Thanks Andrew, for the help... Very nice of you!!
Yes, the Birth Certificate that I have is an "official" copy - it is from
the "General Register Office - England" A good researching friend got it
for me - so I don't know if it came from the GRO at Southport.
We are feeling pretty confident that the Sub-district is Tredegar.
There is a good chance that the residence of the child and mother (shown as
being in Bedwellty) is either SIRHOWY (as Glyn Hale of this list suggested -
thanks Glyn!) or Sertisiery which was shown as the birthplace of this child
(born in 1850) when he appears on the 1881 census in Brightside Bierlow,
York, Eng.
Gratefully,
RUTH
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Ruth(Grady)Skewis-Sacramento, CA
ruth4527(a)mindspring.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew Mead [mailto:andrew.mead@bbc.co.uk]
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 11:18 PM
To: 'Ruth Skewis'; MONMOUTHSHIRE-L(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: RE: [Mon] HELP READING LOCATIONS ON BC, and 1851 CENSUS LISTING
for this family
If the certificate is from the GRO at Southport, and has the original
'copied' in then you can get in touch with GRO (e-mail?) and they
will issue
a new one with the details hand written and confirm uncertain
words. You may
have to send the original you have received back to them. If you now have
accurate dates, the original registration office
may also be able to give better information. (I've just looked at
GENUKI for
Abergavenny address details and it takes you round in circles for
Abegavenny, Pontypool and Monmouth!)
Andrew
in Bristol
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ruth Skewis [SMTP:ruth4527@mindspring.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 6:21 PM
> To: MONMOUTHSHIRE-L(a)rootsweb.com
> Subject: [Mon] HELP READING LOCATIONS ON BC, and 1851 CENSUS LISTING
> for this family
>
> I'm wondering if someone could help me read some
town/districts/locations
> on
> a Certificated Copy of an 1850 Birth Certificate - please.
>
> I have just received a Birth Certificate for EDWIN [George] SKEWIS, born
> Third February 1850.
>
> The Registration District reads "Abergavenny"
> The sub-district reads ?? Trillegar (not sure of this)
> The County reads Monmouth
> When and where born - shows Sorhang (not at all sure of this!),
Bedwellty
> Description of residence of informant shows Elizabeth Skewis - Mother -
> Sorhang (????)
>
> Could someone please help me with the name of the sub-district; and the
> town/location in Bedwellty that starts with an "S"?
>
> I would also be so very grateful if someone could find this
family on the
> 1851 Census in or near to this location...
>
> Thank you so very much!
>
> RUTH (in overcast Sacramento, CA)
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