Hello Listers,
Does anyone have any information about 'Ireland', a farm in the parish of
Bryngwyn? My ancestor Thomas THOR(N)TON lived there during the 1840's to 1860's.
He is ceratinly a puzzling ancestor. He was born in about 1805 but didn't get married
until 1840. He says on the 1851-71 census' that he was born in Presteign but no trace
can be found of him or any people by this surname in the parish registers for Presteigne.
His father was one Samuel THORTON. Judging from the 1841 census index for Radnorshire
there seem to have been other family members floating all around Radnorshire. Any
suggestions on where to find Thomas' baptism or indeed any information about this
infuriatingly elusive family would be greatly appreciated.
Best wishes and happy hunting
James Phillips-Evans