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From: "KATE PARRY" <>
Subject: Re: [CAE] Nurses in Caernarfon 1851
Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2002 19:42:31 -0600
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Dear Ms. Griffiths,
I wonder if there might be some connection between our families. So
many of the names -- first and last -- are similar. We have a lot of
Catherines in the family (including myself). The earliest family history
record I have is a marriage record in 1838 between Catherine Pierce and
William Parry, my great great grandparents. They were married at Llanbeblig
Church. The record lists his father as David Parry, a smith who lived on
Pool St. in Carnarvon. Her father was Griffith Pierce, a stone mason who
lived at Smithfield in Carnarvon. Do any of these names show up in your
research? In addition, Catherine and William immigrated to Brooklyn and my
great grandfather, David Elias Parry, was born there in 1847. Catherine died
and William left for Australia, leaving David with an uncle. The name that
has shown up most in family stories is a John Parry.

Does any of this fit?

Kate Parry
----- Original Message -----
From: Iolo Griffiths <>
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Sent: Monday, October 21, 2002 1:15 PM
Subject: [CAE] Nurses in Caernarfon 1851


>
> In the 1851 census Catherine Parry, widow, aged 66, lived at Castle
> Street, and was described as a nurse. I am aware that the Workhouse, which
> opened in 1845, had an infirmary. Did she work for the Workhouse
infirmary?
> Or was the term "nurse" in this case a bit looser, and might stand for
> midwife or something similar?
> I would also be grateful for information about her husband John Parry. He
> was buried at Llanbeblig Cemetery on 1 October 1835 aged 43, which would
> suggest a birth date in 1792. There is no memorial inscription to this
one,
> whereas there are to the other John Parrys buried between 1825 and 1841,
and
> they did not have wives called Catherine, which means that this one is the
> most likely.
> However, as far as his christening is concerned, there are no likely
> candidates in Llanwnda and Llanfaglan, and there are two in Llanbeblig
whose
> dates of christening are near to 1792, but are at least 2 years out, so I
> have to presume that his age in the burial register may not be correct.
> John Parry and Catherine Wiliams married at Llanbeblig on 13 September
1819.
> On 29 August 1820 their daughter Sydney was christened at Llanbeblig. John
> was then a servant.
> On 17 June 1823 their daughter Margaret was christened. John was then a
mail
> guard.
> On 11 September 1825 their son Richard was christened. John was then
> described as a postman.
> In the 1841 census Catherine was a widow, living at Greengate Street,
> Caernarfon with her son Richard and her daughter Margaret.
>
>
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