Second Stages In Researching Welsh Ancestry Genealogy Book

Description

Second Stages In Researching Welsh Ancestry
John & Sheila Rowlands
Volume totaling
362
pages. Book is in excellent condition. Just what you need for genealogy research. Per the publisher:
Anyone who has had any success in researching their Welsh  ancestry will know that a grasp of specialized Welsh genealogical methods and  sources is only one of several factors that contributed to that success. They  will know, for example, how important it is in Welsh research to have some  understanding of the social, cultural, religious, and economic background of the  communities in which those ancestors lived.
This book attempts to broaden that understanding, especially for  the period prior to 1800 when most researchers begin to experience difficulties.  In addition, it aims to make readers more aware of some little-known sources and  the special uses that may be applied to the information found in these sources.
The book follows the format of the Rowlands’ highly successful
Welsh  Family History
and is a compendium of contributions by experts in different  fields. Both books have their origins in the residential courses in family  history offered at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, since 1986, and,  although there is some overlap in the time periods considered within the two  books, there is virtually no duplication of content.
Apart from chapters dealing with aspects of community life, there  are chapters relating to different occupations, surnames, old documents, maps,  estate records, and family histories (the Vaughans of Trawsgoed, the Pugh family  of Llanfair and Llanbedr, the Lloyds of Ty Newydd, Moris Reignald, Titus Jones,  and “Baron” Lewis Owen). The book contains several case studies and is rounded  off with examples of work done as part of the accreditation process on some more  recent university courses. Other chapters cover Catholics in Wales, Urban Growth  and Development, People in Mining and Metals, Bartrum’s
Welsh  Genealogies
, Homes of Surnames, English Settlement in Montgomeryshire, and  Religion and Society in 19th-century Wales.
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