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ID:754 Edward Terrett (Territ) 1863-1950
Lisa’s 2nd Great Grandfather

Birth	25 JUL 1863	Merthyr, Glamorgan, Wales
Death	1950	Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan
Mother	Elizabeth Glacken (b.1833) /ID:276
Father	James Terrett (b.1829) /ID:759

Siblings	Mary Terrett (b.1851) /ID:765
	William Terrett (b.1853) /ID:779
	James Terrett (b.1855)/ID:760
	John Terrett (b.1857) /ID:763
	Thomas Terrett (b.1860) /ID:777
	Patrick Terrett (b.1861) /ID:770
	Edward Terrett (b.1863) /ID:754
	Richard Terrett (b.1865) /ID:772
Spouse	Elizabeth Francis (b.1870)/ID:232

Children	James Terrett (b.1890)/ID:1648
	William John Terrett (b.1892)/ID:1440
	Edward Terrett (b.1893)/ID:753
	John Terrett (b.1897)/ID:762
	Thomas Terrett (b.1899)/ID:776
	Elizabeth Terrett (b.1904)/ID:757
	Richard Terrett (b.1906)/ID:771
	Bridget Mary Terrett (b.1909)/ID:750
	Robert Terrett (b.1911)/ID:2348
	James Terrett (b.1916)/ID:2344

Edward Terrett (Territ) was born in Merthyr, Glamorgan, Wales, In the 1939 census his birth date is given as 25 July 1963, however, we have only been able to find one birth registry match for him (below) which is dated 1861. This may be a transcription error but its not uncommon to find people being ‘general’ about their year of birth .

1871

1871 Census for 'Vaughan Street, Caedraw, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire'

Name	Relationship	Status	Age	Est YOB	Gender	Birth County	Occupation
James Terrett	Head	Married	42	1829	Male	Ireland	Labourer
Eliza Terrett	Wife	Married	38	1833	Female	Ireland
William Terrett	Son		18	1853	Male	Merthyr, Glams	Labourer
James Terrett	Son		16	1855	Male	Merthyr, Glams	Labourer
John Terrett	Son		14	1857	Male	Merthyr, Glams	Labourer
Thomas Terrett	Son		12	1859	Male	Merthyr, Glams	Labourer
Patrick Terrett	Son		10	1861	Male	Merthyr, Glams
Edward Terrett	Son		8	1863	Male	Merthyr, Glams
Richard Terrett	Son		6	1865	Male	Merthyr, Glams
Mary Terrett	Daughter		20	1851	Female	Merthyr, Glams	General Servant

1881

1881 Census for '24, Upper Taff Street, Treherbert, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire'

Name	Relationship	Status	Age	Est YOB	Gender	Birth County	Occupation
James Terrett	Head	Married	53	1828	Male	Ireland	Labourer In Iron Works
Elizabeth Terrett	Wife	Married	49	1832	Female	Ireland
Thomas Terrett	Son		21	1860	Male	Merthyr, Glams	Labourer in Iron Works
Patrick Terrett	Son		19	1862	Male	Merthyr, Glams	Labourer in Iron Works
Edward Terrett	Son		17	1864	Male	Merthyr, Glams	Coal Miner
Richard Terrett	Son		15	1866	Male	Merthyr, Glams	Coal Miner

28 March 1885 - Merthyr Express	06 April 1885- South Wales Echo

1890 – Marriage of Edward Territt/Terrett to Elizabeth Francis/Jones in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire

We think this is the 1891 census for Edward & Elizabeth which shows her mother may have married a man called Thomas Jones, leading us to believe that the transcript of the first marriage certificate may be Jones not James.

1891

1891 Census for Ynisgau Street, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire

Name	Relationship	Status	Age	Est YOB	Gender	Birth County	Occupation
Thomas Jones	Head	Widowed	54	1837	Male	Carmarthen	Iron Worker
Edward Territt	Son in law	Married	23	1868	Male	Merthyr Tydfil	Coal Miner
Elizabeth Terrett	Ditto	Married	21	1870	Female	Merthyr Tydfil

Edward and Elizabeth had a son, William John, in early 1892. Sadly, William did not survive and was either stillborn or died shortly after his birth.

