Have a look at http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/MON/MichaelstoneYFedw/ . Llanfedw is/was a sub-division of Michaelstone-y-fedw parish in Monmouthshire, but Llanfedw was on the Cardiff side of the Rumney river, including Ruperra Castle. http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/GLA/Llanishen/ParishMap.html shows that Llanfedw is/was NE of Llanedeyrn parish and Lisvane parish, E of Rudry and S of Machen. As in 1851 he was living near the Maenllwyd in Rudry he hadn't moved very far As for Whitecross, translating into Welsh suggests it might be Groeswen in Eglwysilan parish, on the slopes of Mynydd Eglwysilan between Nantgarw and Hendredenny. As his two younger siblings were born in Caerphilly that seems possible. In 1891 it is written as Cross Vane and the younger sister is shown &do Eglwysilan parish. In 1901 he says he was born in Eglwysilan and in 1911 he says he was born in Bedwas, which was where his elder sister Cinderella was born, according to 1881 census. You can see Groes-wen in the area marked 81A on the map at http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/GLA/Llanfabon/ParishMap.html Jeff ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Williams" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 15, 2013 6:56 PM Subject: [GLA] Lanvedaw Glamorgan. Greetings all. I found a birth place for one of my cousin's ancestors as "Lanvedaw", in Glamorgan. Does anyone know where this place is please? From the 1851 census. Obviously a misprint for somewhere perhaps. As I am looking for the birthplace of a Charles CROSS who was born in the above place around abouts 1782. He was in Rudry in the 1851 census. Another place is "Whitecross" Glamorgan. This is where a Joseph CROSS was born in about 1870. This from the Mormon's 1881 census disc. Cheers Graham. Graham Williams, Glam;FHS# 551. of Canton,Cardiff. -- To send to the list send to [email protected] GLAMORGAN Family History Mailing List archives etc. are at http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/WLS/GLAMORGAN.html - This site has been prepared to help you use the Glamorgan List http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~glamorgan/ - A large amount of information, and a wide variety of useful links, may be found at http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/GLA/ - The South/West Wales Lookup Exchange and Gareth's Help Pages http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~walesle/wal/AW.html and http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ukwales2/hicks.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message