Charles Medway (bef. 1855 - 1923)

Born before 1855 in Bristol, England

Husband of Henrietta (Behenna) Medway — married 1 Aug 1887 in St Mary, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales

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Biography

Year of birth given on marriage document. Two dates appear in the records for the marriage 1 Aug 1887 and 18 Aug 1887. This may be a transcription error. The 1 August is more likely as the spouse name is correct on this record and misspelled on the other.

In 1861 he may have been the Charles Medway, a scholar, living in Narrow Wier, St Mathias, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. His year of birth is given on this record as 1851^[1]. His father is listed as William Medway, a 35 year old butcher. His mother is listed as Mary Ann Medway (Rider), age 42 (born in Dorset around 28 OCT 1821) and siblings: Elizabeth, age 11 (born in the Channel Islands), Robert, age 6 (born in Bristol) and Mary J, age 5 (born in Bristol)

At some stage he moved to Cardiff in Wales where he married Henrietta 1 Aug 1887^[2], ^[3]

In later census records his birth year varies>

• 1891, he was a Donkey man living in Ivor St, Cardiff, born around 1856^[4]
• 1901 he was a caretaker living in Elm St, Cardiff, born around 1854^[5]
• 1911, he was a caretaker of the Clifton Chapel, Cardiff, living in East Cardiff and born around 1852^[6]

British Listed Buildings has a bit about a Clifton Church in Adamsdown, Cardiff, listing it as a gothic chapel located on the corner of Newport Road and Clifton Street. It was built around 1880 as a Presbyterian Chapel^[7] This might be the chapel he cared for

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7VM-2XN : 3 March 2021), Charles Medway in household of William Medway, Gloucestershire, England, 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.
2. ↑ "Wales, Glamorgan, Parish Register Marriages, 1837-1922," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JV3Z-Y5J : 27 December 2014), Charles Medway and Henrietta Behenna, 1 Aug 1887; citing St Mary, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, National Library, Aberystwyth; FHL microfilm 4,174,230.
3. ↑ "Wales, Glamorganshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1912," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCYZ-8G1 : 3 September 2015), Charles Medway and Neurietta Behenna, 18 Aug 1887, Marriage; from "Parish Records Collection 1538-2005," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Cardiff, St Mary, Glamorganshire, Wales, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4B1B-PPZ : 8 May 2019), Charles Medway, Cardiff St Mary, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Glamorganshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSM4-ZL9 : 21 May 2019), Charles Medway, Roath, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing East Cardiff subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XW6X-Z4L : 27 June 2019), Charles Medway, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
7. ↑ British Listed Buildings [1]

• "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVH9-15B6 : 4 September 2014), Charles W Medway, 1923; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales, General Register Office, Southport, England.