Joshua Llawddog JAMES, 1859, Llannelly

[Pat Hase]

I'm interested in finding out more about Joshua Llawddog JAMES who according to an unsourced family tree on Ancestry went to Australia, had a child there in 1900 and died there in 1922. 
But I think he may have married Ruth EVANS in the Pontypridd District in 1885. 
A Joshua & Ruth JAMES nee EVANS had a child in 1902 in Treherbert (I have the certificate) - Is this the same Joshua JAMES?
I'd be interested in your comments.
Thank you
Pat

[CaroleW]

The Welsh 1901 has Joshua & Ruth living in Carmarthen so he could not have gone to Australia in 1900

His father was William so a copy of his marriage cert to Ruth will confirm his fathers name

Treat anybody elses version of your ancestry with extreme caution!!

[Pat Hase]

Thank you.  I've sent for the certificate so should know within a day or two if his father's name was William.
I agree about Ancestry Family Trees - This one even gives an actual birth date for Joshua so presumably (a dangerous word for family history research!) a wrong connection has been made somewhere.
Pat

[Pat Hase]

The certificate has arrived and I was wrong!
My Joshua JAMES had a father called Stephen.

I've now traced my Joshua who has been transcribed as Josiah and enumerated as Josuah.

His parents were Stephen & Cathrine JAMES and I believe Cathrine's parents were Henry & Elizabeth STEPHEN from Llandilo.

I believe that STEPHEN JAMES was born at St Dogwells, Pembrokshire in about 1831 and his father was another Joshua, also enumerated as Josuah.

Thanks for your interest
Pat