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Offline polidor

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Spelling lesson from Welsh speaker please
« on: Tuesday 22 September 09 17:20 BST (UK) »
1911 census gives me an address--

Brynhyfreyd Bryn S M Corwen--can you tell me what the S M stands for please --
Also have the names of the following children been spelled correctly ?

[actually i think i mean 'transcribed' correctly]

Emys Lloyd Davies
Robert Elwy Davies
Auwen Helena Davies  Thanks from poli  :)


Behling---- London
Bridges---- London
Copperwheat----Bedfordshire---Norfolk
Denton----Bedfordshire
Edwards----Wales
Evans----N.Wales
Farrow----Norfolk
Hughes----N.Wales
Jones----Wales---Bedfordshire
Lambert----London
Larmouth/uth----London
Ostler----Norfolk
Sherwood----Bedfordshire
Silver----Bedfordshire---Suffolk
Smart----Leicestershire---Middx
Teagle----Buckinghamshire---Wales
Totterdell----Hampshire---London---Stoke-On-Trent
Woods----London

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Re: Spelling lesson from Welsh speaker please
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 22 September 09 19:34 BST (UK) »
i think the Bryn SM might stand for Bryn Saith Marchog and the names could be:

Emyr or Emrys Lloyd Davies

Robert Elwyn Davies

Anwen Helena Davies

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Re: Spelling lesson from Welsh speaker please
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 22 September 09 22:38 BST (UK) »
Agree about the Saith Marchog  and the names but I think it's Brynhyfryd (not Brynhyfreyd) Bryn SM



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Re: Spelling lesson from Welsh speaker please
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 22 September 09 22:49 BST (UK) »
Thank you ger1  & Gadget--Some of these Welsh names leave me guessing   ::)
Behling---- London
Bridges---- London
Copperwheat----Bedfordshire---Norfolk
Denton----Bedfordshire
Edwards----Wales
Evans----N.Wales
Farrow----Norfolk
Hughes----N.Wales
Jones----Wales---Bedfordshire
Lambert----London
Larmouth/uth----London
Ostler----Norfolk
Sherwood----Bedfordshire
Silver----Bedfordshire---Suffolk
Smart----Leicestershire---Middx
Teagle----Buckinghamshire---Wales
Totterdell----Hampshire---London---Stoke-On-Trent
Woods----London