Hello All I would greatly appreciate any help in discovering the parents of Thomas HAVARD b abt. 1804 at Glascwm Radnorshire. Thomas married Margaret LLOYD (b 1803 Huntington Herefordshire) on 9 Apr 1830 at Huntington Near Kington. Their son James HAVARD ( b abt.1833 d 1915 age 78 at Hay) married 1st. Caroline JONES and 2nd. Hannah BEVAN Sep quarter1874 Vol 11b page 203 James & Hannah's son, Thomas James was born 1876 at Hay Breconshire and died 27 Jan 1944 aged 68 East Sheen Cemetery Richmond Surrey. Thomas married Florence Maud LANGSTON 13 Sep 1903. In the 1891 census Thomas is a pupil living at the School for the Indigent Blind in the civil parish of St George The Martyr Southwark. Would anyone know if there is a way to discover if a child was born blind or became blind through illness? Might this be recorded on the birth registration? What childhood illness may cause blindness? Some of the information that I have from census data is Breconshire 1841 Llanigon Pantyfithel HAVARD Thomas 36 ag lab, Margaret 37, Ruth 10, James 6, Margaret 3 Breconshire 1851 Llanigon Penycomyn HAVARD Thomas, h, m, 42, labourer, RAD Glascwm HAVARD Margaret, w, m, 43,, HEF Huntington HAVARD Thomas, s,, 8,, BRE Llanigon HAVARD Joseph, s,, 5,, BRE Hay 1861 census 6 Albert Terrace HAY Enumeration District: RG9:4225 HAVARD James, h, m, 27, ag lab, BRE Llanigon, Albert Terrace 6 , /f17/p27 HAVARD Caroline, w, m, 21, , HEF Clifford, Albert Terrace 6, /f17/p27 1871 Wales census for Hay, Breconshire- #18 Church Street James Havard 38 Kington, Herefordshire, England Head Hay Breconshire (labourer) Caroline Havard 28 Clifford, Herefordshire, England Wife Hay Breconshire Mary I Havard 6 Hay, Breconshire, Wales Daughter Hay Breconshire John Havard 2 Hay, Breconshire, Wales Son Hay Breconshire William Havard 10 months Hay, Breconshire, Wales Son Hay Breconshire Catherine Jones 26 Clifford, Herefordshire, England Sister-in-law Hay Breconshire visitor unmarried 1881 census dwelling Upper Criga? Cusop Hereford James Havard M age 48 M Huntington Gen. Labourer Hannah Havard M age 27 F Gladestry Radnor wife John Havard U 12 M Hay Labourer son William Havard 10 M Hay Brecknock scholar son Thomas Havard 5 M Hay Brecknock son Arthur Havard 3 M Cusop son Alice Havard 1 F Cusop Hereford daughter 1891 CensusLondon Town: Southwark Civil Parish: St George the Martyr Eccl. Parish: St Jude District School for the Indigent Blind Havard, Thomas James : Pupil - Blind Age: 15 Born: BRECON, Hay Thank you so very much for any leads or help! :-) Teena