John Evan John Foulk of Benrhos ifsa, Llanfachreth 1758

[nmelbourne]

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.

[dcbnwh]

You may have seen this already but there is a copy of the bond following the death of Morris Jones of Benrhos Isa in 1811

http://cat.llgc.org.uk/cgi-bin/gw/chameleon?skin=profeb&lng=en

Choose 'Township' as the search criteria and enter 'Benrhos'

There are some derivations of the surname Foulk and variations on:-

http://www.houseofnames.com/foulk-family-crest
http://www.houseofnames.com/foulke-family-crest
http://www.houseofnames.com/foulkes-family-crest

Regards,
David

[nmelbourne]

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.

[dcbnwh]

I am not absolutely certain but I would go along with what you suggest - i.e. Morris being the son of John Evan who had the additional lineage of John son of Foulk.
It could be that a burial/grave would have more information than that in daily use and so John would normally only add his father's first name.

David