David, Have you had any luck with finding them on the 1851 census. I've tried all of Britain and haven't found them, but ancestry.com often makes mistakes. It just seems odd that they are on all but the 1851. Any thoughts? Arlene > As promised, here are the Census details to supplement Arlene's helpful > replies. > > 1841 Bangor: High Street [lower end of High St., near Mount Street] > > Robert Jonathan, Painter, 30, [Born Bangor] > Anne do. 28, " " > Elizabeth [Bridgen?], 27, [not born in Bangor] > > 1851 Bangor: High Street > > Robert Jonathan, Head, 41, Artist/Painter, b. Llanbeblig > Ann " Wife, 40, b. Llandegai > > This is taken from the GFHS Index so should be checked for accuracy. With > the actual Census you can work out where in High Street they lived. > > John Steegman's 'Portraits in Welsh Houses', Vol.1, North Wales (1957) > list > over 2000 portraits, but unfortunately none are by Robert Jonathan. > > Good luck with your research, > > David > > -----Original Message----- > From: David Price [mailto:davidprice21@tiscali.co.uk] > Sent: 29 April 2006 19:55 > To: WLS-CAERNARFONSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: RE: Portrait Painter in bangor > > > Angharad > > I have an interest in Bangor artists, but although I had seen his name in > trade directories, I know nothing of his work. I researched in some detail > the life and work of landscape artist Joseph Josiah Dodd, who like > Jonathan, > lived (briefly c.1860)at Eldon Terrace(near the top of Glanrafon Hill). I > see in the GFHS Marriage Index that Robert Jonathan married by licence > Anne > Roberts at Bangor Cathedral 19 April 1834 (both single otp). > > I can't see anything about him in Peter Lord's splendid books on Welsh > art. > At NLW Aberystwyth there is a large card index of Welsh portraits which > may > give you some information. > > I'll try to send details of 1841 & 51 tomorrow. > > Regards > > David Price, Bangor > > -----Original Message----- > From: AngharadHolmes@aol.com [mailto:AngharadHolmes@aol.com] > Sent: 26 April 2006 09:25 > To: WLS-CAERNARFONSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Portrait Painter in bangor > > > Hello, > I wonder whether anyone has access to the 1841 and 1851 census for Bangor > and willing to do a look up please? > I am searching for the address of Robert Jonathan, Portrait Painter in > Bangor. According to Slaters he was in Bangor between 1835 and 1856. He > painted > two exceptionally fine half portraits of my Great Great Great Grandparents > in > 1846, and I am interested in finsng out as much about him as I can. > > > > Many thanks for your help > Angharad > > > ______________________________ > > > ==== WLS-CAERNARFONSHIRE Mailing List ==== > Gwefan Cymdeithas Hanes Teuluoedd Gwynedd > Gwynedd Family History Society's Website > http://www.gwyneddfhs.org/ > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > > --