Margaret (Evans) Beddow (abt. 1800 - 1844)

Wife of Henry Beddow — married 21 Feb 1820 in St. John, Aberdare, Glamorgan, Wales

Descendants

Died 16 Feb 1844 at about age 44 in Glebeland, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire

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Biography

Marriage Record

A marriage record in Aberdare shows the marriage on 21 February 1820 of Henry Beddow and Margaret Evan/Evans. Witnesses for the record were D:d Rees and Sarah Rees. (Sarah Rees was formerly Sarah Beddow, sister of Henry Beddow. David Rees was her husband.) ^[1]

Possible Record of Daughter

A Methodist baptism record in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, shows the baptism on 10 March 1826 of Susanah Beda, daughter of Henry Beda, Brick Maker, and Mary. Note that the mother's name is recorded as Mary, not Margaret. ^[2]

Records of Children

A Methodist baptism record from Merthyr Tydfil shows the birth on 21 March 1828 of Elizabeth Beddo, daughter of Henry Beddo of Pont Morlas (Pontmorlais), and Margreat, daughter of William and Martha Evans. ^[3]

A Methodist baptism record from Merthyr Tydfil shows the birth on 15 October 1830 of Henry Bedow, son of Henry Bedow of Merthyr, Brickman, and Margaret, daughter of William and Martha Williams. (Other records show that the surname of Margaret's parents was Evans.) ^[4]

A Methodist baptism record from Merthyr Tydfil shows the birth on 8 November 1831 of Mary Bedow, daughter of Henry Bedow of the Glebeland, Brickman, and Margarit, daughter of William and Martha Evan. ^[5]

A Methodist baptism record from Merthyr Tydfil shows the birth on 12 July 1834 of Catherine Bedow, daughter of Henry Bedow of Merthyr, Brickman, and Margret, daughter of William and Martha Evans. ^[6]

A Methodist baptism record from Merthyr Tydfil shows the birth on 12 July 1834 of Sarah Bedow, daughter of Henry Bedow of Merthyr, Brickmaker, and Margaret, daughter of William and Martha Evans. ^[7]

A civil birth record from the General Register Office shows the birth in Glebeland (a neighborhood in Merthyr Tydfil) on 12 September 1839 of Ann Beddow, daughter of Henry Beddow, brickmaker, and Mary Beddow formerly Evans. ^[8]

A civil death record from the General Register Office shows the death in Glebeland (a neighborhood in Merthyr Tydfil) on 14 December 1840 of Ann Beddow, 15 months old, daughter of Henry Beddow, brickmaker. The cause of death was scarlet fever. ^[9]

Death Record

A civil death record from the General Register Office shows the death on 16 February 1844 of Margaret Beddow, 43, wife of Henry Beddow, brickmaker. The cause of death was cholera. The informant was Mary Parcell, present at the death. ^[10]

Further research finds that Mary Parcell was likely Margaret's neighbor living at 36 Castle Street. Mary Parcell's son David Parcell would marry an Ann Beddow in 1849.

Note

Note: Glebeland is defined as an "Area of land belonging to a parish in medieval times..." according to a Google search. A number of the Merthyr Tydfil Beddoes were buried in the "glebeland." On a visit to the Merthyr Tydfil museum in the early 2000s, I was told that a highway had been built over the glebeland, and the museum didn't know what happened to the graves. — Carter Rogers

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage record. Aberdare, Glamorganshire. https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record/browse?id=GBPRS/WAL/4377958/00016
2. ↑ Baptism record. Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire. https://search.findmypast.com/record/browse?id=TNA/RG4/4095/0/0114
3. ↑ Baptism record. Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire. https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record/browse?id=TNA/RG4/3501/0/0023
4. ↑ Baptism record. Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire. https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record/browse?id=TNA/RG4/3501/0/0050
5. ↑ Baptism record. Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire. https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record/browse?id=TNA/RG4/3501/0/0067
6. ↑ Baptism record. Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire. https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record/browse?id=TNA/RG4/3501/0/0108
7. ↑ Baptism record. Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire. https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record/browse?id=TNA/RG4/3501/0/0139
8. ↑ Civil birth record. General Register Office. https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates
9. ↑ Civil birth record. General Register Office. https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates
10. ↑ Civil birth record. General Register Office. https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates