Jane, In the suject e-mail you wrote that you were born in Llanhilleth. Because of that, I have taken the liberty to write to you. My great-great-grandmother was born in Llanhilleth when its name was Lanthil. Perhaps you may be able to provide some information to me about her family. Frances Toppin, b. 1809, d. 8 Apr 1857 in Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA. 29 Jun 1828: Married John Croft in the Parish of Bedwellty, Monmouth. 1841: Lived in the Parish of Bedwellty, Monmouth. 1851: Emigrated to the USA on the Bark Laurens out of Bristol. John Croft, b. 1805 in the Parish of Bedwellty, Monmouth, d. in the USA 1841: Foreman or forgeman at the Ebbw Vale Ironworks Thanks, Harold W. Evans 293 Circle Hills Drive Grand Forks, North Dakota 58201 USA

Harold Thank you for your e-mail and I apologise for the delay in response, I have been on holiday. I was actually brought up in Llanhilleth, although not born there. I would love to be able to help you in your research but I have no knowledge of the Toppin family, and can only point you in the direction of the usual sources such as ancestry.co.uk However I am puzzled as to Llanhilleth previously being called "Lanthil", as far as I am aware it was called "Llanhiddel" but not "Lanthil". Are we definitely talking about Llanhilleth now in Gwent formerly in Monmouthshire? Do you have the parish record of her birth? I may be able to clarify that detail for you. Regards Jane Dyer. "Harold W. Evans, M.D." <hldevans@medicine.nodak.edu> wrote: Jane, In the suject e-mail you wrote that you were born in Llanhilleth. Because of that, I have taken the liberty to write to you. My great-great-grandmother was born in Llanhilleth when its name was Lanthil. Perhaps you may be able to provide some information to me about her family. Frances Toppin, b. 1809, d. 8 Apr 1857 in Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA. 29 Jun 1828: Married John Croft in the Parish of Bedwellty, Monmouth. 1841: Lived in the Parish of Bedwellty, Monmouth. 1851: Emigrated to the USA on the Bark Laurens out of Bristol. John Croft, b. 1805 in the Parish of Bedwellty, Monmouth, d. in the USA 1841: Foreman or forgeman at the Ebbw Vale Ironworks Thanks, Harold W. Evans 293 Circle Hills Drive Grand Forks, North Dakota 58201 USA ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MONMOUTHSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message