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Hugh(1) and Margaret’s(2) children:
Edward
Roberts(5)
Robert Owen
Roberts(7)
John Richard
Roberts(8)
Letitia
Roberts(9)
Isaac
Roberts(10)
Sarah Ann
Roberts(11)
Hugh Thomas
Roberts(12)
Margaret
Roberts(13)
Mary Elizabeth
Roberts(14)
Jane Roberts(15)
According to
numerous family records Edward Roberts(5) was born 18 December 1850, well that
is possible but not probable! Why? Because Margaret would only have been 13
years, two months and 12 days old!
Margaret was living with her parents in the 1851 census and there is no
Edward or younger child listed with the family (Edward is not listed in Hugh’s
family either, which would have been unusual.)
Another strange behavior is that if Edward were born in 1850, it would
not make sense for Hugh and Margaret to wait three years to get married. After much research, I have never been able
to locate a record, document, or source for Edward. It is possible that Edward was a stillborn,
died a few days after birth, or died before his christening, but it is highly
doubtful he was born in 1850. Edward
would have been born sometime after Hugh and Margaret’s marriage in 1853 and
before Robert Owen(7) was born in 1856, which is very possible. Edward may have been born in Wales, where
Hugh and Margaret were married or England where Robert Owen was born.
So, Edward Roberts(5) is still a mystery. If you have any information about Edward, please share in the comments below or contact me. I would love to be able to prove this
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