forwarded for Bailey, sorry, you sent your message before I added you to the 'accept' list, this is due to spammers...... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bailey Francis" <fran2537@bellsouth.net> To: <carmarthenshire-l@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 12:53 AM Subject: {not a subscriber} James MEYRICK & Anne SAMUEL > In my quest to find the family of my 2nd great grandfather, Richard > MEYRICK, > I found an IGI record of a Richard MEYRICK, b. 16 Aug 1825 and christened > 10 > Sep 1825 at Soar Calvinistic Methodist, Llanddarog, Carmarthen, as the son > of James MEYRICK and Anne SAMUEL. > > Does anyone know anything about the James MEYRICK and Anne SAMUEL family > in > Llanddarog, Carmarthen, and especially about their son, Richard? I could > not find this family in the 1851 census for Carmarthen. I do not have > access to the 1841 Carmarthen census. > > Another candidate is the Richard MEYRICK christened 11 Mar 1823 at Ewenny, > Glamorgan, who was the son of Rees and Lovic (sp?) MEYRICK. There was a > marriage of a Rees MEYRICK to Lovic PEADOW at Ewenny in 1820. The only > Rees > MEYRICK in Glamorgan in 1841 was married to Catherine. There was a > marriage > of a Rees MEYRICK to Catherine MORGAN 20 Apr 1822 at Newcastle, Glamorgan. > If this is the same Rees MEYRICK, his first wife, Lovic, could have died > in > or shortly after childbirth, and their son, Richard's christening, could > have been delayed until after the second marriage to Catherine MORGAN. > The > latter is pure speculation. > > Since MEYRICK was not a very common surname in Glamorgan in 1841 and 1851, > I > have a suspicion that the MEYRICKs there might have originated in > Carmarthen > and perhaps before that in Anglesey. > > Any help would be appreciated. > > Bailey Francis > Atlanta, GA, USA >