Dear Jayne If you visit Gwynedd Family History's own web site www.gwyneddfhs.org and click on publications and select the desired catergory, all our publications in A4 hard copy or micro fiche will be displayed. Seek out under Arfon district. Have you considered joining the Society? The advantages are many. Contact me direct if you so wish Regards Gwyndaf Williams. Publications/Sales Gwynedd FHS. ----- Original Message ----- From: <Jaynerutland@aol.com> To: <WLS-CAERNARFONSHIRE@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 2:12 PM Subject: [CAE] Llanberis - new member > Hello > > I have just joined the list because I have found an ancestor of > mine named Hugh Jones who according to the 1861 census was born in > Llanberis, > North wales circa 1783-93. I have no Knowledge of this area historically > or > geographically and was wondering if these people would have been Welsh > speaking? > > Also are there any parish registers for the parish church in Llanberis > dating back as far as 1783? Are these records available to buy on fiche or > cd or > via the internet. Hugh was a sawyer and left Wales to live in the Black > Country > where he raised his family. Was there a general migration of people from > this part of Wales to the big urban centres at the end of the 18th > century? > > I look forward to hearing from anyone who can help with these queries or > has > any connections with the Jones of Llanberis. > > > Jayne Williams > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WLS-CAERNARFONSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >