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Blessings• More records online
• Nonconformity
• National Library of Wales
• Wales probate abstracts
• Patronymics
Curses• Common names
• Must use more records
• More search time
• Nonconformity
• Patronymics
• Welsh language
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KEY RECORDS ONLINE
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Basic Records for Starting
• Census
• Civil registration (birth, marriage, death)
• Church records
• Probate
• Cemetery (tombstone transcriptions)
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Census
1841-1911 indexed
• FamilySearch• Findmypast• Ancestry• MyHeritage
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Monumental Inscriptions
• Search on Findmypast
• Search the topic “Cemeteries” on FamilySearch
• Look for pre-1900 transcripts
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Church & Chapel Records
• Records start 1538
• Separate book for marriages 1754
• Copies sent to the Bishop from 1597
• New forms 1812
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Post 1812 parish register christening
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The most complete single source for details on the availability of christening, marriage and burial records of the Church of England
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Parish Registers of Wales
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NONCONFORMITY
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Civil Registration
• Indexes at https://www.freebmd.org.uk/
• Some indexes, certificate orders at https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/Login.asp
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Probate
• Pre-1858
• 1858-Present
• Probate Abstracts
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Which do you start with?
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Simple Welsh Strategy
1. Search records with multiple people:
2. Find a marriage
3. Add more information with other records
4. Kill them off
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Set Strategy by Date Range
• Pre 1600
• 1597-1837
• 1837-1901
• 1901 to present
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Record Search Order
1. Census
2. Monumental inscriptions
3. Church & chapel records
4. Civil registration
5. Probate
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Findmypast Key Records
• Wales parish registers (unique to
Findmypast)
• Census 1841-1911
• Non-conformist records before 1837
• National Burial Index (unique to Findmypast)
• 1939 Register (unique to Findmypast)
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Global Search is a Last Resort
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Wales Parish Registers Online
56 parishes excluded
Parts of other parishes missed
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FamilySearch Key Records
• Wales parish register indexes 1538-
• Census 1841-1911
• Wales Probate Abstracts 1544-1858
• Non-Conformist Record Indexes 1588-1977
• Wales Births and Baptisms, 1541-1907
• Wales Marriages, 1541-1900
• Wales, Court and Miscellaneous Records, 1542-1911
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Locality Page on FamilySearch.org
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Click the map for the region then Wales
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Scroll down to the “Browse” collections
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More from FamilySearch
• Family History Library Catalog
• FamilySearch Books
• FamilySearch Wiki
• FamilySearch Genealogies
• England & Wales Jurisdictions 1851
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http://maps.familysearch.org
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http://maps.familysearch.org
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COMMON NAMES, PATRONYMICS & SURNAMES
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Given Names
John Mary
David Margaret
Thomas Hannah
Evan Matilda
William Sarah
Edward Elizabeth
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Top Ten Welsh Surnames
1. Jones2. Williams3. Davies4. Evans5. Thomas
6. Roberts7. Lewis8. Hughes9. Morgan10.Griffiths
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Patronymics
• Mab or ab or ap = son of
• Ferch or verch = daughter of
• In South Wales ab or ap was not always used
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Examples of Patronymics
• Evan Rees ap John
• Margaret ferch Thomas
• William Morgan John
• David William
• David Williams
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Parish Register Burials (1750)
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Naming Pattern
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Second edition, Dec 2013
• Chapter four is all new & explains the transition from patronymics
• Shows the drop below 10% of the population using patronymics
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Decay of Patronymics
Dates when areas dropped below 10% of the population using patronymics.
Based on pre-1858 probate records.
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WELSH LANGUAGE
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Records in Welsh
• Nonconformist records
• Chapel histories
• Monumental inscriptions
• Periodicals
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What does an American do with this?
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PLACE-NAMES
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Record Keeping Jurisdictions
Country
Diocese
Archdeaconry
County
Registration district
Parish
Hamlet
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Tactics for Success• Find your ancestor in every census
• Always search both the PRs & BTs
• Kill off your ancestor
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Tactics for Success
• Use indexes
• Don’t trust indexes
• Watch for patronymics: David Thomas Howell is a clue
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