Forwarded for Trevor ----- Original Message ----- From: "May Tan/Trevor Gerard" <may.tan@realestate.com.au> To: <CARMARTHENSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 1:29 PM Subject: {not a subscriber} Re: Re:[Cmn-L] Morris at Carmarthen > Hi Pauline, No I only have the 1841 census, This is all too much for me > today . I know that Morris is fairly common but to have 2 Joshuas marrying > 2 Elizabeth Thomas's , I do havea copy of Joshua Lewis Morris's(my > ggrandfather) marriage certificate and it lists his father as a nail maker > ( blacksmith ) it is possible that we have picked up the incorrect > siblings. I have only taken over this tree this past 12 months My cousin > who visited wales in 99 did some research but it was mainly the IGI list > that she has supported it with . I know David ,Thomas and elizabeth are > family names . Joshua Lewis was an architect and surveyor and we should > be able to pick him in the1871 census but that doesnt find and confirm his > siblings or connect his parents . > It is interesting that Joshua Lewis was quite wealthy and his son Howell > Price Morris , my grandfather built a home in sydney which bears a very > strong resemblance to BRYN MYRDDIN . I saw a sketch of this property in a > book on Carmarthen , I believe it was a Morris home, > > I will try to get a copy of the 51 census. Oh by the way I am not sure > what strength they had in religion but I do know that Joshua Lewis and > Mary Anne Williams married in a registry, because they had to . > > I must close now , Im not too sure of where to start, any ideas. > > Cheers Trevor > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Pauline James" <paulinejames@onvol.net> > To: <CARMARTHENSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 9:48 PM > Subject: Re: Re:[Cmn-L] Morris at Carmarthen > > >> Trevor >> >> Do you have 1851 census, If your Joshua Morris was a blacksmith, I think >> you have picked up the wrong siblings for Joshua L Morris according to >> your email........there are two Joshua Morris aged 41 and 40 in >> Carmarthenshire 1851 - if you are researching the one that is a >> blacksmith from Carmarthen this is the census >> >> 1851 St Peters Carmarthen dist 2G sch 40 page 9 >> Lammas Street >> Joshua Morris head marr 41 blacksmith born Carmarthen >> Elizabeth Morris wife marr 41 born Carmarthen >> David Morris son 13 blacksmith appren born Carmarthen >> Joshua L Morris son 10 scholar born Carmarthen >> Thomas Morris son 7 scholar born Carmarthen >> >> Is this one yours??.......if not is yours the Pig Drover aged 40 born >> Llanginning living in St Clears.......he was married in 1831......they >> both married an Elizabeth Thomas......just to complicate things!!! Or is >> the Pig Drover Anne's? >> >> Pauline >> >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "May Tan/Trevor Gerard" <tangerard@bigpond.com.au> >> To: <CARMARTHENSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 12:01 PM >> Subject: Fw: Re:[Cmn-L] Morris at Carmarthen >> >> >>> Hi Pauline this is the email in question >>> >>> I am in no hurry Cheers >>> Trevor Gerard . >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "May Tan/Trevor Gerard" <tangerard@bigpond.com.au> >>> To: <CARMARTHENSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> >>> Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2005 10:20 PM >>> Subject: Re:[Cmn-L] Morris at Carmarthen >>> >>> >>>> Hi Pauline and Listers, >>>> Pauline after you helped me >>>> find >>>> my gg grandfather Joshua Morris b1810 and his wife Elizabeth Thomas , >>>> I >>>> am eager to track down what happened to his children and also who were >>>> his >>>> parents, I know about Joshua Lewis Morris my great grand father he >>>> migrated to Australia in 1878 but I am desperate to find out the other >>>> details of Joshua Lewis Morris's siblings and alsop where the rest of >>>> the >>>> family went . >>>> >>>> It goes like this, >>>> >>>> Joshua Morris b 1/11/1810 Carmn m 2/9/1834 St Peters Cmn to >>>> Elizaheth >>>> Thomas b 1810 Daughter of James Thomas (sawyer) >>>> >>>> His Father David Morris b 5/1775? m to [Margaret Richard bap 1782/3 >>>> Carmn >>>> ( 1841 cens of Mary St and 1851 cens of Spurrels yard] >>>> >>>> children of David and Margaret >>>> >>>> Mary bap 3/4/1807 >>>> Joshua bap 1/11/1810 ( my gg grandfather) >>>> David bap 19/12/1813 >>>> Samuel bap 20/10/1816 beleive died in infancy >>>> Samuel b 18/7/1818 >>>> Margaret b24/12/1821 bap 6/51821 >>>> William bap 5/6/1825 >>>> So I am trying to find out where these people went to and also find out >>>> and confirm the DavidMorris and Margaret Richard aspect and who were >>>> Davids siblings amd parents. >>>> >>>> Once I have sorted this out I can then research or ask for assistance >>>> to >>>> research my ggrandfathers siblings ( Joshua Lewis Morris ) >>>> >>>> He was bapt 21/3/1840? Carmn m 1/4/1867 Newbridge Registry Pontypridd >>>> to >>>> Mary Ann Williams (b 22/4/1847 Aberdare dau of Bethuel Williams) >>>> His Siblings: >>>> David bapt 12/2/1832 Llangynin >>>> Elizabeth bapt 23/11/1832 St Clears Carmn >>>> John bapt 17/6/1835 St Clears Carmn >>>> >>>> I really need help here, I understood that some of Joshua Lewis >>>> Morris's >>>> siblings migrated to the USA and settled in Colorado ( Denver or Pykes >>>> Peak ) >>>> >>>> Any chance you nor the list can be of assistance. >>>> >>>> >>>> Regards to all >>>> >>>> Trevor Gerard (Australia) >>>> >>>> >>>> ==== CARMARTHENSHIRE Mailing List ==== >>>> Wales Genealogy CD's for Wales research >>>> http://www.Wales-Genealogy.co.uk >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> ==== CARMARTHENSHIRE Mailing List ==== >>> GenWeb & Genconnect pages for your genealogical web links and research >>> questions & Quiries. >>> http://www.carmarthenshirefhs.co.uk >>> >> >> >> ==== CARMARTHENSHIRE Mailing List ==== >> Wales Genealogy CD's for Wales research >> http://www.Wales-Genealogy.co.uk >> >> >