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Re: Llanbadarn fawr or vawr?
« Reply #9 on: Monday 27 February 06 10:46 GMT (UK) »
Llanbadarn Fawr is the correct WELSH spelling meaning, the 'great church of St Padarn'.   The Welsh for big or great is 'mawr' and for small is 'bach'
After certain words etc (details escape me not being a Welsh speaker) the initial letters mutate, or change so 'mawr' becomes 'fawr' and 'bach' becomes 'fach', as in Rhondda Fawr and Rhondda Fach.
Such are the vagaries of language  ;)
Cheers Dave
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Re: Llanbadarn fawr or vawr?
« Reply #10 on: Friday 14 April 06 22:10 BST (UK) »
Enter a stunned silence  :)
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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Re: Llanbadarn fawr or vawr?
« Reply #11 on: Friday 14 April 06 23:42 BST (UK) »
Think he's lost interest  8)  ::)  :P
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Re: Llanbadarn fawr or vawr?
« Reply #12 on: Saturday 15 April 06 20:46 BST (UK) »
My great great grandmother lived in 10 Rheidol Place but never mentioned any Williamses  :)   She was there before they pulled it down to make room for sheltered accomodation - lovely view over the harbour.
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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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