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Member Since: April 2010 Posts: 52 Send Message	Pamela	Report	25 Oct 2012 14:38
Member Since: April 2010 Posts: 52 Send Message	please can anyone help looking for family of john parry born 1836 from nantyglo monmouthshire he is on the 1851 census as a visitor aged13 the family he is visiting is david davies cilycwm llandovery carmarthenshire thankyou
Member Since: May 2008 Posts: 5,162 Send Message	Jonesey	Report	25 Oct 2012 14:53
	Looks a good possibility as Nantyglo was in the parish of Aberystruth. 1841: Name: John Parry Age: 3 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1838 Gender: Male Where born: Monmouthshire, Wales Civil parish: Aberystruth Hundred: Abergavenny (Upper Division) County/Island: Monmouthshire Country: Wales Street Address: View image Occupation: View image Registration district: Abergavenny Sub-registration district: Aberystruth Neighbors: View others on page Piece: 742 Book: 4 Folio: 24 Page Number: 39 Household Members: Name Name William Parry 25 Susan Parry 30 Jane Parry 5 John Parry 3 He does not appear to be with his father and sister in 1851/ 1851: Name: William Parry Age: 38 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1813 Relation: Head Mother's name: Jane Thomas Gender: Male Where born: Lanwenarth, Monmouthshire, Wales Civil Parish or Township: Aberystruth County/Island: Monmouthshire Country: Wales Registration district: Abergavenny Sub-registration district: Blaenavon ED, institution, or vessel: 11a Piece: 2447 Folio: 575 Page Number: 62 Household schedule number: 211 Household Members: Name Age William Parry 38 (Widower) Jane Parry 15 Rosser Thomas 58 (Stepfather) Jane Thomas 72 Rodger Parry 9
	Researching: Don't put off until tomorrow doing what you can do today. If you like doing it today you can do it again tomorrow. Be kind to your children for it is they who will decide which care home you end up in.
Member Since: December 2009 Posts: 13,491 Send Message	Maddie	Report	25 Oct 2012 14:59
	1861 name: John Parry event: Census event date: 1861 gender: Male age: 22 relationship to head of household: Lodger birthplace: Nantyglo, Monmouthshire record type: Household registration district: Merthyr Tydfil sub-district: 4 Aberdare ecclesiastical parish: civil parish: Aberdare county: Glamorganshire lodging with David Thomas
Member Since: December 2009 Posts: 13,491 Send Message	Maddie	Report	25 Oct 2012 15:16
	a possibility ? Marriage record transcript useful links & resources order marriage certificate Name: PARRY, William Registration district: [?] Abergavenny County: Monmouthshire Year of registration: 1839 Quarter of registration: Apr-May-Jun Spouse's last name Not available before 1912 Volume no: [?] 26 Page no: [?] 19 MarriageFinder™: [?] William Parry married one of the following people Transcript DAVIS, Margaret VIEW ORPHAN, Diana VIEW OWENS, Susan VIEW THOMAS, Eleanor
Member Since: April 2005 Posts: 6,752 Send Message	Kucinta	Report	25 Oct 2012 22:52
	More on the marriage Maddie posted? Day: 13 Month: May Year: 1839 Groom's Firstname(s): William Groom's Surname: Parry Groom's Age: Full Groom's Condition: Bachelor Groom's Occupation: Railman Groom's Abode: Rhymney Groom's Father's Firstname(s): James Groom's Father's Surname: Parry Groom's Father's Occupation: Cordwainer Bride's Firstname(s): Margaret Bride's Surname: Davis Bride's Age: Full Bride's Condition: Widow Bride's Abode: Rhymney Consent Of: Bride's Father's Firstname(s): Walter Bride's Father's Surname: Williams Bride's Father's Occupation: Labourer Witness 1: David Bevan, By X Witness 2: David Edwards Witness 3: Notes: Parish: Bedwellty Church: St Sannan County: Monmouthshire
	Researching: Eayres (Northants/London) Walker (Surrey) Loveday (Northants) Moore (Tipperary)
Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 66,023 Send Message	ErikaH	Report	26 Oct 2012 10:06
	What do you mean by 'family'? How did you get back to this person?

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