Hello Ian,
I wanted to know which was the usually acepted spelling so that I would not
be barred from visiting Wales where we holiday. I also have started to write
the name in my records as Llanfihangel-T/Din-Silwy just to remind me of the
possibilities when searching. As you say it appears different each time I
see it, Parish records from 1700's appear to use Tin but modern day spelling
used Din'
Thanks,
Martin
All the best from,
Martin Baird
M&LFHS 9855
Redcar, North Yorks
owner of UK Churches at
http//www.twbaird.co.uk/index.html
My Family History is found at
homepage.ntlworld.com/m.baird2/
-----Original Message-----
From: I Thompson
Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2012 8:55 AM
To: wls-anglesey(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: Re: [AGY] Hello and what is the correct spelling
Dear Martin,"Correct spelling" depends on what period you're interested in
and why you want the information. If you are interested in indexed
information in libraries and archives you have to get quite creative with
potential mis-transcriptions - "g" for "s" and "u" for
"n", for example.
Before 1900 spelling of placenames seems to have been really very flexible.
I think local organisation and atlases/directories have tightened that up a
bit. Even now, I think I am right in saying, some places have 2 accepted
spellings - Llandygwnning/Llandegwnning in Lleyn.If you are looking at
censuses, especially as people move around, places of birth get really
jumbled - Llanoonog for Llanwnnog - and that is before census transcribers
get their hands on places they are not familiar with!Yours,Ian
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