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William Gimlett married 3 times:
He was widowed in 1851, then Mary, then Margaret.
This might not help in finding the connection, but you need to find all the marriages, siblings, parents, to see if there is a loose connection somewhere.

How can you be sure that the first marriage was childless - any children could be living with her parents in 1851?
e.g.
Births Jun 1847
GIMLETT William Abergavenny 26 18
GIMLETT William Abergavenny 26 48
Births Dec 1848
Gimlett Mary Ann Abergavenny 26 13
Births Dec 1850
GIMLET Eleanor Abergavenny 26 20

Because of the large number of deaths and remarriages I think you need a large sheet of paper and to work your way through all the permutations.

Just for reference:
1841 Wales Census
James Gimlett Age: 45 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1796
Gender: Male
Civil parish: Bedwelty Hundred: Wentllooge (Lower Division)
County/Island: Monmouthshire Country: Wales
Registration district: Abergavenny Sub-registration district: Tredegar
Piece: 750 Book: 8 Folio: 27 Page Number: 19
James Gimlett 45
Martha Gimlett 45
Eliz Gimlett 15
Wm Gimlett 14
Source Citation: Class: HO107; Piece: 750; Book: 8; Civil Parish: Bedwelty; County: Monmouthshire; Enumeration District: 18; Folio: 27; Page: 19; Line: 20; GSU roll: 438846.

A man may not marry his:

1 Mother
2 Daughter
3-4 Grandmother
5-6 Granddaughter
7 Sister
8-9 Half Sister
10 Mother-in-Law
11 Step-Daughter
12 Step-Mother
13 Daughter-in-Law
14-15 Step-Grandmother
16-17 Grandmother-in-Law
18-19 Step-Granddaughter
20-21 Granddaughter-in-Law
22-23 Aunt and Half Aunt
24-25 Niece and Half Niece


The above is the up-to-date version of the list - the earlier ones were much more wide-ranging.

For the full list(s), look at

http://www.genetic-genealogy.co.uk/Toc115570145.html

You may need to consider that these two children were in no way related to Towne - their descriptions as nephew and niece may simply have been terms of affection - in fact as he later married the girl, they couldn't have been related, unless he was a law-breaker

Thank you. So William Gimlett married Marry Davies 1855 and Margaret Waters 1877..majority of children from Mary. Thank you. I wonder where the Coslett middle name comes from for Edmund and Kate? Could it be their maternal Grandmothers name? sonya

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As you have mis-read the info posted - I copy here

Marriages Sep 1851 (>99%)
Bedford William Abergavenny 26 9
Davies Margaret Abergavenny 26 9
Davies Mary Abergavenny 26 9
GIMBLETT William Abergavenny 26 9
GIMLETT William Abergavenny 26 9
JAMES Mary Abergavenny 26 9
Price Thomas Abergavenny 26 9
THOMAS James Abergavenny 26 9
Tiley Elizabeth Abergavenny 26 9

Are you certain that his wife was Mary Davies? Do you have anything to verify the assumption?

If you have - these might prove to be connected in some way

William Coslett Davies Apr-May-Jun 1873 Llandilofawr Carmarthenshire

Walter Coslett Davies Oct-Nov-Dec 1885 Pontypridd Glamorgan, Mid Glamorgan

William Coslett Davies Apr-May-Jun 1887 Llandilofawr Carmarthenshire
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David Coslett Davies Apr-May-Jun 1894 Pontardawe Breconshire, Glamorgan

David Coslett Davies Apr-May-Jun 1897 Swansea Glamorgan, West Glamorgan
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Rees Coslett Davies Oct-Nov-Dec 1898 Pontardawe Glamorganshire

Thomas Coslett Davies Apr-May-Jun 1900 Llanelly Carmarthenshire, Glamorgan
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John Coslett Davies Jan-Feb-Mar 1905 Pontardawe Breconshire, Glamorgan

Rees Coslett Davies Jan-Feb-Mar 1908 Pontardawe Breconshire, Glamorgan

Coud you get some marriage and birth certificates so you know you have the correct family?
You need them.