Thanks Lynne, But his mother seems to have been a Jane JONES. Also in 1838 he was described as Full Age on his marriage certificate, making him born around 1817 which fits with the 1841 age of '20'. Mike > > > > Message: 3 > Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2012 22:59:40 +0100 > From: Mike YEGWART <mike.yegwart@btinternet.com> > Subject: [POWYS] MGY Burial of Robert HUMPHREYS near Welshpool > To: Powys <POWYS@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <4FECD3CC.3000908@btinternet.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Hi Folks, > > I'm struggling to find the burial of my 3 x gt grandfather. In the 1841 > Robert (Robt) HUMPHREYS was a 'farmer' in Meifod. By 1851 his wife, > Mary, nee JONES, was a widow and housekeeping in Stredalfedan, > Welshpool. (The 1851 census for Stredalfedan &Tydyn Prydd was less than > 3 pages.) Robert and Mary's last son, Joseph was baptised in the Parish > of Welshpool on the 14th November 1847, so Robert was probably alive for > his conception. And there was no indication on the Baptism that Robert > has already died. > > I have found a second quarter death in 1849 on FreeBMD for a Robert > HUMPHREYS in the District of Llanfyllin, aka Welshpool. > > Using the newly released FindMyPast, parish records I cant find a > burial. (Robert doesn't appear to have been baptised either, although > his 1838 marriage to Mary gives his father as John, and is described as > full age, making a birth before 1817.) > > Has anyone any ideas, please? > > Regards > > Mike > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2012 00:07:02 +0100 > From: "edward lousvet" <lissymay@lousvet.freeserve.co.uk> > Subject: [POWYS] re MGMY Burial of Robert Humphreys nr Welshpool > To: <powys@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <000c01cd5582$bb5e6ed0$11e61902@user8c147fe626> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hi Mike , > > There is a baptism of a Robert Humphreys in Guilsfield July 8th 1821 to John Humphreys and Prudence. > > Lynne. > >