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Cheers Jim Will have to do a search again and decide which one I'm going to for then! Are these men different to the Langport ones? It's alright, you don't need to answer that. I'll spend tonight on Henry Wright instead of the Cosways. Sick of the sight of them at the mo!

1901 Henry Wright Ann abt 1847 Not Known, Somerset, England Head Pembrey Carmarthenshire 1891 Henry Wright Ann abt 1848 Stoke St Mary, Somerset, England Head Pembrey Carmarthenshire 1881 Henry Wright Ann abt 1848 St Marys, Somerset, England Head Pembrey Carmarthenshire 1871 Henry Right Ann abt 1848 St Mary, Somerset, England Head Pembrey Carmarthenshire 1851 Henry Hawker Henry, Mary abt 1849 Stoke St Mary, Somerset, England Son Stoke St Mary Somerset Henry Rice Wm,Sarah abt 1849 Stoke St Mary, Somerset, England Son Stoke St Mary Somerset There is always the possibility that he is not on a census pre 1871 but as there are only two henry's shown as born there it must be worth a punt on his marriage cert.

Cheers Jim Will look into that, but from what I remember, we couldn't find any Wrights in Stoke-St-Mary, only RICE - so that could be him, but considering he's listed as Stoke St Mary in one census, Somerton in another census, and Not Known in another, is it possible he just made the birthplace up or that maybe later on, he was suffering from dementia if he couldn't remember where he was born or indeed that he decided he wasn't sure where he was born?!

Hi Maria I think your next step is the marriage,which I think is this one. marriage Henry Wright 1868 Apr-May-Jun Llanelly (To 1974) Carmarthenshire, Glamorgan From that you should get his father,which hopefully should be William and should give his occupation.(ag lab in 1861) regards Jim PS the important link here is his birthplace, Stoke St Mary.

Jim Got birth certs for Henry RIGHT (born 1876) and his sister Ellen WRIGHT, born years apart but both at same address with both parents, so at least I know the census with RIGHT (wrong spelling) is right! Still no nearer to figuring out the Henry Wright born in 1848 though! Thanks for your help

Have ordered birth cert for Henry RIGHT born 1876, so will wait to see what that says before ordering Henry RICE

oh well, both Henry Rights mentioned on 1871 census but that's all I can find (apart from the 1876 birth listing)

Jim - you're a diamond! Looked for Henry RIGHT and found 1871 census for him with his wife Ann and two eldest children! Let's hope this is a bit of a break, although knowing my luck so far...!

just in case you missed them birth Henry Rice 1848 Jul-Aug-Sep Taunton (1837-1974) Devon, Somerset birth Henry Right 1876 Jul-Aug-Sep Llanelly (To 1974) Carmarthenshire, Glamorgan

Jim Henry Wright born around 1848 was born in Somerset Henry Wright born around 1877 was born in Pembrey, Carmarthenshire, but that Henry Right is a possible. Will start looking into that. I'm having difficulties with both of them though Thanks for all your help so far though

Hi Maria I have given you the only records I can find. It does not mean they are right. I cannot explain the change from Rice to Right to Wright other than the Somerset accent in Wales. birth Henry Right 1876 Jul-Aug-Sep Llanelly (To 1974) Carmarthenshire, Glamorgan

Jim Sorry about the mix-up. Probably getting him mixed up with his son Henry born around 1876/87 in Pembrey, Carmarthenshire for whom I can also find NO birth records. Wright = Rice?! How does that work, mistranscription, registrar mishearing, mother being illiterate and just guessing spelling?

Hi Maria Those refs. in 1868 were for his marriage and daughter's birth. Possible birth .States abt 1849 in 1851 census Henry Rice 1848 Jul-Aug-Sep Taunton (1837-1974) Devon, Somerset

Ignore above post. I've just realised that one was born in Llanelly, NOT Somerset

Jim Where did you find the quarter in 1868 that he was born? I've looked at Free BMD and the Genealogist but couldn't find his birth. Mind you, it was at 3.00am this morning so I was a bit tired!

1901 Henry Wright Ann abt 1847 Not Known, Somerset, England Head Pembrey Carmarthenshire 1891 Henry Wright Ann abt 1848 Stoke St Mary, Somerset, England Head Pembrey Carmarthenshire 1881 Henry Wright Ann abt 1848 St Marys, Somerset, England Head Pembrey Carmarthenshire 1871 Henry Right Ann abt 1848 St Mary, Somerset, England Head Pembrey Carmarthenshire birth Sarah Right 1868 Oct-Nov-Dec Llanelly (To 1974) Carmarthenshire, Glamorgan marriage Henry Wright 1868 Apr-May-Jun Llanelly (To 1974) Carmarthenshire, Glamorgan 1861??????? Henry Rice Wm,Sarah abt 1848 Stoke St Mary, Somerset, England Son Stoke St Mary Somerset 1851???????? Henry Rice Wm,Sarah abt 1849 Stoke St Mary, Somerset, England Son Stoke St Mary Somerset 1841?????? William Rice abt 1806 Somerset, England West Hatch Somerset

PS: I'm trying to find the Somerset 1851 census. Somehow I found it on Ancestry, but I don't know WHERE I found it. I saved the 1841 to favourites, but can't find how to get to 1851. Any ideas http://content.ancestry.co.uk/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=8978&path=Somerset.Twerton

Thanks Linda I thought it read STOKES!

Somerset Stoke St Mary.....if you google there is a site for there. Linda

On an 1891 census for Henry Wright born c. 1848 and living in Pembrey, Carmarthenshire, his birthplace is listed as: Somerset ????? It looks like Stokes but I'm not sure and can't find anything about Somerset Stokes. Any other ideas what it could read as please?