Samuel (Dodd) Roberts (1886 - 1954)

Born 26 Jun 1886 in Towyn, Merionethshire, Wales, United Kingdom

Husband of Ellen (Hunt) Roberts — married 28 Oct 1911 in Towyn, Merionethshire, Wales, United Kingdom

Died 30 Oct 1954 at age 68 in Preston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Born Samuel Dodd on June 26, 1886 in Towyn, Merionethshire, Wales.^[1]

He was adopted sometime between his birth in June 1886 and spring 1891 by Robert Roberts and his wife Jane Edwards.

1891 CENSUS - Rock Terrace, Towyn, Montgomeryshire, Wales ^[2]

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Robert Roberts Head M 39 Merionethshire, England

Jane Roberts Wife F 35 Merionethshire, England

Catherine J Roberts Daughter F 10 Merionethshire, England

Samuel Dodd Adopted Son M 4 Merionethshire, England

1901 CENSUS - Towyn, Merionethshire, Wales ^[3]

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Robert H Hughes Head M 56 Pwllheli, Carnarvonshire

Elizabeth Hughes Wife F 54 Pwllheli, Carnarvonshire

Thomas Hughes Son M 26 Pwllheli, Carnarvonshire

Hughes H Hughes Son M 17 Pwllheli, Carnarvonshire

Annie Hughes Daughter F 28 Pwllheli, Carnarvonshire

Henry Watts Servant M 28 Pwllheli, Carnarvonshire

Arther Walts Servant M 36 London

Samuel Dodd Servant M 15 Towyn, Merionethshire, Errand Boy

1911 CENSUS - 29 Frankwell Street, Towyn, Merionethshire ^[4][5]

Household Members:

Robert Roberts 58, Head

Jane Roberts 54, Wife

Catherne Jane Roberts 30, Daughter

Deborah Annie Roberts 8, Grand-daughter

Samuel Dodd 24, Groom (Domestic)

Using his adopted name, Samuel Dodd Roberts he married Ellen Hunt on October 28, 1911 at the Parish Church of Towyn, Merionethshire, Wales. He was 27 years old and his father was Joseph Dodd, coachman. She was 26 and her father was Henry Hunt. Metal Worker. Witnesses were Thomas Wynne and her sister Kate Hunt.^[6][7][8][9]

In the 1939 England and Wales Register, he was listed as Samuel D. Roberts born June 26, 1886 and a Permanent Way Labourer Heavy Worker. He and wife Ellen were living at 44 Towyn, Merionethshire (at times it's referred to as Montgomeryshire.^[10][11]

According to his Probate record, Samuel died on October 30, 1954 in Preston, Lancashire, England. His residence was Emmanuel Vicarage.' About 153 pounds was left to his daughter Ivy Jane Fordham.

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XPG-BLL : 1 October 2014), Samuel Dodd, 1886; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Machynlleth, Montgomeryshire, Wales, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4RV3-JN2), Samuel Dodd in household of Robert Roberts, Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Montgomeryshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9BG-PPS : 21 May 2019), Samuel Dodd in household of Robert H Hughes, Towyn, Merionethshire, Wales, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Pennal subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ Class: RG14; Piece: 33716; Schedule Number: 123
5. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1911 Wales Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
6. ↑ "Wales, Merionethshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1912," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCGL-JP8 : 10 February 2018), Samuel Dodd Roberts and Ellen Hunt, 28 Oct 1911, Marriage; from "Parish Records Collection 1538-2005," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Tywyn, Merionethshire, Wales, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 2,422,647.
7. ↑ Archives Wales; Wales; Merionethshire Baptisms, Marriages and Burials
8. ↑ Ancestry.com. Merionethshire, Wales, Anglican Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1568-1994 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2020.
9. ↑ Merionethshire Baptisms, Marriages and Burials. Wales: Archives and Records Council Wales.
10. ↑ The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/7639F
11. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1939 England and Wales Register [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2018.