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Topic: Link: NLW "The Blue Books" online - The State of the Welsh Nation in 1847 (Read 1479 times)
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Arranroots
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The National Library for Wales has online the Government report known as the "Treacherous Blue Books" published in 1847, it describes the impressions of three commissioners of the state of Wales and Welsh education in particular.
The report was hated by the Welsh, but is now seen as a trigger that caused many to attempt to improve their lot through education and particularly through the medium of the English language.
http://www.llgc.org.uk/index.php?id=thebluebooks&0=
Organised by region.
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« Last Edit: Wednesday 21 March 07 13:24 UTC (UK) by Arranroots »
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Census Information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SOM: BIRD, BURT aka BROWN HEF: BAUGH, LATHAM, CARTER, PRITCHARD GLS: WEBB, WORKMAN, LATHAM, MALPUS WIL: WEBB, SALTER RAD: PRITCHARD, WILLIAMS GLA: RYAN, KEARNEY, JONES, HARRY MON: WEBB, MORGAN, WILLIAMS, JONES, BIRD SCOTLAND: HASTINGS, CAMERON, KELSO, BUCHANAN, BETHUNE/ BEATON IRELAND: RYAN (WATERFORD), KEARNEY (DUBLIN), BOYLE(DUNDALK) |
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Gadget
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Thanks for that link Arranroots. I knew it was coming online but had forgotten about it 
I'd read excerpts of some parishes before but the whole Report is something else. I was particularly interested in Appendix E of Vol 3 (well my ancestors were all from the North!) which gives the population size and numbers and % who spoke English for each parish.
Thank you 
Gadget 
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Peterej
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What a wonderful insight into the times - I could not put it down so to speak.
Thanks for the link.
Peter
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Jones, Edwards, Davies, Owen, Benjamin , Hughes , Roberts,Thomas,Williams, Wynne , Griffiths, Howells, Rowlands etc etc plus Thomas,Trewren,Holmes,Thirlwall,Jones again & again & more "This information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk" |
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Arranroots
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I know what you mean Peter - there is an account of Hay school as a model, which intrigues me as families I have researched would have been there at the time.
I have to say that the inspectors would probably find me wanting - as a pupil, let alone a teacher - my gospel knowlege and "rule of three" is a bit rusty! 
Gadget, I didn't know it was coming, but someone else's thread led me to the website where it was flagged up... you know how it goes!
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Census Information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SOM: BIRD, BURT aka BROWN HEF: BAUGH, LATHAM, CARTER, PRITCHARD GLS: WEBB, WORKMAN, LATHAM, MALPUS WIL: WEBB, SALTER RAD: PRITCHARD, WILLIAMS GLA: RYAN, KEARNEY, JONES, HARRY MON: WEBB, MORGAN, WILLIAMS, JONES, BIRD SCOTLAND: HASTINGS, CAMERON, KELSO, BUCHANAN, BETHUNE/ BEATON IRELAND: RYAN (WATERFORD), KEARNEY (DUBLIN), BOYLE(DUNDALK) |
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davierj
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Many thanks for the link, I look forward to reading it, particularly the sections on Cardiganshire and Montgomeryshire.
Hwyl, Dave
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Census information is Crown Copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov.ukResearch: Clements, Jenkins, Jones, Williams, Davies, Renfrey in Cardiganshire. Trow, Jones, Clayton in Montgomeryshire. Renfrey, Datsun, May, Stephens in Cornwall Foster, Rogers in Liverpool Milliner, Fry, in Gloucestershire Mawby, Popple in Rutland Kent, Fry, Robinson, Nott, Griffiths in Somerset Willis in Oxfordshire Fishlock, Snell, Fry, Brown in Wiltshire |
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Mickytom
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Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
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Great! Thanks for that; will read it at my leisure. Co-incidentally, I was reminded of "The Blue Books" earlier today whilst reading Alexander Cordell's "This Proud and Savage Land".
Mike
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Thomas (Radnor & Carmarthen), Evans (Radnor, Carmarthen & Monmouth), Jones (Radnor & Brecon), Jenkins (Radnor), Arthur (Radnor), Griffiths (Glamorgan), Richards (Glamorgan), Phelps (Monmouth), Probert (Brecon), Davies (Brecon), Holmes (Monmouth), Hunt (Oxon), Davis (Oxon & Bucks), Ridgeway (Oxon), Church (Bucks), Cordani (Italy).
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