw years ago when I was new to the research. I'll have to see if I can get hold of it again.

Thanks for the help.

Pat

[Elderflower]

Have just dug out one of my many folders and have found the witnesses for his 2nd marriage in Whitchurch 1819. They were: Edward Sands, Martha Edwards, Lewis Lewis and Ann Joseph. The problem with this is that there was a marriage in Whitchurch in 1815 of a Lewis Lewis to Hannah Lewis. This was witnessed by Lewis Lewis and Lewis Lewis! Yes, two of them. I made a note that Lewis Lewis witnessed many marriages at that time.

I think I need to see the film with the first marriage to see if that is of any help.

Pat