With your help, found the marr. ref. for Alexander Sinclair and Louisa Jones and now have the cert.
MARRIAGE CERT: 29.10.1839 At The Cathedral Church, Parish of Llandaff, Glam.
Alexander Sinclair, full age, bachelor, Contractor, residence: Llandaff. Fa: John Sinclair, Contractor.
to Louisa Jones, full age, spinster, residence: Llandaff. Fa: James Jones, Shopkeeper.
Witnesses: John Schofield and the mark of Kizia Jones. (Alexander named his dau Kezia).
A/c to censuses, Alexander was born around 1815 Inverness and Louisa around 1815 Wells/Frome, Somerset.
IGI - have copied all the Sinclairs in Inverness(shire) and the only one with right year of birth is:
Alexander Sinclair Chr: 14/4/1815 Inverness
Fa: John Sinclair Mo: Christian McDonald
His father on IGI is same name as on marr. cert. Can't find marriage on IGI for John Sinclair and Christian. But there is a possible entry for John:
John Sinclar Chr: 20/12/1776
Parents: Fa: John Sincla(i)r Mo: Kathere(a)nie or Katherine Munro
Have all the siblings chr. with these same parents. Parents' marriage:
John Sinclair + Katherine Munro 26/5/1772. All in Inverness.
Variations on sp on IGI: Sinkler, Sincler, Sincklar, Sinclar.
on Ancestry: La Clair...
WITNESS to marr: Can't find anything conclusive for John Schofield in either Eng or Wales 1841 census or later.
Kezia Jones (no Kizia on Ancestry) No match in 1841 Wales census. Only one with likely year of birth:
1841 Census: Kezia Jones b1801 (says not born in Bath/Som) Green grocer. Civil par: Walcot. Hundred: Bath Forum, Somerset
Can’t find her clearly in Marr or Death or later census.
It might be significant that if Kezia above is Louisa’s sister, their father’s occup is shop keeper on Louisa’s Marr Cert and Kezia is a greengrocer. Family business?
Can't find Louisa's father. Can’t find Jones on Batch Nos Wells/Frome IGI – only non-conformist on.
There is this submitted IGI which looks correct:
IGI: Louisa Jones Chr: 25/12/1812 Wells, Somerset.
Fa: James Jones Mo: Elizabeth (submitted)
(Both parents' names correct a/c to marr cert and census 1851 where widowed Elizabeth staying with Alexander and Louisa.)
An aside: Can anyone read Elizabeth Jones's birth place on 1851 England census: Search under either A Laclair b1813 Scotland or Lucy La Clair b1813 Wells, Som. Civil par Bridgwater, Somerset. She is with them.
To me it looks like Landello. I want it to be Llandaff where Alexander married but if you look further up the census image to where Cardiff is written, they are more els than efs.
No rush on this and I have to go out this pm. Back on later today.
Thanks for reading this and any thoughts. Liz
MARRIAGE CERT: 29.10.1839 At The Cathedral Church, Parish of Llandaff, Glam.
Alexander Sinclair, full age, bachelor, Contractor, residence: Llandaff. Fa: John Sinclair, Contractor.
to Louisa Jones, full age, spinster, residence: Llandaff. Fa: James Jones, Shopkeeper.
Witnesses: John Schofield and the mark of Kizia Jones. (Alexander named his dau Kezia).
A/c to censuses, Alexander was born around 1815 Inverness and Louisa around 1815 Wells/Frome, Somerset.
IGI - have copied all the Sinclairs in Inverness(shire) and the only one with right year of birth is:
Alexander Sinclair Chr: 14/4/1815 Inverness
Fa: John Sinclair Mo: Christian McDonald
His father on IGI is same name as on marr. cert. Can't find marriage on IGI for John Sinclair and Christian. But there is a possible entry for John:
John Sinclar Chr: 20/12/1776
Parents: Fa: John Sincla(i)r Mo: Kathere(a)nie or Katherine Munro
Have all the siblings chr. with these same parents. Parents' marriage:
John Sinclair + Katherine Munro 26/5/1772. All in Inverness.
Variations on sp on IGI: Sinkler, Sincler, Sincklar, Sinclar.
on Ancestry: La Clair...
WITNESS to marr: Can't find anything conclusive for John Schofield in either Eng or Wales 1841 census or later.
Kezia Jones (no Kizia on Ancestry) No match in 1841 Wales census. Only one with likely year of birth:
1841 Census: Kezia Jones b1801 (says not born in Bath/Som) Green grocer. Civil par: Walcot. Hundred: Bath Forum, Somerset
Can’t find her clearly in Marr or Death or later census.
It might be significant that if Kezia above is Louisa’s sister, their father’s occup is shop keeper on Louisa’s Marr Cert and Kezia is a greengrocer. Family business?
Can't find Louisa's father. Can’t find Jones on Batch Nos Wells/Frome IGI – only non-conformist on.
There is this submitted IGI which looks correct:
IGI: Louisa Jones Chr: 25/12/1812 Wells, Somerset.
Fa: James Jones Mo: Elizabeth (submitted)
(Both parents' names correct a/c to marr cert and census 1851 where widowed Elizabeth staying with Alexander and Louisa.)
An aside: Can anyone read Elizabeth Jones's birth place on 1851 England census: Search under either A Laclair b1813 Scotland or Lucy La Clair b1813 Wells, Som. Civil par Bridgwater, Somerset. She is with them.
To me it looks like Landello. I want it to be Llandaff where Alexander married but if you look further up the census image to where Cardiff is written, they are more els than efs.
No rush on this and I have to go out this pm. Back on later today.
Thanks for reading this and any thoughts. Liz
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