My  MASSEY  Ancestors

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My Family History

My MASSEY line has caused me more trouble than any other.   After ten years, I am still only back to 1796 !   The first definite trace of my Gt Gt Grandfather William is his marriage in 1818, and in the 1851/61 Census he showed his birthplace as Chester c1796:  so far, all my efforts and those of several other people to find his birth or baptism have failed.  He named his first daughter and second son after his in-laws, so from his childrens' names, perhaps his own parents were John and Mary.

A John and Mary had a daughter Charlotte baptised at Ruabon in 1790, but I can not trace any other events for them in the area: did they do as many others did, and migrate to Chester or further afield ?   Where did they marry ?  If you know anything, please Email me, also if you have a spare William born c1796, perhaps with parents John and Mary.

In the 1840-50s, my MASSEYs lived at Gyfelia, Ruabon, and there was another MASSEY family living nextdoor:  so far I have not established a connection, but if you know better, please Email me.

Although there are MASSEYs in Wrexham and Ruabon at the present time, so far as I can trace, they are not connected with my family., but if you have connections there and want to compare notes, E-mail me

Here is what I have found so far

William MASSEY (bc1796 Chester d1870) m1818 @ Wrexham Anne EYTON
         Elizabeth c1819 Bangor = Thomas PARRY (nga)
         Mary c1821 Erbistock = Robert ELLIS (nga)
         John bap 1824 Erbistock = Hannah HUGHES (nga)
         Thomas bap 1827 Erbistock (no trace after 1846)
         Edward b1832 Ruabon = Emma SUTTON
              Emily Jane b1866 Ellesmere SAL (last trace 1891)
              William Arthur b1867 Ruabon DEN (last trace 1891)
              Frederick b1869 d
        Herbertb1870 Ruabon = Ada Emily WATERTON(my grandparents)
        George Henry b1871 Chester =  Ethel E SWAIN
        Alice Ann b1873 died 1881Chester
        Thomas b 1876 Chester m Louise BULL
              Large family in Australia (details held).

Notes
My direct ancestors bold underlined.
nga = at least the next generation available in whole/part
I have also Wills, Admons, Tithe Maps and Records, other Maps and have traced several houses where the family lived over the years in Denbighshire, Shropshire and Chester City.

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MASSEY in Denbighshire and Flintshire, Wales.
The MASSEY name
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Update 17.11.2000