I am in the US and researching my Welsh ancestry as both of my parents were of Welsh
descent.
Dealing with the surname issue, I was told in the past, possibly into the 1600-1700's,
that when a son was born,
he took the father's first name as his surname? I cannot remember where I saw this,
but wanted to verify it so I will
know what further research I need to do. Many thanks.
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From: King Marjorie <marje(a)adelaide.on.net>
To: monmouthshire <monmouthshire(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Sun, Apr 27, 2014 8:07 pm
Subject: Re: [MON] What is the convention for middle initials ?
Perhaps the father's first name?
King Marjorie
marje(a)adelaide.on.net
On 28/04/2014, at 4:17 AM, Dave Zimmerman wrote:
I am familar with the convention for Welsh men to use the first
letter of
their Mother's birth name as a middle initial. I have several
examples in my
ancestry, e.g., The Mother of William L. Morgan and Morgan L. Morgan was Anne
(nee LLewellyn) Morgan.
However, what is the convention for women?? I have the same ancestor,
Anne
(Llewellyn) Morgan that appeared on Pittsburgh City Directories as Ann W.
Morgan. Her Record of Death identified her as Ann W. Morgan. Her newspaper
obituary also identified her as Ann W. Morgan. Her Death was listed in the Welsh
newspaper, Tarian y Gweithiwr, as Mrs Anne W. Morgans.
Her parents were identified as William and Anne Llewelyn-Rowlands.
Where does the W. come from ??
Can I assume Anne's mother's maiden name was Rowlands ??
Any help appreciated .......................
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