Hardee of Stafford Arms, Swansea

[noseyoap]

Can anyone help me please, I am looking for the baptisms of 3 generations of James Hardee. the first one i believe was born about 1765(but I think he was born in Stafford but moved to Swansea and run the Stafford Arms in Garden Street) His son was born about 1809 in Swansea and married Ann Williams in 1827, and their son was born about 1830 in Swansea and married Harriett Thomas in 1853. The problem is there are so many spellings of Hardee, Harde, Hardie, Hardy and Harding that I have found.
any help would be appreciated

[Deirdre784]

That could depend on their religion as many non-conformist baptisms are not online. What’s the name of the son born in 1830, and where (church / chapel / registry office) did he marry?

[noseyoap]

Hi, he was James Harde as well and he married at the Parish Church Llansamlel
Thank you

[ciderdrinker]

Hello
Here's a few extra details but I still haven't found the full thing you want.
James Hardy married Susan Clement of Knelston at LLanddewi parish church 13.2.1805
Mary Hardy bapt there 19.5.1805
James possibly bapt as Heard s of James 26th July 1807 born 10th at Swansea St Marys
Rest of the children all at that church
Charles William as Harde  born 22.7.1810 bapt 8th Oct 1810
Sophia Hardy born 21 Oct 1812 bapt 8.11.1812 labourer
Caroline Harde  d of James and Susanna born 26.4.1815 bapt 14.5.1815 labourer

James marries Ann Williams at St Mary's 7.1.1827
Two children but not your James baptised there
William 24.10.1830 born 26.9.1830 occupation cooper
George 27.5.1832 born 2.4.1832

James Hardee marries as James Harding to Harriet Thomas at St James 20.11.1853 quarryman of Garden st s of James Quarryman. Harriet under 21 from Foxhale d of David a joiner.

James senior buried st Mary's 18.5.1853 age 89 years. (admin to son James  £100)
Susan Harde buried there 29.8.1838 age 64 years

The nearest I can get to a james Hardy born Staffordshiire 1765 is these two
James Harday s of John and Susannah 13.5.1770 at Wolverhampton St Peters
John Hady 25.7.1764 s of Thomas and Elizabeth Wednesfield St Thomas

I haven't looked at an image of Thomas and Susan's marriage ,you never know it may have more info.

Ciderdrinker

[noseyoap]

Thank you for the details I have found most of them, I have queried the baptism of James no 2 as James Hearn in 1807. As regard James no3 I have found 2 baptisms both with parents James & Ann but one is at Hull as a non-conformist record in 1831 and the other is a place called Churchingford in Devon baptised with John Hardy in 1836. There is a son called John and the father is a mason which connects with the family. I don’t know if it is just a coincident of it’s them, am going to have to follow it up, even though the census says all the family were born in Swansea.