Parents not Married

[rosie99]

The christening says
Rees Thomas - Farmer
Mary Lewis - spinster

[Gadget]

Saw that record when l was helping with the earlier thread back in July, Rosie. The problem is that he's down as a ship's carpenter on the marriage cert 

It could be him and she might not have known his occupation or he changed his occupation or it's not the correct one or.........................



Gadget

[rosie99]

Thanks Gadget 

Rosie

[100%Gog]

A copy of Harriet's original baptism record is shown on FMY and the parents are shown with separate surnames.

Birth: 8 Dec. 1831
Baptised: 23 Dec. 1831
Father: Rees Thomas (Farmer) from St Ishmael (a community about 12 miles south of Carmarthen)
Mother: Mary Lewis (Spinster) from Lammas Street, Carmarthen

They are the only couple on the page that has both surnames all the others show one surname. I would suggest that they were not married also two different addresses adds to it.

Hope this helps?

100% Gog

[Lisajb]

It's added something to the mix - will be on FindMyPast tonight I think!

I first started my tree over 10 years ago, got back to it earlier year after a few years off - and the three brick walls I had back then, of which this lady is one, are still brick walls!

I have so little to go on for her, a place of birth, an approximate date, a fathers name and occupation which may or may not be accurate (bit of a jump from farmer to ships carpenter!) - and that's about it.

Thanks everyone for all your help - will review tonight at home.

[100%Gog]

I just noticed an error in my previous reply.....should be FindMyPast not FMY

So the baptism record was found on FindMyPast!

100% Gog

[Lisajb]

Well, there's a Mary Lewis living in Lammas Street in the 1841 census, with a birth year of 1816, but no Harriet with her    Is this Mary the same one as in the baptism of Harriet in 1831?

And there's a Harriet Thomas b 1829 living with a David and Elizabeth Thomas at Lansaint Gwenmount, St Ishmael in the 1841 census - grandparents maybe?

I have also found baptism details for a Rees Thomas in Jul 1824 at Llandingat, Carmarthenshire - with parents David Thomas and Elizabeth - EDIT forget this, assuming he was baptised as an infant, he'd have been only 7 when Harriet was born!

My attempts at spelling the Welsh place names are probably awful, I do apologise.  Scribbled the first one down in a rush and then struggled to read it back.

any thoughts anyone? 

[Lisajb]

Gadget found the 1841 census entry on my previous thread, A*, bless 'em, have her name as Herbert!

[Lisajb]

Gadget found the 1841 census entry on my previous thread, A*, bless 'em, have Harriet's name as Herbert!