See also

Family of George Henry Wales and Mary Adelaide Ridgwell

  • Husband:

  • George Henry Wales (1895-1952)

  • Wife:

  • Mary Adelaide Ridgwell (1894-1977)

  • Children:

  • Colin George Wales (1929-2017)

  • Marriage Banns:

  • 8 Aug 1920

  • St. Michael and All Angels Church, Bohun Street, Manselton, Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales1 2

  •  

  • 15th and 21st August 1920. George of St. Mary's, Mary of this parish, both single. Also read at St. James Church Swansea

  • Marriage:

  • 1 Sep 1920

  • St. James's Church, Walter Road, Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales3 4

  •  

  • George an accountant of 116 Walter Road Swansea, Mary of Highbury Manselton Road Manselton, both single, groom's father Edwin Wales a copper worker, bride's father Frederick John Ridgwell a master plumber, married by banns and witnessed by Frederick John Ridgewell and Edwin Wales

Husband: George Henry Wales

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George Henry Wales

  • Name:

  • George Henry Wales5 1 2 4 6

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • clerk becoming a manager and secretary of a motor company7 8 9

  • Birth:

  • 29 May 1895

  • Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales5 10 7 8 9

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 5)

  • 65 Courtney Street, Manselton, Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales10

  •  

  • son living with his parents Edwin and Eliza, brothers Edwin, Frederick and Thomas, and sisters Lilian Ethel and Amelia. Born in Swansea Glamorganshire

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 15)

  • 65 Manor Road, Manselton, Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales7

  •  

  • unmarried son working as a correspondence clerk for a motor works and living in six rooms with his parents Edwin and Eliza, sisters Lilian, Ethel and Amelia, and brothers Frederick and Thomas. Born in Swansea Glamorganshire

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 26 yrs 1 mn)

  • 50 Manselton Road, Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales8

  •  

  • married son-in-law working as a clerk for Acklands Motor Engineers Ltd motor dealers of York Street Swansea and living in six rooms with his in-laws Frederick and Janet Ridgewell, sister-in-law Maggie, brother-in-law John, a Mary Thomas, and his wife Mary Wales. Born in Swansea Glamorgan

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 44)

  • 12 Lon Mefus, Tycoch, Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales9

  •  

  • a married manager and secretary of a motor company living with his wife Mary and a closed record (presumably son Colin). Born on 29th May 1895

  • Death:

  • 6 Dec 1952 (age 57)

  • Swansea "Registration District", Glamorganshire, Wales6 11 12

  • Probate:

  • 4 Mar 1953

  • Probate Registry, Camarthen, Camarthenshire, Wales

  •  

  • of 12 Lon Mefus Swansea died 6th December 1952, administration of effects of £2,246 19s 5d (~£60,000 in 2017) to Mary Adelaide Wales widow and Colin George Wales garage clerk

Wife: Mary Adelaide Ridgwell

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Mary Adelaide Ridgwell

  • Name:

  • Mary Adelaide Ridgwell13

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Nickname:

  • Minnie

  • Father:

  • Frederick John Ridgwell (1866-1935)

  • Mother:

  • Janet Evans (1865-1962)

  • Birth:

  • 20 Aug 1894

  • Morriston, Glamorganshire, Wales13 14 8 9 15

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 6)

  • 5 Blythe Hill Lane, Lewisham, London, England14

  •  

  • daughter living with her parents Frederick and Janet, sister Maggie, and brother Jack. Born in Morriston Glamorgan

  • Census absence:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 16)

  •  

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 26 yrs 10 mns)

  • 50 Manselton Road, Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales8

  •  

  • married daughter living in six rooms with her parents Frederick and Janet, sister Maggie, brother John, cousin Mary Thomas, and her husband George Wales. Born in Morriston Glamorgan

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 45)

  • 12 Lon Mefus, Tycoch, Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales9

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband George and a closed record (presumably son Colin). Born on 20th August 1894

  • Administrator:

  • 4 Mar 1953 (age 58)

  •  

     

    Mary Adelaide Ridgwell was appointed as an administrator at the probate hearing of George Henry Wales on Wednesday on 4 March 1953 at the Probate Registry, Camarthen, Camarthenshire, Wales

  • Death:

  • 14 Oct 1977 (age 83)

  • Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales15 11

Child 1: Colin George Wales

  • Name:

  • Colin George Wales16

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • garage clerk12

  • Birth:

  • 9 Sep 1929

  • Swansea "Registration District", Glamorganshire, Wales16

  • Administrator:

  • 4 Mar 1953 (age 23)

  •  

     

    Colin George Wales was appointed as an administrator at the probate hearing of George Henry Wales on Wednesday on 4 March 1953 at the Probate Registry, Camarthen, Camarthenshire, Wales

  • Death:

  • 23 Dec 2017 (age 88)

  • Swansea "Registration District", City and County of Swansea, Wales17 18 11

  • Probate:

  • 6 Jun 2018

  • Probate Registry, Cardiff, Cardiff, Wales18

  •  

  • grant and will, died 23rd December 2017

Sources

1.

FindMyPast Glamorganshire Marriages and Banns, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). Manselton Banns National Library of Wales (Aberystwyth) | Manselton - Banns, v. P-311-CW-4, 1908-1928 (P-311-CW-4). Cit. Date: 16 May 2019.

2.

Ibid. Swansea St. James Banns page:101. Cit. Date: 16 May 2019.

3.

Ibid. Swansea St. James marriages page:74 entry:148. Cit. Date: 16 May 2019.

4.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Swansea 1920 quarter:3 volume:11a page:2759. Cit. Date: 17 May 2019.

5.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Swansea 1895 quarter:3 volume:11a page:950. Cit. Date: 17 May 2019.

6.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Swansea 1952 quarter:4 volume:8b page:655. Cit. Date: 17 May 2019.

7.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:32742 class:RG78 piece:1869 registration district:594 sub-district:2 enumeration district:5 schedule:52. Cit. Date: 17 May 2019.

8.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:27137 registration district:594 sub-district:2 enumeration district:15 schedule:102. Cit. Date: 24 March 2025.

9.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:7289G page:25 line:10 letter code:XIBM. Cit. Date: 17 May 2019.

10.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:5073 folio:152 page:14. Cit. Date: 17 May 2019.

11.

Alan Goodwin Personal Communication. email dated 10th September 2024. Cit. Date: 11 September 2024.

12.

UK Government Probate Service, UK Government Find a Will, (on-line at www.probatesearch.service.gov.uk, www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Camarthen 1953 page:95. Cit. Date: 11 September 2024.

13.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Swansea 1894 quarter:4 volume:11a page:888. Cit. Date: 7 January 2018.

14.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:559 folio:5 page:1 schedule:3. Cit. Date: 7 January 2018.

15.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Swansea 1977 quarter:4 volume:27 page:2744. Cit. Date: 17 May 2019.

16.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Swansea 1929 quarter:4 volume:11a page:1505. Cit. Date: 17 May 2019.

17.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Swansea 2018 quarter:1 district:8971A entry:516634439. Cit. Date: 2 September 2024.

18.

UK Government Probate Service, UK Government Find a Will, (on-line at www.probatesearch.service.gov.uk, www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Cardiff 2018 no:5427321. Cit. Date: 2 September 2024.