Hi Bryan, >From my resource Avon Marriage Registers vol 9 there is the following for St Nicholas: 22.04.1812 BEVAN PAUL OTP & MARY HARRIS OTP by BANNS Resource purchased from http://www.bafhs.org.uk/shop/shop.htm Hope this helps! Sharon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bryan Richards" <bryanrichards@btinternet.com> To: <BRISTOL_AND_SOMERSET@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 11:20 AM Subject: [B&S] Paul Bevan >I have been tracing Paul Bevan who joined the Glamorgan Militia in 1811. >His daughter Mary Ann Bevan baptised Llangyfelach, Glam, 6th August 1813 >said he was Militia living in Canterbury. > His daughter Sarah baptised Llangyfelach Glam 1815 said he was a soldier. > National Archives record he volunteered for the Sappers and Miners 1st > April. 1814. No trace on their records which commenced 1815. > In St.Nicholas Bristol 22nd April 1812 a Paul Bevan married Mary Harris. > Now a Mary Harris was baptised in Llangyfelach 5th June 1792 daughter of > Evan Harris > making her a couple of weeks under 20 at her marriage. Did she travel > from Llangyfelach to Bristol, quite easily done using the regular packet > ships that traded Swansea to Bristol. > > The Glamorgan Militia: In March 1812, whilst still at Bristol, the > Regiment was converted to Light Infantry. On 29 June the Regiment was > ordered to the East Coast and marched via Bath, Wiltshire & Berkshire to > Woodbridge Barracks, Yarmouth. They then went to Ramsgate, Kent in > September.of the same year and Canterbury in 1813. > > So the militia were at Bristol from March 1812 to June 1812 and he could > have married whilst he was there. > > Unfortunately Bristol Archives have temporarily ceased their research > service. Anyone able to look at this entry in the St.Nicholas parish > register ? > > Regards > Bryan Richards > www.swanseamariners.org.uk > over 74,000 entries in searcheable index of mariners of all ranks who > sailed on Swansea registered ships. > 1862~1880 and 1890~1894 complete, 1835-1844 and other years underway . > Large number of entries > relating to Bristol and West Country mariners. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BRISTOL_AND_SOMERSET-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message