Family History

Hemmings (Ximenes)

Hemmings, Louisa (1876–1913)★, great grandmother.
Louisa★ was born on 2 Aug, 1876 in Newtown in Mynyddyslwyn, Monmouthshire, Wales, the eldest daughter of Joseph Ximenes★ and Bridget Dineen★. She married George Chambers★ on 23 Dec, 1895 at The Register Office in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales. She died in childbirth on 3 Nov, 1913 at 8 Joseph Street in Elswick, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England at the age of thirty-seven. Her death was attributed to "placenta previa" (a problem of pregnancy in which the placenta covers all or part of the cervix).
Ximenes, Joseph (1840–1880)★, great great grandfather.
Joseph★, mine labourer, was probably born in 1840 in Mexico, the only known son of Francisco Ximenes★. He married Bridget Dineen★ on 28 Oct, 1872 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Stow Hill, Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales. He died on 15 Jul, 1880 at North Risca Colliery in Mynyddyslwyn, Monmouthshire, Wales at the age of forty. His death was attributed to "explosion of gas in a coal pit".
Ximenes, Francisco (–?–)★, 3x great grandfather.
Francisco★, mason, died before 1872.