greatx2grandfather edward roberts born st george denbighshire . born 1841, on my greatgrandfather marriage certificate he was a gamekeeper, found him as a game keeper in 1871,1881. in an llanglynin caerbun.,most of children born in caerbun. ann 1862,john 1865,richard 1867,edward 1868,jacob in 1870,william charles18 72,amelia 1873,martha ellen 1878,griffith 1885,edward 1887,jane 1890, margaret born1896. my quetion does anybody recognire this family? also do the welsh have family naming patterns? as i have no idea who edwards parents were? or margarets his wifes maiden name? very new to welsh genealogy? ----- Original Message ----- From: <Ieuwyn@aol.com> To: <WLS-CAERNARFONSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2006 1:06 AM Subject: Re: [CAE] o/t WAMKEN - animal dealer? > Hello Gwyn, > No Wamken, Wamkin or Wamkan in the whole of Wales in 1881 - sorry for > negative response. > Ieuan. > > > ==== WLS-CAERNARFONSHIRE Mailing List ==== > Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru The National Library of Wales. Aberystwyth. > www.llgc.org.uk/ > holi@llgc.org.uk > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > >
They generally named the first son after one of his grandfathers, first girl after her grandmother, then uncles, aunts. If a child died, the usually named the next child born of that sex after the deceased child. Have you looked at any of the census' of Wales yet? Arlene Berta > greatx2grandfather edward roberts born st george denbighshire . born 1841, > on my greatgrandfather marriage certificate he was a gamekeeper, found him > as a game keeper in 1871,1881. in an llanglynin caerbun.,most of children > born in caerbun. ann 1862,john 1865,richard 1867,edward 1868,jacob in > 1870,william charles18 72,amelia 1873,martha ellen 1878,griffith > 1885,edward > 1887,jane 1890, margaret born1896. my quetion does anybody recognire this > family? also do the welsh have family naming patterns? as i have no idea > who > edwards parents were? or margarets his wifes maiden name? very new to > welsh > genealogy? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Ieuwyn@aol.com> > To: <WLS-CAERNARFONSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2006 1:06 AM > Subject: Re: [CAE] o/t WAMKEN - animal dealer? > > >> Hello Gwyn, >> No Wamken, Wamkin or Wamkan in the whole of Wales in 1881 - sorry for >> negative response. >> Ieuan. >> >> >> ==== WLS-CAERNARFONSHIRE Mailing List ==== >> Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru The National Library of Wales. Aberystwyth. >> www.llgc.org.uk/ >> holi@llgc.org.uk >> >> ============================== >> View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find >> marriage announcements and more. Learn more: >> http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx >> >> > > > ==== WLS-CAERNARFONSHIRE Mailing List ==== > Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru The National Library of Wales. Aberystwyth. > www.llgc.org.uk/ > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > --