Dear Gwen, I don't suppose this has any relevance, but an Elizabeth Woods married George Hurlow at Lawrenny in 1808 and a Mary Woods married William Bagshaw at Narberth in 1804. A Samuel Wood married Mary Eynon at Lawrenny in 1775 whilst a William Wood married Margaret Mollineux in 1796 also at Lawrenny. There were several Wood wills in the St. David probate records up to the mid 1840's.....but all seem to be in Carmarthenshire. Bettye Kirkwood, Australia. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gwen Fitch" <g.fitch@ibl.bm> To: <WLS-PEMBROKESHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2005 2:14 AM Subject: [WLS-PEM] William Esau WOOD, Marloes. > Hello everyone and especially Gerry Lewis. > > I have finally received the birth certificate of the above and I am > still none the wiser!! > > I was hoping that he would turn out to be my grandfather whom I know > as William Davies THOMAS. His mother Susan DAVIES had been > previously married to a Mr. WOOD. She married Thomas THOMAS in > January, 1871. William Davies was born in 1868 and is listed in the > 1871 as a 3 year old living with his parents, Susan and Thomas > THOMAS, and not as a stepson. > > Thanks to Gerry I found that a William Esau WOOD had been baptized in > Marloes in 1868 and I sent for the birth certificate. This > certificate states that William Esau WOOD was born on 17 Feb 1868 to > Susan WOOD (no maiden name given). No father given. On the face of > it it would appear that he was the illegitimate son of another Susan > Wood. > > However, the time frame is correct and as I can't find a marriage for > a Susan DAVIES and a Mr. WOOD, I have no idea of when he died (don't > know his name!!). In the column "Signature, description and > residence of Informant" it states Susan Wood's mother, Village > Marloes. So that is no help at all. If the mother's name had been > given I would at least have known one way or the other!!! > > If anyone has any ideas I would be grateful to receive them. Or I > guess my grandfather's birth may always remain a mystery!! > > Gwen Fitch. > > ------------------------------------- > Gwen Fitch, g.fitch@ibl.bm > > > ==== WLS-PEMBROKESHIRE Mailing List ==== > Welsh Family History Archive http://home.clara.net/wfha/wales/index.htm > >

Dear Bettye, Many thanks for your reply below. At the moment the information doesn't really mean much to me. However, if and when I find a marriage for Susan DAVIES to a ? WOOD, sometime I would think after 1855 (she was born about 1840) and before 1871 (she was married to Thomas THOMAS IN January, 1871 at the Haverfordwest Registry Office), and was stated to be a widow, then some or all may be relevant. Also if I could find this marriage, I would at lest know who to look for for a death. I shall certainly keep this information on file. Thanks again, Gwen On 16/1/05, BJ & LC Kirkwood said: >Dear Gwen, > >I don't suppose this has any relevance, but an Elizabeth Woods married >George Hurlow at Lawrenny in 1808 and a Mary Woods married William Bagshaw >at Narberth in 1804. > >A Samuel Wood married Mary Eynon at Lawrenny in 1775 whilst a William Wood >married Margaret Mollineux in 1796 also at Lawrenny. > >There were several Wood wills in the St. David probate records up to the mid >1840's.....but all seem to be in Carmarthenshire. > Bettye Kirkwood, Australia. ------------------------------------- Gwen Fitch, g.fitch@ibl.bm