The Tudgay Family - Brian Taylor

Tudgays descended from James Tudgay (1842-1909) of Talywain, Gwent (formerly Monmouthshire)

Several male Tudgays extant

Note - the use of Trevethin in registration records, refers to the whole old parish; the actual births, etc. were in Talywain, where St. Thomas's Church was, etc.

1775-1800	William Tudgee 1777-1824 b Leigh upon Mendip	m. Sarah George on 17/08/1800	backward link to Leigh on Mendip
1825-1850	Isaac Tudgay 1816-1889	m. Eliza Smith (1820-1890) on 19/03/1838	backward link to Talywain/Abersychan
(JasT) fifth of 12 or 14 children coal miner in 1881	James Smith Tudgay b ca 1843 at Wells, Somerset d 06 Feb 1890 in Llanerch Colliery explosion Talywain, Gwent [then Monmouthshire) (JasT)	married St Illtyd Church, Llanhilleth 3 Dec 1867 BMD m 4Q 1867 Pontypool Maria Wasley	Maria Jones b ca 1848 (year in 1881 Census) at Caerleon, Gwent BMD d 3Q 1911, age 61, Pontypool name not Jones but Wasley
11 children

Joseph William Tudgay	James Isaac Tudgay	Daniel Smith Tudgay	Thomas Tudgay	Thurza Ann Tudgay	Maud Elizabeth Tudgay	Gertrude Tudgay	Levi Tudgay	Sidney Tudgay (JasT9)	Isaac Tudgay (JasT10)
BMD b 4Q 1867 Pontypool d 06 Feb 1890 in Llanerch Colliery explosion unmarried BMD d 2Q 1890, age 23, Pontypool	BMD b 2Q 1870 Pontypool d d 1Q 1872 17 Jan 1872 Pontypool	b 2Q 1872, Pontypool (Abersychan) d 1Q 1874, age 2, Pontypool 10 Mar 1874 ? buried 12 Mar 1874 at St. Cadoc's, Trevethin, aged 2	BMD b 3Q 1875 Pontypool (Talywain) d 1Q 1881 (age 5) Pontypool 24 Feb 1881 at Talywain	BMD Thirza Ann b 4Q 1877 Pontypool (Talywain) d after 1933 m 01 Mar 1896 (in BMD) Mamhilad Church, Pontypool to Thomas Saunders 2 daughters & one son no obvious BMD death	BMD b 2Q 1880 Pontypool (29/02/1880 Talywain) d 3Q 1881, age 1 Pontypool (July 1881, in Census)	BMD b 2Q 1882 Pontypool m 3Q 1896 Pontypool (19 Mar 1896 Mamhilad Church, Pontypool) to Reuben Gould Gertrude d 4Q 1951, age 70, Pontypool 1 daughters & 5 sons one deceased child	b 1Q 1884 Pontypool d 04 Mar 1884 at Talywain	b 06 Aug 1887 at Talywain d after August 1963 m 08/09/1909 St Thomas', Talywain to Elizabeth Ann Hill (see below)	b 06 Mar 1888 at Talywain d 11 Sep 1972 at Bridgehouse, F, P, Gwent m ?? Violet May Pritchard (see below)
						Reuben Gould b 1877 (census record) d 4Q 1954 Pontypool (1911 census names all Pontypool) Joseph James Gould b 4Q 1899 Reuben James Gould b 4Q 1901 Sidney Gould b 1Q 1904 d 1Q 1931, age 27 Harold Gould b 2Q 1906 Isaac Daniel b 2Q 1906 Olive J Gould b 1 Q 1911 post-1911 BMD mother Tudgay b Pontypool Arthur Gould b 4Q 1913 Frederick Gould b 3Q 1916 Lorraine Gould b 3 Q 1916 d 2Q 1918, age 1 Percy Gould b 4Q 1919 d 1Q 1921, age 1

1911 Census living at Graig View, Talywain (a six room dwelling)
Reuben Gould, Head, age 33, Colliery Rodaman, underground, b Talywain
Gertrude Gould, Wife, age 29, married 13 years, 1 child died, b Talywain
Joseph Gould, son, age 11, acholar, b Talywain
Reuben Gould, son, age 9, b Talywain
Sydney Gould, son, age 7, b Talywain
Harold Gould, son, age 5, b Talywain
Isaac Gould, son, age 2, b Talywain
--- Gould, daughter, age ? 17 weeks, b Talywain
Maria Tudgay, mother and widow, age 63, b Caerleon
Maria Tudgay, age 23, single, Colliery surface worker, b Talywain

