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Ebenezer Lawrence 1796

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Dianna

Dianna Report 6 Feb 2020 16:36

Good Morning All,
Can you help me locating information on the parents of the above, his place of birth was Mathry Whitchurch Pembrokeshire.I have found a sibling Edward but no ref to their parents.
AIso do not seem to be able find any record Ebenezer and family on either the 1841 or 1851 cencus reports.
Your help would be really appreciated.
Thanks John.

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 6 Feb 2020 16:48

How have you got back to him

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 6 Feb 2020 17:16

https://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/ancestors/thread/1381717

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 6 Feb 2020 17:20

How can you say that Edward is Ebenezer's sibling if you don't know parents' names?

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 6 Feb 2020 17:22

Name: Ebenezer Lawrence
Estimated birth year: abt 1796
Registration Year: 1879
Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun
Age at Death: 83
Registration district: Haverfordwest

1851

Name: Ebenezer Lawrance
Age: 56
Estimated birth year: abt 1795
Relation: Head
Spouse's name: Martha Lawrance
Gender: Male
Where born: Mathry, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Civil Parish or Township: Mathry
Phillimore Ecclesiastical Parish Maps:
View related Ecclesiastical Parish
County/Island: Pembrokeshire
Country: Wales
Registration district: Haverfordwest
Sub-registration district: St Davids
ED, institution, or vessel: 17b
Piece: 2479
Folio: 358
Page Number: 17
Household schedule number: 55
Household Members:
Name Age
Ebenezer Lawrance 56
Martha Lawrance 52
James Lawrance 30
Ebenezer Lawrance 12
Mary Lawrance 16
Margaret Lawrance 17
Edward Lawrance 58******LODGER
Thomas Rach 18
Thomas Rees 16
Martha John 23

1841

Name: Ebenezer Lawrance
Age: 40
Estimated birth year: abt 1801
Gender: Male
Where born: Pembrokeshire, Wales
Civil Parish: Mathry
Hundred: Dewisland
County/Island: Pembrokeshire
Country: Wales
Street address: View image
Occupation: View image
Registration district: Haverfordwest
Sub-registration district: St Davids
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 1444
Book: 23
Folio: 23
Page Number: 8
Household Members:
Name Age
Ebenezer Lawrance 40
Martha Lawrance 35
Edward Lawrance 45
James Lawrance 15
John Lawrance 15
Elizabeth Lawrance 10
Margaret Lawrance 7
Mary Lawrance 4
Ebenezer Lawrance 2

greyghost

greyghost Report 6 Feb 2020 17:32

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England & Wales Non-Conformist Births And Baptisms

First name(s) Ebenezer
Last name Laurence
Birth year -
Baptism year 1796
Baptism date ? ? 1796
Place Llays Castle and Spital Penbont
Birth place as transcribed Trefgarn, Elsewhere
Denomination Independent
Father's first name(s) James
Mother's first name(s) Phabe
County Pembrokeshire
Country Wales
The National Archives reference TNA/RG/4/2490
Description PEMBROKESHIRE: [Llays Castle and Spital Penbont, and Zions Hill (Independent)] : Baptisms
Record set England & Wales Non-Conformist Births And Baptisms
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Parish Baptisms
Collections from Great Britain, Wales


From image - says "of the parish of Mathry"

greyghost

greyghost Report 6 Feb 2020 17:35

???
England & Wales Non-Conformist Births And Baptisms

First name(s) Edward
Last name Lawrence
Birth year -
Baptism year 1794
Baptism date 13 Jan 1794
Place Fishguard
Birth place as transcribed St Nicholas
Denomination Independent
Father's first name(s) James
Mother's first name(s) -
County Pembrokeshire
Country Wales
The National Archives reference TNA/RG/4/3913
Description PEMBROKESHIRE: Fishguard, Wallis Chapel (Independent) : Births & Baptisms
Record set

Difficult to read image - but --------Mathry Parish

greyghost

greyghost Report 6 Feb 2020 17:38

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Pembrokeshire Baptisms

First name(s) Martha
Last name Lawrence
Birth year 1796
Birth date ? ? 1796
Baptism year 1796
Baptism date 20 Dec 1796
Place Mathry
County Pembrokeshire
Country Wales
Father's first name(s) James
Mother's first name(s) Dorothy
Page 28
Record set Pembrokeshire Baptisms
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Parish Baptisms
Collections from Wales, Great Britain

greyghost

greyghost Report 6 Feb 2020 18:07

Pembrokeshire Marriages And Banns

First name(s) James
Last name Lawrence
Birth year -
Event year 1793
Banns year 1793
Banns date ? ? 1793
Marriage year 1793
Marriage date 07 Jan 1793
Marriage place St Lawrence
Residence Mathry
Spouse's first name(s) Phoebe
Spouse's last name Skeel
Spouse's birth year -
Spouse's residence St Lawrence
County Pembrokeshire
Country Wales
Event Banns
Record set Pembrokeshire Marriages And Banns
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Parish Marriages
Collections from Wales, Great Britain

From image - James of the parish of Mathry and Phebe Skeel of this parish were married in their Church by Licence

Witnesses - Thomas Skool and George Martin

All parties appear to have signed their names.
Phebe's looks like Skeel and the witness Thomas like Skool
Vicar has written what looks like Skeel