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Hi all,
I'm trying to find the DOB and real place of birth of Thomas Corbert "Davies" C1798-1804, I have a few items I'll append at the end of this message, but first my queries of TCD, the puzzle is that on his son (same name) Thomas Corbett Davies's Marriage for 1867 Llangammarch, the son gives his father's name as Thomas Corbett only no Davies. I've searched extensively for the birth of TCD senior but cannot find his supposed birth of around 1798-1804, I've even had a private genealogist search too with no result except to intimate to me that TCD senior was illigitimate with a DAVIES mother.
So...I thought maybe I'd have some more chance of finding him with your help.

Item 1: his Death Record:
Name: DAVIES, Thomas Corbett
Record Type: Deaths
Age at death: 80
Quarter: June
Year of Death: 1878
District: Knighton
Residence: <1851-1878: Knighton, Radnorshire, Wales
County: Herefordshire Radnorshire Shropshire
Volume: 11b
Page: 124 .
Born: 1797 or 1799 - Byton, Herefordshire, England

Source Information:
Death Record: FreeBMD. England and Wales, Civil Registration Index:
1837-1983 [database online].
Source: RG10/5596 Folio 25 Page 31

Related Records
Sources:
1851 Wales Census
1871 Wales Census

Wife: Ann C Davies
Born: abt 1809
Birthplace: Brampton Brian, Herefordshire, England
Alt. Birthplace: Knighton, Radnorshire, Wales

Son: Thomas Davies
Born: abt 1842

Daughter: Eliza Davies
Born: abt 1844

Daughter: Emma Davies
Born: abt 1846

Daughter: Harriet C Davies
Born: abt 1848.

Item 2: An extract of the Death of his daughter Emma on which it states his occupation at the time of this event was "Town Crier", this being so, maybe there is some Record of him in this occupation in Knighton giving more details.

Saturday 10th May 1856 in the Hereford Times
'' Shocking Accident - It is this week our painful duty to record a truly melancholy and fatal accident
to a poor little girl, a daughter of Thomas Corbett Davies, the town crier.
It appears that on Tuesday, a cart was standing at the door of Mr Phillips,
in the Narrows, in this town, when the man in charge of the cart very
incautiously went into the shop, leaving no one to take care of the horse in his absence.
As might have been expected, shortly after the man left his charge, the horse took fright,
and started off at a tremendous pace down the hill. On arriving near to the premises of Mr Baker,
a confectioner, the horse came into contact with the poor little girl, above named,
knocking her down and injuring her in a truly awful manner, her head being cut frightfully.
She was instantly conveyed home, and medical aid was quickly on the spot,
it being nearly opposite the residence of Mr Ayres. All that could be done was at once resorted to,
but, in the space of from two to three hours afterwards, the poor little sufferer ceased to breathe.
Upon the parents, the suddeness of blow must have had a crushing effect,
their child having gone out so short a time before, in the full enjoyment of health and strength.
There was to be an inquest held on the body yesterday (Friday).
After running over the child, the frightened animal kept its headlong pace all down the town,
and was not stopped in its wild career until it had gone more than a mile on the Ludlow Road.
It was a mercy that a score of little children were not sacrificed,
or that many infirm old men and women were not knocked down, and in the same way trampled to death.
Will this act as a warning to drivers of carts?

In the 1841 Census for Knighton he lives in "The Narrows" and is listed as being a Shoe M[aker] but... he is listed as "Thomas CORBETT" leaving me with the quandary "is his surname Corbett or Davies?"

Maybe some of you in rootsland can help me, I'd be very grateful if you do,

Jim Hendry.

