Thanks. I'll watch for that. I understand that patronymic naming was not
common in the 19th century, but it did exist. I hope that situation isn't
my fate!
Steve
-----Original Message-----
From: AlwynapHuw(a)aol.com [mailto:AlwynapHuw@aol.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 5:09 PM
To: WLS-MONTGOMERYSHIRE-L(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: Re: Finding a record of birth for Richard Wiliams b. 1814,
Montgomeryshire
In a message dated 08/02/2002 00:23:04 GMT Standard Time,
juliepreston(a)ameritech.net writes:
The christening Ray Ann provided you happens to be the only 1814
christening
listed in the LDS IGI for a Richard WILLIAM(s) in Montgomeryshire.
(The
fact that the child has the surname WILLIAM is probably due to being
illegitimate -- the IGI doesn't include those details but they can be
found
in the BT's.) There's another in January 1815 that would
also fit. The
problem with the IGI is that it's incomplete and by no means includes all
christenings of every Richard WILLIAMS in 1814 in Montgomeryshire or in
Wales.
Be prepared, in looking for a Richard WILLIAMS in Wales at this time, for
his
father (even if legitimate) not having the surname WILLIAMS but having the
christian name William. (Richard WILLIAMS may have a father William JONES
and
grandfather John MORRIS, etc.)
The IGI is aware of this problem and accounts for it prior to 1813, however
this makes Welsh entries in the IGI (especially on-line) more difficult to
find.
Regards
Alwyn