Ken,
Thank you for this information. At this point, I don't know if the name
might have been Anglicized, but it is something I had not considered, so I
appreciate the suggestion.
Carol
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Richards" <ken.j.richards(a)sympatico.ca>
To: <wls-merionethshire(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2010 6:54 PM
Subject: Re: [MER] Wolf
While the surname Wolf might be unusual in Wales, the name Blethyn
(wolf cub) comes to mind.
I wonder if the family translated the latter name into English at some
point in the past.
Ken Richards
On Feb 18, 2010, at 5:40 PM, I Thompson wrote:
>
> I think Wolf would be an incredibly unusual surname for Wales. A
> quick search of Welsh marriage bonds and wills at the National
> Library (both available online) (note there are more searchable
> databases) shows
>
>
>
> [Note searched only for "Wolf" therefore not "Woolf" and
variants]
>
>
>
> Marriage bonds
>
> George Wolf (bachelor) St Peter's Carmarthen marr at Llanllwch
> Chapel 1836 Martha Jones (widow)
>
>
>
> Wills
>
>
>
> John Wolfe (indexed as Wolf) of Penyland Oswestry Shropshire (St
> Asaph probate 1739)
>
>
>
> 3 more Wolfes pre 1709
>
>
>
> Note - Shropshire (Shrewsbury) probate is held in Shropshire
> Archives and in former days might be quite "Welsh" so might be worth
> checking too.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>> I belong to this group for the surname Jones, which I have not
>> traced to
>> an exact region in Wales, so I do not usually join in. But, I have
>> question. My Jones married an Elizabeth WOLF, and one US census
>> says she
>> was born in Wales, another says Pennsylvania and another Ohio. Is
>> WOLF a
>> Welsh name, and can you give me any background to it's origin? I
>> assumed it
>> was not a Welsh name, but perhaps she could have been born in
>> Wales....
>>
>> Thank you!
>>
>> Carol Jones Wilson
>
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