Just a minor point of interest/correction - it should be Aberafan - the
mouth of the River Afan, which flows down the Afan Valley.
Hope this clarifies things.
Emyr
Christopher Challener wrote:
Picking up on that point, Pauline
Aberavon seems to be hybridised Welsh as it translates as "Mouth of the
River" and as we know river is Afon so I suspect it really should be spelled
as Aberafon?
What about Welsh place names such as Abergavenny (there's that V again!)
that are translated into Welsh as Y Fenni when Abergavenny is, to all
intents and purposes, Welsh!
I need a lay down now
Christopher 6684
Still looking for
CHALLENER - Anywhere
SPROSTON - Anywhere
TREMBLE - Eire/South and West Wales/East London
DAVIES - Pembs. & Carmarthenshire
SCOPES - Mainly Suffolk
GOLDING - Mainly East London
MANNING - 18th/19th C. Cheshire
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pauline James" <paulinejames(a)carmarthenshirefhs.co.uk>
To: <carmarthenshire(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 3:49 PM
Subject: Re: [CMN-L] how to contact family
> Hi Patty
>
> Glad to have been able to help you........
>
> If you type South Wales Evening Post into google it will take you to the
> newspaper which is based in Swansea, they have a contact email
> address......
>
> This newspaper covers a wide area.......so this would be your best
> bet.......I once put an advert there and found living relatives....
>
> What Rhodri was saying is correct, there is no 'V' in the welsh alphabet,
> but as we know the 'v' is used.......
>
> We do and spell say Aberavon, and Cwmavon etc etc......and yes it is
> Davies and Davis.......
>
> Unless someone else can say which newspaper to use....
>
> Pauline
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "patricat" <patricat(a)epix.net>
> To: <carmarthenshire(a)rootsweb.com>
> Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 4:27 PM
> Subject: [CMN-L] how to contact family
>
>
>
>> Pauline:
>> Thank you so very much for all of this information! No, I had
>> absolutely nothing to go on except the journal of my gr, gr grandfather,
>> Rev. Theophilus Davies. You've given me information to work with.
>> If you be so kind, would you please give me the email address or postal
>> address for the newspaper in that area? I would like to try to contact
>> living family by placing a notice in the newspaper. Hopefully, a family
>> member there who is interested in genealogy, will recognize the
>> information & contact me.
>> Rhodri informed me that there is no "V" in the Welsh alphabet; if this
>> is so, would that not make the correct spelling of Davies as Dafies or
>> Dafis in Wales?
>> Thanks again for the information.
>> Patty
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> CFHS online indexes the must for people with Carmarthenshire interests
>> membership now being taken ......
>>
http://www.carmarthenshirefhs.com
>>
http://www.uk-genealogy-online.com
>>
>> Welcome to Carmarthenshire Mailing List.........
>>
>> carmarthenshire(a)rootsweb.com
>>
>>
>>
>> -------------------------------
>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to
>> CARMARTHENSHIRE-request(a)rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without
>> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
CFHS online indexes the must for people with Carmarthenshire interests membership now
being taken ......
http://www.carmarthenshirefhs.com
http://www.uk-genealogy-online.com
Welcome to Carmarthenshire Mailing List.........
carmarthenshire(a)rootsweb.com
-------------------------------
To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to
CARMARTHENSHIRE-request(a)rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the
quotes in the subject and the body of the message