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I am looking for Doreen Duckfield(maidenname) of Llangunnor, Carmarthen. My father was Ken Duckfield, his father was D'Arcy and grandfather Alfred from Spilman Street Carmarthen. Doreen would be in her seventies and may well have married.

Welcome to the boards, Catharine.

Is Doreen your aunt, or cousin, or other relative?

When and where was she last known, or do you just have birth information?

Thank-you

Do you know if Doreen could be a middle name?

Gwyneth D Duckfield
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1942
Registration district: Carmarthen
Inferred County: Wales


Added:
Just for ref:
D'arcy Lewis Duckfield
Birth Date: 17 Sep 1898
Date of Registration: Mar 1980
Age at Death: 81
Registration district: Ogwr
Inferred County: Mid Glamorgan
Volume: 27
Page: 0606

D'arcy appears to have had 2 sons, Kenneth and Donald.

Whoah...that was so quick! Thank you! Yes, I have looked at a couple of books she gave me when i was little and she has witten her full name in them...that is her!

She is my father Kenneth's cousin... Her father was either Alf or Ted Duckfield.

Births Jun 1942 (>99%)
Duckfield Gwyneth D Harries Carmarthen 11a 1781



Marriages Dec 1940 (>99%)
Duckfield Alfred R Harries Carmarthen 11a 3302
Harries Sarah I Duckfield Carmarthen 11a 3302

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
about Alfred Reginald Duckfield Name:Alfred Reginald Duckfield
Date of Registration:Jul-Aug-Sep 1892
Registration district:Carmarthen
Inferred County:Carmarthenshire
Volume:11a
Page:1044


Household transcription
1911 census


Person: DUCKFIELD, Alfred R
Address: 6 Spilman St Carmarthen

DUCKFIELD, Alfred Head Married M 56 1855 County Court Bailiff Tenby Pembroke VIEW
DUCKFIELD, Martha Wife Married29 years F 50 1861 Cardiff Glamorgan VIEW
DUCKFIELD, William Mont Son Single M 27 1884 Wine Mercht Clerk Carmarthen VIEW
DUCKFIELD, Ernest M Son Single M 25 1886 G P O Sorter Carmarthen VIEW
DUCKFIELD, Alfred R Son Single M 18 1893 G P O Postman Carmarthen VIEW
DUCKFIELD, Martha J Daughter F 16 1895 Music Student Carmarthen VIEW
DUCKFIELD, D Arcy L Son M 12 1899 School Carmarthen VIEW
TAWSE, Robert Boarder Single M 35 1876 Land Surveyor Aberdeen VIEW
THOMAS, Arthur R Boarder Single M 29 1882 Chemist's Assistant St Clears Carmarthen VIEW
RG number: RG14
Piece: 33035
Reference: RG14PN33035 RD599 SD3 ED1 SN9
Registration District: Carmarthen
Sub District: Carmarthen
Enumeration District: 1
Parish: Carmarthen St Peter
Address: 6 Spilman St Carmarthen
County: Carmarthenshire
(6 Children born and living)




British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920
about Alfred R Duckfield Name:Alfred R Duckfield
Regiment or Corps:Royal Engineers, Royal Engineers
Regimental Number:(T)59, 448014

That is really wonderful thank you! I had only managed to find Ernest's (because he died) war record; I was sure the others must have served-we used to have a photo of D'Arcy in a flying helmet but although he was in the RFC I don't think it was for long. :-D :-D :-D

There is a possible marriage for her in 1986 to Douglas V Jones in Carmarthen.

1901 Wales Census
about Alfred R Duckfield Name:Alfred R Duckfield
Age in 1901 :8
Estimated birth year:abt 1893
Relation:Son
Father's Name:Alfred Duckfield
Mother's name:Martha Duckfield
Gender:Male
Where born:St Peter, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Civil Parish:St Peter
Ecclesiastical parish:St Peter
County/Island:Carmarthenshire
Country:Wales

Household Members:

Alfred Duckfield 46
Martha Duckfield 40
Edward A Duckfield 18 (Upholsterer)
William M Duckfield 17
Ernest M Duckfield 15
Alfred R Duckfield 8
Martha J Duckfield 6
Darcy L Duckfield 2



1891 Wales Census
about Alfred Duckfield Name:Alfred Duckfield
Age:35
Estimated birth year:abt 1856
Relation:Head
Spouse's Name:Martha Duckfield
Gender:Male
Where born:Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Civil Parish:St Peter
Ecclesiastical parish:St Peter
Town:Carmarthen
County/Island:Carmarthenshire
Country:Wales

Household Members:

Alfred Duckfield 35
Martha Duckfield 29
Edward A Duckfield 8
William M Duckfield 7
Ernest M Duckfield 5

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England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index, 1837-1915
about Alfred Duckfield Name:Alfred Duckfield
Date of Registration:Apr-May-Jun 1881
Registration district:Carmarthen
Inferred County:Carmarthenshire
Volume Number:11a
Page Number:1051

Records on Page:
Name
Martha Phillips

If you want to trace Gwyneth Doreen, you need that marriage certificate to check for information.

