The following is an inscription i discovered today upon a headstone at Eglwysbach Church which seems to relate to my family. It says; JOHN THOMAS 1774 ANNIE EDWARDS 1778 THOMAS JONES ^DYFFRUN 1795 ELIZABETH ROBERTS 1799 HEFYD MARY, GWRIAG DAVID JONES, TAN Y CELYN MAENAN; A GLADDWD MEHEFIN 11. 1849 OED (There is a marriage of John Thomas to Annie Edwards in Eglwysbach on 17th May 1749) (Elizabeth is recorded as being from Dyffryn in the burial register) MARY WOULD APPEAR TO BE MY 4 X GREAT NAIN. DAVID'S FATHER AND MOTHER WERE THOMAS AND ELIZABETH (MAIDEN NAME ROBERTS) AND HE WAS BORN AT AND LIVED AT DYFFRYN AS EVIDENCED BY HIS BAPTISM ENTRY 6TH APRIL 1794, THE LAST OF 6 CHILDREN, AND THE SUBSEQUENT BAPTISM OF HIS CHILDREN. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE A BAPTISM FOR THOMAS JONES BUT I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR EXACTLY THAT. IF MY UNDERSTANDING OF PATRONYMICS IS CORRECT THOUGH, THOMAS COULD EASILY BE THE SON OF JOHN THOMAS, HENCE HIS 'SURNAME' OF JONES (THE FAMILY NAME FROM THIS GENERATION THROUGH TO TODAY) DO YOU THINK I AM CORRECT IN REACHING THIS CONCLUSION? ALSO, WOULD ANYONE WITH ACCESS TO THE 1851 CENSUS FOR MAENAN MIND HAVING A LOOK FOR THE FAMILY AT TAN Y CELYN FOR ME AND LET ME KNOW WHAT IS RECORDED THERE? MANY THANKS IN ADVANCE GLYN