William Davies, Golden Hill Cottage, Saint Mary

[CuriousAussie]

Hello, I am very much a beginner in this family tree business.  I am tracing my ancestors on my mothers side. 
I have a birth certificate for a James Davies born to William & Martha Davies on 1/10/1850 at Golden Hill Cottage, Saint Mary.  I am trying to find out information on William & Martha, I can't seem to find them in census.  I am also curious about the Golden Hill Cottage area.

Thank you for you help.

[Kay99]

Welcome to RootsChat 

This looks like the family in 1851 living at Golden Hill, Saint Mary, Pembroke

William Davies    28  Messanger in the Dock Yard b St Mary
Martha Davies    28 b Llanbaden??
Lettice Davies    3  b St Mary
James Davies    6 months b St Mary

Kay

[Kay99]

Hopefully this link to a map showing the Golden Hill area of Pembroke at about the time https://maps.nls.uk/view/102353024#zoom=5&lat=5216&lon=3677&layers=BT

Kay

[CuriousAussie]

Thank you.

The certificate I have mentions William is a labourer and dated October 1850. So is the James 6 months old not 6 years old??

[Kay99]

Apologies - Yes 6 months - I just added it to the post

This looks like the family in 1861 Living at Orchard Building, Pembroke

William Davies    39 Messanger Royal Yards b Llahaden, Pembrokeshire,
Martha Davies    40 b Monkton, Pembrokeshire
Lettice Jane Davies    13 Paters, Pembrokeshire
James Davies    10 Pembrokeshire
Maria Davies    8 Pembrokeshire

Kay

[Kay99]

Have you come across the GRO Birth (and Death) Index?  https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/menu.asp   You have to register but it is free to search and the birth index lists the mothers maiden name

I think this the families eldest child Lettice with mothers maiden name Morgans

LETTICE  JANE DAVIES     mothers maiden name MORGANS     
GRO Ref: 1847  Sept Qtr PEMBROKE  Vol 26  Page 656

A family tree on Anc suggests the parents married 10 October 1846 at  Pembroke St Mary, Pembrokeshire 


Added - From FreeBMD

Marriage Dec Qtr 1846 
William Davies -Martha Morgan  Pembroke    26   1099   

[CuriousAussie]

Thank you again.  This certainly sounds like 'my' William & Martha  .  I will definitely follow up on the  registry you mentioned.  Thanks for the tip.

[osprey]

Marriage in the parish church of St Mary, Pembroke 10 Oct 1846
William Davies full age bach labourer Pembroke Dock father James Davies blacksmith
Martha Morgan full age spinster Pembroke Dock father James Morgan labourer

[CuriousAussie]

Thank you for all your help. It is very confusing at times, I find I am going around in circles. Who would have thought  that there would be so many William & Martha Davies in Wales lol. Thanks again.  Stay safe.