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I realise that this maybe a long shot but can anyone come up with marriage details for a James Miskill b. in Ireland 1823 and Ellen, (either Nall or Hall) b. Ireland 1838 they would have been married in the Pontlottyn area of South Wales sometime between 1851 & presumably 1856 when their first child Thomas was born, any info would be greatly appreciated.
Regards
Richard.
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Can only come up with this one so far
MASKELL, James
Presteigne 1853 Oct-Nov-Dec
BOUNDS, Elizabeth
GRIFFITHS, Elizabeth
and the first birth
MASKELL Thomas Presteigne Radnorshire 1853 Apr-May-Jun
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the census has them living at various address's in Ponlottyn up until their deaths, Ellen in 1873 & James in 1879, both are buried at St. Sannan cemetery in Bedwellty, I have the death certificate for James but as mentioned in my other posting, cannot find marriage details, unfortunately, Presteigne is a little off the mark, mid Wales I think, but thanks anyway.
Regards
Richard
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Where are they in 1851. Are you sure that they were not married in Ireland, I can't see any indication of the marriage on the GRO index for Wales
Rosie
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Hi Rosie, The 1851 Wales census has James Miskill aged 27, umarried and living at Heol Evan Wynne which is in Pontlottyn, South Wales, In 1861 the census indicates him married with a family, Ellen ( Nall or Hall ) could be one of a multitude of candidates, but again the census says she was born in Ireland, they both appear on the census up until 1871, I have tried & tried to find marriage details without success so decided to farm this one out to someone more knowledgable than myself.
Regards
Richard
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Marriages are traditionally in the brides parish, so even if he were living in Wales, if he was marrying a lass from Ireland they could well have gone over there to marry.
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Hi Liz, That's quite plausible, any suggestions as to how I might find out if that is the case.
Regards
Richard