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Wales (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Radnorshire => Wales => Radnorshire Lookup Requests => Topic started by: jk22 on Thursday 28 May 09 05:35 BST (UK)
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Hello.
I've been here before in attempts to isolate my great great grandmother SARAH WATKINS.
After much searching i found a SW born 18 Feb 1819 in Bryngwyn, Radnor.
Is this town on the border between the 2 counties as they were then?
On the 1851 England census my Sarah was now living in Essex and raising 3 children. It is recorded that she came from "Radnorshire, Brecknock". Confusing eh?!
Sarah now Mrs Green, was married to Robert i 1844 in St Brides London. On that document she gives her father as William Watkins. WW is a "Farmer".
That is all i have re her origins.
Any further insights or finds gladly accepted!
Regards
Julie
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Bryngwyn is on the border of not only where brecon and radnor meet or should i said met but on the herefordshire border as well . i would imagine it would have been in Radnorshire But as hay on wye would have been nearer the registration districe would be Hay on wye which is Breconshire( or brecknock as my granddad would correct me ) . i have ancestors who keep havingall three different counties on documents and yet hardly move at all . luckily i live in the area ( family have been here since at least 1625)and i concentrate on the county i think its in historically first . so i would use Radnorshire is you want church records and Breconshire after Also remember there were alot of nonconformists some of whom went between religions ( my Dad was very indignant when i suggested he may have chapel folk in his family even though he married my mum who was brought up a staunch methodist and married in the chapel.As his family was always church problem is so far only found them on chapel records hope this helps and doesn't confuse you more
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Hello 'vic1'
Thanks so much.
Sorry for the delay in response [family illness].
What you say is very interesting and makes sense.
I guess i remain a little confused - with regard to how to approach or which way to go to find the record of her.
I was excited in a way to learn that Herefordshire was also involved! Sarah's first child, John, married a girl from Holmer!
It makes me wonder - how much did they travel!! Was poverty and/or famine the push to leave the area?
I would love to hear the accents - it's been 30 years!
Kind regards
Julie
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They travelled father than we think they did. Holmer is approx 20/ 30 miles away - my great x3grandfather was born near rhayader and married a girl from the village i grew up in herefordshire 50 miles away . If i was you i would start by looking for her in radnorshire then try breconshire then herefordshire - however it is possible that as registration had not been brought in you may need to look at both church and chapel records and the chapel records may not before the chapel nearest to Bryngwyn - some of my family were christened 5 miles away passing three other chapels to get there - chapels also do not always have complete records and some have an aversion to looking inm them. Watkins is also quite a popular name in the area keep looking as one day the vital bit of info may come :)