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Do you have Jones ancestors connected with the beautiful hamlet that is Maesmynis, near Builth Wells?  If so, you may be interested to know I have set up a public family tree on ancestry.co.uk  "Jones Families in Maesmynis".  If you have a genuine research interest in the area then you are more than welcome to join us. 

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/tree/64845398/recent

I am trying to find out more information about my 2xGreat Grandfather Jean Baptiste Laroche. 

All I know about him is that he was born in Quebec in 1831 and I believe he may be in Greenock in 1851.  He was a Pilot.

He married my 2xGGM Anne Simpson on 30 June 1852 in Liverpool and their only son James Joseph Laroche (my GGF) was born 20th April 1853 in Liverpool.  (I have the marriage certificate to confirm, which states he's from Quebec and that his father is also called Jean Laroche, also a Pilot).

Ann was a widow when she remarried in May 1855 and I have not been able to find a death or find out what happened to Jean Baptiste Laroche.

From the Quebec, Canada, Vital & Church Records (Drouin Collection 1621-1968) I believe I have found his baptism in 1831 in St Antoine de Tilly which has led me to further information regarding his parents Jean Baptiste Laroche and Marie Marcelle Sevigny.

Parents and siblings are enumerated on Canada's 1851 Census.  Information is limited but they have also named my 2xGGF and then crossed his name out.  Next to his name and age they have written Greenock.

I wondered if anyone has ideas or can point me in the right direction as to where to go from here? I have checked Scotland's 1851 census but unable to find anything.

Many thanks

Julie

If anyone is popping into NYRO or hold parish records, I'd be very grateful for some help,  I'm wanting a marriage lookup please for Sarah Wright and Joseph Marshal Avitt, JFM 1840 at Fylingdales.  FindMyPast hold some records but sadly not for this time frame.

I'm trying to get away without buying the marriage certificate as all I'm after is the bride's father's name and his profession to confirm whether or not I'm on the 'Wright' line!

Many thanks!

Julie

I'm visiting Dowlais for the first time over the next couple of weeks and hoping to visit the site where the Caersalem Chapel used to be.  My 2xGreat Grandparents married there in 1842.  I understand it used to be on Wells Street but cannot find that street on any up-to-date maps. Does anyone have any idea on the location using today's maps?

I'm also interested in finding Bethania Court where my Great Grandmother was born in 1848. 

I've been searching for the baptisms of my 2xGreat Grandparents (Rees & Elizabeth Jones-maiden name Jones also) in Maesmynis for some time now and because they were very likely born about 1810/1812 the parish records for that period are missing, they no longer exist.  I've also checked with the NLW and the Bishops Transcripts do not cover those years either.

Their burials are also a mystery - Rees died in Maesmynis April 1869 and Elizabeth died in Llanddewi'r Cwm in May 1889 but there is no record of their burials in the Maesmynis or Llanddewi'r Cwm registers.  I have also checked the MIs for Builth, Maesmynis and Llanddewi'r Cwm, no luck.

Given that I can also only find a baptism for only one of their nine children, I am starting to think they may have been non-conformists which leads me to my question.  Does anyone know if baptism/burial records for Salem Chapel in Maesmynis exist and if so, where can I find them??

I'm visiting Maesmynis the week after next so my search is of an urgent one!!

Many thanks