Hello,
I’m in the unusual position (for me) of having a lot of information on these particular ancestors, but i’m still unable to find much about them.
The name of my great great grandmother (Mary Ann Thomas) seems to be so common in the area at the time, that I decided to abandon the search for her birth certificate and head straight for her parents’ marriage certificate.
This is where it gets really frustrating, as I appear to have some reliable information on them, but I cannot find the marriage.
The source of my information is from a brief family history written in 1959 by a great uncle of mine when he was retired (it is a real treasure). The ancestors I am currently searching for happen to be his mother and maternal grandparents.
I have been able to back up some of his information, from his parents’ marriage certificate and from the 1881 census. So I am pretty confident what he writes is accurate.
The marriage I am looking for is between Thomas Thomas (a tailor) born 1840 in Haverfordwest and Elizabeth John/Johns born 1847 in Wiston, Pembrokeshire. It is believed the marriage took place around 1866, as their first child (Mary Ann) was born 1st May 1867.
I can't think what I might be doing wrong. Both appear to have been born, lived and died in the same area. So I don’t think it’s a case of their being married somewhere else.
I’d be very grateful for any suggestions. I hope this comment isn’t too long and rambling.
Regards,
Claire.