Robert Jones, Llanelidan, mid 1800s

[Gadget]

Ah - I saw a marriage for a Robert marrying a Margaret Roberts  but discounted as you seemed to be fairly sure  that Margaret  was a Jones.  Will go and look for it again.

The RD in that area are complex - related to the Poor Law Unions, of course. Bala , Corwen, Ruthin, Wrexham and Oswestry  for the various parishes in that broad area. They also changed. E.g. my parents were born and married in the same parish as my sister and I but their's were registered in one RD and ours in another!

Gadget

[Gadget]

Here tis ~

Robert Jones and Margaret Roberts
Ruthin, 1854, Q1, 11b, 491


Gadget

[Gordon Hughes]

Thanks Gadget,

Yes, I broke my own rule by listening to information passed on by another family member without double-checking it against the available records. This is why I don't post family trees on Ancestry etc and I never take for granted anything I see posted there unless there are records that verify the provenance !

Anyway, even though Robert Jnr was apparently born in Q1 1854, I think that marriage record is the most likely one and it's worth applying for the certificate which will hopefully confirm the residences of both parties.

Thanks again, Gordon.

[Gadget]

There's also a possible in 1851 in Bala - but not not sure - marriage finder is not as confident - a couple of Anns listed as well!

Bala, 1851, Q3,  vol 27, p 171

[Gadget]

This is all very odd as I'm not locating them on the North Wales BMD site. I know that there were problems with some of the registrars ' permissions when the info was collected but I thought that the Ruthin area problems were with the Churches 

I'll try treble checking.

[Gadget]

Yep - both marriages are on the FreeBMD site.

[despair]

If you put Robert Jones alone in the NorthWalesBMD site,Margaret Roberts appears as an option with another pair,but if you enter any element of her name as well,nothing appears!

Regards
Roger

[Gadget]

I'm sure it wasn't like that in the olden days, Roger. It was confusing as 3 other sites were giving them 

Gordon - when you order the certs, specify the spouse to be Margaret Roberts.

Gadget

[hanes teulu]

All five baptismal records of the children baptised Llanelidan, 1854-1862, parents Robert and Margaret Jones, show "Abode - Brynhyfryd" and father's occupation "Labourer