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The 1911 Welsh census

Genealogy

Yes well interesting story his fathers side is from Camarthen via Merthyr. His wifes side there is a Williams from the West country, when my brother checked, they originated from West Wales, went to the west country for work, so they came home in the end.

The 1911 Welsh census

Genealogy

Yes well with my Grandfather whom I new and loved, to find his birth certificate took nearly a whole year. He was born in 1903 so he missed the census he was born in late December so he was on the following years list, he was born in Pontypridd whose records are in Caerphilly records not Ponty and Caerphilly's record are in Ystrad mynychs new offices. To top it off he was an Evan Williams and there was another Evan williams next to him born in the same place.

The 1911 Welsh census

Genealogy

That good to know, I've being researching for about four years now, I'm split between the West country and West Wales. For the West country I've gone back to 1711 but with the Welsh side I'm still struggling in the mid 1800's. I've got lots of Williams and then Davies and Harris. Hard work as well as all the site have very little when it comes to Wales.

Hollywood and Wales

Promoting Wales in the USA

Can anyone tell me why Hollywood ignores Wales?

We had Captain Morgan and Black Bart the two most succesful Pirates of all time. No film. There's Owain Glyndwr, Gitto neath Fawn, then the Merthyr riots, Newport riots, Tonypandy riots and the Rebecca riots. As well as Prince Madog who lended in the USA three hundred years before that Christopher bloke.

Arthur is never Welsh in any films, what about the Mabinogion?

I can go on, but this soap box is to high and I'm getting gidy.

Help?

updated by @dai-williams: 11/11/15 10:37:30PM