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Offline AuntJet

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Felinbyrhedyn
« on: Friday 05 July 19 16:10 BST (UK) »
My great, great grandmother's birth place is listed as Felinbyrhedyn, Montgomeryshire. But I can't find this place on a map, and only get three results of Welsh newspapers when I try to google it. Does anyone know if it's a real place, or if it's misspelled or incorrect in any way. I'm really struggling to find her family in previous censuses and if I could pinpoint her birthplace a little better I feel I might be able to find them.
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Re: Felinbyrhedyn
« Reply #1 on: Friday 05 July 19 16:49 BST (UK) »
There is one near Machynlleth which is probably yours.

Y Felin
Melin-Byrhedyn
MACHYNLLETH
SY20 8SJ

Melin is a mill and it changes to Felin when a word such as "y" comes before it.
Hedyn means seed, and byr means short, so it looks as though there was some sort of flour mill there.


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Re: Felinbyrhedyn
« Reply #2 on: Friday 05 July 19 17:02 BST (UK) »

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Re: Felinbyrhedyn
« Reply #4 on: Friday 05 July 19 19:09 BST (UK) »
200+ results for Melinbyrhedyn on "Welsh newspapers on line"
Add    the majority of them are in Welsh,
should you  need help, I could give you a rough translation.

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Re: Felinbyrhedyn
« Reply #5 on: Saturday 06 July 19 12:19 BST (UK) »
If you go to this map (zoom out a few times) you can see the exact location of the mill. There is a line of buildings and the bottom one is Felin.

https://www.old-maps.co.uk/#/Map/281681/298730/12/100954

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Re: Felinbyrhedyn
« Reply #6 on: Saturday 06 July 19 14:04 BST (UK) »
Thank you so much all!