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Dear Roger
Many thanks for your help.  I am having no luck finding a Margaret Davies on the 1841 census for Wales, however I do have a Margaret Jones in Yspyty village, Eddia side, as a servant at this time.  Its a long shot but it looks the best for the moment.  Cant find anything about Dorothy Jones either or Mr Davies in any census' 1841.  There is an entry on https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X1BN-Y4N for a son, however as this not at the Calvinistic Chapel I am not sure if it is a connection.  It could be that the chapel came into existence after 1814 however I'm not that far yet.
Oddly enough I had an essay to write about Calvinism for my history degree last month so know a little of this Methodist ideology.  My Welsh family is still religious, although I am a product of a "mixed marriage" line where the children were bought up alternatively Church in Wales or Chapel.   My Dad's father was a chapel child.
Thanks again for your help Lucinda

Dear All
I have a conundrum regarding my ancestor Margaret Roberts nee Jones or Davies.  She was born in Bedgellert in 1812.  This much I know from the Wales census' 1851 to 1911. For some reason the census return of 1871 states she was born in Eddia - Caernarvonshire (RG10/5679).  Others in the village are listed as coming from Eddia if they are from Caernarvonshire.  Yspytty Ifan is split between the boundaries of Eddia and Denbighshire so was wondering if this could be the reason that she has been untraceable in Bedgellert parish records.  I have scanned the records available for Bedgellert and nothing shows for this family.  I also think that she may have taken her mothers name under the patronymic system.  On the wedding entry in the parish records for MR and Owen Roberts, Yspytty Ifan St Johns 1842, her father is listed as John Davies but her name is given as Margaret Jones.  I have come to a shuddering halt with this for over a year.  I think Eddia is a red herring but was hoping that someone may have some information or tips in order that I could open up the research again with Margaret.  She seems like she was a true survivor widowed young, raising 7 children and a grandchild, farming and running a pub, I would like to know more about her.  She died on 12 April 1912.

Ha yes I realised as I pressed the send button that you were Bucks Allen's.  Many thanks once again.
Kind regards
L

The mystery is solved.  Leticia was indeed William Folley/Folly/Foley's mother and he was illegitimate.  I found something last night on ancestry that confirms it.  WF's father was blind from birth and a young jailbird for a time. It's my first ancestor that I have a bit of fleshing out on so thank you all kindly for your efforts.  William was indeed distancing himself from the Folly name in changing it to Foley.  And there was me thinking that I was a fair bit Irish!  Cant wait to get up to Oxfordshire FHS and check out the records which confirm all this.
Kind regards
L

Many thanks for the tips, has made a lot of sense now, you are very kind.
regards
L