Alice L McVearry wrote:
Hello list,
I'm new to the list, new to Welsh research, not exactly dumb as a stone,
but certainly needing to know where to acquire specific information. As I
live in the US, personally visiting Wales and the resources there is not an
option.
The most prominent question is where can I find information on BMDs prior
to 1837?
For instance, a previous researcher has recorded a marriage on 4 Aug 1835
in Llanbeblig, Caernarvon (I don't know where that is yet), between Richard
JONES, b. 1815 Penrhoslligwy, Anglesey, and Hannah WILLIAMS, b. 1813
Llanwenllwyfo, Anglesey. These birth years and place names have been
verified by the 1841 - 1891 census records.
As I understand it, even if I could find and purchase a death record at
FreeBMD it would not indicate who Richard's parents were, only what he did
for a living.
If there are obviously children missing from the census records of this
couple from 1841 onward, but one doesn't know what names to look for, did
the Welsh have a naming pattern similar to the Scots?
How do I go about finding out who are the parents of Richard JONES and
Hannah WILLIAMS, how can I find their actual birth dates, and how can I
verify the marriage date and place recorded by the previous researcher?
Are FHL films the best or only choice? Online sources would be the ideal.
Any and all suggetions will be appreciated and explored. -- Alice
Hi Alice,
Before 1837 we would be looking at Parish registers as the main source.
I have the transcripts of the Penrhoslligwy registers, and looked for
both Richard Jones and Hannah Williams during the period 1811-1817
(Llanwenllwyfo is the next parish to the north of Penrhoslligwy),
without success. It could be that they were christened in a
nonconformist chapel (eg Methodist or Independent), or were christened
in a neighbouring parish. I admit that being sure of having found the
right Richard Jones would be very difficult. Hannah is a slightly less
common name, but still fairly popular, so being absolutely sure is going
to be a tall order.
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