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Started by: LEP1950 (746)

Agertsch, I have written to Frances again. We'll see what she comes up with. I am really very careful about believing what seems so obvious as I once made this mistake and was mortified when it turned out to be wrong.
It must be wonderful to have a family bible, but do you know when and where it was printed? Perhaps that could be an indication of who started the entries. In the mid-nineteenth century most people couldn't read or write and certainly had no money for books. Elizabeth Hughes-Lloyd is, or example, listed as a "pauper" in 1851. I'm sure she had lots of other worries. Surviving each day was a challenge. We do know that Benjamin could at least write his name (marriage certificate). I read that some Sunday schools taught children some rudimentary skills. Perhaps he was very ambitious and did learn to read and write.
Quite something! Anyway, it's possible that the family bible was started later and that a Peter Lloyd with a father called Robert (marriage certiicate) was sought in Flintshire leading to this conclusion that Peter was a twin. But we don't know whether Peter was born in Flintshire as the 1841 census only gives the country (here Wales). It lists Peter as a "brickmaker".
Do you have access to the bible. Is there a date when it was printed?

Linda

Replied: 10th Mar 2017 at 10:32

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