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Looking for the marriage details of my gt aunt Mary Rickards. She was my grandfather's half sister, His name was Artemas Rickards and they were the children of George Rickards of Castleton in the Parish of Marshfield. Mary was married to John Jones and they had a child named Clarence Emlyn in 1878. Try as I might I cannot find any details of a marriage. I believe that they were Baptists and I think that Mary's Mother Amy Potter was the daughter of a Baptist preacher so it is possible that they were married in the Baptist Church in Castleton. Artemas's mother was Margaret Jones and I have a feeling that John may have been her brother because he was living with them in Castleton on one of the censuses and he was a tailor as was my gt grandfather George. However, when I sent for the marriage certificate of George and Margaret it was not the right one and there didn't appear to be another George and Margaret around the right dates. Very odd would be grateful if someone could shed some light.

My gt grandfather George Rickards lived in Castleton ( then in Monmouthshire) from around 1844 and he married twice. He was a tailor and draper and he had his own business in Castleton. His first wife Amy Potter died in childbirth in 1850. He married again in around 1851. My gt grandmother was called Margaret and I duly sent for what I thought was his wedding certificate. However, it was the wrong  certificate.
 Margaret was born in the Parish of Marshfield ( Castleton is in this Parish) according to all the census records but I can't find any record of her birth which would have been in around 1830. I am beginning to wonder if Margaret could be her second name which she was known by Any ideas anyone?

Looking for any information on my gt gt gt grandmother Charlotte Hillier who was possibly from Holt near Bradford on Avon. I think that her father's name was Isaac but I have no idea who her mother was. Does anyone have any information on Hillier families living in this area.

I have been looking for my gt gt grand parents Edward and Jane Gower. I have found them on census records living in Trevethin and Newcastle Parish in Bridgend Glam. Also Jane lived in Briton Ferry in Glamorgan after Edward died. I managed to get Jane's maiden name thanks to Osprey suggesting I send for one of their children's birthcerts. It was Williams. I tried to look for their marriage record but no luck.  Osprey and Hanes Teulu couldn't find in Glamorgan or Monmouthshire. On the census it looks as if Jane was from Breconshire possibly Llangynidr. Edward's place of birth is down as Llangyfelach in Glamorgan. The reason I am on the Gloucestershire site is because when I put Edward Gower into Family search with a date around 1820 it came up with a marriage for an Edward Gower to Jane Williams in Bristol 12/8/1819. The date fits as their son William was born in 1821. Is there anyone who could look up the marrige record to see if there are any clues to this being the marriage of my Edward and Jane. Edward spent most of his life working in Pontnewynydd Forge in the parish of Trevethin in Monmouthshire.  He seems to have gone there as a Labourer and ended up as a forge manager.

Would be very grateful for any information.

Thank you

Ricardian