JasT9. Family of Sidney Tudgay (1887-post 1963)

Sidney Tudgay BMD has b 2Q 1885, Pontypool d 4Q 1971, b 26 Ap 1885, Wells As Sydney Tudgay, coal hewer in 1901 Census JasT9.1	BMD m 3Q 1909, Pontypool 08/09/1909 St Thomas', Talywain	Elizabeth Ann Hill BMD b 4Q 1886 (Garndiffaith) d 1Q 1952, age 65, Weston
Violet Tudgay BMD b 2Q 1910 Pontypool (20 Mar 1910) Lasgarn View, Talywain m 3Q 1931, Bristol Alfred H Gazzard no BMD death d 16 Oct. 2000 JasT9.1.1	James George Tudgay BMD mother Hill b 4Q 1911 Pontypool (Stony Road, Garndiffaith) m 3Q 1938 Pontypool Mary W Edwards d ca 1995 JasT9.1.2	Margaret Tudgay BMD mother Hill b 1Q 1913 Pontypool d 1Q 1913, age 0, Pontypool	Arthur Tudgay BMD mother Hill b 2Q 1916 (Waterloo Cottage, Talywain) d 06 Jun 1981 in road accident on M4 JasT9.1.3 m 2Q 1938 Pontypool Margaret Goodwin
mother Tudgay David Gazzard b 4Q 1931 Bristol Margaret E Gazzard b 3Q 1935 Bristol Janet M Gazzard b 4Q 1946 Weston Roger Gazzard b 2Q 1948 Weston	mother Edwards John Tudgay b 1Q 1940 Pontypool no further BMD possible m 2Q 1962 Bromley Margaret A Hilling		mother Goodwin Violet S Tudgay b 3Q 1938 Pontypool m 1Q 1958 Weston David F C Corner
	mother Hilling Lynne Tudgay b 3Q 1966 Brighton Paul James Tudgay b 1Q 1968 Lewes		mother Tudgay b Bristol Kay J Corner b 1Q 1960 David S Corner b 3Q 1961 Clare Corner b 1Q 1971

1911 Census resident at Stoney Road, Garndiffaith (4 room dwelling)
Sydney Tudgay, Head, age 25, Coal Miner, Hewer, b Abersychan
Elizabeth Tudgay, Wife, age 24, married 2 years, b Blaenavon
Violet Tudgay, daughter, age 1, b Garndiffaith

Jan Proberts emailed me in April 2007 (nee Gazzard)

JasT9.1 - Sidney Tudgay my Grandfather was born 26 Apr 1885 and died at Wells Hospital 24 Oct 1971 - I remember him well and absolutely adored him.
Elizabeth Ann Tudgay my Grandmother was born 21 Jan 1887 and died at Henbury House, Slade Road, Portishead, Nr Bristol on the 28 Mar 1952 (the same house that I was born in). Their marriage certificate says they married at Abersychan Parish Church but we think that is St Thomas's in Talywain, what do you reckon? [Yes] My grandparents moved to Portishead to live with my mother in August 1945.

JasT9.1.1 - Violet Tudgay (my mother) d. 16 Oct 2000 at Southmead Hospital, Bristol. She married Alfred Henry Gazzard 9 Sep 1931 in Bristol Reg Off, they had 5 children.
David b.19 Nov 1931 (he has 3 children, Penelope, Paula and Nicholas and 7 Grandchildren).
Margaret Elizabeth b. 5 Feb 1933 (she has 4 children, Laurie, Alan, Martin and Mandy, 8 Grandchildren and 1 Great Grand son)
Ian Sidney George b. 22 Jul 1941 (he has 2 children Stephen and Susan and 4 Grandchildren)
Janet Mary (me) b. 17 Dec 1946 (I have 2 Children Tania and James plus 2 Step children and 6 Grandchildren)
Roger b. 18 Jun 1948 (he has 2 children Emily and Mark and 2 Grandchildren).

