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Maps Google Map showing both Bala and Harlech, Wales Good map of the historical counties of Wales Map of Bala, Wales Area Google Street View - Frongoch
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See area underlined above the word "Wales" for both Bala and Harlech
Harlech, where the family burying ground is located.
[S3]Google Street View - Coed y Foel Isaf Google Street View - Ysbyty Ifan Google Street View - Llanfor chapel Google Street View - Llandderfel chapel Map of Wales
Frongoch, Wales Google Street View Map of Frongoch, Wales
Merionethshire County Originated in about 1282 following King Edward 1's conquest - Sir Feirionydd or Meirionnydd S1, The territory that constituted Merionethshire County is now a part of Gwynedd County S2, Merioneth. Known in Welsh as Meirionnydd. A maritime County bounded N. by Caernarfonshire, E. by Denbighshire, SE. and S. by Montgomeryshire and Cardiganshire, and W. by Cardigan Bay. Area 427,810 acres. Population 39,000. The coastline is alternatively cliffs and streches of sand and the County generally is the most mountainous in Wales. A large part of the Snowdonia National Park lies in the County. The greatest heights are Aran Mawddwy (2970ft) and Cader Idris (2929 ft). The chief rivers are the Dwyryd, the Mawddach and the Dovey. Waterfalls and small lakes are numerous the largest being Bala Lake (4 miles long and 1 mile broad). The main towns are Bala, Barmouth, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Corwen, Dolgellau, Ffestiniog and Tywyn. The main industries are agriculture and tourism S4, GenUki Merionethshire page
Gwynedd County Gwynedd was an independent kingdom until the 13th century when it was conquered by England The modern Gwynedd is roughly based on the territory of the former kingdom - Formed in 1974 S2, Gwynedd - WikiPedia Kingdom of Gwynedd Gwynedd Family History Society
| Welsh Surname System |
| The normal method of assigning surnames in the time period of circa 1700 was for not keeping the family name but each succeeding generation would adopt as its surname the first name of the parent. This custom existed at the time of the migration of most of the Welsh into Pennsylvania, but soon the English custom of retaining the family name prevailed with the new settlers. Example of the naming system: The Sons of Robert Cadwallader would assume the surname of Roberts. S5, |
| ". . . Mary, the daughter of Richard Williams, would have been known as Mary Richards, and not Mary Williams." [Internet Genealogy Aug/Sept 2011, page 46] |
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Patronymic names changed from generation to generation, with a
person's baptismal name
being linked by ap, ab (son
of) or ferch (daughter
of) to the father's baptismal name to perhaps the seventh
generation.[1] For
example, Evan son of Thomas would be known as Evan (ap) Thomas;
Evan's son, John would be John (ab) Evan; John's son Rees would be
Rees (ap) John; and David's son, James, would be James (ap) David. Wikipedia Article |
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| S1 | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historic_counties_of_Wales | |
| S2 | Gwynedd - WikiPedia | |
| S3 | "Picture taken by and map furnished by
Donald Foulke, Jr., son of Donald Foulke, Sr., son of Herbert
Foulke, son of Alvin Foulke, son of George Foulke. Donald, Jr. visited there, I
understand, earlier this year, 1997." - This text was printed below the photo of the house at Bala, - Acc002278/Doc0959.pdf |
Doc0959.pdf |
| S4 | The National Gazetteer article on Merioneth | |
| S5 | Jenkins, Howard M. Historical Collections Relating to Gynedd: A Township of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Settled, 1698, by Immigrants from Wales, with some data referring to the Adjoining Township of Montgomery, also settled by Welsh, Second edition. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Howard M Jenkins, 1897 Bk2910 | |
| S6 | Book: Nicholas, Thomas. Annals and Antiquities of the Counties and County Families
of Wales, Vol 2. London: Lorgman, Green, Reader and Co, 1872, Bk2936.
Repository: Google Books - Reference to this book in Historical Collections Relating to Gwynedd, Page 35 - Glamorganshire [Morganwg] - page 459 - Rhirid Flaidd - page 678 - Merionethshire [Meirionvdd] page 649-714 - Monmouthshire [Mynwy] - Page 715 |
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