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Richard Lewis - Fishguard, Pembrokeshire
« on: Friday 04 September 15 19:03 BST (UK) »
I wonder if I can ask for help with information of a Richard Lewis in the parish records.   Richard Lewis was born Fishguard circa 1816 and migrated to Gelligaer Parish pre 1841.  The following details may be of help.

1841 H0107 1414 Bk7 F37 Pg11 living in Gelligaer .....
Henry Lewis 25 Lab
Caroline 25
Samuel Lewis 60 Ind
Richard 25 Lab
George 20 Lab
Daniel Davies 25 Lab
All listed as not born in County

1851 H0107 2457 251 13 living in Gelligaer ... hamlet Garthgynud?
William Higon mar 50 Fishguard Pembs ... occupation Boaler 
Rachel wife 25 Glam Gelligaer Boalers wife
David 28 Lodger unmar Fishguard Pembs Boaler
Richard Lewis 35 Lodger unmar Fishguard Boaler

Then a marriage in Gelligaer in 1851 Dec 1st.......
Richard Lewis of full age Bachelor occupation Bowler?? .. Pontlottyn .. Father Samuel Lewis Farmer
Jane Llewellyn of full age Widow .. Pontlottyn .. Father Christmas Davies Lab

Richard died June 1866 and a Will proved at Llandaff Sept 1866 by the oath of Henry Lewis

1871 RG10 5387 86 31 - Parish Gelligaer - Hamlet Brithdir
Jane Lewis Head widow 73 Cardigan Llandysil Retired Farmers wife
James Davies widow Brother Cardigan Llandysil Labourer in Ironworks
Mary Dyke servant 16 Aberdare Glamorganshire
anything and everything to do with the village of Brithdir, near New Tredegar in Gwent.

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Re: Richard Lewis - Fishguard, Pembrokeshire
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 06 September 15 19:58 BST (UK) »
Hi Roy

Fishguard baptisms & marriages are online on FreeReg, but no sign of the Lewis family. I was beginning to wonder if they were non-conformist & just read your thread on Henry & his wife was, so perhaps that explains the lack of baptisms.

http://freereg2.freereg.org.uk/

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Cards: Thomas (Llanbadarn Fawr)
Glam: Bowler, Cram, Galloway, James, Thomas, Watkins
Lincs: Coupland, Cram
Mon: Cram, Gwyn, John, Philpot, Smart, Watkins
Pembs: Edwards (St. Dogmael's)
Yorks: Airey, Bowler, Elliott, Hare, Hewitt, Kellett, Kemp, Stephenson, Tebb