Margaret (Lee) Gough
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Margaret (Lee) Gough (1883 - 1918)

Margaret Gough formerly Lee
Born in Blaina, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdommap
Sister of and
Wife of — married 27 Jan 1904 [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 35 in Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdommap
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Biography

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Margaret (Lee) Gough was born in Monmouthshire, Wales.

Margaret Lee was born in Blaina in 1881 the youngest child of Michael Lee and Ann Phillips and is shown on the 1891 census with her father Michael and two brothers William and John

In the 1901 census Margaret aged 17, had moved to Merthyr with her father and was in service as a Nurse/Domestic. The head of the household was Elizabeth Smith (yet to be clarified) aged 66 and widowed.

There appear to be eight people living in the house including a baby, six family and two servants, Margaret probably nursemaid to the one year old granddaughter.

Between 1901 and 1904 I don't really know much, but I do know that she was working in the Cwm, on the Blackbrook Road, Caerphilly Mountain (always know as the Big House) as a cook when she married my grandfather.

She met my grandfather Edward Gough and they married in January 1904 to which I have a copy of their marriage certificate.

They went on to have five children, Elon, Evelyn, Phyllis (my mum), Olwen and Ceinwen the youngest who will be 99 in June 2017.

Margaret died of the Spanish Flu in August 1918, about two months after the youngest girl was born, and is buried at St Martins Church, Caerphilly.

England and Wales Census of 1901:

Name Relation Status Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
Elizabeth Smyh Head Widowed F 66 Living On Own Means Garway, Herefordshire
William K Smyh Son Single M 33 Solicitor Merthyr, Glamorganshire
Gertrude M Davies Daughter Married F 32 Merthyr, Glamorganshire
Alice E Smyth Daughter Single F 22 Merthyr, Glamorganshire
John Paul Morgan Brother Single M 58 Retired Commercial Traveller Garway, Herefordshire
Kathleen M Davies Grand daughter F 1 Caerphilly, Glamorganshire
Margaret Meyrick Servant Single F 18 General Serv Domestic Quakersyard, Glamorganshire
Margaret Lee Servant Single F 17 Nurse Domestic Blina, Monmouthshire

England and Wales Census of 1911:

Name Relation Status Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
Edward Gough Head Married M 29 Collier Hewer Cardiff, Glamorganshire
Margeret Gough Wife Married F 27 Blaina, Monmouthshire
Elon John Gough Son M 6 Caerphilly, Glamorganshire
Evelyn Gough Daughter F 4 Caerphilly, Glamorganshire
Phyllis Gough Daughter F 2 Caerphilly, Glamorganshire

Sources

  • 1901 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1901"
    citing Lower Merthyr Tydfil subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
    FamilySearch Record: X911-YTV (accessed 12 February 2023)
    FindMyPast Image
    Margaret Lee (17), single servant, Nurse Domestic, in household of Elizabeth Smyh (66) in Merthyr Tydfil registration district in Glamorgan, Wales. Born in Blina, Monmouthshire.
  • 1911 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1911"
    citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
    FamilySearch Record: XW6P-XC8 (accessed 12 February 2023)
    FindMyPast Image
    Margeret Gough (27), wife, in household of Edward Gough (29) at Saint Elian's Church, Eglwysilan in Pontypridd registration district in Glamorgan, Wales. Born in Blaina, Monmouthshire.
  • Death Registration: "England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007"
    Volume: 11A; Page: 523
    FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 12 February 2023)
    Margaret Gough death registered Jul-Aug-Sep 1918 in Pontypridd (age 35).




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