trying to locate Rees family

[Chairlady]

Hoping someone can help - I have all census info for my great grandfather Thomas Roger Rees but trying to establish where he was born.
He gives his date of birth as 20 March 1845 in the front of the family bible (started by he and his wife) and states place of birth was Treforest but there is no birth registered for him held in the Pontypridd registrars office.  In 1851, the family were living in Treforest and he was aged 5.  In 1861, they were living in Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne when he was aged 16 and place of birth Aberdare.  He married in Stockton on Tees 24 July 1866 and gives his age as 20.  In 1871 he was in Hartlepool aged 26 living with his parents while his wife and children were living with her parents - his place of birth given as Monmouthshire.  I've just paid for yet another birth certificate (which isn't him).  His wife remarried in 1880 as a widow but the only death I can find between 1871 and 1880 for Thomas is also in 1880 and this persons age is given as 33.  There are no births or deaths with middle name Roger, so I'm looking for a needle in a Welsh haystack full of Rees!  Can anyone help?
many thanks

[rosie99]

Don't forget that a lot of births were not registered this early on. Registration was not tightened up until the late 1870's

[Chairlady]

yes, I was aware of that, but still hopeful that someone might have a clue to where I could look for baptisms as I don't know the area at all

[rosie99]

FindMyPast has baptisms for Aberdare, where his brothers John & William were born.

[rosie99]

Does the bible name him as Thomas Roger Rees.  Does it give any information on his parents

[Deirdre784]

In case it makes a difference, Pontypridd was not a registration district at that time, think they came under Merthyr Tydfil. Pontypridd became a registration distict in 1863.

[Chairlady]

sadly the family bible does not give info on his parents and this is where I'm trying to go - to find the name of his mother - first name Mary.  Father I have a trace on but can't find the marriage without her surname.  I do have access to Find my past and have been down that route - thanks any way

[rosie99]

Just posting 1861 to save me looking for it again tomorrow 
RG9/   3844 f49 p42
Thomas Rees   44  (Born Nevern)
Mary    48           (1851 has her born Landovery, Carmarthenshire )
Margaret    22 bn Aberdare  (1851 has bn Monmouthshire)
John           20 bn Aberdare
William    18 bn Aberdare
Thomas    16 bn Aberdare

[Sam Swift]

Have you looked at Thomas Rees
GRO Reference: 1845  J Quarter in CARDIFF  Volume 26  Page 355
This Registration area covers Treforest area of Llantwit Fradre parish.
forgot to say mother's maiden name Phillips according to GRO online index.