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Ancestry.com - English and Welsh Surname Dictionary
Describes the origin of each surname, indicating from where and from what the surname is derived. It also provides information on variant spellings, pronunciations, and other related names. Available by fee-based subscription.
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Gwybodiadur: A Welsh Informationary
Information on the Welsh Language.
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What is Patronymics? This article provides an introduction to Patronymics and the impact that it may have on your genealogy research.
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Provides surname searches from multiple other web-based sources.
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Wales. The 1847 Government Report on Education is important for social historians of mid nineteenth century Wales because of the wealth of information contained in it on not only the appalling state of the education system in the country, but also on everyday life and work in both the industrialised & rural areas. Genealogists can use these reports to learn the conditions of the schools, literacy rates, prevailing wages & social structure of parishes of interest. It also contains direct comment on the religious and moral standing of the people of Wales. But the blue-covered report is infamously remembered for the furore and agitation it caused in Wales because of the remarks of the three non-Welsh speaking Anglican commissioners regarding the Welsh language, Nonconformity and the morals of the Welsh people in general. Complete scanned images of the printed report from the National Library of Wales.
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The relevance of surnames in genealogy
From the Society of Genealogists (UK). Explains the history behind the taking of surnames and the difficulty of reliance on surnames in modern genealogy.
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Welsh - The Eighth Wonder of Wales
Brief history of the survival of the Welsh language.
