Hi Debbie,
I think you may be looking for Merthyr Tydfil in the county of
Glamorganshire, South Wales. In 1881 there were 48902 people living in the
town, 3058 had the surname Williams but there were only thirty four Daniels
living there at the time. Let me have a rough idea of when Daniel was born
or names of any of his brothers and sisters and I will send you details from
the 1881 Census of any that fit.
This morning I received an e-mail with a website showing churches in Merthyr
Tydfil. To view these photos, go to
http://home.clara.net/wfha/walespic/retro/retro.htm
You will be able to find more help if you subscribe to the Glamorgan list as
well as this one. Access the following and you will find the instructions
for subscribing.
http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/WLS/GLAMORGAN.html
I must admit I was surprised to see that Daniel had the middle name Hiram as
he was born in Wales and I didn't think it was a Welsh name however I found
52 in the whole of Wales in 1881 including four with the surname Williams in
Glamorganshire!
I hope the above helps you in some way or at least gives you a starting
point.
Regards,
Margaret Harvey
----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil and Debbie Onishi" <ponishi(a)attglobal.net>
To: <WALES-GEN-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2002 6:52 AM
Subject: [WALES-GEN] Myrther Fridwell
Does anyone know this town or province? I understand my
great-grandfather
is from here. I don't know much more. His name was Daniel
Hiram Williams
and he immigrated to the United States before 1895.
Thank you.
Debbie (Butterfield) Onishi
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