Margaret Rees was born about 1812 in Margam, Glamorgan, Wales.
She married Edward Edwards 1 August 1835 in Margam, Glamorgan, Wales.
In the England and Wales Census of 1841 she is age 28, living in Margam with her husband Edward (age 30), daughter Mary (age 5), daughter Margaret (age 2), infant son Thomas, and William Jenkin (age 37).
In the England and Wales Census of 1851 she is age 39, living in Margam with her husband Edward (age 40), a Collier, daughter Mary (age 15), daughter Margaret (age 12), Elizabeth (age 6), daughter Catherine (age 2), and Thomas Edward (age 11), a Tin Man, who is Edwards daughter's son.
In the England and Wales Census of 1861 she is age 49, living in Margam with her husband Edward (age 51), a Haulier, son Thomas (age 20), daughter Elizabeth (age 20), and daughter Catherine (age 12).
Research Notes
Birth source indicated that she was born in 1816 (christened 24 November 1816 in Margam). The indicated parents are Thomas Rees and Margaret (Unknown) Rees.
"Wales, Glamorgan Parish Registers, 1558-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:9MQZ-84XV : 5 December 2014), Entry for Edward Edwards and Margaret Rees, 1835; Marriage, citing Margam, Glamorgan, Wales, Glamorgan Family History Society, Cardiff. | Accessed 1 August 2022
"England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7WW-4LM : 25 May 2019), Margaret Edward in household of Edward Edward, Margam, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. | Accessed 1 August 2022
"England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SG8N-NQH : 8 November 2019), Margaret Edward in household of Edward Edward, Margam, Glamorganshire, Wales; citing Margam, Glamorganshire, Wales, p. 31, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey. | Accessed 1 August 2022
"England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWMK-KNL : 13 August 2020), Margret Edward in household of Edward Edward, Margam, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. | Accessed 1 August 2022
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