Try this website http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk There are various routes through the website and lots of information about places. One way to get to the information you are looking for is to put in the name of the place you are interested in and it will give you a description. Then near the bottom of the page below 'XXXX through time' and click on 'this administrative unit' and it will give alternative names and spellings and loads of other information about boundary changes etc. A wealth of information. Have fun and don't get lost Phyllis > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2010 10:30:13 -0500 > From: Mary Harding <[email protected]> > Subject: [POWYS] Seeking Edmonds, Radnorshire, Beguildy parish > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: >        <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Greetings.  I am new to the list and have much to learn, but eager to begin. > > I would appreciate any help that can be offered as to understanding the > system of parishes, townships, provinces, etc.  I understand these have been > redrawn over the years--but I am lost at this time. > > Also, I am searching for two families:  Edmonds, believe to be of Beguildy, > and Harding (for which I have not barely a clue).  I am enclosing what is > known or suspected below, and would appreciate any suggestions for further > research. > > I am searching for *Thomas Edmonds*, born circa 1805-09.  Son of Thomas and > Jane Loyd Edmonds. > Siblings:  John and Jane. > > Birth Dates cited include:   6 April, 1805 (biography),  7 April, 1808 > (headstone), 1809 (1851 Wales Census, if correct). > > Married *Mary Evans*, born 1804-1808, according to his biography published > in the USA.  Her parents unknown. > > Children include:  Mary (1833), Margaret, (?), Jane (1840), Anne > (?) Jonathan (1842), Edwin (1845), Elizabeth (1848) and Sarah (1850). >  Mary married *William Harding*, likely after arriving in Wisconsin, USA as > first child known to that union was born in 1856. > > Reputed to have sailed from Liverpool in 1851 and arrived New York. > > A family that appears a likely match is documented in the 1851 Wales Census: >  Radnorshire>Creigbyther>District 1a>7.  This shows that Thomas was born in > Beguildy and his wife Mary was born in LLangunlllo.  Children all born in > Beguildy. > > Thank you very much in advance for any assistance that can be offered. If I > can in anyway return a research service here, please do not hesitate.  Kind > regards, > > Mary Ann Harding > Lincoln Nebraska USA > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2010 21:17:07 +0100 > From: "Jim Fisher" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [POWYS] Seeking Edmonds, Radnorshire, Beguildy parish > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII > > Take a look at my web page on just this topic at > http://www.jimella.nildram.co.uk/counties.htm > > It is mainly based on my knowledge of England rather than Wales but > (subject to correction by those more knowledgeable of Wales) I don't > think the differences are very great, if there are any. > > Regards, > > Jim Fisher > > On 11 Oct 2010 at 10:30, Mary Harding wrote: > >> Greetings.  I am new to the list and have much to learn, but eager to >> begin. >> >> I would appreciate any help that can be offered as to understanding >> the system of parishes, townships, provinces, etc.  I understand these >> have been redrawn over the years--but I am lost at this time. >> >> Also, I am searching for two families:  Edmonds, believe to be of >> Beguildy, and Harding (for which I have not barely a clue).  I am >> enclosing what is known or suspected below, and would appreciate any >> suggestions for further research. >> >> I am searching for *Thomas Edmonds*, born circa 1805-09.  Son of >> Thomas and Jane Loyd Edmonds. Siblings:  John and Jane. >> >> Birth Dates cited include:   6 April, 1805 (biography),  7 April, 1808 >> (headstone), 1809 (1851 Wales Census, if correct). >> >> Married *Mary Evans*, born 1804-1808, according to his biography >> published in the USA.  Her parents unknown. >> >> Children include:  Mary (1833), Margaret, (?), Jane (1840), Anne >> (?) Jonathan (1842), Edwin (1845), Elizabeth (1848) and Sarah (1850). >>  Mary married *William Harding*, likely after arriving in Wisconsin, >>  USA as >> first child known to that union was born in 1856. >> >> Reputed to have sailed from Liverpool in 1851 and arrived New York. >> >> A family that appears a likely match is documented in the 1851 Wales >> Census: >>  Radnorshire>Creigbyther>District 1a>7.  This shows that Thomas was >>  born in >> Beguildy and his wife Mary was born in LLangunlllo.  Children all born >> in Beguildy. >> >> Thank you very much in advance for any assistance that can be offered. >> If I can in anyway return a research service here, please do not >> hesitate.  Kind regards, >> >> Mary Ann Harding >> Lincoln Nebraska USA >> >> =================== >> Visit the Powys Mailing List webpage at: >> www.jlb2005.plus.com/powyslist.htm >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 >> > > > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the POWYS list administrator, send an email to > [email protected] > > To post a message to the POWYS mailing list, send an email to [email protected] > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to POWYS-r[email protected] > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of POWYS Digest, Vol 5, Issue 290 > ************************************* >