Hi,
I'm trying to trace Thomas Wanklin who lived in Gladestry in Wales in the mid to late 1700s but I believe came originally from Herefordshire. He was married in 1762 in Llanfihangel Nant Melan and the marriage documents state that he had the permission of his parents so he must have been under 21 at the time. This means he was probably born in the 1740s.
A witness at his marriage was called James Wanklin. This was presumably either a brother or his father. The only Thomas Wanklin I have found in Herefordshire so far was born in Kingsland and would have been 14 at the time of the 1762 marriage. While it is not inconceivable that he could have married at 14 I think it a little unlikely.
If anyone has come across a Thomas Wanklin who was born in Herefordshire in the 1740s I would be very grateful if they could pass on the details to me.
