The best way to find registration of births marriages and deaths in England
and Wales after 1st July 1837 up to about 1910 or so is
www.freebmd.org.uk .
There seem to have been two births of a Mary ASTON in South Wales in the
time period you mention.
In September quarter of 1847 Mary ASTON birth was registered in Abergavenny
registration district, reference volume 26 page 17 . Several areas near
Trevethin were in that district before 1861, particularly the parishes
covering Blaenavon.
In March quarter of 1849 a Mary ASTON birth was registered in Merthyr Tydfil
district, a little further away, volume 26 page 421
There were marriages of someone called Thomas ASTON in Monmouth reg.district
vol 26 p96 in December quarter 1838 and in June quarter 1838 in Hereford
reg. district, not far away.
I have a strong suspicion that Mary was born in Blaenavon to a family that
seems to have moved between the Forest of Dean, Blaenavon and Trevethin, all
iron-mining areas at the time. In 1851 this family was in Blaenavon, in the
part of the town in Llanfoist parish
Thomas ASTON Head Mar 40 Ironstone Miner b Gloucester Coleford
Elizabeth wife Mar 45 b Mon Llanviangel [sic]
Emily daur unm 23 b Mon Trevethin
Thomas son unm 21 Ironstone Miner b Mon Trevethin
Martha daur unm 18 b Gloucester Littledean
John son 12 Ironstone Haulier b Mon Trevethin
Henry son 9 scholar b Mon Llanfoist
Phillip son 6 scholar b Mon Llanfoist
Mary daur 3 b Mon Llanfoist
Llanfoist was in Abergavenny district. If Emily was 23 that places the
marriage back in the 1820s and so before civil registration.
There are several Monmouthshire parishes called Llanfihangel.
The census reference is HO107; Piece: 2447; Folio: 25; Page: 42
From the places of birth the family might have been in Llanfoist or
Trevethin in 1841 census.
In 1861 the younger children are still with parents at 301 Chapel Row
Llanfoist, Blaenavon, though Thomas and young Henry are now coal miners, and
Phillip a coal haulier (as the ironstone has probably run down) and
Elizabeth is shown as born at Llanfihangel Torymynydd, Monmouthshire.
You can look forward to seeing the place your ancestors worked at, as Big
Pit, Blaenavon, originally an Iron Mine and later a Coal mine, is now a
museum and part of a World Heritage Site. Just Google 'Big Pit Blaenavon'.
The census reference for the younger children is RG9; Piece: 3995; Folio:
75; Page: 17 and the parents are on the bottom of the previous page RG9;
Piece: 3995; Folio: 74; Page: 16
To be sure you have the right family you need to check the occupation of her
father on the marriage certificate, and obtain the birth certificate. You
may also need to check other possible people with similar names in censuses
to make sure this one is the only one with father Thomas in the Trevethin
area.
Hope this helps
Jeff
----- Original Message -----
From: <GG1531(a)aol.com>
To: <MONMOUTHSHIRE-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 5:00 PM
Subject: [MON] Surname: ASTON - Given: Mary
Mary ASTON was born late 1847 or early 1848? The marriage
certificate
between Mary and Samual WITCHELL December 26, 1868 gives her age as 21.
The marriage took place Parish of Trevethin (not certain of the spelling)
County of Monmouth.
Mary was born in Wales but her father Thomas ASTON was born England while
her mother (not certain who) was also born in Wales (not certain of that
either).
I would like to order Mary's birth certificate so I can establish who her
parents were for a certainty.
If anyone has access to any information about her birth I would appreciate
it very much.
Alice
California
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