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From: "Pauline James" <>
Subject: Re: [Cmn-L] Re: Registration
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2002 08:40:28 +0100
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Hi Gordon

If you go to Carmsfhs webpages on

http://www.carmarthenshirefhs.co.uk

The e-mails for the CRO is here.....on the front page - plus lots of other
e-mail addresses of interest too....

The Registry office is:



I am unsure if this department is affected by the strike which had hit many
parts of the country today, I know the CRO (record office) is closed..

Pauline


----- Original Message -----
From: "Gordon" <>
To: <>
Sent: 16 July 2002 16:20
Subject: Re: [Cmn-L] Re: Registration


> Hi Pauline:
> What is the e.mail address of the Carmarthen RO?
> Gordon
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Pauline James" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 8:03 AM
> Subject: [Cmn-L] Re: Registration
>
>
> > Hi Trevor
> >
> > It would be worth trying again in Carmarthen registry office for an
> earlier
> > date......send an e-mail to them, they will come back to you within the
> day
> > normally -
> >
> > Although Ferryside is mentioned as under Sub district of Llangendeirne,
it
> > does not mean they had to register there......I believe that most towns,
> > larger villages had their own 'Somerset House' (where births/deaths
were
> > registered) I know that Burry Port had one which I know was still there
in
> > 1970.
> >
> > Ferryside as you know has the station as it's centre - they probably
would
> > have travelled by train after 1850's.
> >
> > Pre 1837 the date of registration, marriages had to be conducted by the
> > parish church, although baptisms and burials could be conducted by the
> > various non-conformist church/chapels in the area.
> >
> > Keep us posted - regards
> >
> > Pauline
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <>
> > To: <>
> > Sent: 15 July 2002 22:11
> > Subject: [Cmn-L] Re: CARMARTHENSHIRE-D Digest V02 #303
> >
> >
> > > Hi Pauline,
> > > Thanks for the advice again. I will ask my friends at
> > Carms
> > > Reg. Office to look a bit further backwards from 1885, but, if
Maryanne
> > was
> > > the person we in the family have "decided" on, she would have been
only
> > > twenty years old then and there would have been a gap of four years
to
> > her
> > > first child being born in 1889. Perhaps people did marry earlier in
> those
> > > days. Her first child that I am aware of was born on 8th. June 1889,
but
> > must
> > > have died fairly soon afterwards as her next daughter, b. 3rd. Nov.
1891
> > was
> > > given the same names, which I believe was a tradition at the time.
> > >
> > > However, I will try Llanelli Registrar's Office for
> 1885
> > > -89 as there may have been a Kidwelly connection in the family,
judging
> by
> > > cards sent to my grandmother in Camden Town by her elder children and
an
> > > unknown person.
> > >
> > > With regard to the 1891 census for St. Ishmael's /
> > > Ferryside, if Evan Davies and Maryanne / Mary Ann(e)/Maria(h) Davies
> were
> > > living there then, it should be possible to see where Evan was
born....
> or
> > I
> > > hope so. That would help to identify other possible marriage places.
> > >
> > > My reference to Llangendeirne was because the
birth
> > > certificate I obtained for one of their daughters ( born at the
Glanmor
> > Shop
> > > in Ferryside ) mentioned in the sub-district of Llangendeirne,
> Carmarthen.
> > >
> > > This leads me to another question, would they
have
> > had
> > > to travel from Ferryside to Llangendeirne to register the birth ? If
> so,
> > I
> > > wonder how they travelled ? I note that their daughter, Hilda Mary
> Davies
> > was
> > > born on 22nd. August 1897, but her birth was registered on 12th.
> October.
> > > I've forgotten what period births had to be registered by. following
the
> > > birth.
> > >
> > > Diolch and Nos da ( I'm for an early night tonight )
> > >
> > > Trevor (from a sultry Surrey)
> > >
> > > P.S. Did it stay dry for you on St. Swithin's Day ?
> > >
> > >
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> > > Carmarthenshire FHS can be contacted by telephone:
> > > 01554-784875
> > > Only general enquiries please, No research or lookups by telephone
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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> >
>
>
>
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