« Reply #13 on: Wednesday 09 May 07 19:22 BST (UK) »
Hi s.k.,
I can understand not wanting to buy unnecessary certificates, especially if you're used to the Australian system where some of the info appears to be available in the index, but there are times when you can't get any further without a certificate or two. This is one of those times.
Your couple left the UK before the 1851 census which is the first one to give places of birth and relationships within the household. They also married between the 1841 and 1851, so your only way of confirming their fathers is to buy the marriage cert. It would also give a (vague) address for each of them and Jeffrey's occupation. If you don't get the cert, you could end up following the wrong family line and waste time and effort.
Another good thing about the marriage cert is that the couple themselves gave the info. Anne died young, so the info on Jeffrey's death cert was probably provided by one of their children and could be inaccurate. The age is very unlikely to be correct because, as JAP pointed out above, that would have meant him marrying at 15 and emigrating before he was 20. The father's name might also be wrong. The couple's children might never have known their grandparents. Also, there is no Jeffrey Jeffrey of that age on the 1841 census of Wales. There are at least 3 who are a few years older, but 2 of them are not living with family. It was quite common for children of 10 or so to be working as ag labs or farm servants away from home at that period.
So without more concrete info from a cert, you've hit a brick wall.
Cornwall: Allen, Bevan, Bosisto, Carnpezzack, Donithorn, Huddy, James, Retallack, Russell, Vincent, Yeoman
Cards: Thomas (Llanbadarn Fawr)
Glam: Bowler, Cram, Galloway, James, Thomas, Watkins
Lincs: Coupland, Cram
Mon: Cram, Gwyn, John, Philpot, Smart, Watkins
Pembs: Edwards (St. Dogmael's)
Yorks: Airey, Bowler, Elliott, Hare, Hewitt, Kellett, Kemp, Stephenson, Tebb