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. >> >> Bettye, thanks for checking the wills index. The early Edward and John >> Mainwarings of Llannon may link in with my family, but I haven't >> traced that far back yet. Perhaps my Edward who died in 1851 did not >> make a will because the family were poor. >> >> 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: >> >> >> >> Dear Moni, >> >> >> >> >From the Wills index, Wills for several Edward Mainwarings were >> >> proven.......... in 1758 (Llannon), 1792 (Llanedi), 1814 ( >> Llangennech), >> >> an >> >> Elizabeth Mainwaring of Llanedi in 1811, a John of Llannon in 1748 and >> a >> >> Thomas of Llanedi in 1812. Unfortunately no Will for the persons who >> died >> >> in 1851. >> >> >> >> 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 >> >> > >> >> > ================================ >> > >