Hello, I am looking for the birth of John Kerby/Kirby who, according to the 1881 census, was born in Goginan in 1844. Using the IGI batch numbers for Cardigan, which town or parish should I try for Goginan which itself isn't listed in the alphabetical index. Regards, Noel Horlock

Hi Noel I seem to remember responding to a similar query from some time back. Since I live in Goginan,I can confirm that you need the Melindwr district for census purposes. The village fell within the parish of Llanbadarn Fawr. I say fell because St David's Church in Capel Bangor, our neighbouring village, only dates back to 1847. You need, of course, to be aware that any baptism might well have been in one of several non-conformist churches or chapels. I should have thought that the best bet would be to obtain the birth certificate from the address I gave previously - ie Cardiganshire North Registration District Swyddfar Sir Marine Terrace Aberystwyth Dyfed SY23 2DE Tel +44 (0)1970 633580 You could, of course, confirm the Quarter and year of his birth registration by checking the indexes. I notice that in 1881 John KERBY was living in Wingate, Durham and was a coal miner. As I've mentioned before there was an important silver/lead mine in our village in the 19th century so that would explain the mining connection. If you would like further assistance as to the local records you are welcome to contact me. Cheers Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: "Noel Horlock" <noel.horlock@btopenworld.com> To: <WLS-CARDIGANSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2003 8:55 AM Subject: [WLS-CGN] > Hello, > I am looking for the birth of John Kerby/Kirby who, according to the 1881 > census, was born in Goginan in 1844. Using the IGI batch numbers for > Cardigan, which town or parish should I try for Goginan which itself isn't > listed in the alphabetical index. > Regards, > Noel Horlock > > > > ==== WLS-CARDIGANSHIRE Mailing List ==== > Genuki Wales > http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/ > >