Hi all,

I've just received a photocopy of a Birth Extract from a friend, the entry, a person I "think" is my G. Grandmother this was Ann Davies NEE Price, this Doc states born 6th June 1810, Knighton, father Thomas mother Mary, no other data, but... this under the old Welsh spelling PRYCE, my friend had this Doc from either Knighton or Hereford Archives, but cannot remember exactly where, she also has forgotten which Church and denomination of said Church... so what I'm asking is does anyone have knowledge of the Churches C1810 in Knighton? I ask this in order to maybe be able to relocate this Doc, and to accertain whether her parents were married here too, before going to the GRO to ask for a search of a Certificate.

The earliest Record of Ann I have is the 1841 Census (under surname "Corbett", another story here...) where she is living in Brampton Bryan in Herefordshire with her father Thomas PRICE (SCHOOL MASTER there) she gives "not born in the County of Herefordshire" (ditto Thos Price) age 41 as DOB here, so C1810-11, but in later Census's all POBs are Knighton, (except in 1851 she gives Brampton Bryan as POB confusing me a little)

In regard to Brampton B, Ann was married here in 1839 to Thomas "Corbett" Davies born C1799-1804.

I hope someone can help me here.

Regards,

Jim Hendry.

Hi there,

I may be asking for a lookup in the wrong newspaper, I thought the paper for the Obit I'm looking for was called "the Brecon & Radnor Gazette", maybe I have it wrong, you mention The Brecon & Radnor Express, are they one in the same? anyway here goes, I'm looking for an obituary in 1918 for:

THOMAS CORBETT DAVIES, AGE 76, BORN KNIGHTON, RADNORSHIRE 1841, DIED I THINK IN APRIL OF 1918.

He resided in Llanwrtyd Wells from 1871 till his death, wife at time of death RUTH DAVIES.

Would It possible to have an image of the actual entry? if not any record would be appreciated.

Thank you,

Jim.

Hi all,

I need help with this family, my G.G.Grandfather was born somewhere in Ireland, I'm trying to locate "where". The Info I have is sketchy, as all records I have state only Ireland as POB, his Death Cert for 1874 here in Scotland does not give his parents, nor can I trace his second marriage here, so I'm stumped! I understand records are almost non-existant in Ireland for this period, and you really need the Townland, and County, but as I don't have these, I'm hoping some kind soul can give me a pointer to solving my problem family.

Below is the Info I have, if someone can give me a clue as to where I can find such Info, I'd be extremely grateful, here goes:

MARRIAGE 1840-1846, BETWEEN THESE TWO PEOPLE SOMEWHERE IN IRELAND.

JAMES HENRY/HENDRIE/HENDRY, BORN C1821 (ONE 1861 CENSUS GIVES HIS SURNAME AS HOUDEN FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON)

HE FIRST APPEARS ON THE 1851 CENSUS FOR ST QUIVOX, AYRSHIRE, SCOTLAND, AS JAMES HENRY, FIELD LAB, AGE 30, WITH SON THOMAS AGE 6, ON THIS DOC HE IS DESCRIBED AS WIDOWER, SO "MAYBE" HIS WIFE WAS A VICTIM OF THE "POTATO FAMINE" BEFORE HE ARRIVED IN SCOTLAND, THEN AGAIN, HE MAY NEVER HAVE BEEN FORMALLY MARRIED...

AND

AGNES GREEN, DOB UNKNOWN, SHE APPEARS ON HIS DEATH CERT, AS HIS FIRST WIFE.

Regards to all

Jim.

Hi all,

Can someone help me with a 1851 Census lookup for this person in the St Quivox, Wallacetown, or Kilmarnock areas, as follows:

JAMES HENDRIE OR HOUDEN, DOB 1821 IRELAND, POB UNKNOWN.

SUSAN CLARK, WIFE OR COMMON LAW, DOB 1821 IRELAND, POB UNKNOWN.

THOMAS HENDRIE OR HOUDEN, SON, DOB 1845, IRELAND POB UNKNOWN.

THOMAS CLARK, STEPSON, DOB 1849, AYR, AYRSHIRE. (POSS GIRVAN)

Thanks in advance, greatly appreciate any help.

Jim.