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Dumfriesshire / Jonathan family - Dumfries shire
« on: Thursday 22 August 13 17:54 BST (UK)  »
Has anyone come across any stories of people fleeing Dumfriesshire to Wales in the 18th century?
I'm not very knowledgeable about Scottish history but the story as I have it is people were fleeing persecution by Catholics. That may have no basis whatsoever in fact but has anyone got any useful leads for a person who may be able to help?

Thanks

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Scotland / Findmypast - Scotland
« on: Sunday 18 August 13 09:00 BST (UK)  »
Could someone who knows  about Scottish parish records help me please? On findmypast there are excellent records for English & Welsh parish records but very little for Scottish parishes. Please please excuse my ignorance but did Scotland have parishes or am I just using findmypast wrongly?

Does anyone know anything about the surname Jonathan in Scotland?

Any comments gratefully received. I'm particularly interested in pre 1800.

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The Common Room / Wedding and baptism records
« on: Tuesday 13 August 13 14:35 BST (UK)  »
Please excuse my ignorance but I have an entry in the 1841 census for an ancestor who thought he was born about 1786. However I cannot find any record of his baptism.  Did many people simply not bother to have baptisms? That may explain why I cannot find a record. It just isn't there. Any comments gratefully received.

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Carmarthenshire / Llansawel James Jonathan
« on: Sunday 09 June 13 20:03 BST (UK)  »
A few years ago about 2008 a very kind person let me have a note on a James Jonathan ( the surname was Jonathan ) who was imprisoned for sheep stealing in 1868. Unfortunately I've lost or accidentally deleted the message.  Can anyone point me in the right directions for court records? thanks. David Morris Godalming Surrey.

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Montgomeryshire / Morris family Kerry
« on: Monday 23 April 12 16:24 BST (UK)  »
Apologies if this message gets in twice. Is anyone researching the name Morris in the early 19th century in Kerry?

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Leicestershire / Leicester prison records
« on: Monday 26 December 11 09:19 GMT (UK)  »
Hello. I wonder if anyone can help. The brother of an ancestor from rural Carmarthenshire was imprisoned for sheep stealing in 1865 and although the crime took place in south west Wales there's a pencilled note of Leicester on the court record.
I visited the records office at Wigston Magna but whilst the people there were very helpful they only had admissions records for 1868/9 and no mention of the person I'm interested in. Also what seem curious is he got a 5 year sentence but most of the sentences in the records book were 3 months or less. Also the crimes were all committed in and around the Leicester area so quite why someone was sent such a long way to prison I have no idea.
I wonder if there were two or more prisons in Leicester at the time. Does anyone have any thoughts?
Thanks in advance.

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Glamorganshire / Jonathan Jonathan
« on: Monday 02 May 11 14:19 BST (UK)  »
Does anyone have a Jonathan Jonathan in their tree?  Died Pontypridd 1910, born in or about 1829 in Llansawel, Carms?

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Pembrokeshire / Benjamin Rees
« on: Sunday 10 April 11 15:43 BST (UK)  »
Sorry to be so vague but I'm on the trail of a  Benjamin Rees. All I know is that he was the father of a John Rees who was married 18 May 1845 in Haroldston nr H'west. I'm guessing Benjamin was born about 1790/1800 but that's all.

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Carmarthenshire / Jonathan family - Talley
« on: Sunday 10 April 11 15:38 BST (UK)  »
Is anyone researching the Jonathan family from Talley? I have an ancestor Jonathan Jonathan ( really !) who was born in Talley 1829.

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