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I've been struggling for over ten years with the Welsh side of my family tree and I've followed a few wrong leads.
I know this is a long shot because of the surname, but any help would be greatly appreciated.
My Great Grandfather Griffith Henry Jones was born in Manchester in 1867, (I don't have any birth records just census).
The 1881 census in Manchester states that his father was Griffith Jones 54 a labourer (not employed) and his mother was Eliza 57, both born in Denbighshire. He also had a brother William 30 born in Denbighshire and a sister Harriet 19 born in Manchester.
I can't find the family anywhere during the 1871 census.
I have found a record of a Griffith Jones marrying an Elizabeth Williams in 1846 in St. Asaph, but I'm not sure if that's them.
Another possible white elephant is that I found a birth record for Griffith Jones in 1866 in Hulme, Manchester with his father Griffith, but his mother is named as Ann. The year and the area could possibly be true, but obviously Ann isn't.
Could anybody possibly give me any advice on searching for such a common surname, or point me in the right direction for Welsh records
Kind regards
Richard McGrorey

Hi,
I'm trying to discover more about my Great Grandmother Catherine McGarrity.
On the details for her death in Johnstone, Scotland, in 1949 from Scotlands people it states her father was James McGarrity and her mother was Jane Doran.
I can't find any records of either parent.
On the 1901 and 1911 Irish census records she is Catherine McGrory/McGrorey living with her husband John and children in Camlough, Armagh.
Her birth year is estimated to be 1872 and the census also states that she was born in Tyrone.
I know her husband John McGrory was born in Pettigo, Donegal.
Can anybody help me find any further information please? Or point me in the right direction.
Kind regards
Richard

Hi,
I'm researching my Great, great Grandfather John McGrory, born around 1842 in Donegal.
I know he was married to a Bessy Young and his son was John McGrorey (he added an e for some reason?)
I think he died in 1895 in Donegal, but I can't find his marriage to Bessy.  I have found records stating he had a daughter Mary Anne in 1855, Daniel in 1857, Francis 1859, Sarah, 1862, Bridget 1867, John (my GG Grandfather) born in Pettigo, Co Donegal in 1872 and Catherine 1873.
Would anybody be able to point me in the right direction for his marriage records so I could discover his parents name and possible Elizabeth Youngs parents
Thank you
Richard

Could anybody tell me what the cap badge of the Manchester Regiment would've been in 1902 - 1905 please? Would it have been the 63rd foot or would it have been the later version?
Many thanks.
Richard

I've been searching for my GG Grandfather Richard Hunt, and have been unable to locate his birth details.
The information I already have for him, is as follows:
His death certificate from the 27th November 1882, in Woolwich Kent stating he was a Pensioner aged 47. And Mary Hunt widow of deceased was present at death
Census returns from 1881, living at 18 Jackson street, Woolwich Kent aged 46, stating he was born in Ireland and living with wife Mary age 30 and children, Richard, Charles, George, and Mary (Ann Catherine, (My G Grandmother)).
His army records  when he joined 81st foot on 31st May 1854 aged 20 and 4 months in Rochester Kent, stating his trade was a stonemason and he was born in in the parish of Nenagh, near the town of Nenagh in Tipperary. He left the army as a Gunner in the Royal Artillery on 3rd July 1877 aged 43 and 5 months old.
And I have just received a copy of his marriage certificate from 10th February 1868 to Mary O'Connors aged 17, in Maidstone Kent, where he was living in the Artillery barracks as a Gunner in the Royal Horse Artillery aged 26 (first discrepancy) and his father was Thomas Hunt deceased and a Stonemason by trade.
I've searched through RootsIreland and other ancestry sites but have been unable to find a Richard Hunt born in Tipperary between 1834 and 1842 (If his age on his wedding certificate is correct, it would mean he was only 12 when he joined the Army. So I'm thinking that he may have lied about his age on his wedding).
Are there any records anywhere of people travelling to England in the mid 19th century? Or parish records online for births in Nenagh? Or any registers of Stonemasons in Ireland in the mid 19th century (I've had a look through obituaries on the union of stonemason site, with no luck).
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you in advance.
Richard.