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Great work Ladies! That looks promising about Bridget John.

I do hope you come back to the thread when you get the certificate Christine as we are all still learning research techniques and it would be great to know the outcome.

Christine..
A thought that crossed my mind after logging off last night.

As the area your mother was brought up was and is fairly small maybe you should check School records,if you havent already done so.

Library or records office.
They may be in either Haverfordwest where the majority of pembrokeshire records seem to be now,or in Carmarthen.

There is always the possibility of them being in the National library of Wales in Aberystwyth of course.

Many thanks for all you have done. I will be going to Laugharne (again) I will do as you have suggested.
I left a (Added info) this morning,
I rememberd how a 'family tree' member, who made contact , told me that he had found my grandmothers middle name as being 'johns' in the baptism for her..
Thank you again,
I will send off for a birth certificate,
Best wishes
Chris

PM from Christine..

New message to Vivienne j and Janey,

From Christine
Just heard from the GRO with regards to my 'Bridget John' I applied for a birth certificate as suggested, on the 27th Sept., I had a e mail tonight telling me I have been given a refund of £4.!!


They are saying that the mother for Bridget John was not Margaret Pearce. If I still wanted the certificate I am to re apply !!!
I am very disappointed... after reading our info over and over !!
It started to make sense.
I think I had better send for the BC anyway, what do you think ? Thank you both for you hard work.
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Christine says she is resending for it tomorrow.

This is Edith.

Births Sep 1901 (>99%)
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Pearce Edith Selina Carmarthen 11a 1211
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Maybe you would order that too Christine as it may have other surnames on for her mother?

Owen still does not appear anywhere on birth regs under the name Pearce in 1902/3/4 in the area.
Nor of course Rose,so Ediths is the only one to be found,so far.

I think a search of the registers in Carmarthen to start with may be called for.
You have her date and place of birth so that may help.
Will have to think some more.

Hi there,
Good News. I got the BC for Bridget John today, and YES she is my mother.

Bridget John born June 13th 1907
Mother Margaret John .. (My grandmother Margaret John Pearce)
Address
Grove House,
Englwys Cummin.

Well Done Janey and Viv. You were so right..

For some unknown reason she did not call her 'Pearce' and why she should change her name to Rose Probert, is something I will never find out.... Well - at least I know her true name.

I did mention that I was contacted through GU ' a distant cousin' He browsed through my tree, He had already foung Margaret John Pearce's Baptism. 22.2.1880. Until then I did not know that her middle name was John.....
I cannot thank you enough.
I have had no reply from Laugharne School. I will ring them..

Well , I do not think I will get any more on my mother.

It means a lot to me, just to know..
And once again I THANK you both.

Well Janey,another satisfied customer!

Good luck with getting the school records Christine,they may give more clues to answering some of the unanswered questions left by your mother and grandmother.
happy hunting.