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Merionethshire / Re: John Evan John Foulk of Benrhos ifsa, Llanfachreth 1758
« on: Sunday 20 November 11 20:38 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks David - yes I've seen the bond.  I was lucky to find several Wills/Bonds relating to the family.

Is my reading of the Welsh naming hierarchy correct?

Thanks Nigel.

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Merionethshire / John Evan John Foulk of Benrhos ifsa, Llanfachreth 1758
« on: Saturday 19 November 11 00:52 GMT (UK)  »
Hi - I would like some help with the Welsh naming system for longer names.

I have a burial record for John Evan John Foulk of Benrhos ifsa, Llanfachreth 1758.

The farm name is common in my family tree and the oldest descendant I can trace is Morris John Evan (Morris Jones) of the same farm name (born 1730).

Based on the Welsh naming system I think it is correct to read that Morris is son of John Evan.

Could this have been a cut down version of John Evan John Foulk?

Is it correct to this name as John Son of Evan Son of John Son of Foulk?

Finally - is there a meaning for Foulk as it does not look common.

thanks in advance for any insights.

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Merionethshire / Tracing farm names in Llanfachreth
« on: Thursday 01 October 09 12:30 BST (UK)  »
I have been using farm names to help identify family members in wills, BT's etc..

Can anyone tell me the best place to find out more about the owners of the farms, who rented them and how they were typically passed down? 

The two farms of interest for me are Benrhos Isaf and Bwlch Rhos wen - both in Llanfachreth.

Regards, Nigel
Melbourne, Australia.

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Merionethshire Lookup Requests / Re: Humphrey Pugh, Llanfachreth 1795
« on: Wednesday 30 September 09 02:36 BST (UK)  »
Yes - I can confirm that Mary's parents were Morris Jones and Jane Williams.  I was fortunate enough to find Morris (Maurice) Jones Will which had both Jane and Mary as witnesses plus John Pugh (Mary's oldest son).

I also found John Pugh's Will which left 2 pounds to each of his sisters (Jane, Gwen, Mary and Ellen) and brothers (Morris, Hugh, William and Humphrey).  This confirms most of the names you gave me.

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Merionethshire Lookup Requests / Re: Humphrey Pugh, Llanfachreth 1795
« on: Sunday 30 August 09 02:06 BST (UK)  »
Thank you very much for looking up all these details!  With this data I can now bridge the gap to the online 1813 - 1832 BT's and then the census data.

A quick look at their first child John (who dies in 1842) shows him on the 1841 census for Llanfachreth village.  He also used Pugh for his surname.

Thanks again,  I really appreciate your help and will let you know how I go.

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Merionethshire Lookup Requests / Re: Humphrey Pugh, Llanfachreth 1795
« on: Thursday 27 August 09 10:53 BST (UK)  »
Dolgellau - Thank you very much for the information - just when I thought it was coming to an end, a whole new area opens up !

Couple of questions:
1) Are the Llanfachreth Bishop's Transcripts available on line? I'd like to follow up Humphrey's siblings to see if I can draw any other conclusions and confirm this is him. He was married in Coventry and had five witnesses but none of them were Pugh's - I'm waiting on the certificate to be delivered but possibly one of his siblings was there.

2) Where the Transcript states Hugh Jones of Benrhos, does that mean he was born in Benrhos and moved to Llanfachreth?  I assume this place is Penrhos on an English map but it appears to be quite far from Llanfachreth.

Peter - I google'd the Welsh patronymics system and was fascinated with what I read.

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Merionethshire Lookup Requests / Humphrey Pugh, Llanfachreth 1795
« on: Wednesday 26 August 09 01:54 BST (UK)  »
Hi

I live in Melbourne, Australia and was wondering whether anyone could help me with Llanfachreth Parish Baptism records around 1795.

I have traced Humphrey Pugh (my great, great, great grandfather) back to Llanfachreth through the English census records (1841, 51, 61 & 81) which consistently list his birth place and date as Llanfachreth, Merionethshire, 1795.

Although born in Wales, he lived most of his life as a carpenter in Coventry with his English wife Sarah whom he married in Coventry in 1826.  His marriage certificate does not list his parents just witnesses from Coventry so I have no other Welsh connection.

Any insights welcome.

Regards, Nigel Pugh

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