Can anyone tell me if it is possible to find out fathers' names from church marriage records before registration in 1837?
I am searching for further information about my G G grandfather, Edward Jenkins (a tailor) born 1813/1816 in Llanbadarn, died 22nd May 1880. I believe he married a Mary Jones (b about 1814) in 1836 in Llanbadarn Fawr.
In 1841 & 1851 they were living in Mary St, and by 1861 they had moved to Moor St. By 1871 they were back in Mary St, and 1881 gives Mary Jenkins as a widow.
They had 8 children, John (b 1839), Edward Jnr (b 1841), Edwin (b 1844), Thomas - my G grandfather (b 1847), Mary (b 1849), David (b 1852), Catherine/Kate (b 1858) and Maria (b 28th May 1860). I have a copy of Maria's Birth Certificate, which is how I found her mother's name. I know Maria married a David Baker in 1889 and had a baby, Emma, by the 1891 census, and two others before 1901.
Because of the number of Mary Joneses at the time and the commonness of all the other names, I am now completely stuck! I'd like to go further back, if possible with Jenkins/Jones parents, and to find out more about Thomas' brothers and sisters and their descendants. I've searched the IGI and every web site I can find, with no luck as I can't prove any more. Davierj has already tried to help with the Jenkins family but there is no positive link.
With grateful thanks, if you can help.