Frederick was my Great Grandfather - he was I think born in Bristol - but he definitely married in Bristol in 1889 aged 23 toa Florence Edith James - they then moved to PONTYGWAITH where their son was born in 1893. I can't find Fred's death registration anywhere. Could he have joined the army at around the time of 1893 ? was that Boer War ?
His wife married again in 1894 stating she was a spinster !
was she a widow or a bigamist ??

Hi,
...or did they never marry? Have you got the marriage cert.?I can't see a marriage registration for them in Bristol or Wales.

Regards

Sandra

Hi,
Ignore my first message,have found the marriage.

Regards

Sandra

Hi,
As Fred[erick] was an engine driver why not try the railway archives,via Google.

Regards

Sandra

Hello Val

Their down in the marriage index in the Sep qtr of 1889.

I have sorted some deaths with the surname of Barnes who were born between 1865 to 1870, arranged by district. Perhaps this might help you in your search. In 1891 he is down as being 25 (1866), whereas you say 1869

Year Given Name Age At death Birth Yr. District
1922 Frederick R 54 1868 Barnet
1930 Frederick T 62 1868 Battersea
1951 Frederick 86 1865 Bedford
1948 Frederick G 80 1868 Birmingham
1920 Frederick 53 1867 Bolton
1931 Frederick W 66 1865 Bristol
1961 Frederick W 94 1867 Bristol
1939 Frederick 70 1869 Bristol
1947 Frederick 82 1865 Bury St.E.
1944 Frederick H E 78 1866 Cardiff
1891 Frederick 26 1865 Carlisle
1936 Frederick G 69 1867 Chapel-le-F.
1948 Frederick G 83 1865 Chatham
1952 Frederick 82 1870 Chelmsford
1934 Frederick W 69 1865 Chelsea
1936 Frederick G E 67 1869 Cheltenham
1942 Frederick G 75 1867 Chichester
1914 Frederick 48 1866 Chorlton
1951 Frederick V 82 1869 Cockermouth
1931 Frederick S 65 1866 Colchester
1927 Frederick 57 1870 Croydon
1955 Frederick 87 1868 Darlington
1916 Frederick 51 1865 E.Stonehouse
1938 Frederick G 69 1869 Edmonton
1936 Frederick 68 1868 Gloucester
1919 Frederick W 50 1869 Godstone
1913 Frederick 46 1867 H Hempstead
1910 Frederick 40 1870 Hackney
1930 Frederick J 63 1867 Halifax
1943 Frederick W 74 1869 Hull
1948 Frederick G 79 1869 Ipswich
1934 Frederick 64 1870 Leeds South
1953 Frederick W 84 1869 Lincoln
1903 Frederick 37 1866 Liverpool
1927 Frederick 61 1866 Liverpool
1943 Frederick V 74 1869 Maidstone
1940 Frederick 74 1866 North Bucks
1943 Frederick J 73 1870 Poole
1938 Frederick W 72 1866 Portsmouth
1930 Frederick 61 1869 Potterspury
1955 Frederick 87 1868 Reading
1931 Frederick 62 1869 Risbridge
1923 Frederick 57 1866 Romford
1911 Frederick 43 1868 Shoreditch
1943 Frederick W 76 1867 Southampton
1955 Frederick G 86 1869 Southend
1948 Frederick 80 1868 St.Asaph
1931 Frederick J 61 1870 St.Martin
1928 Frederick 60 1868 Stoke T.
1950 Frederick J 80 1870 Surrey Mid.E.
1947 Frederick A 78 1869 Surrey N.E.
1948 Frederick 81 1867 Surrey N.W
1937 Frederick 68 1869 Surrey N.W.
1960 Frederick 90 1870 Surrey S.E.
1947 Frederick G 80 1867 Surrey S.W.
1952 Frederick 84 1868 Taunton
1952 Frederick T 82 1870 Thanet
1950 Frederick W J 81 1869 Uxbridge
1907 Frederick 38 1869 W Derby
1897 Frederick James 31 1866 W. Ham
1912 Frederick W 45 1867 Wandsworth
1941 Frederick 71 1870 Wellingbro'
1954 Frederick 88 1866 Wells
1910 Frederick J 44 1866 Westbury W.
1938 Frederick 69 1869 Weston
1955 Frederick N 86 1869 Willesden

Gareth