Jill,
Just to add to Keith's reply, his information came from the 1851 Census and
"Sarn", in this entry, indicates they were residing at the time in the
village of Sarn, which is in the parish of Kerry/Ceri (near Newtown). It
doesn't actually give an address but is likely to be a small cottage set
aside for the poor in the village.
If the rest of the family names/ages corroborate the later (1871) census
entry for the family, this is the right Thomas TROW. Since the parish of
birth differs from his answer in 1871, it would be best to obtain the 1861
and 1841 entries, as well, before you try to locate his baptism in the
Newtown parish register or Bishop's Transcripts. It was/is common practice
to refer to the nearest large town (i.e., Newtown), even though actually
born in the parish of Kerry.
The BT's have been microfilmed by the LDS and can be ordered from the
nearest LDS family history center. Copies can also be viewed at the Powys
County Archives, Llandrindod Wells, Radnorshire (Powys). Original parish
registers are held at the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth.
As an aside, since he was a "Pauper", there may be additional information
about him and his family within the "parochial papers" for the parish of
Kerry. These may be available at the Powys Archives but I believe they're
at the National Library. As a pauper, he would be obliged to return to his
home parish in order to receive poor relief -- this should be documented, if
those papers have survived.
Regards,
Julie Preston
juliepreston(a)ameritech.net
----- Original Message -----
From: <KeithByegones(a)aol.com>
To: <WLS-MONTGOMERYSHIRE-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Friday, February 22, 2002 3:14 PM
Subject: Re: TROW
Hello Jill,
This is more than likely to be your man as he is of around the right age
and
there are no other TROW`s in Newtown of near the same age. Kerry is
approx
three miles from Newtown and the property name is Sarn. There are loads of
TROW`s around Newtown so if you want a look at them just let me know.
Keith Roberts.
TROW Thomas, h, m, 52, Pauper, ag lab, MGY Kerry, Sarn, /f28/p6
TROW Elizabeth, w, m, 48, Ag lab's wife, MGY Kerry, Sarn, /f28/p6
TROW Thomas, s, u, 10, Lab's son, MGY Kerry, Sarn, /f28/p6
TROW Elizabeth, d, u, 7, Pauper, ag lab's dau, MGY Kerry, Sarn, /f29/p7
TROW Jane, d, u, 1, Pauper, ag lab's dau, MGY Kerry, Sarn, /f29/p7