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« on: Tuesday 05 May 15 15:46 BST (UK) »
Thanks for your posting - sorry I've taken so long to reply, but I received it literally as I was leaving for 3 weeks' holiday. My grandmother did indeed have a sister Martha, but as she was only born in 1877/78 she wouldn't have been marrying in 1889. In any case, my grandmother's father was Thomas Jones. What I found particularly interesting, however, was the fact that the birthplace of William Jones was Llanwinio, Carms. In each of the censuses for 1871, 1881 and 1891, Thomas Jones's place of birth is virtually undecipherable, except that it was in Carmarthenshire, but one suggestion which I have received is that it might have been Llanwinio - indeed, in the 1871 census in particular it could well have been transliterated as Llanwynio, which is obviously very close. This raises the possibility that "my" Thomas and "your" William may have been brothers. Thomas's marriage certificate gives his father as Phillip Jones, farmer. Do you have the name of William's father? Incidentally, I'm not aware of any connection of my family with the Llantrisant area.