marriage cert btwn John Morris & Anne Williams, Whitford Wales.

[norma_jess]

The only thing on the certificate is John Morris and Ann William both of this parish married in this church by Banns on the 12th Day December 1808.  The person marrying them was a John Foulkes.  Witnesses where Edward Williams and William Jones.  John Morris signed but Ann made her mark.  Transcript on Findmypast.

[norma_jess]

Having checked other questions relating to F S it appears that most people say it means Family Servant.

[shell2012]

Hm, thanks Norma for your response.

Just for information in case anyone finds they belong to the same tree. I think I have found Ann Williams baptism as 1776 I have her down from the census's information as older but all the census's are incorrect estimates for both John Morris & Ann William, which has thrown me of their tracks for a while. However, all census's insisted that Ann was born Whitford. I have therefore been able to find her parents Thomas & Elizabeth Williams and her siblings as Mary Williams baptised 1777 and Hugh Williams baptised in 1772 all Tre Mostyn of Whitford. Which I know John Morris ancestors are from Tre Mostyn, Whitford.

Been found through Ann's baptism and by the process of elimination of sibling names sharing the same, 'named parents' and being baptised in same town area of Tre Mostyn within 10yrs of each other, there maybe more if I widen my net upto 20yrs ! This is the only strategy I have found helps when the census's that you usually reply on disappear pre 1841.

Michelle

[shell2012]

Thanks for all your help.