Hello Phil,
Wild thoughts are always welcome, I had incredible luck with one of mine,
finding an ancestor who had jumped ship in Australia and "changed" his name.
He'd actually translated his name from Dutch to English (Ploeg to Plow), was
born in North Shields, but his parents were from Holland. I found them on
the 1881 census, by doing a forename search for his father, Jacob and was
quite mortified, having thought my ggf a liar all these years.....
I'm assuming that James CLARK and Mary STEPHENS married before the birth of
their first child in 1847, so will have another try at locating the
marriage. It's always a surprise to find how often some families moved
around, and you could be right about a marriage in Fulham. I can't help
wondering how on earth they met in the first place, being from opposite
sides of the country.
Thank you very much for your response.
Kind regards,
Brenda K (Brisbane)
----- Original Message -----
From: "philip vaughan" <philvn(a)ntlworld.com>
To: <CARMARTHENSHIRE-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Friday, August 29, 2003 10:23 PM
Subject: Re: [Cmn-L] Mary STEPHENS
Hello Brenda, here's my wild thought for today: if your folks
were married
by 1851 [it looks like you've found them in the 1851 census],
perhaps they
were married, just four years earlier in the same location. Also, if the
first-born was born in Middlesex, that often means what is now western
suburbs of London - lots of parishes there I'm afraid!
Phil
----- Original Message -----
From: Brenda Koster
To: CARMARTHENSHIRE-L(a)rootsweb.com
Sent: Friday, August 29, 2003 12:56 PM
Subject: Re: [Cmn-L] Mary STEPHENS
Hello Pauline,
Thanks so much for your prompt reply. Having only just found Mary's
maiden
name today, I've only had time to check for her marriage to
James Clark
on
the IGI and Freebmd, with no luck. The years around the time they
were
married are not fully transcribed yet.
I might have to wait until transcriptions are complete, as searches are
expensive, and I've no idea where they married. There really were a lot
of
James Clark's around! Is St. Peter's the only church that
was in
Carmarthen
up to the early 1800's? If that's the case, I can pay for
a search of
christening records for a couple of years around the estimated year of
her
birth, although it's unlikely to show the maiden name of her
mother. I
appreciate your help.
Kind regards,
Brenda
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pauline James" <paulinejames(a)btinternet.com>
To: <CARMARTHENSHIRE-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Friday, August 29, 2003 9:21 PM
Subject: Re: [Cmn-L] Mary STEPHENS
> Hello Brenda
>
> There are families named Stephens in the 1851 census for Carmarthen
> Town......do you know if Mary went to Kent on her own, or did they go
as a
> family.
>
> Do you know her fathers name?......I have only indexed St Peters upto
1800
> at present, although I have completed the burials to the last
register
which
> was more or less closed from the 1850's onwards ...
>
> Have you tried the FreeBMD's to locate a marriage for James Clark and
Mary
> Stephens.....if not, you could check the St Catherine's
House
registers
> (GRO) index.
>
> regards
> Pauline
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brenda Koster" <bkoster(a)bigpond.net.au>
> To: <CARMARTHENSHIRE-L(a)rootsweb.com>
> Sent: Friday, August 29, 2003 9:12 AM
> Subject: [Cmn-L] Mary STEPHENS
>
>
> > Hello Folks,
> >
> > I've just managed to find the maiden name of my gggrandmother, Mary
CLARK
> > (nee STEPHENS). On all UK census returns, her place of birth is
given
as
> > Carmarthen, and her year of birth is c1827. Some time around 1847,
she
> > married James CLARK, who was born in North Shoebury,
Essex c1821.
They
> had
> > 5 children, born in Middlesex, Canterbury and Gillingham, Kent. The
> family
> > remained in Kent.
> >
> > I've no idea where Mary and James were married, but if anyone
recognises
> > their names, I'd be more than happy to share any
information I have.
> >
> > Kind regards,
> >
> > Brenda Koster (Brisbane, Australia)
> >
> >
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