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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 / Re: Findmypast - Scotland
« on: Tuesday 20 August 13 11:17 BST (UK)  »
Thanks Flattybasher. I'll have a look on findmypast re the Scottish info you mention.

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Scotland / Re: Findmypast - Scotland
« on: Monday 19 August 13 18:55 BST (UK)  »
Thank you Forfarian. Good of you to let me have this. I'm not in any way sure there is a Scottish element to my search but I'll know where to start looking if there is.

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Carmarthenshire / Re: Three cheers for Carmarthen Reg. Office!
« on: Sunday 18 August 13 18:54 BST (UK)  »
Just to say when I called in at Carmarthen in late June 2013 to check records and old newspapers the people were as helpful as they possibly could be. The people in Pembs. are very nice to deal with as well.

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The Common Room / Re: Wedding and baptism records
« on: Sunday 18 August 13 15:12 BST (UK)  »
Osprey. The second thanks from me today.

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Scotland / Re: Findmypast - Scotland
« on: Sunday 18 August 13 10:51 BST (UK)  »
Gadget and all of you -- thanks for the quick response. I have no evidence at all of a Scottish connection. My research on the surname Jonathan is centred around the village of Llansawel in Carmarthenshire . The reason I ask about Scotland is a recently discovered cousin mentioned the possibility of a Scottish connection but I have no evidence of that and not having previously had any need to undertake research into Scottish records for the simple reason that to the best of my knowledge I had no Scottish ancestry and therefore had no need to investigate Scottish records.

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The Common Room / Re: Wedding and baptism records
« on: Sunday 18 August 13 10:44 BST (UK)  »
Thank you Osprey very much. There seems to have been an extended Jonathan family around Llansawel and as I know from my visit to the area this June, Talley is very close to Llansawel.

May I ask exactly where did you get the info. from re the 1776 wedding?

Also can you  or anyone else enlighten me as to weddings and parish records? I have received some conflicting info. and comments. Did chapel goers get married in a church as well as a chapel or was it only in a church that weddings were recognised unless people were Quakers or Jewish. As far as I know I have no Catholic ancestors but when were Catholic church weddings recognised? I find this all very confusing as so many people seem to give different comments.

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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 / Re: Wedding and baptism records
« on: Saturday 17 August 13 09:17 BST (UK)  »
Llinos,

My Jonathan connection is a great grandmother born in Aberdare in 1862. Ann Jonathan. By chance I was in Llansawel on 29 June last. If you'd like to e mail me on  (*) I'll tell you as much as I know.

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