Paul,
Thank you for the information. I may lookup the Glyntawe Parish records
and see if I can find any of my "folk and kin." Two other possiblities I
have been told is Pembroke and the Isle of Man - supposedly loaded with
Callen's. Great, where to start. I think I am rather partial to Callwen
and Glyntawe because it seems the easier to tackle... Well onward and
upward, or with genealogy is it - backward and downward?
Many thanks,
Dawn Perry-Taft e-mail: slo_taft(a)juno.com
CALLEN/ CULLIN/ CULLEN in Llangattock, BRE & Beaufort, MON
DAVIES/DAVIS in Ebbw Vale, MON & Eardsley, HFD, MAGGS in Abergavenny,
MON
MORRIS in Machen, GLA and SMITH, Thomas descendants Yarkhill, Ledbury,
HFD
On Thu, 22 Feb 2001 19:38:16 -0000 "Paul Vivash"
<mountpleasant(a)goginan.fsbusiness.co.uk> writes:
Hi Dawn!
I can't answer for the frequency with which place names were used as
surnames in Wales but your meassage reminded me of at least one
example
which I've encountered whilst transcribing ecclesiastical records. I
noticed a candidate for ordination named Laugharne who actually came
from
the parish of that name.
Cheers
Paul
Alternative Address:
mountpleasant(a)goginan.fsbusiness.co.uk
----- Original Message -----
From: <slo_taft(a)juno.com>
To: <WLS-BRECONSHIRE-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2001 6:32 PM
Subject: Re: Glyntawe/Craig Y Nois
> Hello Listers,
>
> I know there has been a lot of discussion about Glytawe Parish and
as I
> was listening with half an ear, I have been looking for a homebase
for my
> CALLEN/ CALIN family that mysteriously appears in Llangadwg
> (Llangattock), Brecon about 1813. There are three family groups and
no
> record for them earlier either in Parish Registers, Bt's or IGI,
etc.
>
> I am juxtaposing a lot of theories of their origins, and have come
upon
> one that MAY have some validity. Was there any presence of
CALLEN/CALIN
> families in the Glytawe Parish for the town of Callwen? I know the
> English were particularly fond of using place names as surnames.
What
> about the Welsh in an instance like this? I guess part of why I am
> partial to this theory is that if you continue to follow the valley
up
> from Swansea, through Glytawe, the end point ends up in
> Llagynidr/Llangadwg (Llangattock).
>
> I'm open for any suggestions. Punch holes in it or look at it under
the
> light of day, if you have any. It's overcast and rainy here in
Central
> CA.
>
> Thank you in advance for your thoughts, suggestions, etc.
>
>
> Dawn Perry-Taft e-mail: slo_taft(a)juno.com
> CALLEN/ CULLIN/ CULLEN in Llangattock, BRE &
> Beaufort, MON/ BRE
> DAVIES/DAVIS in Ebbw Vale, MON & Eardsley, HFD,
> MAGGS in Abergavenny, MON
> DANDO in Wales
> MORRIS in Machen, GLA and
> SMITH, Thomas descendants Yarkhill, Ledbury, HFD
>
>
> On Thu, 22 Feb 2001 18:10:22 +0000 CraigM498(a)aol.com (by way of
Malcolm
> Bebb <bebb(a)embetech.demon.co.uk>) writes:
> >Looking for any information on the Parish Glyntawe and Craig Y
Nois.
> >Thank you
> >Tamara Mecham
> >
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