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Carmarthenshire / Introduction and Help request
« on: Wednesday 30 January 19 22:40 GMT (UK) »
I am the family historian for the Doggett and Contratto families. My father did all the easy work back when it was hard. I am now working to find relatives from the 1700's.
The Doggett family bible refers to an Elizabeth Jackson born in 1784 at Lampeter and raised by her Uncle Admiral John Thomas. More research shows that she was christened on 07 Apr 1786 at LLANLLWNI, CARMARTHEN, WALES. Her mother was Martha Lloyd and her father was Jno Jack. I am interested in finding her relationship to Admiral John Thomas. I assume it is through his wife, Letitia Maria Lloyd, or his mother Sage Lloyd. John Thomas's father was the rector of Llanllwni and there should be a plaque in St Lukes Llanlwni church referring to his tomb in the churchyard. I have done the family search website but can not go further back than Martha. Is John Jack an odd name for this particular area? Any ideas on next steps?
I am visiting Wales this summer. I live in the USA but have cousins in the UK and one living in Southern Wales. We plan to visit the area around Llanlwni and LLandsul as part of the trip. I would also like to get in contact with anyone with information about Admiral Thomas, the Lloyds of Cardigan and general knowledge of the area between 1750 and 1820. I have done significant research on Admiral Thomas. I have almost fully documented his Naval career through logbooks and letters from the British National Archives and the British Maritime Museum. I would like to focus some effort on his time in Cardigan and Carmarthen after his service.
The Doggett family bible refers to an Elizabeth Jackson born in 1784 at Lampeter and raised by her Uncle Admiral John Thomas. More research shows that she was christened on 07 Apr 1786 at LLANLLWNI, CARMARTHEN, WALES. Her mother was Martha Lloyd and her father was Jno Jack. I am interested in finding her relationship to Admiral John Thomas. I assume it is through his wife, Letitia Maria Lloyd, or his mother Sage Lloyd. John Thomas's father was the rector of Llanllwni and there should be a plaque in St Lukes Llanlwni church referring to his tomb in the churchyard. I have done the family search website but can not go further back than Martha. Is John Jack an odd name for this particular area? Any ideas on next steps?
I am visiting Wales this summer. I live in the USA but have cousins in the UK and one living in Southern Wales. We plan to visit the area around Llanlwni and LLandsul as part of the trip. I would also like to get in contact with anyone with information about Admiral Thomas, the Lloyds of Cardigan and general knowledge of the area between 1750 and 1820. I have done significant research on Admiral Thomas. I have almost fully documented his Naval career through logbooks and letters from the British National Archives and the British Maritime Museum. I would like to focus some effort on his time in Cardigan and Carmarthen after his service.