Whilst I agree with you, Annie in general terms, in this case the original baptismal entry was in the Calvinistic Methodist registers for Blaenpennal. It is these, or a microfilm copy, which would throw light on the details. Cheers Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: <Cardi2@aol.com> To: <WLS-CARDIGANSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2004 5:06 AM Subject: [WLS-CGN] Parish Register > In a message dated 2/21/04 8:01:04 PM Pacific Standard Time, > WLS-CARDIGANSHIRE-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > > Kathi: > > Re the IGI and the Parish Registers. When the information for the IGI was > extracted it was not extracted from the Parish Registers of Wales. It was > extracted from the BT. The Church of Wales will not permit the Mormons to film the > Parish Registers but they were able to film the BT because it came from the > Public Record Office in London. > > You need to have someone look at the Parish Registers. I'm sure there is > someone at the National library of Wales or at the CRO that can do it for you. > They may charge you, I don't know. > > I would say that the Parish Register is more accurate than the BT. However, > I have seen both on some parishes and I would say that, sometimes, the BT is > more accurate. It depends on the minister, what he wrote and on the parish. > Also, when you were looking at the Blaenpennal records, did you also check the > Parish of Llanddewi Brefi? You need too. Blaenpennal was once a chapelry of > the Llanddewi Brefi. I've found records for Blaenpennal in Llanddewi Brefi. > So always double check that. > > The primary evidence should be the death certificate. However, the death > certificate is only as good as the informant. If the informant didn't know, then > it coudl be wrong. Actually the only person who knew would have been dead. > However, she also might not have known when she was born. When you have large > families, the ages of the children can be wrong. > > The 1841 census is not too great because it doesn't show relationshiips. You > can't say that the man and the woman and the children are related. I had > that brought home to me when I was sure that one of my ancestors had a child. > Years later, I discovered that he and his wife could not have children and the > child listed was a nephew. Instead of having two men with the name of David > Lloyd, I found that they were the same man and I wasted so much time trying to > find the second David Lloyd when I had him all the time. > > Annie > > > > > > A question about accuracy in the parish records. I have verified the > > information I found about the family of Thomas D. Davies from the IGI. The parish > > records I found listed the birth dates and christening dates of four > > children to this family. (There were others, but I may not have been aware of them > > when I was looking.) My question is this: > > > > My gr-gr-grandmother, Elinor (or Ellen) Davies, is listed on this record as > > having been born on July 16, 1835 and christened 13 Sep 1835. However, EVERY > > other record I have found, including the 1841 census of Blaenpenal, > > Cardiganshire, the 1850 Census of Jackson County, Ohio, her death certificate and > > written family records put her birthdate in August of 1834-- almost a year > > earlier. > > > > Should I go with the parish record? I suppose it is possible that she > > didn't know her real birthdate. I welcome suggestions, on or off the list. > > > > Thanks, > > Kathi Jenkins Elliott > > > > ______________________________ > > > > X-Message: #2 > > Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 21:32:54 -0600 > > From: "Kathi and Jim Elliott" <kjell@evansville.net> > > To: > > > > > ==== WLS-CARDIGANSHIRE Mailing List ==== > Gareth's Help Page > http://home.clara.net/tirbach/hicks.html >