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Title: wales
Post by: discwizard on Thursday 18 November 10 10:51 GMT (UK)

Hi all
Hope you can help me out im having trouble finding a place in wales called cwmme ucha which i know was around in the 1700s but can't find on any old maps my ancestors owned a 130 acre farm there any help would be great thanks

Title: Re: wales
Post by: gwynt on Thursday 18 November 10 11:32 GMT (UK)

Hi discwizard,

Wasn't this one in Carmarthen (http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,374022.0.html) the one you were looking for?

Cheers,
Gwyn

Title: Re: wales
Post by: discwizard on Thursday 18 November 10 12:03 GMT (UK)

Hi gwynt and yes i found my family don't need any info on the rowe's just the place name cwmme ucha it says this on the 1841 census but no where on a map hope you can help

Title: Re: wales
Post by: gwynt on Thursday 18 November 10 12:47 GMT (UK)

I reckon Cwmme Ucha might be the name of the farm rather than a placename. Cwmme looks like an old or maybe anglicised spelling of cwm which is a Welsh word for valley. Ucha means upper or higher.

You can see St Peters, Carmarthen (http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&q=st%20peter's%20carmarthen&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl) on google maps which should give a rough idea where it is/was.

Cheers,
Gwyn

Title: Re: wales
Post by: omega 1 on Friday 19 November 10 10:35 GMT (UK)

Hi discwizard

I believe i have found your Farm on an old map i have.

Spelt differanly but in right area,Cymau Uchaf.

Sending you a PM

Kind Regards

Omega

Title: Re: wales
Post by: discwizard on Friday 19 November 10 10:38 GMT (UK)

Thanks omega 1
your a star how do i get hold of this map i shall have a go at google thanks again :D

Title: Re: wales
Post by: discwizard on Friday 19 November 10 11:00 GMT (UK)

ok omega 1 sent you my email hope you get it thanks again

Title: Re: wales
Post by: omega 1 on Friday 19 November 10 11:19 GMT (UK)

Email should  be on its way to you

Omega  :)

Title: Re: wales
Post by: discwizard on Friday 19 November 10 11:29 GMT (UK)

Got it omega 1
thanks again i salute you :)

Title: Re: wales
Post by: omega 1 on Friday 19 November 10 11:30 GMT (UK)

Only to pleased i could help

Omega :)