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Wales (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Glamorganshire => Wales => Glamorganshire Lookup Requests => Topic started by: Fue on Sunday 12 April 09 15:35 BST (UK)
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Does anyone have access to the nonconformist marriages in and around Cardiff?
I am looking for the marriage of William Charles Williams and Norah Hearn between the dates of Jun 1872 and end 1874.
The couple lived in Cardiff and Rumney.
Heres hoping ::)
Fue
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If you check the 1881 census you will find a stepchild s/n Ford which suggests Norah was previously married so any re-marriage would be as Ford - not Hearn
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1871 census for Great Torrington Devon- discrepancy in Norah's age compared to 1881
John Ford 21 b Devon Langtree railway labourer
Norah 23 b Gt Torrington
John 1 ditto
William Hill 31 lodger b Surrey
Clara Hill 27 ditto b Frithelstock, Devon
Jane Hill 7 ditto b Frithelstock
RG10 Piece 2198 Folio 17 Page 27
Marriages September qtr 1867
Ford John Torrington 5b 837
HEARN Nora Torrington 5b 837
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Hi Carole
Many thanks for your reply and yes, you are right, I am looking for a Nora Ford marrying William Charles Williams. I have recently been working on her family - 'Hearn' tree and it slipped my mind that she had married once before (her husband died in 1872).
There appears to be no marriage for them but I thought there may be a chance there was a non-conformist marriage because it is a possiblilty his father was non-conformist.
Fue
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Hi
Have a look at this link
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/news/stories/172.htm
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Thanks for that Carole, this site definately looks very promising. :D
I did do a quick search for a known non-conformist marriage and it showed 'no results' so it is not perfect but it is still a promising site. I will do a proper search tomorrow. :)
Fue
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Hi
I have a feeling that this couple never married
have another look at the 1881 - all children from Henry to Norah have a second initial - F. If you check freebmd they were all registered with the second christian name of Ford
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Yes, aparently they all (but one) have a middle name of Ford in honour of John Ford who died in a railway accident.
I checked the dates and the first child born to William Williams and Norah could not have been John Ford's so they were all William Williams-es
John Ford and Norah moved from Torrington, Devon to Cardiff and John Ford died a matter of months later. But William Williams appeared out of nowhere (I cannot establish, due to his common name) and only shows on the 1881 Welsh census.
I do have all the childrens birth certs but I just cannot find a marriage and you may well be right, they may never have married. He may have already been married :o
However with the find of a 'possible' father being a non-comformist, I thought I would give it a try but this guy (William Williams) is my brick wall so I did'nt expect it to be that easy :-\ :'(
Thanks Carole