Even though the exact year's run of parish or census records may be damaged
or missing and, just to compound the difficulty, perhaps GRO records are
also missing or mis-transcribed, you always have the local register office
records to fall back on.
A call to the office [see the appropriate GENUKI page for address and phone
number] and a visit to examine their index books, may rescue an otherwise
dead end.
Some years ago a call to such an office in North Wales resulted in a very
kind and diligent search being conducted by a friendly registrar. The
outcome was the discovery of my 2 X Great Grandfather in quite a different
but nearby parish!
If you are really lucky your records might be found in the wonderful
transcription may be found on line transcribed by the noble folks working on
the transcription of local registrar's index books in Mid and North Wales.
See
www.northwalesbmd.org.uk for details.
Kind regards
David Stick
St Austell
Cornwall
OPC for Tywardreath
CFHS 9826
MontGenSoc600
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jack Gardner" <jack.gardner1(a)ntlworld.com>
To: <POWYS-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2004 11:52 AM
Subject: [POWYS] Fw: Anne Ashton
----- Original Message -----
From: Jack Gardner
To: Anthony Francis
Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2004 4:50 PM
Subject: Anne Ashton
Hello Anthony
You may remember me and my quest for more information on Ann Ashton, born
12 March
1852, at High Street, Tredegar, Monmouthshire. Her parents were
Charles Ashton, (born in Trefeglwys), and Ann, nee Humphreys, born in
Llanidloes. In 1881 they were living at Lower Farm, Bedwellty,
Monmouthshire, along with Hannah 25, Mary Jane 21, Elizabeth 18, and Sarah
15. Ann's son (my grandfather) was also there aged 4.
With all this interest in the Ashton family turning up again (I am finding
it all
fascinating), I wondered if you may have any further information
which would help me with my brick wall. I have been unable to find out if
Ann ever married, or what happened to her after 1881. When I visited Kew a
while ago, the pages I thought would relate to this area and time were
blackened, so that is probably the sad answer.
Hoping for a miracle. Best wishes.
Margaret Brownrigg