Dear Yvonne I agree that the address is crucial (my Edward lived at Brynteg, Llannon). Age can be inconsistent between different censuses and records. Thanks very much for your suggestions on how to approach the Register Office. I hope to resolve this question soon! With very best wishes Moni 2010/1/6 Yvonne Watson <yvonne.watson@gmail.com>: > Moni > I've just checked the 1851 census and I think the address will be the > crucial checking point given that both men were married to a Mary although > there seems to be a five year difference in their ages. > Yvonne > > > On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 12:54 PM, Yvonne Watson <yvonne.watson@gmail.com> > wrote: >> >> Moni >> I've found the local register offices quite helpful. I usually phone and >> tell them my problem and they usually say put it in writing and give them a >> phone number and they will try and see what they can do. Usually they are >> prepared to search a five year period. >> Although FreeBMD doesn't give ages for the early records the certificates >> do have the age at death on them. >> >> Also you could search burial records as they give ages and sometimes >> address. >> Someone on the list might have access to parish records. >> Yvonne >> >> On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 11:48 AM, A Spell In Time >> <spellintime@googlemail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Thanks Bettye and Yvonne for your replies. >>>>>> >>> Sadly the 1851 census is not helpful in clarifying which of the two >>> possible death certificate to order for my Edward Mainwaring. There >>> were two Edward Mainwarings (of roughly similar ages) in the same >>> registration district in the 1851 census. Unfortunately the death >>> indices at that time recorded only the name and registration district >>> of the deceased, not the age. So I can't tell from Free BMD which of >>> the two Edward Mainwaring deaths in 1851 is mine. >>> >>> Yvonne, I'll try your suggestion of contacting the local register >>> office to see if they are prepared to check the certificates for me >>> before I order. I didn't know that they would do this. That would >>> avoid me having to spend money unnecessarily through plumping for the >>> wrong certificate  as I have done many times in the past in similar >>> situations! >>> >>> With thanks for your help and best wishes >>> >>> Moni >>> >>> 2010/1/6 Yvonne Watson <yvonne.watson@gmail.com>: >>> > Moni >>> > If you know the age of your Edward then it might be worth contacting >>> > the >>> > local register office who could check the certificates for you and send >>> > the >>> > appropriate one. Of course the two Edwards might have been a similar >>> > age so >>> > any other information you have on him will help. >>> > I agree with Bettye in that you might be able to distinquish between >>> > the two >>> > on the 1851 census. >>> > Good Luck >>> > Yvonne >>> > >>> > On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 2:06 AM, LC & BJ Kirkwood >>> > <lki59595@bigpond.net.au> >>> > wrote: >>> >> >>> >> If you have two in 1851 who may have appeared on a census before they >>> >> died, >>> >> then apart from Llannon, you may find the other in one of the areas >>> >> mentioned. >>> >> >>> >> Bettye Kirkwood, Australia. >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> ----- Original Message ----- >>> >> From: "A Spell In Time" <spellintime@googlemail.com> >>> >> To: <Dyfed@rootsweb.com> >>> >> Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 10:43 AM >>> >> Subject: [Dyfed] Edward Mainwaring, Llannon, CMN >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> > Hi >>> >> > >>> >> > Edward Mainwaring was born c 1788 in Llannon, Carmarthenshire, and >>> >> > lived in Brynteg, near Tumble. According to Free BMD two Edward >>> >> > Mainwarings died in 1851, one in the June quarter and one in the >>> >> > December quarter. >>> >> > >>> >> > I want to order my Edward's death certificate but don't know which >>> >> > one >>> >> > of these two to go for. Does anyone have any information which might >>> >> > help me to order for the right certificate? >>> >> > >>> >> > Keeping my fingers crossed! >>> >> > >>> >> > With thanks and best wishes >>> >> > >>> >> > Moni >>> >> >