Dot, Llandysilio was/is Church of England [Church in Wales after 1920]. I don't think that you can reach any conclusions from this. There were also many Church of England people in southern Ireland, and I also believe that some went to the village church in this country although they had been brought up Catholic in Ireland - it was probably at that time the only church in the area! I noted that Michael was a hawker/pedlar so they could have lived elsewhere in England/Wales before coming here? Bryn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dot Schulz" <dschulz@snet.net> To: <powys@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 6:41 PM Subject: Re: [POWYS] MGY-CLAVEN-HALLIGAN > Bryn, > Thank you for the website info. I signed up and did a search but just > came > up with their children's christenings. Perhaps they married in Ireland > before coming to Wales. Maybe you know, is the Church of Wales, Parish > Church of Llandysilio a church of England? Please excuse my ignorance of > Ireland and Wales, but if the church is not Catholic does that necessarily > mean that Michael and Mary came from the North of Ireland? > Dot > > "Dot Schulz" <dschulz@snet.net> > asked > I'm trying to find marriage information and parents of my GG Grandparents > Michael Claven (born abt 1814)and Mary Halligan (born abt 1815); both > born > in Ireland (county ?). They are found in the 1841 > Census living in Domgay, Montgomeryshire, Wales with twin >daughters born > in 1840 - Ann and Mary. I have found >the twin's birth records in LDS > film no. 0104794 Item 3, Church in Wales, Parish Church of Llandysilio > (Montgomeryshire). They also had daughters in 1842, 1844, and 1846. > After that Michael disappears and Mary and daughters appear in the 1851 > census in >Northowram, Yorkshire. Any suggestions or help would be > appreciated. > Dot > > You can confirm the baptisms of those children online at > http://www.familyhistoryonline.net/ > There you will find the baptism, marriage and burial records of many > Montgomery parishes. > Bryn Ellis > > > =================== > Visit the Powys Mailing List webpage at: > www.jlb2005.plus.com/powyslist.htm > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > POWYS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi Listers I am writing to ask whether any of you have had a similar experience to a friend of mine, of Welsh descent, in a recent visit to the Powys County Archives Office.? My friend lives abroad but is an avid & experienced researcher, spending most of his?time when?visiting the UK in Archives Offices. This month he had been working on some Powys schools records for several days when there was a change of archivist on duty, and?the new arrival?denied him access to the documents, in spite of the fact that they are listed on the Archives Network Wales site as having no restrictions regarding access. As you can imagine, he was not pleased, having come several thousand miles! Such arbitrary denials?do not happen at the NLW or the National Archives in Kew, where requests are dealt with efficiently and without comment regarding the content of the documents. I am not sure why they should occur at the CAO, apparently at the whim of the person on duty. If anyone has had a similar experience, please can you get in touch with me - off-list if more appropriate. Thank you. Best regards, Ruth Hayward ________________________________________________________________________ AOL's new homepage has launched. Take a tour at http://info.aol.co.uk/homepage/ now.