7: Grandparents: John Williams=Lavinia Bevan William Ladd= Rachel Morris
6: (Parents:David Michael and Mary Enoch) Parents: John Williams and Sarah Ladd
5: David Michael = Martha Williams.
4: Children: David(Bert).
John Lovelin Williams (son of John Williams,
shoemaker, and Lavinia) was born in 1814 and christened at the parish
church of St. Dogmaels. Lavinia Bevans was from a S Pembs family who
produced several surgeons and who incorporated local surnames (eg
Gwyther, Lovelin(g), Carew) as second names.
John Lovelin was apprenticed as a sailor at age 14 and
became mate by age 31, sailing mainly coastal routes out of Swansea.
Sarah Ladd (daughter of William Ladd, farmer at Trewidwal- west of St. Dogmaels) was born about 1825. Several Ladd families were based around Cardigan (as farmer, tailor, saddler, joiner), particularly at Llangoedmor. Sarah was working as a servant at Swansea by 1841 and married John L Williams at Swansea in 1844. They had three daughters: Lavinia, Sarah Jane and Martha (born 1849 at Swansea).
By 1847, John was mate on a Newport registered vessel and they may have moved to Newport 1849 on. In the 1851 census, Sarah and her three daughters were living at Newport and John Williams had died (by drowning according to family memory; so between 1849 and 1851). Sarah married Captain Thomas Nicholas (originally from St. Dogmaels) at Newport in 1854 and then had a son John William Nicholas.
Martha lived in Dock Street, Newport, describing her occupation as clerk, her step-brother John had a chandlery business. In 1881, she married a near neighbour, David Michael, who retired from the sea to run the Vulcan Hotel. They had one son David (latterly David Frederick Albert, known as Bert) born in Bristol in 1882. They lived in Newport (York Place) after retiring from the hotel.
The St. Dogmaels link continued since Bert married Beatrice Matilda Davies whose father William Saunders Davies farmed at Monington (west of St. Dogmaels) and then moved to Old Castle farm (on the bank of the Teifi opposite to St. Dogmaels).
We have inherited paintings of Sarah alone and of Sarah holding Martha. Also we have a chair (originally one of 4) made by her uncle Thomas Ladd and dated 1844.
Martha Williams (holding baby DPM Michael)
Sarah Williams with Martha on her knee
Martha Williams b 4 Jan 1849 (Swansea) d June 1915 d [Q2 1915
Newport aged 66]
[MW widow d 16-6-1915 19 York Place Newport; probate to David
Frederick Albert Michael postal clerk; £1589]
Parents: John L Williams (b 28 Nov 1814, d: drowned 1849-1851) and Sarah Ladd (b abt 1825 d Q2 1876 Newport)
8 Jan 1844 Parish church St Johns Swansea:
Sarah Ladd (- spinster full age [21+?]) =
John L Williams (seaman bach full age)
both residing Cardigan Town
Father: John Williams shoemaker; William Ladd farmer.
Sarah signed X. Witnesses David Morgan, Watkin Jones.
John L Williams Ticket info:
1845: seaman then mate from Swansea; mate from Milford
1846: mate from Bideford
1847: mate from Newport to Waterford
Grandparents: John Williams (shoemaker)
and Lavinia Gwyllim Bevan(s) (ch 1785) (m 1-2-1814 St Dog.)
William Ladd (ch 15-2-1784 Llangoedmore farmer)
and Rachel Morris (ch 18-9-1785 Moilgrove) (m 6-11-1810 Bridell)
Great-grandparents: Alexander Bevan(s)(surgeon)=Jane; James Ladd (farmer)= Elizabeth Griffiths.
Martha: Birth certificate 4 Jan 1849 at Swan St, Swansea, father John Williams (sailor), mother Sarah Williams (formerly Lad) (signed by mark)
So John Williams alive Jan 1849, dead 30 March 1851.
no John L Williams death in UK list 1848-51
1851 Census: Canal Parade, Newport
Sarah Williams widow 25 beer house keeper b Cardigan [so JW deceased]
Lavinia Williams 5 b Swansea [b Q3 1845]
Sarah Jane Williams 3 b Swansea [b Q3 1847]
Martha Williams 2 b Swansea [ b Q1 1849 -- see birth cert above ]
when Capt Williams died (drowned), her mother, Sarah, married Capt Thomas Nicholas of St. Dogmaels
Q3 1854 Sarah Williams =Thomas Nicholas Newport (sea captain)
1861 Census: 23 Caroline St. Newport
Sarah Nichols 35 Housekeeper b Cardigan
Lavinia Williams 16 b Swansea
Sarah J Williams 14 b Swansea
Martha Williams 12 b Swansea
John Nicholas 5 b Newport
Q4 1863 Newport Lavinia Williams = David Lewis
Q4 1864 Newport Sarah Jane Williams = David Rees
1881 Census: 15 Daniel St., Newport [sister Sarah J]
David Rees 42 moulder b Neath
Sarah J R 33 b Swansea;
David T 9; William L 7 [William Ladd Rees b Q2 1874 Newport];
Charles H 2; Reginald D 2.
1881 Census: 30 Ruperra St., Newport [ sister Lavinia]
David Lewis 44 master mariner (unemployed from accident) b Llanbadarn Cdgn
Lavinia L 35 b Swansea; Thomas N L 15 Nail factory;
Sarah J L 14 dressmaker app; John W L 12.
1871 Census: 23 Caroline St., Newport
Thomas Nicholas 54 grocer b Cardigan
Sarah N 44 b Cardigan
Martha N 21 b Swansea
John N 14 b Newport
1881 Census: 74 Dock St Newport
John Wm Nicholas 24 grocer b Newport; Martha N (sister) 32 clerk b Newport.
Marriage cert 18-9-1881 (forged to 1880) David Michael & Martha Williams
ages 39,32 both residing 74 Dock St Newport
DM's father David Michael, sawyer
MM's father John Williams (deceased), master mariner
DM's profession Seaman M. ?
Birth cert 27-1-1882 David Michael b 8 Chatterton Sq USD (Bristol) to
David Michael mariner and Martha Michael(formerly Williams)
Note: son known as David Frederick Albert, nickname Bert
1891 Census: 100 Dock St., Newport
John Wm Nicholls Grocer (premises)
1891 Census: 111 Dock St., Newport: Vulcan Hotel
David Michael 43 hotel keeper b NewQuay Cdgn.
Martha M 39 b Swansea; David F M 8 b Bristol;
John W Nicolls boarder 33 Grocer b Newport.
1901 census: 116 Dock St., Newport
David Michael b "Grefachrhade, Cardiganshire" age 59 Inn Keeper of Newport
Martha Michael b Swansea age 49
David Michael b Bristol age 17 Commercial Clerk
1911 Census: 19 York Place, Newport (8 rooms) signed DFAM
David Michael 71 retired inn keeper b Mydroilyn CDGN, speak:both
Martha Michael 60 b Swansea, speak:both
David Frederick Albert Michael 28 PO clerk b Bristol, speak:both
Beatrice M Michael 24 b Moilgrove CDGN (m 1.5 yrs ch 1/1), speak:both
D Parry M Michael 1mo b Newport
