Very many thanks to John for such a helpful reply on the incidence of Walter in Wales.
I had been surprised to find a birthplace so far north in Wales at the start of my
research for Walter Williams in Worcester. Most of the Walter and William Williams in
Worcester born outside the county were from Brecon, Herefordshire or Shropshire so Brecon
seemed much more likely.
I had been told that the parish registers were not always been released to members of the
LDS church, but I had no idea if this was regional or patchy throughout Wales.
It is reassuring to have received such a comprehensive reply to my first foray into the
origins of my Welsh forbears! Walter is a very important part of my research as he is an
ancestor of both my father and mother.
Vivien