In a message dated 15/08/2002 00:28:38 GMT Daylight Time, CrazyMums(a)aol.com
writes:
Would the denominational newspapers have more information than the
actual
marriage record? The marriage record I have for my gr-gr-grandfather
hasn't
helped much in searching for his parents/siblings. Thank you.
Hi Linda,
A Newspaper might contain anything; from no report at all to a full account
of the bride and groom's backgrounds, a description of the dress and the
names of the principal guests.
If you have a date for any event, birth, confirmation, graduation, marriage,
misdemeanours, death, etc., it is always worth checking out the local rag to
see if the event has been reported. Often you will be disappointed, but
occasionally you will find a treasure trove of additional information.
Generally you will find more information in a local paper than in the Welsh
national denominational papers, unless you ancestor was (what we call in
Welsh) one of the eight inch nails in his local chapel.
The reason for suggesting the denominational papers to Margie was because her
ancestor was living in Liverpool at the time of his marriage and she was
uncertain of his home "locality". The local paper for a big city like
Liverpool is less likely to carry a wedding report for a labourer than the
local paper for a small town like Llangefni, especially as the labourer in
question was from away. The denominational papers, however, often have an
"our church" column containing short details about the events which have
occurred in each individual chapel. These reports are usually only two or
three lines long per event and contain only basic information, but, in the
case of the Welsh Chapels in England (and the US) that basic information
often contains a note about where the individual originated from.
All the best
Alwyn