Frances wrote: Hi Rachel, Thankyou for the reply. I have amended my records in respect of Robert. Otherwise we more or less agree, except that I have dates of death for Ann(e) 21/6/1840, age 9wks. and Abraham 9/9/1841 age 2mths. These were taken from the parish records. If you are interested to find out more about Begelly and it's history, I recommend the following book, (certain members of the Badham family are mentioned in it.) There are also many interesting picture and photos. It is called - The Story of Begelly by W.R. Morgan ISBN 0 85088 703 8. It may be out of print by now but worth obtaining. You may of course have already read it. There are lots of Badhams still around this area. May I ask did your ancestor William emigrate to America or is it coincidence that you live there. I would love to think that he found a better life than that of coalmining in Begelly. The wind has dropped, Saundersfoot Bay was calm this morning and the temp. is around 8 deg. Regards Frances Thanks Frances, I will definitely add that book to my "find list", along with "A Pembrokeshire Country Man Looks Back" author Cmdr W.R. Morgan, recommended to me a while back by mjroberts of this list. To my knowledge my parents were the first of the family to come to USA, and they returned to England before their deaths. I do however have a Great-Uncle William Badham (Baddam in 1881 census) born Begelly (Wooden) 1875, of whom we know nothing after 1901, as he "ran away from home". He had been apprenticed as a blacksmith, following in the footsteps of his father, but that was not to his liking anymore than mining, according to my Grandfather, George, who supposed he may have gone to Australia, I am hopeful that one day I can find him, as more information is becoming available daily on this wonderful internet. According to one source, there were over 2400 Badhams in America in the 2000 census, but I don't know any of them. I have found references to a William Badham in Virginia as far back as late 1600s, probably a pirate or convict? He seems to have ended up being a trapper, dealing in furs.. I found no record of descendants. I haven't really done any US research. Thanks again, Rachel Ct, USA