19 February 1892 - Aberdare Echo

1893

21st February 1893 - Birth of son, Edward Territt in Gelligaer, Merthyr Tydfil , Glamorganshire, Wales. 

1897 – Birth of son, John Territt in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire

1899

16th June 1899 – Birth of son Thomas Terrett at Merthyr Tydfil.
We can see that the name was registered as Terrett rather than Territt which the family is known as today.

1901

1901 Census for '2 Mansill Court, Lower Merthyr, Glamorganshire'

Name	Relationship	Status	Age	Est YOB	Gender	Birth County	Occupation
Edward Territt	Head	Married	34	1867	Male	Merthyr, Glams	Coal Miner below ground
Elizabeth Territt	Wife	Married	31	1870	Female	Merthyr, Glams
Edward Territt	Son		8	1893	Male	Merthyr, Glams
John Territt	Son		3	1898	Male	Abercanaid, Glams
Thomas Territt	Son		1	1900	Male	Abercanaid, Glams
Elizabeth Territt	Mother		71	1830	Female	Ireland	Charwoman

15 October 1904- Merthyr Express

We know that life in South Wales was extremely tough at the turn of the century.
The extracts below are taken from http://www.workhouses.org.uk/MerthyrTydfil/ and briefly explain a little about how life was like in Merthyr Tydfil from 1870's to early 1900's.

1901

We believe that below are Edwards records from Brecon prison registry where he served 14 days for a debt in October 1901 and another 14 days in June 1903. It is hard to imagine the consequences in those times of just trying to make ends meet and feeding the family . The equivalent sum with inflation today would have been like owing just over £100 - a sum that no one could imagine serving 2 weeks in prison for nowadays.

1903

1903-1904

Late 1903 to Early 1904 - Birth of daughter, Elizabeth Territt in Merthyr Tydfil.

1906 

Birth of son Richard Territt in Merthyr Tydfil.

1909
Birth of daughter Bridget Mary in Merthyr Tydfil.

(We know that Edward and Elizabeth had two more children between 1890 and 1911 who sadly died between those years but are still yet to detemine who they were)

1911

1911 Census for '25 Yew Street, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire'

Name	Relationship	Status	Age	Est YOB	Gender	Birth County	Occupation
Edward Territt	Head	Married	44	1867	Male	Merthyr, Glams	Colliery (cutter of Coal)
Elizabeth Territt	Wife	Married	39	1872	Female	Merthyr, Glams
Edward Territt	Son	Single	18	1893	Male	Merthyr, Glams
John Territt	Son		13	1898	Male	Merthyr, Glams
Thomas Territt	Son		11	1900	Male	Merthyr, Glams
Elizabeth Territt	Daughter		8	1903	Female	Merthyr, Glams	Charwoman
Richard Territt	Son		4	1907	Male	Merthyr, Glams
Bridget Mary Territt	Daughter		2	1909	Female	Merthyr, Glams

In 1912, Edward is listed as next of kin along with his wife Elizabeth on son Edwards enlistment papers for the South Wales Borderers. His address is confirmed as still being 25, Yew Street.

Again, In Jan 1915 Edward is listed as next of kin on his son Edwards 2nd enlistment records. HIs address is shown as Duffryn, which is now known as Old Duffryn, in Pentrebach.

1939

1939 Registry for ‘1 Poplar Street, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire'

Name	Status	Age	DOB	Gender	Occupation
Edward Terrett	Married	76	25/07/1863	Male	Colliery Hewer
Elizabeth Terrett	Married	69	17/03/1870	Female	UDD
Richard Terrett	Single	33	09/06/1906	Male	Invalid -Colliery Hewer
Undisclosed Record
Undisclosed Record

We have only been able to find one death registry entry for Edward Terrett in Wales. This was in 1950 in Merthyr Tydfil.