Hello and thanks to Susan, Jeff and Lyn for your replies. So I take it that my friend would have to find someone to look at St Marys parish records, does anyone know where they would be held please? Thanks, Chris Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Howells and Walters (susan ashton) > 2. Fw: Marriage cert query (Jeff Coleman) > 3. Fwd: Fw: Marriage cert query ([email protected]) > 4. Re: Fw: Marriage cert query (Lyn) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2013 17:19:04 +0100 (BST) > From: susan ashton <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [GLA] Howells and Walters > To: Jeff Coleman <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" > <[email protected]> > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > Jeff > > thanks for this info its very helpful. ?When its all but impossible to > physically visit the area the transcriptions are vital so its disappointing > when they get them wrong - I know its not an easy task to transcribe etc > but its a pity that having been told of the errors they have not amended > them. > > Sue > > > > ________________________________ > From: Jeff Coleman <[email protected]> > To: susan ashton <[email protected]>; [email protected] > Sent: Sunday, 16 June 2013, 15:38 > Subject: Re: [GLA] Howells and Walters > > > As St James's was not built until about 1870 (1867 actually), it has to > have > been St Mary's. I have previously reported to the list that there are some > batches of register entries for parishes in Glamorgan and Monmouthshire > which are shown on Findmypast incorrectly. > > See http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/GLA/Swansea/ about the Church > Records. > There are errors on that page as well, I think, but the dates for which > registers exist provide a good indication of when the 19th-century churches > in Swansea were built. > http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/GLA/Swansea/StJames/ > says 1867. > > The Cambrian agrees > > RELIGION, ANGLICAN 26 July 1867 P5.FIRST BAPTISM & MARRIAGE SOLEMNIZED AT > ST. JAMES'S CHURCH,FYNONE.PRESENTATIONS BY MAYOR. > > Jeff > > PS if you find a 19th-century marriage said by Findmypast to have been at > Glantawe parish church, it was almost certainly at Llansamlet. > > There are also some marriages shown as St James's in Findmypast which were > actually at St Peter's, Cockett, Swansea > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "susan ashton" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2013 11:10 AM > Subject: [GLA] Howells and Walters > > > Hi Chris > > there is a disagreement as to which church - familysearch has Swansea St > James - Glamorgan FHS has Swansea St Mary - but info is as follows: > > married 25th October 1831 > both of the parish > she was a spinster, he a bachelor > married by banns and both signed > witnesses James Evans and William Davies > > hope this helps > > Sue > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 17:17:09 +1000 > From: "Chris O'Grady" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [GLA] GLAMORGAN Digest, Vol 8, Issue 207 > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: > <[email protected]om> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Hello can anyone help with the location of a marriage certificate for John > Howells (born in 1809 in Lancashire according to Ancestry) to Ann Walters. > The marriage took place 25th October in 1831. The information is taken from > a photo of a Parish record on an Ancestry tree, but the certificate doesn't > state the name of the parish or church, the witnesses were William Davies > and James Evans. It's likely Ann and John were from Swansea. They possibly > had a son John born in 1837, and went to Australia at some stage where John > senior died in 1885. His occupation was wheelwright. > Thanks, Christine (Australia) on behalf of John and Ann's second Great > Grandaught > > >