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I was asked by an acquaintance to have a go at her family tree and in my stupidity I sai yes. Well, I am well and truly stuck before I even get started. This is the info I have.

Peter Joseph Kiley married Harriet Dix. I was told the spelling was DIX. Harriet was supposedly born December 1902. The locations of birth and marriages etc. was unknown. I searched first of all for a marriage of a Peter Joseph Kiley to a Harriet Dix but only one came up and the surname was spelt DICKS. The marr was J/A/S 1920 registered Bedwelty. I then tried for births between Kiley and Dicks/Dix and several came up, most registered Bedwelty but the last few reg Coventry but all with maiden spelt DICKS. This is where the family ultimately lived. As Harriet was supposedly born 1902 I tried the free 1911 search and found DICKS Harriet age 42 and a Harriet DICKS aged 19. I am assuming these to be mother and daughter. The area was Bedwelty so that looked good but the age of Harriet junior would make her year of birth 1892-ish not 1902. With this in mind I went to the 1901 census and found no Harriet Dix/Dicks living Bedwelty but did find one b. 1894 supposedly born Aberbeeg, Monmouthshire.

Now I have no knowledge at all of places etc. in Wales and do not know if Bedwelty and ~~Aberbeeg are small villages in close proximity but until I can klocate the correct Harriet I have no chance at all of progressing.

Am I on the right path do you think with this mother and daughter combo, or am I going in the complete wrong direction ? can anyone suggest what else I can do to find Harriet ? Thank you

Name: Peter Kiley
Spouse Surname: Dicks
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1920
Registration district: Bedwellty
Registration county (inferred): Monmouthshire
Volume Number: 11a
Page Number: 267
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Harriet Dicks Kiley Jul-Aug-Sep 1920 Bedwellty Monmouthshire

Yes jax, you have confirmed the marriage I found.

1911 census - household transcription
Person: DICKS, Harriet
Address: 5 Humphreys Houses Nantyglo Mon

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Name Relation Condition/
Yrs married Sex Age Birth
Year Occupation Where Born Original
census
image

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DICKS, George Head Married M 44 1867 Collier Coal Hewer Willtshire VIEW
DICKS, Ethel Linda Wife Married
24 years F 42 1869 Pontypool VIEW
DICKS, Emily Jane Daughter Single F 23 1888 Tirphil VIEW
DICKS, Ethel May Daughter F 13 1898 School Nantyglo VIEW
DICKS, Edith May Daughter F 10 1901 School Nantyglo VIEW
DICKS, Harriet Daughter F 19 1892 School Nantyglo VIEW

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mistranscribed should be aged 9

The actual image for the 1911 says Harriet is 9,not 19.

Maureen

Name: Harriet Dicks
Year of Registration: 1903
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
District: Bedwelty
County: Monmouthshire
Volume: 11a
Page: 72 (click to see others on page)

1911 census show a Peter Kiley born 1900 living
Merthyr Tydfil. Glamorganshire.
Irene

Thank you both. Do I assume that this Harriet 9 not 19 is the one I found and that the Harriet age 42 is not anything to do with her? Excuse my ignorance, but is Nantyglo where they appear to be living near or a part of the Bedwelty reg. dist ? Thank you.

Did you find this one?

DIX, Milson Head Married
21 years M 47 1864 Coal Hewer West Dean Glos VIEW
DIX, Elizabeth Wife Married
21 years F 49 1862 West Dean Glos VIEW
DIX, Laurance Daughter F 14 1897 Twisting Wine West Dean Glos VIEW
DIX, William Son M 12 1899 School West Dean Glos VIEW
DIX, Ellen Daughter Single F 16 1895 West Dean Glos VIEW
DIX, Jack Son M 10 1901 School West Dean Glos VIEW
DIX, Harriet Daughter F 7 1904 East Dean Glos VIEW
HALE, William Boarder Single M 27 1884 Coal Hewer East Dean Glos VIEW
FLUCK, William Boarder Single M 22 1889 Coal Fitter East Dean Glos VIEW
RG number:
RG14 Piece:
31731 Reference:
RG14PN31731 RG78PN1825 RD583 SD2 ED10 SN238

Registration District:
Monmouth Sub District:
Coleford Enumeration District:
10 Parish:
West Dean

Address:
Bell Hill Upper Lydbrook County:
Monmouthshire

Bedwelty is a registration district rather than a village. It borders on Monmouthshire I believe.

jan

Thank you Irene, that is very helpful.

just incase you hav'nt got full access to 1911

1911 census - household transcription
Person: KILEY, Peter
Institution: South Wales And Monmouthshire Truant School,

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census search results 1911 address search redefine current search
Name Relation Condition/
Yrs married Sex Age Birth
Year Occupation Where Born Original
census
image

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KILEY, Peter Inmate S M 11 1900 School Monmouth Tredegar VIEW

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RG number:
RG14 Piece:
32445 Reference:
RG14PN32445 RG78PN1855 RD590 SD2 ED21 SN1

Registration District:
Merthyr Tydfil Sub District:
Lower Merthyr Tydfil Enumeration District:
21 Parish:
Merthyr Tydfil

Address:
Truant School Treharris County:
Glamorganshire

Brummiejan - no I had not got that one. I was so non-plussed about the shambles I was in I must have missed it. I am noting it now just in case. Thank you.

Harriet Dicks on 1911 mistranscribed also says she was at school at 19 which was highly unlikely in those days and they normally list them in order of age so a 19 yr old would not come under a 10 yr old

Same area

http://www.genuki.org.uk/cgi-bin/gm

Jax - many thanks. What a turn-up - our Peter Kiley seems to have been a 'bad boy' !!!

Margaret, is it possible to back-track a bit? Would be nice to know what info this friend has for sure, such as offspring of Peter and Harriet.
Jan

Yes brummiejan - I intend phoning her later. She will not be available at the moment as she is ferrying chilren back and forth to school, ance classes etc. but I will try her later this evening. Thank you. I will let you know if I find anything else to help pursue this.

Peter Kiley born 1900 Bedwelty on FreeBMD
also shows a son born Peter Kiley 1925 mothers maiden name Dix.
Irene

I had actually spotted that one and note it. Thank you again Irene.

Nantyglo is a couple of miles east of Ebbw Vale/Tredegar.