I have a need for a hammer!

[Spidermonkey]

Possible baptism for Rowland:

Rowland, son of Moses and Sarah Pugh, April 4th 1797 at Llanbrynmair Old Chapel (Congregational, so non-conformist)

[Spidermonkey]

Rowland Pugh married Catherine Herbert in July 1821 at Llanover, Monmouthshire

[osprey]

first child to John & Maria appears to be 8 month old Sarah on the 1851 census

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SG8F-LRS

birth reg
Sarah Austin sept qtr 1850 Crickhowell vol 26 pg 335 mmn Pugh
Burial 25 April 1854 in Aberystruth parish church Sarah Austin age 4 address Blaina Works

[osprey]

the baptism to Benjamin & Mary is in Llanrhidian, address Aberlogin. Burial in Llanrhidian 13 Sept 1836 for John Austin 17 of Aberlogin.

https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/GLA/GLAImgMap

https://historicplacenames.rcahmw.gov.uk/placenames/recordedname/f9233a87-c0c1-4452-840a-4cb795d72be4

['Trish']

Thank you so much, however John died/disappeared in 1874 in Ukraine. Supposedly of yellow fever. Regards Trish

[osprey]

Just trying to show that the John baptised in Llanrhidian isn't yours as he died in 1836.

What record do you have that shows that John was born in Monmouthshire? The 1851 census shows him as age 25, so born c. 1826 in Herefordshire, place name looks like Winforton. Maria was born c. 1832 so if he was born 1817 it would make him quite a bit older than her.

Possible for John in Winforton in 1841

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M778-V4B

[osprey]

going back to the 1851 census in Merthyr Tydfil, John & Maria are visitors in the household of James & Esther Ol(l)iver.
Birth regs for children
Joseph Oliver sept qtr 1847 Merthyr Tydfil vol 26 pg 401 mmn Austin
Thomas Oliver sept qtr 1850 Merthyr Tydfil vol 26 pg 463 mmn Austin

marriage ref
James Oliver dec qtr 1843 Presteigne vol 26 pg 397 with Hester Austin the only other name on the page.

1861 census, place of birth for Esther & George looks like Windfordon
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M717-6H8

So it's possible that John was visiting his sister.

[osprey]

baptisms in Herefordshire

Esther
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W4PR-DRN2

Harriet
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W454-MY2M

Thomas
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W45M-BWT2

Sarah
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7B4T-ZWT2

but not one for John.

possible marriage
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WML6-DBN2

['Trish']

I'm not sure now. A professional researcher left me with John Austin (b1817) marrying Maria Pugh (b1832) no mention of a Herefordshire connection. I do have the marriage certificate but I' m pretty sure has 'of full age'.
John Austin went out to Hughsovka/Stalino/Doneska & when the family were due to out to meet him they got a telegram to say he had died. I listened to a talk about the town & they say hundreds went out, & over 90% of the men had russian wives. Never been able to find his death.