There is this death which may be him, but he would be 18 years older than her:

Douglas Vaughan Jones
Birth Date: 14 Jan 1924
Date of Registration: Apr 1988
Age at Death: 64
Registration district: Carmarthen
Inferred County: Carmarthenshire
Volume: 24
Page: 1457

Gosh! So she could still be in the Carmarthen area, which is brilliant. My father ssid he had heard she had married a couple of times but he lost touch with her in the 1970's.

There is another marriage in 1988 to a Eynon L Hughes who looks to have died in 2002 but would have been 30 years older than her if that is her marriage

She is on the electoral roll aged 65+ if you would like the address

I am new to this website but am absolutely amazed at the speed and accuracy of all your replies... I shall be hyper all night now! I'm assuming she is on the electoral roll as Gwyneth Doreen Hughes? My father did say there was a big age gap but not if it was each marriage. Thank you all! <3

Arthur and Martha's son Edward....

Household transcription
1911 census

Person: DUCKFIELD, Edward Alfred
Address: 26 Quay St Carmarthen

DUCKFIELD, Edward Alfred Head Married M 28 1883 Upholsterer Carmarthen St Peter VIEW
DUCKFIELD, Mary Wife Married5 years F 28 1883 Telephone Operator Llanilly Hill Breconshire VIEW
DUCKFIELD, Ernest Edward Son M 5 1906 School Llanilly Hill Breconshire VIEW
DUCKFIELD, Bertha Daughter F 0 (3 MONTHS) 1911 Carmarthen St Peter VIEW
RG number: RG14
Piece: 33040
Reference: RG14PN33040 RG78PN1894 RD599 SD3 ED6 SN218
Registration District: Carmarthen
Sub District: Carmarthen
Enumeration District: 6
Parish: Carmarthen St Peter
Address: 26 Quay St Carmarthen
County: Carmarthenshire

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
about William Montague Duckfield Name:William Montague Duckfield
Date of Registration:Oct-Nov-Dec 1883
Registration district:Carmarthen
Inferred County:Carmarthenshire
Volume:11a
Page:831


British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920
about William Duckfield Name:William Duckfield
Regiment or Corps:
Royal Engineers, Royal Engineers
Regimental Number:
3905, 127580



England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
about Ernest Malcolm Duckfield Name:Ernest Malcolm Duckfield
Date of Registration:Jan-Feb-Mar 1886
Registration district:Carmarthen
Inferred County:Carmarthenshire
Volume:11a
Page:957


England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index, 1837-1915
about Ernest M Duckfield Name:Ernest M Duckfield
Spouse Name: Margaret West
Date of Registration:Jan-Feb-Mar 1913
Registration district:Carmarthen
Inferred County:Carmarthenshire
Volume Number:11a
Page Number:1982



British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920
about Ernest M Duckfield Name:Ernest M Duckfield
Regiment or Corps:Royal Engineers
Regimental Number:21



UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919
about Ernest Malcolm Duckfield Name:Ernest Malcolm Duckfield
Birth Place:Carmarthen
Death Date:20 Aug 1915
Death Location:Gallipoli
Enlistment Location:Carmarthen
Rank:C.Q.M.S.
Regiment:Corps of Royal Engineers
Number:21
Type of Casualty:Died of wounds
Theatre of War:Balkan Theatre
Comments:1/1St Welsh Field Coy., R.E



UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947
about E M Duckfield Name:E M Duckfield
Death Date:20 Aug 1915
Cemetery:Hill 10 Cemetery Suvla
Burial Country:Turkey
Service number:21
Region or Memorial:Gallipoli



England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966
about Ernest Malcolm Duckfield
Name:Ernest Malcolm Duckfield
Probate Date:15 May 1916
Death Date:20 Aug 1915
Death Place:Carmarthenshire, Wales
Registry:Carmarthen

Of 14 Francis Terrace, Carmarthan a company quartermaster sergeant in the 1/1st Welsh Field Company Royal Engineers...died at Mudros in the Island of Lemnos .

To Margaret Duckfield widow.

Effects: £347 4s 5d

Possibly a daughter...

Births Mar 1916 (>99%)
Duckfield Margaret T West Carmarthen 11a 2409


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Contact made by pm... possable.address has now been sent

Many thanks to all of you for your speedy assistance in tracing my relative, Doreen. Thanks to your information, I was able to write to the person most likely to be her...it WAS her and she has now telephoned me.
Thank you again for such a success! :-D