Researching Welsh Ancestors

In the recent Researching Welsh Ancestors podcast episode with Gill Thomas we discussed the following subjects:

Records: their locations and contents
The difficulties and benefits of researching in Wales
The use of triangulation
The censuses
How understanding the culture of Wales is vital to knowing where to look for records
Welsh chapels including records, religion, non-conformity, education, links between chapels, singing festivals and ‘circuit records’
What non-conformity is, birth records, different varieties of non-conformity and its reach within Wales
The Welsh language
Welsh names and patronymics
The effects of the industrial revolution
Inward migration and emigration
Maritime trade
Occupations: mining, agriculture, steel, shipbuilding and the Merchant Navy.
Welsh geography and how it has changed over the years.
Welsh (and English!) newspapers and journals
Crime and punishment
Tips for getting started with researching Welsh ancestors

Listen to the podcast episode here www.Journeysintogenealogy.co.uk

Gill is running a half day course on Researching Welsh Ancestors with the Society of Genealogists. The course is on Sat 4 March 2023 and is open to anyone. Find out more and book your place here: https://societyofgenealogists.arlo.co/w/events/78-tracing-ancestors-in-wales

Gill has kindly made available a list of some of the resources she referred to in this podcast. Downloadable here.

Family Search also has a lot of information about Welsh names and patronymics here: https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Wales_Personal_Names