mentioned in his father’s will; “Benjamin Watkins of Grawen Field aforesaid Railman the son”
per son Benjamin’s 1883 MC to Rachel Price OCC = Railman

1851UKC Wales Census; Glamorgan Merthyr Tydfil Upper Merthyr Tydfil District 1p; image 41 of 64 @ancestry.com; Source Citation: Class: HO107; Piece: 2459; Folio: 523; Page: 40; GSU roll: 104202-104203
Civil Parish or Township: Merthyr Tydfil
Ecclesiastical parish: Merthyr Tydfil; Town: Merthyr Tydfil
County/Island: Glamorgan; Country: Wales
Registration district: Merthyr Tydfil
Sub-registration district: Upper Merthyr Tydfil
ED, institution, or vessel: 1p; Piece: 2459; Folio:523; Page Number:40
Household schedule number: 152
Household Members:
Watkin Watkins 59 miner
Anne Watkins 55 born: Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan
Benjamin Watkins 22 born: Nantyglo, Breconshire Miner
Mary Watkins 20 born: Nantyglo, Breconshire
William Jones 37 lodger

POSS FreeBMD Marriages Sep 1857 (>99%)
Watkins Benjamin Merthyr Tydfil 11a 454
Williams Elizabeth Merthyr Tydfil 11a 454
application 9309322-25; certificate WMXZ 406468
1857 Marriage solemnized at the Parish Chrucg in the District of Merthyr Tydfil in the County of Glamorgan
no 290
12 july 1857
Benjamin Watkins, age 27, bachelor, miner; residing Twynyrodyn
father: WILLIAM WATKINS, miner ???is this the right Benjamin???
Elizabeth Williams, age 16, spinster; residing Twynyrodyn
father: Robert Williams, collier
Marrued inthe Parish Church acc to the R&C of the Estab Church after Banns
Witnesses: W Rowland & Robert Williams (made mark)

POSS GRO Birth of son Benjamin I don’t think so
WATKINS, BENJAMIN WILLIAMS Order
GRO Reference: 1858 D Quarter in MERTHYR TYDFIL Volume 11A Page 341
Superintendent Registrar’s District Merthyr Tydfil
Registrar’s District Aberdare
1859 BIRTHS in the District of Aberdare in the Counties of Glamorgan & Brecon
no 113
4 nov 1858 Hirwain Aberdare
Benjamin, boy
father Benjamin Watkins Baptist Minister (I don’t think so)
mother Sarah formerly Williams
informant Benjamin Watkins fahter Hirwain Aberdare
registered 14 Dec 1858

5 other POSS Births for son Benjamin in vol 11a
POSS GRO Birth WATKINS, BENJAMIN mother: PRICE
GRO Reference: 1856 M Quarter in ABERGAVENNY Volume 11A Page 105
and
POSS FreeBMD Births Sep 1857 (>99%)
Watkins Benjamin Merthyr Tydfil 11a 353
per GRO Mother’s maiden name is MORGANS
and
POSS GRO Birth WATKINS, BENJAMIN mother: EVANS
GRO Reference: 1857 D Quarter in PONTYPOOL Volume 11A Page 131
and
POSS GRO Birth WATKINS, BENJAMIN mother: PHILLIPS
GRO Reference: 1860 S Quarter in NARBERTH Volume 11A Page 638
and
Births Dec 1860 (>99%)
WATKINS Benjamin Merthyr T 11a 301
per GRO no mother’s name listed


1861UKC Wales Census; Glamorgan Merthyr Tydfil Upper Merthyr Tydfil District 24; image 11 of 42 @ancestry.com; Source Citation: Class: RG9; Piece: 4060; Folio: 71; Page: 10; GSU roll: 543228
Civil Parish or Township: Merthyr Tydfil
Ecclesiastical parish: Merthyr Tydfil; Town:Merthyr; Glamorgan; Wales
Registration district: Merthyr Tydfil
Sub-registration district: Upper Merthyr Tydfil
ED, institution, or vessel: 24
Household schedule number: 46
Piece:4060; Folio:71; Page Number:10
Household Members:
Watkin Watkins 70 b 1791 Merthyr, Glamorgan Labourer
Ann Watkins 65 b Merthyr, Glamorgan
Benjamin Watkins 33 born: Merthyr, Glamorgan Collier unmarr
NDN!
Watkin Watkins 36 b abt 1825 in Merthyr, Glamorgan, Wales; widowed
(1)Ann Watkins 14 b abt 1847 Merthyr, Glamorgan, Wales
(2)Elizabeth Watkins 12 b abt 1849 Merthyr, Glamorgan, Wales
(3)Mary Watkins 8 b abt 1853 Merthyr, Glamorgan, Wales
Thomas Watkins 6 b abt 1855 in Merthyr, Glamorgan, Wales
(1)Benjamin Watkins 4 b abt 1857 Merthyr, Glamorgan, Wales


1871UKC Wales Census; Glamorgan Merthyr Upper Merthyr Tydfil District 24; image 21 of 40 @ancestry; Source Citation: Class: RG10; Piece: 5401; Folio: 52; Page: 27; GSU roll: 848032
Name: Benjamin Watkins; Gender: Male; Relation: Head
Age: 42; Estimated Birth Year: abt 1829; born: Merthyr-Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales
Civil Parish: Merthyr
Ecclesiastical parish: Merthyr Tydfil
Town: Merthyr; County/Island: Glamorgan; Country: Wales
Registration district: Merthyr Tydfil
Sub-registration district: Upper Merthyr Tydfil
ED, institution, or vessel: 24
Household schedule number: 152
Piece: 5401; Folio: 52; Page Number: 27
Household Members:
Benjamin Watkins 42 married (not widowed) Railman
Benjamin Watkins 13 b 1858 Merthyr Tydfil; son fireman
Mary Watkins servant 16 (not dau)




NO! NO! GRO Death WATKINS, ELIZABETH age 30
GRO Reference: 1862 D Quarter in MERTHYR TYDFIL Volume 11A Page 160
Superintendent Registrar’s District Merthyr Tydfil
Registrar’s District Gellygare
1862 DEATHS in the District of Gelligare in the County of Glamorgan
no 222
12 oct 1862 Dassan Las Llanwonno
Elizabeth Watkins, female, 30 years, wife of Thomas Watkins, coalminer
CoD Labour Puerperal Peritonitis 5 days certified
informant Thomas Watkins, present at the death, Dassan Las Llanwonno
registered 14 oct 1862

POSS 1861UKC ElizabethAbrahamFam, 2 pages; Wales Census; Glamorgan Merthyr Tydfil Lower Merthyr Tydfil District 18; image 29-30 of 33 @ancestry;
Source Citation: Class: RG9; Piece: 4053; Folio: 112; Page: 28; GSU roll: 543227
Name: Benjmin Watkins; Gender: Male
Age: 3; Estimated Birth Year: abt 1858; born: Merthyr Tydvil
Relation: Grandson
Mother's name: Jane Abraham
Civil Parish or Township: Merthyr Tydfil
Ecclesiastical parish: Merthyr Tydfil
Town: Merthyr Tydfil
County/Island: Glamorgan; Country: Wales
Registration district: Merthyr Tydfil
Sub-registration district: Lower Merthyr Tydfil
ED, institution, or vessel: 18
Household schedule number: 142
Piece: 4053; Folio: 112; Page Number: 28
Household Members:
Elizabeth Abraham 61 seller of milk
Ann Abraham 31 washing woman
Elizabeth Devies 29
Jane Abraham 20 seller of milk
Benjmin Watkins 3 grandson
Morgan Davies 8