Ann, To add to the input from Paul Vivash & Annie Lloyd, the IGI is *far* from complete, although Llanbadarn Fawr did receive good coverage, hence inclusions of events as far out as 1855 which is not the norm with most IGI entries relying on the BT's and usually ending about 1837. You're very fortunate, in this case. First, never "assume" anything! Use the IGI *only* as a tool and don't assume the Margaret ROBERTS burial is "yours", necessarily. First, I would order the birth certificate for your David ROBERTS directly from the Supt. Registrar, Aberystwyth. This will confirm whether David's mother was Margaret KILLING. By the way, there are a lot of KILLING (and spelling variations) burials on the Llanbadarn Farm site. If you're a member of the Cardiganshire FHS, there's at least one other person researching KILLINGS who may not be monitoring this list at the moment -- Glenda Garrelts Mattes in Dover, Mass. The last email address I have for her is: DoverGGM@attbi.com but I'm not certain if it's current. Glenda has done a lot of work on the KILLING's and may have some knowledge of this couple. You could also email Ceredigion Archives (see GENUKI pages) and ask for a lookup in the 1861 Census. Additionally, if you can get to the FRC in London or to a nearby LDS FHC, find the entries yourself in the BT's or transcript of the PR for David, his siblings, burials of his parents, their marriage, etc. Incidentally, Paul's 1851 Census details didn't include birthplaces for the individuals -- this added information would be useful ;-) Regards, Julie Preston juliefpreston@sbcglobal.net ----- Original Message ----- From: <AnnSnowdrop@aol.com> To: <WLS-CARDIGANSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2004 8:09 AM Subject: [WLS-CGN] How good is the IGI for Llanbadarn Fawr? > Hello Folks > > Yesterday I had this idea, yep I do get ideas very occasionally! > I knew that I had looked for my great granddad DAVID ROBERTS born c1855 on > the IGI when I first found out his name from the 1901 census (in 2002) and the > fact he came from Aberyswyth, Wales, well that didnt help. > > Any way yesterday I put in the name again but with Cardigan as the place name > (from 1891 census) and eureka I think I have found him BUT how good is the > IGI for Llanbadarn Fawr? > > If you were asking the same question about Suffolk I would say good for most > areas but almost non existant for St Marys parish in Bury St Edmunds and a > very patchy BTs coverage. But the Record Office is only 20 miles away and I can > go and do a whole days ficheing if need be. > > > This is what I found on the IGI > > John & Margaret ROBERTS parents of > > David ROBERTS chr 27 May 1855, Llanbadarn fawr, Cardigan (he's the youngest) > > I also found these children and two marriages of John & Margaret > John Roberts & Margaret James m 19-3-1824. > I am assuming the first 5 children belong to them > > John Sep 1828* > Richard Nov 1829* > John Sep 1832* > Thomas Feb 1834* > John Dec 1835* > > John Roberts & Margaret Killing m 11-12-1835 so I am going to asume that they > are the parents of my great granddad and 10 of these children > > John Jan 1836 > Richard May 1838 > Elizabeth March 1839 > Anne Sep 1839 > Jane Eliz May 1840 > Mary Feb 1841 > Edward Feb 1843 > Mary Apr 1843 > Elizabeth Dec 1844 > John Dec 1846 > Mary Mar 1850 > Ann Jun 1852 > > Am I on a good trail can I take this info as reliable (apart from the need to > double check)? > Or is it wishful thinking again? > > Could anybody look at the 1861 Census and find my David with his dad John as > a widower and some of his siblings as according to the Llanbadarnfawr website > Margaret Roberts died in 1857? > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ceredigwynd/roberts-memorial.html > > > So folks 'How good is the IGI for Llanbadarn fawr?' Can anyone help me build > my sapling up to the size of the tree I have grown for my husband here in > Suffolk. > > Regards > > Ann Taylor nee Roberts > > Suffolk > > > > Visit my Website at http://snowdropsgarden.co.uk > > > ==== WLS-CARDIGANSHIRE Mailing List ==== > Welsh Family History Archive http://home.clara.net/wfha/wales/index.htm >