Mystery Parents of Alex

One of my biggest problems I faced while researching Alexander was not knowing the exact names of his parents. You would think I would easily be able to gather such information from my grandparents, but due to the circumstances of how young Alex was when his parents died, no information about them was ever really passed along through Alex.

For the longest time I thought Alex's original name was Alexander Ramley Reed Hamilton; however, after some more phone calls to my grandmother, I found this to not be the case. Alex, when born, was named Alexander Ramley Reed; it wasn't until he immigrated to the United States that he took on his aunt's last name, Hamilton. So, the entire time that I was researching Alex, I was using the name he had when he died. Once I just searched for Alexander Ramley Reed on New Family Search, results began to open up for me.

Finally I found the right pedigree. Something was slightly off, though. Bridget Jones was listed as his mother, but his father was listed as Henry Harry Hambleton. I was confused about this due to my grandmother telling me that Alex didn't take on the Hamilton name until he was in the United States with his aunt. At this point in time I am still a little perplexed about the situation, but I am confident that I found the right pedigree.

Alex's mother, Bridget Jones, was born in Wales in 1862. She had six children, five boys and one girl, Alex being third oldest. Her youngest son, Robert Richard Jones Reed, died thirteen months after his birth. On April 23, 1902, Bridget died in Llangorse, Brecknock, Wales. I have not yet been able to discover the cause of her death.

Alex's father, Henry Harry Reed-Hambleton, was born on the 23 of December, 1858, in Peterchurch, Madley, Hereford, England. He died on July 13th, 1903, but where is not exactly known. According to my grandmother, Henry ran off to fight in some sort of war and did not return. I have made only a little effort to find out which war this may have been, but later efforts will be made.