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Hi, Can someone help me? My Gradnfather was in 6th Dragoon Guards 3rd Troop 6th Cavalry Reg 1918. Hos dob was 16/1/1898 but there is a good chance he lied about his age. His name was Elliis William Edwards or might have been Roberts (his step dads name).

I cant find anything about him. Apparently he had a medal but that cant be found either.

Any help or guidance would be grateful

Thanks

Tracy

Did he marry, you might get better details from his marriage cert ?

Hi Lindsey
He did marry and his name says William Ellis Edwards on that but nothing about the army.

Unfortunately lots of WW1 records were destroyed by fire in WW2 when the building they were stored in was bombed. some were saved although damaged by fire which is why they are known as the Burnt Records. .

Army records are held at Kew and Ancestry has some on their site but I don't know if they have the all records that survived .

Is this him?
If so his middle name ends with an S....if the image is correct.

Births Mar 1898

EDWARDS Ellis Williams Festiniog 11b 354

These records. Any connection?


British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920
about William Ellis Roberts
Name: William Ellis Roberts
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1898
Age at enlistment: 18
Residence: 22 Fairfield St, Accrington
Document Year: 1916
Regimental Number: 18014
Regiment Name: Cheshire Regt
Number of images: 5

British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920
about William Ellis Roberts
Name: William Ellis Roberts
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1898
Age at enlistment: 18
Residence: 22 Fairfield St, Accrington
Document Year: 1916
Regimental Number: 18014
Regiment Name: Training Reserve Battn
Number of images: 21

Andy

6 Dragoon Guards were part of 4 Cavalry Brigade of 2 Cavalry Division at the time you are seeking information. The War Diary for 6DG will tell you all or most of what you need to know. It is at Kew Archives under WO95/1137 and runs from their arrival in France in August 1914.

do you know when/where he died?

William Ellis ROBERTS army records show his sister Edith Kathleen ROBERTS of Accrington as his next of kin.

He was killed in action in France in 1918.

Gwyn

ROBERTS, John William Head Married M 36 1875 Calico Printer Westmorland Middleton VIEW
ROBERTS, Emma Wife Married
13 years F 40 1871 Suffolk Hoxne VIEW
ROBERTS, William Ellis Son M 12 1899 School Lancashire Accrington VIEW
ROBERTS, Edith Kathleen Daughter F 10 1901 School Lancashire Accrington VIEW
ROBERTS, Phyllis Ena Daughter F 4 1907 Lancashire Accrington VIEW
RG number:
RG14 Piece:
23382 Reference:
RG14PN23382 RG78PN1364 RD461 SD6 ED13 SN45

Registration District:
Bolton Sub District:
Turton Enumeration District:
13 Parish:
Edgworth

Address:
270 Blackburn Road Edgworth Bolton

Marriages Dec 1897 (>99%)
Hope Elizabeth Alice Haslingden 8e 194
Hughes Patrick Haslingden 8e 194
LAWS Emma Haslingden 8e 194
ROBERTS John William Haslingden 8e 194

Thanks all for your replies. He was not the one from Accrington. My grandather survived the war and died in 1973 in Bedwellty.

His mothers name was Jane Ellen Edwards from Festiniog.

??1911

Reg. District: Ffestiniog Sub District: Ffestiniog
Parish: Ffestiniog Enum. District: 3
Address: 166 Manod Road Bl Festiniog
County: Merionethshire

Name Relation Condition/
Yrs married Sex Age Birth
Year Occupation Where Born
EDWARDS, David Gwr Priod M 38 1873 Creigiwr Mewn Chwarel Lechi Meirionydd Traws Fynyd
EDWARDS, Ellin Gwaig Priod F 43 1868 Meirionydd Bl Festiniog
EDWARDS, William Thomas Mab M 14 1897 Ysgol Meirionydd Bl Festiniog
EDWARDS, Ellis Mab M 12 1899 Ysgol Meirionydd Bl Festiniog
EDWARDS, Ellen Merch F 5 1906 Ysgol Meirionydd Bl Festiniog
EDWARDS, Mary Jane Merch F 2 1909 Meirionydd Bl Festiniog
THOMAS, Jane Mam Y Wraig Sengl F 75 1836 Meirionydd Bl Festiniog
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`This is not the family. There are so many with the same name from the same place. Ellis Williams had no surname on his birth cert. His mam, Jane Ellen Edwards married david roberts shortky after his birth. He was brought up as ellis Willim Roberts but changed his name to Ellis William Edwards as soon as he could I dont know whether he enrolled in the army as Edwards or Roberts. His marriage cert name him as Edwards and his children are named Edwrads.
I have a photogrpah of him ion the army and on the back is written 6th darggon gards 3rd troop 6th cavalry reg 1918.
To make matters more complicated he was later known as William Ellis Edwardsinstead of Ellis William Edwards!!!! Confusing eh, especially for a beginner!!!!!

