I have been asked by someone from France if I know the names of the parents of Mary Morgan said to have been born at Tidenham in 1786, and the names of any places associated with them. Rather than just tell him to register and post the enquiry himself I thought it would be simpler if I posted it myself.
Mary Morgan was said to have been born at Tidenham 1786, married a Thomas Walters, and died 1868 at Chepstow.
I can see no Mary Morgan baptised at Tidenham about 1786, or married a Thomas Walters, or buried Chepstow 1868 in parish records.
There is a family tree on Ancestry which gives a Mary Morgan born at Aust 1786, but does not name her parents. She married 30 August 1807 at Chepstow to a Thomas Walters, and had ten children. She died at Chepstow July 1862. Thomas Walters was born 30 March 1790 to William Walters and Elizabeth (formerly Morgan). He died before 1845 at Nelson St., Chepstow.
Can anyone assist, please?

As you say, there are a number of Public Members' Trees on Ancestry

They give the marriage of Mary MORGAN - 8 September 1814 at Llandefeilog, Carmarthenshire, Wales

If you look at the 1851 census at Chepstow

Nelson Street

Mary WALTERS - Widow - 65 - born Gloster Aust
Thomas - son - age ? Rigger, born Chepstow Monmouth
Jane - daughter - 26 - Drefs maker - born Chepstow
William - Grandson - 11 months
Rd?/Thos? MORGAN, visitor - unmarried - age 18 - born Monmouth, Chepstow

???

If the name is Richard

Baptism at Chepstow - 21 December 1832

Richard Smith MORGAN, parents: William (occupation, Cooper) and Susanna, residence: Nelson Street

(Nelson Street, mentioned in your message)

1841 Census, Chepstow, Nelson Street

Susan MORGAN - 40
Maria - 10
Richard - 8

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Notice on Public Members Tree, Thomas & Mary WALTERS, first son is named William

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(there are a couple of MORGAN's on the 1851 census born Aust, Gloucestershire)

? going through the 1851 census, seeing who say they were born in Aust - these include a Mary Bevan C1782 and she is on the 1841 census, Henbury, Almondsbury, District 13 - 6 pages - almost impossible to read.

However, 1841 census District 13 - page 3 of 6 (inc Mary BEVAN)

'District 13 - The whole of the Parish of Aust including Cole House and Farm in the Parish of Alveston.'

William MOGAN - 45
Hannah - 45
Eliza - 6
Anna - 6

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1851 Census, Glos Aust

William MORGAN - 55 - born Glos. Littleton (Littleton Upon Severn is approx 3 miles from Aust)
Hannah MORGAN - born Olveston

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1861 Census, Henbury, Almondsbury, District 12
Aust Tything

William MORGAN - 62 - born Thornbury
Hannah - 63 - born Olveston
Charlotte - grand-daughter - 4 - born Aust

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the 1851 census for Aust, Glos : Is Almondsbury, Parish of Alveston

Aust - comes under Thornbury District

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Looking at National Archives: 'The Aust Register 1709 to 1812 has not been found'

Aust

http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10338

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On the Church of Latter Day Saints: The baptisms of William & Hannah MORGAN are at Aust St John from 1827

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Thanks M.P.
Regarding the family trees on ancestry, I found the 'Kevin Jennings Family Tree' more convincing than the 'Edwards Family Tree' and the 'McKeating Family Tree', particularly regarding the place of marriage which is given as Chepstow in the former rather than Llandefeilog, Carmarthenshire in the latter two. Also in the McKeating version of the tree two of the children have birth years before the marriage and one in the year of the marriage, in the Jennings tree all the children have birth years after the marriage.
None of the trees give any documentary evidence for the varying years of the marriage.