Dear listers Does anyone have any information on the popularity of biddings in Glamorgan in the nineteenth century? (Biddings were events around the time of a wedding to which guests brought presents or money. These gifts were recorded, and it was understood that the couple would return the favour to the donor or one of his/her family when the occasion arose). They were very common in West Wales, particularly Carmarthenshire, up to the end of the nineteenth century, but there appears to be little information on Glamorgan. Ivor Griffith saysthat the last known bidding in Pontardulas took place in 1829. The diary of David Davies of Tre-boeth notes the bidding held on the occasion of his own marriage at Llangyfelach in 1823. There is also a suggestion that they were popular in Mumbles and Gower, but I have not found anything further east in Glamorgan apart from a couple of references in the diary of William Thomas (1762-1795) to what he calls 'inviting weddings'. I woud be very grateful if listers could share with me any information they have on biddings taking place elsewhere in Glamorgan. Best wishes Anna