Hannah PRITCHARD in Gaol 1855 (General)

by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Friday, December 05, 2014, 14:51 (3642 days ago) @ patsy

How interesting you have another line (Yates) linking you to the Red Lion c1901. I don't recall who the landlords were in 1861 when the Pritchards were living next door, surely more than coincidence if it were still the same Yates family as was often true of the old days. Maybe worth browsing the 1861 Monmouth for Yates neighbours if not at the pub.

Thanks MPG for looking up the Gaol record, I forgot my Ancestry subscription allows that, I don't think their pointers suggested that record when I searched Hannah despite the big Ireland clue ?. I see Hannah again fibs about her age, but none of us liked turning 30 !.

Patsy, you query Phillip's birthplace wrt Monmouth ?. Do you have his precise Baptism record, or are you referring to the Census ?. If just the Census then it's quite likely that he wasn't being geographically-precise by stating "Monmouth", I've seen several Census records that are far from specific, and some are just plain wrong due I think to lazy/forgetful Census officials. I'm thinking he may have meant/thought Monmouthshire, I don't think people thought/spoke in terms of "shires" in those days. Or maybe the Census official didn't want to try and fit "Llangattock Vibon Avel" onto the form ? At the end of the day from a Census viewpoint it's pretty accurate, being only a few miles from Monmouth town as you know (I'm afraid I had to look it up...).
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/MON/LlangattockVibonAvel/index.html