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My husbands g grandfather was John Parker brn1821.He moved to S Wales to work as a weigher in the silver lead mines in 1862 and married Rachel Griffiths in 1863 Their only child John was born in Dec that year.I have no idea where he died but in the 1881 Welsh cencus Rachel is a widower and working as a greengrocer with her 17 yr old son in Ann St Llanelli.I would love to know more about her husband John.I cannot find him in any Welsh cencuses.Family talk has it that he came down from the Old Kent Rd where he had worked as a silversmith before moving to Wales and that he was from Bermondsey, but I can't find hide nor hair of him there either!I've got an old photograph of Rachel Griffiths taken circa 1875 in Redcar so perhaps there is a connection there.I hope someone out there can help and look forward to hearing from you! .

Does the marriage cert give his fathers info?

Marriages Mar 1863 Llanelly 11a 622

GRIFFITHS Rachel
PARKER John

Births Mar 1864 Llanelly 11a 584

PARKER John

In 1871

Name: Rachel Barker (Could also be Parker)
Age: 35
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1836
Relation: Head
Gender: Female
Where born: Llanllawddog, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Civil Parish: Llanelly
Ecclesiastical parish: St Paul
Town: Llanelly
County/Island: Carmarthenshire
Country: Wales

Street address: 68 Dillwyn Street

Occupation: Labourer at Iron Works

Condition as to marriage: Widow

Registration district: Llanelly
Sub-registration district: Llanelly
ED, institution, or vessel: 5
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 84
Household Members:
Name Age

Rachel Barker 35
John Barker 7

They are in the same house as a John Griffith c1824 who is also from Llanllawddog.

In 1861

Name: Rachel Griffiths
Age: 25
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1836
Relation: Niece
Gender: Female
Where born: Llanllawddog, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Civil Parish or Township: Llanelly
Town: Llanelly
County/Island: Carmarthenshire
Country: Wales

Registration district: Llanelly
Sub-registration district: Llanelly
ED, institution, or vessel: 6
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 67
Household Members:
Name Age

Thomas Thomas 50
Eliza Thomas 8
Rachel Griffiths 25

David,many thanks for your reply.I have the marriage cert and all it states is that John's father is called Edward and is a carpenter.No mention of where they are from.I'm glad you found Rachael in the 1871 census,As she was already a widower then at least it narrows my search for John's death cert.She was a domestic servant in her uncle Thomas Thomas's greenfield Inn when she met John! Again Many thanks.