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From: "Carolyn J Haines" <>
Subject: Re: [MON] Cwmnantddu in Pontnewynydd near Trevethin
Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2008 20:16:27 -0500
References: <200802080101.m1810ls8009808@mail.rootsweb.com>
In-Reply-To: <200802080101.m1810ls8009808@mail.rootsweb.com>


Steve, thank you again, it sounds like possibly the church they were married
in was taken down and St. Luke's built over it?

> Caroline
>
>>From Kellys 1901 directory
>
> CWMNANTDDU is a hamlet half a mile west from .Pontnewynydd railway station
>
> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~familyalbum/kewynydd.htm
>
> Also lists a number of churches including St Lukes
>
> Steve
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:] On Behalf Of Carolyn Haines
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> Subject: [MON] Cwmnantddu in Pontnewynydd near Trevethin
>
> Hi, I am trying to narrow down exactly where the above town is and also what
> would have been the parish church in 1846. My g grandmother was born there
> and her parents were married there in 1846. After that they returned to
> Cornwall. We will be visiting the area March 7 and I would like to trip to
> see the church and Cwmnantddu. Several people have helped me so far and I am
> really grateful to them.
>
>
>
> Another question I have is with Mike John's transcription of Parish
> Registers. As far as I can tell there is no church listed. There are also
> many abbreviations that I do not know what they stand for and could not find
> definitions on the website.
>
>
>
> "21/02/1846, Richard Lawrence, FA,B, labourer, otp, William Lawrence,
> labourer, Elizabeth Tonkin, x, FA, spin, otp, Wm Tonkin, dead, Joseph
> Wayman, Thomas Griffin, B"
>
>
>
> Can someone tell me what the FA, B and otp and the B at the end stand for?
> And possibly which church they were married in?
>
>
>
> Thank you so much for any help provided.
>
> Sincerely,
>
>
>
> Carolyn Haines
>
> Holt, Mi 48842
>
>
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Carolyn Haines
Holt, Michigan USA


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