Jean: Assuming that you determine that the listing in the 1881 census is
your family, do a check on the FreeBMD site for marriages of Thomas Watkins a
few years prior to the birth of John in 1871. I did a quick search starting
with 1869, and there were several Thomas Watkins marrying a Mary, i.e., Mary
Morgan, March qtr. in Pontypridd. You may come up with several
possibilities, but it's someplace to start. FreeBMD can be found at:
http://freebmd.rootsweb.com
I apologize if I'm telling you something you already know.
Janet
My grandfather John Thomas Watkins married Mary Elizabeth
Grisenthwaite on June
6th 1900 at St Catherines in Manchester UK, he died June 21st 1938 aged 67 and
his fathers name was Thomas Watkins. Please can anyone help me get further back.
I think he came from Wales but am not certain. Jean Brandwood
groovynannie(a)hotmail.com
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