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From which counties do your Welsh ancestors orignate?

Anglesey
29 (5.4%)
Breconshire
38 (7.1%)
Caernarvonshire
36 (6.7%)
Cardiganshire
24 (4.5%)
Carmarthenshire
43 (8%)
Denbighshire
45 (8.4%)
Flintshire
39 (7.3%)
Glamorganshire
95 (17.8%)
Merionethshire
25 (4.7%)
Monmouthshire
56 (10.5%)
Montgomeryshire
34 (6.4%)
Pembrokeshire
50 (9.3%)
Radnorshire
21 (3.9%)

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Offline Amy K

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Where do your Welsh ancestors originate from?
« on: Saturday 20 November 04 16:32 GMT (UK) »
Where are your Welsh ancestors from?
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Re: Where do your Welsh ancestors originate from?
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 20 November 04 16:57 GMT (UK) »
I entered GLA as well, but I'm not sure whether they originated from there. I have a feeling they moved there when the coal industry took off.

Still trying to find my John William, Coal Miner!
Stuck with:
William Williams of Llanllyfni
John Jones in Llanelli
Evan Evans in Caio
David Davies of Llansanffraid
Evans: Caio/Carms
Jones: CDG, DEN

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Re: Where do your Welsh ancestors originate from?
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 11 January 05 23:40 GMT (UK) »
Mine are all from Montgomeryshire - all agricultural labourers, weavers and spinners :D

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Bennett, Owen, Owens, Hudson, Crisp, Challinor/Challoner/Chaloner, Lewis, James, Richards, Simon, Mills, Evans, Trow, Davies, Turner, Beaton/Betton, Lloyd, Jenkins, Evans.....and a ton of JONES!!!!

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Re: Where do your Welsh ancestors originate from?
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 06 February 05 04:15 GMT (UK) »
My children were born in what use to be Flintshire and between my family and my wife's family they have ancestors from all twelve of the other Welsh counties!

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Re: Where do your Welsh ancestors originate from?
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 13 April 05 00:05 BST (UK) »
The two places my ancestors seem to be from are:Edwards Hall, Glamorgan, near Cardiff, South Wales and Groesffordd, Isgeifigg Parrish, Flint Shire, North Wales.

Edwards Hall still a mystery to us, any information would be appreciated.

Edwards-Groesffordd,Ysgeifiog Parrish, FlintShire, North Wales, Rhodes-West Virginia, USA, Hampton-West Virginia, USA, Vaughn-Abardare (near  north of Cardiff) Wales, Griffith-Haberdare, Glamorganshire, South  Wales, Evans-Lygan y Llan Township, Flintshire, Wales, Crawford- Surrey Co., Virginia, USA, Nichols, Downing-Denbighshire, North  Wales/Llan y mynach, Wales/Surry County, Virginia, USA, Cruelin, Hall/Hael

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Re: Where do your Welsh ancestors originate from?
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 13 April 05 16:20 BST (UK) »
Fathers line from Montgomeryshire.Mothers line from Flintshire.Later on the "Family Humphreys" seems to have spread out quite widely into Wales and beyond.
Humphreys; originating in Montgomeryshire and spreading out locally, nationally and internationally.
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Re: Where do your Welsh ancestors originate from?
« Reply #6 on: Thursday 14 April 05 11:10 BST (UK) »
Mother's side from Aberystwyth, with minor adjustments from Cornwall and Liverpool.   Father's side mainly from Montgomeryshire but came to Taliesin and Talybont, Cardiganshire to work in the mills and associated trades.   They then married locals in the surrounding countryside.
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Census information is Crown Copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk   Research:   Clements, Jenkins, Jones, Williams, Davies, Renfrey in Cardiganshire.   Trow, Jones, Clayton in Montgomeryshire.  Renfrey, Datsun, May, Stephens in Cornwall.   Foster in Liverpoo.l   Milliner, Fry, in Gloucestershire.  Mawby, Popple in Rutland.   Kent, Fry, Robinson, Nott, Griffiths in Somerset.   Willis in Oxfordshire.   Fishlock, Snell, Fry, in Wiltshire

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Re: Where do your Welsh ancestors originate from?
« Reply #7 on: Saturday 27 May 06 11:26 BST (UK) »
Mine all Anglesey to start with

THOMAS - LLANBEDRGOCH, LLECHYLCHED (2 different sides)
WILLIAMS - LLANGRISTIOLUS
OWEN - HOLYHEAD, LLANFECHELL
GRIFFITH - CERRIGCEINWEN, ABBERFFRAW, LLANFAELOG

The the Thomas' and Williams moved to Caernarvonshire - Llandeiniolen and Clwt Y Bont

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Thomas, Williams,Owen (s),Griffith (s), Jones - Anglesey<br />Burns, Wallace - Northumberland, Ireland, Scotland<br />Horsburgh, Sandilands, Blackhall, Rankine, Rankin, Hilson, Nielson - Scotland <br />Turnbull, Mills, Burgoyne, Burgon - Northumberland, <br />Davidson - Scotland, India, Burma<br /> Lopez - India, Burma<br/>

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Re: Where do your Welsh ancestors originate from?
« Reply #8 on: Monday 29 May 06 10:26 BST (UK) »
Always thought my in laws were from Aberystwyth and Rhondda Fach.   Came as a surprise to find their parents etc came from Somerset, Gloucestershire, Rutland and Berkshire.    Not much Welsh ancestry at all.
Cheers Dave
Census information is Crown Copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk   Research:   Clements, Jenkins, Jones, Williams, Davies, Renfrey in Cardiganshire.   Trow, Jones, Clayton in Montgomeryshire.  Renfrey, Datsun, May, Stephens in Cornwall.   Foster in Liverpoo.l   Milliner, Fry, in Gloucestershire.  Mawby, Popple in Rutland.   Kent, Fry, Robinson, Nott, Griffiths in Somerset.   Willis in Oxfordshire.   Fishlock, Snell, Fry, in Wiltshire
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