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BOUNDARY QUESTION
« on: Friday 29 September 06 15:31 BST (UK) »
Back in 1818 would Loughor have come under Glamorgan or Carmarthen?
Swansea or LLanelly?
Neil family, Kilmarnock
Jones, Penrice, Gower

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Re: BOUNDARY QUESTION
« Reply #1 on: Friday 29 September 06 15:43 BST (UK) »
Hi Welshgirl

There is a contemporary description here - and the answer is Swansea (hence Glamorgan, as you know)

http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/GLA/Loughor/Lewis1833.html

(Go to the second of the two accounts)

kind regards, Arranroots  ;)

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)