Hello Glyn Did you receive the reply I sent on Tues 26 July? If not - let me know and I can re-send. If you did - do you not want to take things a bit further? Cheers Pat In message <42E57AE6.00000F.02972@GLYNWS>, Glyn Williams <glyn.w@xtra.co.nz> writes >Bill Williams struck a note with me when he suggested that some listers may >have struck a brick wall with their research. I am such a person having >tried for years from afar ("down under NZ") to prove details of my G >Grandfather's John WILLIAMS' birth. I have established from 1881, 91 and >1901 censuses that John was living with his wife Hannah (nee ISAACS - b. >Ilston, Swansea, 1854) and expanding family in Marylebone, Middlesex. John >s and Hannah had 8 children including my Grandfather Percy b. 1888. In the >first 3 censuses, John's place of birth is shown as Llandudno which sent me >off on a wild goose chase looking for his birth in Caernarfonshire. Then, >when the 1901 was released...bingo....his POB had changed to "Wales - >Llandilo Carm" and his age was given as 48. The "breakthrough" I had been >hoping for. Chance would be a fine thing however as, 5 years later, I am >still no further ahead. > >I have a copy of John's marriage certificate dated 18 May 1879 showing his >occupation as "Joiner" and his father's name as David and occupation >Carpenter". The marriage occured in the Trinity Church, Marylebone. > >If any kind lister out there can help me track down my elusive John Williams >with a father named David a carpenter, I would be eternally grateful. > >Glyn Williams >Auckland >New Zealand > > >==== CARMARTHENSHIRE Mailing List ==== >Carmarthenshire Place Names Database - Looking for a farm etc you cannot find - >Contact - PeterWihl@compuserve.com - Let him know the name of the Farm House etc >etc - He will search the Database > -- Pat Powell