It has not been possible to find a record of his birth nor of his baptism. Various figures for his age on the 1841 and 1851 census returns and on his death certificate indicate that he was born in the period from 1783 to 1801(inclusive). The 1851 census records the birthplace as the parish of Mamhilad, Monmouthshire, Wales.
Death: Death certificate
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