**COMPLETED** Baptism

[Ladyhawk]

Hi,

Please can anyone offer help with baptism record

Peter Jones b1824 Carmarthen (possibly Llangeler) coal miner
father John Jones b1780 Baptist Minister
mother Martha (Williams ?)  b1786

Thanks for any help

[osprey]

If his father was a Baptist minister and the children were brought up as Baptists, there won't be any infant baptisms as that rite isn't practised by Baptists. Sometimes, there's a list of children born to members.

This is entitled Shropshire but covers Wales

http://www.shropshirebaptist.org.uk/history.htm

There are some Baptist records here - be careful of cost -  it's easy to spend too much with a common surname

http://www.bmdregisters.co.uk/

Address in 1841 reads Bankyffynon, but more likely Bancyffynon as there's no 'k' in Welsh

http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/CMN/Llangeler/index.html

I have Baptists in Pembrokeshire, so sympathise.

 

 

[Ladyhawk]

Hi Osprey,

Thanks again for info. & help - appreciated 

I have registered with BMD but not bought any credits yet.

I did a search for baptism name of Peter Jones and 3 came up for Carmarthen - thought I was going to be lucky but I don't think any of these are the ones I'm looking for

1823 RG4 4024 Rock Independent Chapel in Trelech ar Bettws
1831 RG4 2255 Calvinistic Methodist Chapel Llanarthney
1831 RG4 2256      "                 "             "          "

I have ordered Peter's marriage certificate hoping that I'm on the right track and this may give me some further insight into the family 

I'm going to start a new post for Peter's father John Jones as there's some indexed information in two welsh books which may relate to him 

[osprey]

If he was brought up as a Baptist, his baptism might be when he was around 15 going on what I found in my Baptist lot, although can be later than that. We're probably talking full body immersion. 

[Ladyhawk]

Hi Osprey,

Thanks for that - I have no idea whether he was brought up as a Baptist 

I'm hoping to see John Jones Baptist Minister on the marriage certificate for Peter Jones - otherwise back to the drawing board 

I'm also hoping James Jones b1869 Glamorgan that I was tracing from his marriage certificate with father named Peter Jones is the correct one - there's far too many James JONESES in Glamorgan to even take a guess as to which birth certificate I should order and far too costly to order everyone in the hope I might find the correct one

I must wait patiently for 1911 - fingers crossed that I don't have to start all over again 

Thanks again for help

[Ladyhawk]

Hi,

I know now that John Jones baptist minister & wife Martha Williams had twelve children Peter being their last

David Jones,
Anne
Mary,
Margaret,
Nansi,
Martha,
Sam
John & Henry twins born 24th July 1819
John & Bet twins
and finally
Peter Jones b1821/26