Hi All,
The following may be of interest to those who know their ancestors came from Wales, but
don't know where in Wales:
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Date: Fri, 28 May 1999 07:39:03 -0700
From: Mark Howells <markhow(a)oz.net>
Subject: For the Welsh Lists
Hi all -
I attended the National Genealogical Society's Conference in the
States in Richmond, Virginia a few weeks ago and had the good
fortune to meet John & Shelia Rowlands of Aberystwyth. I've been a
"fan" of their work on Welsh research for some years now.
As a small "thank you" to the Rowlands for their work, I have with
their permission created a web site to promote the use of their
Origins Predictions system as outlined in their book "The Surnames
of Wales".
If the Welsh List owners think it appropriate, you may wish to
forward the following information to your mailing lists.
Cheers - Mark
Norfolk-L Mailing List Owner
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Predicting Origins of those who may have left Wales
Hi all -
It can be challenging to research ancestors in the "land of Jones &
Davies". For those researchers with Welsh heritage whose
ancestors' point of origin within Wales is unknown, the well-known
Welsh research authors John & Sheila Rowlands have provided a
predictive system which may help as an aid to research.
"Chapter 7 of The Surnames of Wales for Family Historians and
Others (FFHS, 1996; GPC 1996, by John & Sheila Rowlands) describes
a method for predicting the origins of groups of people who were
drawn from the same community within Wales but who had migrated or
emigrated to other parts. The predictive method is based on simple
probability theory and draws on the results of a major survey of
surnames throughout Wales for the period 1813-1837."
Information on the Rowlands' "Predicting Origins" system is now
available on the Internet at
http://www.oz.net/~markhow/sow.htm
A description of the system including sample results are shown.
This service is low cost (US$3.00) and is available only by regular
postal mail. The Rowlands are extending their existing offer of
the service to those on the Internet who may not be aware of its
availability.
Good Hunting - Mark
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