Sweet Immigration to Wales
Return to Sweet Index Page
Several families of SWEETs from Merriott can be found in the
1881 census for Wales
| John Sweet. [John's wife Emma nee Pattemore is
deceased by 1881] |
Pontnewydd High St No 17, Upper Llanvrechva, Monmouth, Wales |
John 38 a widower born Merriott |
John a Shoemaker |
Children: Annie 12, Ellen 10, Bessy 8, all born Merriott;
and Clara 5, born Pontnewydd, Monmouth |
| George & Mary A. Sweet |
38 Charles St, Roath, Glamorgan, Wales |
George 30, born Marret, Som.; Mary A. 30 born Merthyr,
Glamorgan |
George a Labourer |
Children: Susan 11, Eliza 9, John 5 all born Cardiff. |
| George & Sarah Sweet |
2 Bridge St, Llandough Juxta Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales |
George 52 born Merriott; Sarah 53 born Weymouth, Dorset |
George a Dock Waterman |
Children: Samuel 19 born Weymouth, Dorset; Jane 17 born
Caerau, Glam.; Annie 14 born Penarth, Glam; Thomas 11 and Louisa 8 born
Cogan, Glamorgan |
Edward & Annie Sweet in Wales
This Sweet family noted in the 1901 census: [courtesy of Barb
Dembinski]
Living at: 8 Wind St, Aberdare, Glamorgan:
Edward SWEET aged 28, Brewer's Drayman, born Merriott [son of Benjamin Sweet
& Thirza Pattemore]
Annie SWEET aged 27, born Merriott [Annie Webb Osborne, daughter of John
Webb and Emma Osborne]
Thirza SWEET aged 5 born Aberdare, Glamorgan
Clifford SWEET aged 3 born Aberdare, Glamorgan
Daisy SWEET aged 1 born Aberdare, Glamorgan
Francis SWEET, brother to Edward, aged 24, Railway Platelayer, born Merriott.
In July 2004, I have had contact with Clifford Sweet about his
Sweets in Wales. He has sent a photo of his grandparents, Edward &
Annie Sweet, taken in Aberdare in September 1942. He also sends more
information about the family: Thank you to Clifford for
sharing this information.
 |
After the 1901 census, five more children
were born:
Emily born Aberdare
Ronald born in Merriott in 1905 (Clifford's father) - the family returned
to Merriott for a short while.
Hilda born Aberdare.
Herbert born Aberdare 1915
Iris born Aberdare 1917
Clifford tells me that Edward died in Aberdare in 1953 and Annie died
in 1954 in London. |
| Edward and Annie (nee Osborne) Sweet |
|
