That's a pleasure Annabelle - all the best with your research!
Friendly regards,
Camilla
2008/12/21 Annabelle Sutton <smugeboy(a)sky.com>
Thank you Camilla,
It helps a lot.The date is 1788 so is about right for the patronyms. If I
understand it right Watkin Powell Watkins was the son of Hywell.
One never stops learning when researching, and I see I still have plenty to
learn now I am researching a welsh line.
kind regards,
Annabelle.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Camilla Warton" <cynghanedd(a)gmail.com>
To: <powys(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2008 8:04 PM
Subject: Re: [POWYS] Watkin Watkins queery.
> Hi Annabelle,
>
> I'm not sure what time period it is to which you're referring - but it
> seems
> to me this would just indicate that they will still using patronyms,
which
> meant that one's 'surname' was just taken from one's father's
name (eg.
> Watkin Davies, for example, might have had a father with the name David
> Jones - whose father might have been, for argument's sake, John
Edwards...
> whose father might have been Edward Jenkins... etc.).
>
> Hope this helps!
> Kind regards,
> Camilla
>
>
>
> 2008/12/20 Annabelle Sutton <smugeboy(a)sky.com>
>
>> Hello list, I wonder if anyone has any thoughts on the following.
>>
>> I have a baptism of a Rees Watkins on the I.G.I. , at Garthbrengi.
>>
>> Father, Watkin Powell, mother Elizabeth.
>>
>> On looking at the other Watkins entries I find
>> each father has what I class as a Surname.
>>
>> John Watkins father is Watkin Davies.
>>
>> Watkin Watkins father is Watkin Jones.
>>
>> William Watkins father is Watkin Thomas
>>
>> I can see why this might be with all the Watkin Watkins around, and I am
>> wondering if this might be the wives Surnames.?
>>
>> kind regards,
>> Annabelle.
>>
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