In a message dated 08/02/2002 00:23:04 GMT Standard Time,
juliepreston(a)ameritech.net writes:
The christening Ray Ann provided you happens to be the only 1814
christening
listed in the LDS IGI for a Richard WILLIAM(s) in Montgomeryshire. (The
fact that the child has the surname WILLIAM is probably due to being
illegitimate -- the IGI doesn't include those details but they can be found
in the BT's.) There's another in January 1815 that would also fit. The
problem with the IGI is that it's incomplete and by no means includes all
christenings of every Richard WILLIAMS in 1814 in Montgomeryshire or in
Wales.
Be prepared, in looking for a Richard WILLIAMS in Wales at this time, for his
father (even if legitimate) not having the surname WILLIAMS but having the
christian name William. (Richard WILLIAMS may have a father William JONES and
grandfather John MORRIS, etc.)
The IGI is aware of this problem and accounts for it prior to 1813, however
this makes Welsh entries in the IGI (especially on-line) more difficult to
find.
Regards
Alwyn