Hi Dewi,
THANKS :) for your helpful reply.
At the end of the long article there is an abbreviation list:
GE. Ganwyd
GW. Disgrifiad/Gwaith
Although the word "Ganwyd" wasn't in the Welsh Dictionary I have [in
that form anyway] here is a translation of a sentence from a Welsh govt.
site that uses the word. This is an exact translation from this site.
The sentence is part of a biography of officials.
Fe'i ganwyd ym 1960. Fe'i etholwyd i'r Cynulliad am y tro cyntaf ar Fai
1 2003.
Born in 1960 and first elected to the Assembly on May 1 2003.
THANKS AGAIN,
Jan Hughes Jordan in snowy Vermont
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From: dewi.evans(a)web.de(dewi evans) Date: Tue, Dec 13, 2005
Hi Jan,
just a couple of things that struck me. Davis is the English way of
spelling. There aren't many Davis in Wales - its more often than not
spelt with an "e".
"Tai'r Muriau" means "houses of the walls" - tai is the plural
form, and
the word order in Welsh is a bit different to English.
Tan-y-Grisiau does translate as you have it, but it is the name of a
village near Ffestiniog and goes by that name. The largest hydropower
plant in the UK is at Tan y grisiau - the water falling during the day
to produce power, and the reserve unused power pumps the water back up
the mountain at night. A technical masterpiece.
GW probably means "gweithio" - literally: to work; Ysgolor would
translate as scholar, which also ties in with the wording used on the
census.
GE could mean Geni: to bear / be born, but this wouldn't make sense with
a 10 year old. Maybe "Geneth" - girl?
Hope this helps somewhat.
Dewi Evans
http://www.lostcousins.com/?ref=LC16437
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8. ANN ROBERTS neu [or] ANN DAVIES MA. [died] 30.12.1865; CL. [buried]
Ffestiniog; AR.[tombstone] 36 OED [age] TR. [home] Tai'r Muriau [walls
of house], Tan y Grisiau [under the stairs], Ffestiniog (1841) GW.
[occupation] Morwyn [maid] (1841)
~~~~~~~~8. ANN DAVIES GW. [occupation] Ysgolor [student]
(1851) CYFR. [census] 1841 (GE. [had child] Meirionnydd; 9 MIS [month]
OED [age]), 1851 (GE. [had child] Ffestiniog; 10 OED [age])