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Title: John James out pensioner chelsea
Post by: GYPO on Tuesday 17 September 24 19:12 BST (UK)
Researching John James, out pensioner Chelsea. Narberth wales 1851 census, cannot find him before 1851.Two sons Thomas,William. William b1838/9.Thomas b 1832/33.Narberth.Wife,Anne.
Title: Re: John James out pensioner chelsea
Post by: Comberton on Tuesday 17 September 24 19:51 BST (UK)
1841 maybe
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M777-35N

occupation ag lab
Title: Re: John James out pensioner chelsea
Post by: osprey on Tuesday 17 September 24 20:50 BST (UK)
If that is the correct John, he had been married before.

Baptism Robeston Wathen 29 June 1828
Lewis son of John, labourer & Dorothy James.

Burial Narberth 21 Feb 1831
Dorothy James 33 Cox Hill

other baptisms to same couple in Narberth, John noted as labourer
31 Aug 1820 Martha
4 July 1823 George - buried 18 Aug 1825
28 Nov 1825 John

marriage Narberth 7 Nov 1818
John James of Minwear & Dorothy Nash otp, witnesses Wm Matthias & John James.
Title: Re: John James out pensioner chelsea
Post by: ShaunJ on Tuesday 17 September 24 21:46 BST (UK)
If "Embretch" could be "Amroth" then this could be his army discharge papers on FindMyPast:

https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbm%2fwo97%2f0586%2f075%2f001&parentid=gbm%2fwo97%2f586%2f735509
Title: Re: John James out pensioner chelsea
Post by: osprey on Wednesday 18 September 24 19:37 BST (UK)
well, there isn't a parish that sounds like Embretch and the dates seem a good fit. The bad news is that the baptism & burial records from Amroth before 1785 do not survive.

There is a James couple who have a child Elizabeth baptised in 1787, Benjamin & Jane. They were married early enough to have James, but no proof.
Marriage in Amroth 17 Oct 1772 Benjamin James & Jannet Hancock - she signs as Jane.

Burial in Amroth 27 April 1816 Benjamin James 69 of Summerhill