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Re: census lookup please
« Reply #18 on: Sunday 29 March 15 14:18 BST (UK) »
''AN UPDATE'' m/c arrived for William & Jane

 married Register Office in the Parish of Festiniog on 26 March 1870
William WILLIAMS 23 slate miner Prenteg Llanfihangel y Pennant
father William GRIFFITH Farmer
Jane JONES 20 Prenteg Penmorfa NO father
witnesses John GRIFFITH & Ellen JONES

Had an explanation given to me for the two surnames the family were still using the patronymic naming system, which is very late. Some families seem to have been extremely confused about which name to use and you do come across instances, like in your family, of two different names being used. The registers here do note that the surname is WILLIAMS.

1851  Address Prenteg
William GRIFFITHS Head mar 31 Penmorfa  Agri Lab
Sarah 30 Penmorfa
William WILLIAMS  5 Llanfihangel Y Pt
John Williams 4 Penmorfa
Robert Williams  2 Penmorfa
Sarah Griffiths 1mth Llanfihangel Y Pt

I have some leads that I'm following up for Jane JONES born c 1850 Penmorfa possibly living with her grandparents Evan & Eleanor JONES on 1851 & 1861c

1861 Llanfihangel Y Pennant at Prenteg House
Evan JONES Head mar 67 Llanfihangel y Pennant - Stone Mason
Elinor wife 60 Llanfihangel
Robert son 24 Penmorfa - Stone Mason
Jane Jones grandau 11 Penmorfa

There seems to be a naming pattern of William & Jane's children
Sarah, Ellen, Jane, William, Mary, Ann, Evan, Elizabeth, John Henry, Griffith, Joseph & Hugh

Thanks to eveyone that helped  :)
Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk