There is a chance we have found the answer for that question, I found
a William on the census and the road they were on looked for all the
world like Gwynedd, or that is how I read it at first, but I do think
it began with a T.
Anyhow that could be an answer <G> or it could be a Pa civil servant,
they weren't that far from the Gwynedd Valley just outside of Philly.
Eliz
On 5/29/07, Dewi Evans <d_gen(a)gmx.de> wrote:
Hi,
I hate to put a damper on things, but although Gwynedd IS the historical county, Edward I
replaced it with Caernarfonshire (in various spellings over the centuries). It was only
1972 that Gwynedd was revived, and in the meantime has also undergone several border
changes, so that the current Gwynedd only has scarce resemblance to the historical one. (I
was born in Caernarfonshire and grew up in Gwynedd, without even moving house!)
The point I'm trying to make is that prior to 1972 Gwynedd had not existed for
several centuries, and so would not be given as a place of birth.
There were coal mines around the Wrexham area, but the largest industry outside of
farming in north Wales would have been slate quarrying and mining. This was prevalent in
Merioneth (Ffestiniog) and around Bangor/Caernarfon (Penrhyn quarry being the largest).
Hope this helps a bit.
Dewi
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Datum: Mon, 28 May 2007 05:09:15 -0700 (PDT)
Von: mona everett <mona_sydd_yma(a)yahoo.com>
An: David <mrwebskin(a)comcast.net>, GLAMORGAN(a)rootsweb.com
Betreff: Re: [GLA] John W. Walters
> Good morning!
>
> My 2 cents: If this was an American DC (and it sounds like it was), they
> might have put the county (Gwynedd) down as the place of birth. While US
> birthplaces were generally, as you say, listed as towns, I can see that
> someone here might use a Welsh county as a birthplace. In Wales, on the census,
> the birthplace is listed as county. Also, the town name may either not
> have been known or (gasp!) too hard to spell.
>
> There would have been mines in both North and South Wales, and since the
> elder man died of lung problems, I would hazard he might have been a
> miner, who moved from Gwynedd to South Wales.
>
> Did you find a naturalization record? Or a will? Or land deed in the US?
> Have you checked the Welsh census? How about an obit? Have you checked
> the DCs of the other children or wife? I know Pennsylvania has good records.
>
> Do you live in PA? If not, maybe you can find a helpful volunteer on
> RAOGK to do a little hunting for you.
>
> Good luck! Be sure to pass the genealogy bug on to your descendants!
>
> Mona in Wisconsin
>
>
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