marriage for info perhaps married same time as ? sister
Name: ROBERTS, David
Registration district: Pwllheli County: Caernarvonshire
Year of registration: 1899
Quarter of registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
Volume no: 11B Page no: [741

EDWARDS, Jane Ellen

ROBERTS, Jane

HUGHES, Elias

1911 posting for info incase she could be a sister to David

Reg. District: Conway Sub District: Conway
Parish: Dwygyfylchi Enum. District: 13
Address: 5 Gilfach Road Penmaenmawr
County: Carnarvonshire

Name Relation Condition/
Yrs married Sex Age Birth
Year Occupation Where Born
HUGHES, Elias Head Married M 32 1879 Labourer In Sett Quarries Carnarvon Dwygyfylchi
HUGHES, Jane Wife Married
11 years F 33 1878 Carnarvon Portmadoe
HUGHES, John Son M 10 1901 School Carnarvon Dwygyfylchi
HUGHES, Ellen Daughter F 9 1902 Carnarvon Dwygyfylchi
HUGHES, Gertrude Daughter F 8 1903 Carnarvon Dwygyfylchi

1911 ? this one
Reg. District: Ffestiniog Sub District: Ffestiniog
Parish: Ffestiniog Enum. District: 7
Address: 4 Geufron Terr.
County: Merionethshire

Name Relation Condition/
Yrs married Sex Age Birth
Year Occupation Where Born
ROBERTS, David Penteulu Priod M 35 1876 Rockman Chwarel Lechi Carnarvon Ynysgynhairn Sir Plwyf
ROBERTS, Jane Ellen Gwraig Priod F 35 1876 Merionydd Pennydeadmoth
ROBERTS, Ellis William Mab M 13 1898 Ysgol Carnarvon Ynysgynhaim
ROBERTS, David Hugh Mab M 11 1900 Ysgol Carnarvon Ynysgynhaim
ROBERTS, Richard Griffith Mab M 7 1904 Carnarvon Ynysgynhaim
ROBERTS, Sarah Jane Merch F 2 1909 Carnarvon Ynysgynhaim
ROBERTS, Jane Ellen Merch F (UN MIS) Merionydd Festiniog
ROBERTS, Owen Byrddiwr Sengl M 33 1878 Labrwr Tandwr Chwarel Lechi Carnarvon Ynysgynhairn

Thanks jansmith
What you are saying makes sense and I appreciate your help very much. The last one, I would say is definitly the family, at least this is the lead i have been following so far.
The copy birth certificate I have for Ellis Williams was translated into English. I am wondering whether there is a possibility of the original showing him with a surname.

I am wondering how I can find info on the biologocal dad too. My uncle, in the past, paid someone to do the research fro this and it all came back with the wrong names becasue of the repeat of names in the village!!!! There are many Jane Ellens!

Have you got the marriage cert for Jane Edwards to give you her fathers name to confirm her in earlier census years

1901 different age for Jane ** have looked at the image and she should be 25yrs
Reg. District: Festinog Sub District: Tremadoc
Parish: Treflys (Carnarvon) Enum. District: 6
Ecclesiastical District: Ynyseynhaiarn City/Municipal Borough:
Address: Tynllech, Treflys (Carnarvon), Pentrefelin
County: Merionethshire

Name Relation Condition Sex Age Birth
Year Occupation ,
Disability Where Born
ROBERTS, David Head Married M 25 1876 Farmer Labourer
Pentrefelin
Carnarvonshire
ROBERTS, Jane Wife Married F 35 1866
Penrhyndeudraeth
Merionethshire
ROBERTS, Ellis Son Single M 3 1898
Pentrefelin
Carnarvonshire
ROBERTS, David Son Single M 1 (15 MOS) 1900
Pentrefelin
Carnarvonshire

1901 different age for Jane ** looked at image and she is 25yrs not 35!
Reg. District: Festinog Sub District: Tremadoc
Parish: Treflys (Carnarvon) Enum. District: 6
Ecclesiastical District: Ynyseynhaiarn City/Municipal Borough:
Address: Tynllech, Treflys (Carnarvon), Pentrefelin
County: Merionethshire

Name Relation Condition Sex Age Birth
Year Occupation ,
Disability Where Born
ROBERTS, David Head Married M 25 1876 Farmer Labourer
Pentrefelin
Carnarvonshire
ROBERTS, Jane Wife Married F 35 1866
Penrhyndeudraeth
Merionethshire
ROBERTS, Ellis Son Single M 3 1898
Pentrefelin
Carnarvonshire
ROBERTS, David Son Single M 1 (15 MOS) 1900
Pentrefelin
Carnarvonshire