Hello Lynne Here is something odd to consider:- I had a look at Llanrian to see a Dorothy of the right sort of age in 1881 and found Dwelling: Trevine Census Place: Llanrian, Pembroke, Wales Source: FHL Film 1342306 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 5421 Folio 73 Page 9 Marr Age Sex Birthplace James RHYDDARCH W 45 M Llanhowell, Pembroke, Wales Rel: Head Occ: Weaver (Undef) Dorothy Hannah RHYDDARCH 9 F Llanhowell, Pembroke, Wales Rel: Daur Occ: Scholar Ann Thomas RHYDDARCH 7 F Llanhowell, Pembroke, Wales Rel: Daur Occ: Scholar The Odd thing is if you look for James Rhyddarch his children in 1891 they don't seem to be around. However in Llantrisant Glamorgan there are two boarders James Prothero wiidower aged 56 a flannel weaver born PEM Whitchurch and in the next household Annie Prothero boarder Un 18 Dressmaker born PEM Trevine. A coincidence? or did the family change their name from Rhyddarch to Prothero? That would then match with Dorothy Prothero. Do you have her marriage details? was her father James? THis is not an answer but something to possibly follow up - what do you think? Let me know if you find out more. Cheers Pat On 06/02/2014 05:22, Lynne Simpson wrote: > Hi to the list > > I have a bit of a puzzle with one of my Bateman people. > > William Bateman (b 1866) was the son of Thomas Bateman and Margaret Jenkins, > and grandson of David Bateman and Mary Williams. William married Dorothy > Protheroe on 8 December 1892 supposedly in Haverfordwest Registry Office. I > have a note saying that her father was James Protheroe. > > In the 1901 census Dora Bateman is listed as 29 years old and born in > Llanrian. The census for 1891 lists Dorothy Protheroe age 19 living in > Trevine as a single woman with two young boarders: Thomas and Dorothy > Harries (age 9 and 7 respectively). I can find no census entry prior to 1891 > for a Dorothy Protheroe born in 1872 (or anywhere thereabouts). There is, > however, an entry in 1881 which shows a Dorothy Harries age 9 born in St > Lawrence with siblings James, age 12, and William, age 6. These three > children are listed as children of William John and Martha John at Trerhos. > The 1871 census shows John Harries age 55 with wife Martha Harried age 28 > and son James age 2. The birth places certainly indicate that Martha and > James are the same Martha John and James Harries cited in 1881. Martha > Harries/John appears to have been born either Martha Richards or Martha > James. > > There is no indication that Dorothy Harries married someone Protheroe prior > to 1891 but it appears that Dorothy Harries d/o John Harries and Martha is > the same person as Dorothy Protheroe who married William Bateman. > > Can someone shine a torch on this one please. > > Thanks > > Lynne Simpson > Canberra Australia > > > ================================ > Dyfed list REVISED resources http://home.clara.net/daibevan/DyfedML.html [Dec2012] > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DYFED-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >