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Hi all,
first time on this board, but been doing genes for years.
Have any of you have come across a relative's name that differs year to year?
The example I have is my wife's great grandmother.
Up till now I have had 6 variants!
Her names are
Birth reg Edekiah Davies
Married reg Eddeykiah
Death reg Etikiah
1871 census Edecia
1881 census Lydia
1911 census Eketiah.
It taken me ages to find her and then her parents who are both Welsh, and the fun is now trying to work out where they were born.
The 1871 census says birthplace is-
Hanegnelfach Carmarthenshire. Could this be Llanegnelfach? or Llangyfelfach?
Ah well, more hunting around!

Welcome to the boards Stephen

Yes...remember most were illiterate back then so the enumerator spelt the names as they thought right

Cheers Jax,

Mind you it does cause a lot of confusion, even her surname varies!
as for the Welsh pronounciations :-S

You also have to consider if the info you are looking at is transcribed? human error, a check of the original image often highlights this problem

Roy

Edecia Davies in household of Thomas Davies, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
Name: Edecia Davies
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1871
Gender: Female
Age: 3
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Birthplace: Stockton, Durham
Schedule Type: Household
Registration District: Stockton
Sub-District: Stockton
Parish: Stockton On Tees
County: Durham
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Self Thomas Davies M 43 Hanegnelfach, Carmarthenshire
Wife Jane Davies F 38 Hanegnelfach, Carmarthenshire
Daughter Elizabeth Davies F 14 Witton Park, Durham
Son Archibald Davies M 11 Abarcyn*, Glamorganshire
Daughter Amey Davies F 7 *Anguck, Glamorganshire
Daughter Edecia Davies F 3 Stockton, Durham
Boarder Richard Jones M 24 Swansea, Wales
Boarder Thomas Thomas M 20 Aberdare, Glamorganshire
Boarder John Jones M 20 Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire
Boarder David Davies M 22 Llanguicke, Glamorganshire

On Ancestry

1871 England Census about Edgcia Davies
Name: Edgcia Davies
Age: 3
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1868
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: Thomas Davies
Mother's Name: Jane Davies
Gender: Female
Where born: Stockton, Durham, England
Civil Parish: Stockton on Tees
Ecclesiastical parish: St James
Town: Stockton on Tees
County/Island: Durham
Country: England
Registration District: Stockton
Sub-registration District: Stockton
ED, institution, or vessel: 21
Household Schedule Number: 105
Piece: 4903
Folio: 70
Page Number: 23
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas Davies 43
Jane Davies 38
Elizabeth Davies 14
Archibald Davies 11
Amey Davies 7
Edgcia Davies 3
Richard Jones 24
Thomas Thomas 20
John Jones 20
David Davies 22

1861 daughter Elizabeth, image clearly says Durham NOT Devon

1861 Wales Census about Elizabeth Davies
Name: Elizabeth Davies
Age: 5
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1856
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: Thomas Davies
Mother's Name: Jane Davies
Gender: Female
Where born: Whitonpark, Devon, England
Civil Parish or Township: Llanguick
County/Island: Glamorgan
Country: Wales
Street Address: View Image
Condition as to marriage: View Image
Education: View Image
Employment status: View Image
Occupation: View Image
Registration District: Neath
Sub-registration District: Ystradgunlais
ED, institution, or vessel: 13
Household Schedule Number: 164
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 4090
Folio: 108
Page Number: 30
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas Davies 30 Puddler ( as per 1871) Camarthenshire Llanfihangel
Jane Davies 27
Elizabeth Davies 5
Archilad Davies 27
Evan Rees 49

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EDIT Archibald here says a boarder, but I think an error was made as the ages have been altered...

If Jane and Thomas married between 1851 and 61 there are several possibles, child's birch cert will confirm

Births Sep 1867 (>99%)
Davies Edekiah Stockton 10a 104

Births Sep 1859 (>99%)
Davies Archibald Bridgend 11a 393

1891 England Census about Archibald Davies
Name: Archibald Davies
Age: 32
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1859
Relation: Son
Mother's Name: Jane Davies
Gender: Male
Where born: Bridgend, Glamorgan, Wales
Civil Parish: Stockton on Tees
Ecclesiastical parish: St James
County/Island: Durham
Country: England
Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status:

View Image
Registration District: Stockton
Sub-registration District: Stockton
ED, institution, or vessel: 39
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 4052
Folio: 79
Page Number: 24
Household Members:
Name Age
Jane Davies 58
Archibald Davies 32
Thos Rosser 16
Christph Brown 26
Etekiah Davies 23.. Etekiah Brown
Thos J Brown 3
Mary Jane Brown 4/12
View
Original
Record

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Thanks for your replies, esp Rambling Rose for 1861 /1891and the locations in Wales.
I had seen 1871 census the other day and then chased up the 1881.

My late mother-in -law and her late sister remember her as Etekiah.
They both couldn't remember Etekiah's siblings though.
Once again thanks all.

Just in case you don't have it Stephen the marriage has another variation lol

Marriages Jun 1887 (>99%)
Brown Christopher Stockton 10a 111
DAVIES Eddykiah Stockton 10a 111

My guess as to where they were born (in OP) would be Llanegnelfach. My OH has ancestors born in Lloc, Flintshire, who moved to England, and all subsequent documents have them born in Hock.

It's a bit of a guess that this is Thomas in 1851, he is an 'iron miner' , I think it matches in with the Llanfihangel , though a different spelling, on the 1861

1851 Wales Census about Thomas Davies
Name: Thomas Davies
Age: 23
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1828
Relation: Lodger
Gender: Male
Where born: Llanviangel, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Civil Parish or Township: Aberdare
Ecclesiastical parish: Llandaff and Llwydcoed
County/Island: Glamorgan
Country: Wales
Registration District: Merthyr Tydfil
Sub-registration District: Aberdare
ED, institution, or vessel: 2e
Piece: 2460
Folio: 160
Page Number: 11
Household Schedule Number: 31
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas Davies 47
Mary Davies 43
Morgan Davies 4
Sarah Davies 12
Thomas Davies 23 <<<<<<
Henry Howell 50