This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.co.uk/mbexec/msg/5538/JCF.2ACIB/223 Message Board Post: I've recently discovered that my 4xG grandmother was a Jane BONNELL born c1796 in Pembrey, Carmarthenshire. At first it struck me as quite an unusual surname for Wales, but following reseach I've found that it was quite common in Carmarthenshire during the 19th century. Is there anyone out there who knows the origins of the BONNELL family name. Thanks Richard