| Welsh Genealogy |
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| Family History Societies. Another very important part of Family history Research are the various Family history Societies (FHS) in Wales. These are � Cardiganshire FHS. Dyfed FHS, which covers the old counties of Cardiganshire, Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire. Glamorgan FHS. Gwent FHS. Gwynedd FHS, which covers the old counties of Anglesey, Caernarfonshire and part of Merionethshire. Clwyd FHS,which covers the old counties of Flintshire, Denbighshire and part of Merionethshire. Montgomeryrshire FHS. Merionethshire FHS. Powys FHS, which covers the old counties of Breconshire, Mongomeryshire and Radnorshire. Some of these Societies have their own Family History Centres which contain local records, census records and books relevant to Family history and also provide advice from experienced researchers. There are many booklets available from Family history Societies which list Church and Chapel gravestone transcriptions which are also invaluable for tracing your ancestors. It is well worth joining one or more of these societies, usually about �10 per annum and they issue about 4 journals each year full of information about the region they represent. Members can exchange information and help each other with research problems and it is not uncommon to find someone who is researching the same ancestors as you, which could save you years of work ! Old Books If your ancestors were nonconformists then you will find many books have been written, mainly in Welsh, about the various denominations. I found a great amount of information about my maternal ancestors in the book �The History of the Methodists in Eastern Merionethshire� published in 1902. The book related in great detail the history of all the chapels, big and small in the east Merioneth area and included names and addresses of the minister, deacons and many of the members. Research guide books. Welsh Family History � A guide to research. Edited by John and Sheila Rowlands 2nd edition 1998 . ISBN 1 86006 065 X Federation of Family History Societies Publications Ltd. ------------------------------------------------ Second stages in Researching Welsh Ancestry. Edited by John and Sheila Rowlands 1st edition 1999 ISBN 1 86006 066 8 Federation of Family History Societies Publications Ltd. ------------------------------------------------- Family History on the Web.- an Internet Directory for England and Wales. Stuart A. Raymond. 3rd Edition 2004 ISBN 1 86006 180 X Federation of Family History Societies Publications Ltd. ------------------------------------------------ Family Trees. There are many computer programmes available for storing family history information and constructing family trees . The one which I recommend and use is � Broderbund - Family Tree Maker. A free Family Tree computer programme can be downloaded from the Latter Day Saints (Mormans) website : - www.lds.org.uk |
| Our thanks to ELFED OWEN of the CHELMSFORD & DISTRICT WELSH SOCIETY for sharing his experiences and supplying his "Geneologists Guide" for those researching families in Wales. |