Hi Tricia,
I don't have access to Nantmel parish records, but as Thomas's birth was
after 1837 his birth should have been registered.
Free BMD shows only one birth of a Thomas Hamer in Rhayader registration
district (which covers Nantmel) around 1842, which is that of Thomas James
Hamer in the September quarter of 1844: Vol 26 page 256.
If this is the right Thomas, it's possible that he could have added a year
or two to his age when he married in 1864 to avoid the complication of
needing parental/guardian approval to marry.
Have you tried this birth certificate?
Odd that there is no Samuel Hamer recorded in Nantmel in 1841.
In the 1851 census there was a six year old 'Thomas Emmer' without parents
lodging in Merthyr Tydfil. His birthplace is recorded as "Mashtree, RAD" -
could be a corruption of a farm or hamlet name, perhaps?
Free BMD shows deaths of two Samuel Hamers in Rhayader registration district
in the late 1840s - which would fit with Thomas being on his own in 1851.
Regards
Dave in Oz
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From: "tribobhes" <tribobhes(a)aol.com>
To: <powys(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2009 5:27 PM
Subject: [POWYS] RADS : Hamer research
Hi,
On 5th October 1864, my 3x great grandfather's daughter Margaret Price
married one Thomas HAMER. Thomas gives his father as Samuel HAMER, a
labourer.
In the census of 1871 Thomas and Margaret are living in Bedwellty, MON and
Thomas says he was born in Nantmel. On 2nd September 1877, Thomas died of
Typhus and in 1879 Margaret married again to one Robert BUSH. Margaret
and Robert with her 2 sons from the first marriage (Samuel & Edward)
emigrated to the United States of America.
I am now in contact with two members of the family there but no one knows
anything about Samuel HAMER the father of Thomas. I have not been able to
identify Thomas (Born ca 1842) with his family on either the 1851 or 1861
census.
Does anyone please have either any knowledge of this family or records for
Nantmel baptisms which might shed any light on Samuel father of Thomas?
Many thanks
Tricia Heseltine
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