JasT9.1.2 - James Tudgay (my uncle) was born 12 Nov 1911 and died ca 1995 in Mold, North Wales. Did not realise until now I do not have the exact date will get that. He married Mair Edwards 8 Aug 1938 at Pontypool - Mair was b. 7 May 1911 d. 28 Mar 1986 in Mold in Wales.
They had 1 son John Tudgay b. 3 Mar 1940 Pontypool. John has 2 children. Lyn married twice and divorced twice and Paul Tudgay who is single.

JasT9.1.3 - Arthur Tudgay (my uncle) b. 22 Apr 1916; married Margaret Goodwin on 30 May 1938 in Pontypool. Margaret was b. 7 Mar 1916. Margaret and Arthur are buried together with their daughter Sheila at St Peters Church, Portishead. Sheila their only child was b. 6 Jun 1938 and d. ca 2002. Sheila was married to David Corner (they have 2 children Kay and Steven and 4 Grandchildren).

Note added September 2014.

Baptism records for Abersychan (Talywain) at http://monfh.org.uk/rootswebsite/abersychanbaps1870-1900.htm have:
25 May 1878, William, son of Charles & Gwenillian Tudgay, Talywain, Collier
31 Mar 1880, Maud Elizabeth, dau. of James & Mariah Tudgay, Taylwain, Collier

Baptism records for Abersychan (Talywain) at http://monfh.org.uk/rootswebsite/abersychanbaps1901-18.htm) have:
14 May 1902, Wilfred Frankham, son of William & Mary Ann Tudgay, Woodland Cottages, Talywain, Collier
29 July 1903, Muriel, dau. of William & Mary Ann Tudgay, Woodland Cottages, Talywain, Collier
13 April 1910, Violet, dau. of Sidney & Elizabeth Ann Tudgay, Lasgarn View, Talywain, Collier
6 December 1911, James George, son of Sydney & Elizabeth Ann Tudgay, Stony Road, Talywain, Collier
11 Nov. 1915, Mary, dau. of Charles Edwin & Gwenillian Tudgay, 30 Commercial Road, Talywain, Road man
23 Nov. 1916. Arthur, son of Sydney & Elizabeth Ann Tudgay, Waterloo Cottage, Talywain, Collier

JasT10. Family of Isaac Tudgay (1888-1972)

Isaac Tudgay 1888-1972 as general labourer in 1901 Census BMD b 2Q 1888 Pontypool	m 1Q 1915 Pontypool Violet Pritchard	Violet May Pritchard b 2Q 1892 Leominster d 05 Aug 1963 at Bridgehouse, F, P. Gwent
Gwendoline (Tudgay) true name Pritchard BMD birth ? no BMD death	Charles Oswald Tudgay BMD mother Pritchard b 2Q 1917 Pontypool b 28 Apr 1917
m Cliff Dawkins BMD Clifford Dawkins b 3Q 1921, mother Jones, Pontypool m 4Q 1949 Pontypool Gwendoline Pritchard	m 4Q 1939 Florence Ann Roynon b 24 Nov 1920 at Waterloo, Talywain d 13 May 1985 at 44 St. Cadoc's Rd, Talywain
mother Pritchard Marilyn Dawkins b 1Q 1951 Pontypool - (? 3 children) Laurence Dawkins b 1Q 1964 Pontypool boy Dawkins	4 children (see below) - -

Family of Charles Oswald Tudgay (1917-) all mother Roynon

Paulette A Tudgay b 3Q 1941 Pontypool m 3Q 1961 Pontypool Anthony A West	Susette W Tudgay b 3Q 1946 Pontypool m 1Q 1970 Pontypool John G Jones	Rodney C Tudgay b 4Q 1947 Pontypool (mother recorded as Reynon) m 4Q 1967 Pontypool Sheila M Mapps	?? Malcolm Tudgay not in BMD (Malcolm J Tudgay m 1Q 1982, Pontypool Trudy N Morgan first marr. to Wills (2Q 1978 Pontypool) (both names in BMD) Trudy N Morgan b 1Q 1961, F of Dean (mother Morgan)
mother West born Pontypool Jacqueline A West b 2Q 1964 Darren Anthony West b 2Q 1967 Christopher West b1 Q 1969	mother Tudgay born Pontypool Nicola Jones b 1Q 1972 Howard John Jones b 1Q 1977	mother Mapps b Pontypool Wayne Charles Tudgay b 2Q 1968 - one son, one daughter Mark Lee Tudgay b 2Q 1969	m ?? one son Tudgay

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