Most likely. I worked at the Family Hisotry Center in Salt Lake City for a year in the
Welsh department. I had many patrons that came in that were sure their ancestors came
from Slanelly. That had been passed down through the entire family. They were absolutely
sure the Census records said S l anelly and if the qriting was a bit sloppy it did look
like that.
On Apr 9, 2016, at 7:10 AM, Denise Lambkin via
<carmarthenshire(a)rootsweb.com> wrote:
Thank you for your suggestions, but the word on the document is definitely
Slaine. I wonder if it was incorrectly copied from somewhere else (e.g.
attestation papers), in which case it might have been Llanelly originally.
Thanks,
Denise
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> Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2016 11:51:33 +0100
> From: Eleri Rowlands <eleri(a)uwclub.net>
> Subject: [CMN-L] Llandybie gravestones
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> Dear All
> Please are you able to tell us if we can trace gravestones in the
> graveyard of Llandybie church yet. Last time I tried you Pauline gave me
> all the help you could as to where any particular grave would be but since
> the one I'm interested in
> Nimrod Jones and Elizabeth his wife, Waunboeth, Llandybie
> is flat on the floor and partly overgrown, it was impossible to find.
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> Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2016 16:13:19 +0100
> From: Denise Lambkin <d.c.lambkin(a)gmail.com>
> Subject: [CMN-L] Carmarthenshire place names
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> I have the Royal Navy record of an ancestor. On it he gives his place of
> birth as Slaine, South Wales.
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> I can't find this place on any maps or gazetteers. Is there such a place,
> or did he make it up? He came from the Seaside area of Llanelli.
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> Thank you.
>
> Denise
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> Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2016 11:14:05 -0600
> From: susan owen <smtowen(a)gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [CMN-L] Carmarthenshire place names
> To: Denise Lambkin <d.c.lambkin(a)gmail.com>,
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> You can?t find it because it is proably Llaine, not Slaine.
>> On Apr 8, 2016, at 9:13 AM, Denise Lambkin via <
> carmarthenshire(a)rootsweb.com> wrote:
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>> I have the Royal Navy record of an ancestor. On it he gives his place of
>> birth as Slaine, South Wales.
>>
>> I can't find this place on any maps or gazetteers. Is there such a place,
>> or did he make it up? He came from the Seaside area of Llanelli.
>>
>> Thank you.
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>> Denise
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> Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2016 19:27:02 +0100
> From: Pat Powell <Pat(a)pcubed.demon.co.uk>
> Subject: Re: [CMN-L] Carmarthenshire place names
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> Hi Denise
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> Do you know his birthdate
>
> Looking him up on the index might givea further clue - what was his
> name? If you don't know his birth date could you guess at it?
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> If you hadn't mentioned Llanelli I was going to suggest that Blaina
> could be misread as Slaina or Slaine as a B can often be confused with S.
>
> Pat
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> On 08/04/2016 16:13, Denise Lambkin via wrote:
>> I have the Royal Navy record of an ancestor. On it he gives his place of
>> birth as Slaine, South Wales.
>>
>> I can't find this place on any maps or gazetteers. Is there such a place,
>> or did he make it up? He came from the Seaside area of Llanelli.
>>
>> Thank you.
>>
>> Denise
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