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Ralph Eddowes

Ralph was born in 1799 in Wrexham.¹

Birth Notes
- Aged 58 in 1851
  Aged 61 in 1861

Ralph's father was John Eddowes and his mother was Elizabeth Jones. He had two brothers and a sister, named John, Thomas and Esther. He was the second oldest of the four children. He died at the age of 67 in December 1866 in Abenbury (Fawr & Fechan).²

Death Notes
- There are two death records for Ralph Eddowes:
  This Ralph may have died 1866, not 1870
  
  EDDOWES, RALPH 67
  GRO Reference: 1866 D Quarter in WREXHAM
  Volume 11B Page 238

General Notes
- Ralph is a possible non-baptised son of John and Elizabeth. There is no baptism or DNA match to confirm.
  
  1 Jul 1828 Ralph Eddowes, bachelor married Margaret Jones, a spinster, both of the parish of Wrexham, and both marked with "X".
  
  In 1851 Ralph and Margaret (58 & 51) at Rhosnesney, Acton, Ruabon, Denbighshire with Emma (21) and Henry (19)
  
  In 1861 Ralph and Margaret (61 & 68) were farming 10 acres at Rhosnesney, Acton, Ruabon, Denbighshire with daughter Emma (29) and son Henry (21).
  
  NOTE: In 1861, Another Ralph, aged 79 was at Abenbury Road, Abenbury Fechan, Wrexham, Denbighshire. This Ralph died in 1870, aged 90.

Occupation Details
- From 1817 to 1839 Ralph's occupation was Labourer in Wrexham.
  - Occupation Notes
    - A LAbourer at Acton, Wrexham when son Ralph baptised and when he married.
  From 1851 his occupation was Agracultural Labourer in Acton by Nantwich. He died in 1864 while still employed there.
  - Occupation Notes
    - Rhosnesney, Acton, Denbighshire in 1851 and 1861

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- John Eddowes
  - b.1767 d.Jan 1834 in Wrexham
  
  Ralph Eddowes
  - b.1799 in Wrexham d.Dec 1866 in Abenbury (Fawr & Fechan)
  
  Elizabeth Jones
  - b.~ 1770

Personal Timeline

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¹ 1861 UK Census
² Ancestry Family Trees