Hi, The only Mary Maria Parry births registered in England anywhere near 1864 are in 1870 (Holborn, London) & 1879 (Weobley, Herefordshire). Was her mother's name a married name? There is only one Mary Rebecca Parry birth registered which was in 1848 (Holywell, Flintshire). Her birth may not have been registered because although official registration started in 1837, it didn't become mandatory until 1875. And I know from my own family tree, that some birth registrations were missed well after 1875. Do you have any other information which might help to find them in the UK census? Regards, Phil Curtis On 15 June 2011 04:42, Wendy O'Brien <wob303@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hello All, > > I am trying to find out more about my paternal great-grandmother's side of > the family. Her maiden name was Mary Maria Parry. She was married in South > Africa to my great-grandfather, James Howells. I am copying the SA and Essex > lists, since she was born in the UK and died in South Africa. > > The information I have is that she was born in England in May 1864, and > died in South Africa on 15 August 1944. Her mother's name was Mary Rebecca > Parry, and I am trying to find out her maiden name and her husband's name. > > Any help or information would be greatly appreciated. > > Thank you, and kind regards, > Wendy > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SOUTH-AFRICA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Thanks Philip, and thanks to the others I heard from and perhaps I haven't replied to off-list. I will have to do some further digging and ask my father if he knows more. I have hit that wall before on my dad's side as well, with the registrations only starting in 1837 - most frustrating, but I guess that's all part of the geneology research, and why we love it and hate it at the same time! Thanks again to all, Wendy --- On Wed, 6/15/11, Philip Curtis <russellf97@gmail.com> wrote: > From: Philip Curtis <russellf97@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [SOUTH-AFRICA] Parry > To: south-africa@rootsweb.com > Date: Wednesday, June 15, 2011, 12:26 AM > Hi, > > The only Mary Maria Parry births registered in England > anywhere near 1864 > are in 1870 (Holborn, London) & 1879 (Weobley, > Herefordshire). > > Was her mother's name a married name? There is only one > Mary Rebecca Parry > birth registered which was in 1848 (Holywell, Flintshire). > > Her birth may not have been registered because although > official > registration started in 1837, it didn't become mandatory > until 1875. And I > know from my own family tree, that some birth registrations > were missed well > after 1875. > > Do you have any other information which might help to find > them in the UK > census? > > Regards, > > Phil Curtis > > > > On 15 June 2011 04:42, Wendy O'Brien <wob303@yahoo.com> > wrote: > > > Hello All, > > > > I am trying to find out more about my paternal > great-grandmother's side of > > the family.  Her maiden name was Mary Maria > Parry.  She was married in South > > Africa to my great-grandfather, James Howells. I am > copying the SA and Essex > > lists, since she was born in the UK and died in South > Africa. > > > > The information I have is that she was born in England > in May 1864, and > > died in South Africa on 15 August 1944.  Her > mother's name was Mary Rebecca > > Parry, and I am trying to find out her maiden name and > her husband's name. > > > > Any help or information would be greatly appreciated. > > > > Thank you, and kind regards, > > Wendy > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > SOUTH-AFRICA-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SOUTH-AFRICA-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > subject and the body of the message >