Hello Its a stretch most likely but shots in the dark are better than nothing. My GGrandfather was Thomas William Davies, born in Wales in 1824 [or so it's believed] but I don't know where. There's also been discussion that he may have added the name William after his arrival in Canada, arrival date also unknown. It's possible that William was a family name and he took it since there already was a Thomas Davies where he settled, in Kent County, Canada West, now Ontario. I do know that he was locally married [Wallaceburg, Ontario] 14 Sep 1851, spent almost 20 years in Chatham where he and his wife raised six children, then was most active in the development of Dresden, Kent first as a village and then as a town. He was a tailor, clothier, builder, land developer and a councilman. Children's names were Albert John, Sarah Elizabeth, Rachael Ann, Lydia A [probably Alice for her mother], Daniel Ross and Frederick William. As for Llanbadarn Fawr [one `d' I believe], I don't know but it's my gut feeling that he most likely came from Cardiganshire and sailed out of Aberystwyth in 1847. My second/third choices are Carmarthenshire and Glamorgan. While there were no David or Lewis among the children, there was a John, Elizabeth and Ann. Albert John, my grandfather, married a Nancy Lewis whose Lewis ancestors came from Glamorgan, Penydarren [I think - now part of Merthyr Tydfil]. Could your David have been an uncle; my TW a brother to your lot? Perhaps? It's not inconceivable. I'll welcome your thoughts or those of any other Davies researchers. Ron Davies Surrey, BC Canada At 12:50 PM 11/5/2005 -0700, you wrote: >Has anyone any ancestors from Llanbaddarn Fawr? My Gt Gt Gt grandfather, >John Davies was born there, I believe his father was David Davies, a >Turner, b @ 1791, who married Elizabeth Thomas in 1818. They had sons, >John, Lewis, David and William as well as two daughters, Elizabeth and Anne.