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Hello

I have a military record that my relate to my ancestor which lists his place of birth as Penygroes. Where may he have been baptised if this is the case? His religion was listed as Independent.

Are any of these records online or where could I find them?

Thanks

Jen

Hi all

It feels like every year or so I come back here trying again to break down my brick wall with Griffith. I'm hoping a very kind & clever person on here might have more luck than me  .

Griffith Jones was my GG Grandfather. He married Sarah Williams on 11th December 1885 in Register Office, Carnarvon. He was 18, she was 22. His residence at the time of marriage was Frondeg Rhostryfan. His father is listed as Griffith Jones, a labourer.

Once they were married, Griffith took Sarah's surname, although I don't know why. They had Jane (b. 7th Oct 1885 in Llandwrog), William (b. 12th May 1888 in Llandwrog) and Sarah Ann (b. 30th Aug 1891 in Aberdare). I've found the family on the 1891, 1901 and 1911 census. Griffith died in Aberdare on 21st June 1921, aged 55.

I would love to be able to work back from Griffith and find out about his ancestors but I'm drawing a blank. Does anyone have any ideas on where I could go next? I've looked through census records but can't seem to find anything that ties in, certainly not to a point where I could be sure that I'm on the right line.

Thanks in advance!

Hi

I don't know if anyone can help me but I'm looking for Jesse Manley (b. 1863) on the 1911 census but believe he moved to Scotland around this time (Kirkcaldy, I think).
I don't have any other Scottish records that I need to check so I'm not keen on purchasing credits for ScotlandsPeople.
Would anyone with access to these records be able to look up Jesse Manley for me or is there anywhere else these records can be found?

Thanks

Hello,

My Great-Grand Aunt Lily Fry (b. 1888) married Bertie Bush (b. 1887) in Bristol in 1911 before travelling to Canada. I know Lily traveled there in 1912 but couldn't find her husband's details anywhere. From there, I've seen the 1916 census where they are both living in Manitoba with their infant son, Cecil. I don't have much knowledge of Canadian records to know what information would be available for look-up but I would love to find out more about their family.

My Grandfather told me (although some of his information needs to be taken with a grain of salt....) that they also had two more sons, Douglas and Reg, and a daughter, Florence, although their dates of birth and any more details aren't known. My Grandfather used to write to a descendant of theirs at one stage but lost touch a few years ago and I have no information on who this would be, but am desperate for information on their family to hopefully help me get back in touch with them at some stage.

I hope someone can help me with further information on them.

Thanks, Jen.