A journey into the past, one ancestor at a time.
“This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. ‘the son of Louis’ or ‘Lewis’ (for the history of this personal name read an interesting account in Yonge, ii. 387-9). Miss Yonge thinks Lewis is used by the Welsh as an Anglicanism of Llewelyn.” Forebears I have several Lewis families in my tree. I …
I’m on a mission to find William. A few weeks ago I introduced him and the core reasons he is one of my biggest brick walls. Last week I began evaluating the evidence I already have. This week is going to build on that. Today, I’m focusing on the next event I have on William’s …
Before I go any further, I need to explain where the idea for this series came from. I’ve been reading through Barbara’s blog Out of My Tree Genealogy News. She has a fabulous series dedicated to her Brickwall Browns. Any brick wall requires a similar set of skills to break down and the model she …
This brick wall is the source of much frustration. Who is William? Where did he come from? Who are his parents? Does he have any siblings? William Williams is my great great grandfather. I know little about William before 1903, when he married. The brick wall arises from there being several (or more) William Williams’ …
The majority of my ancestors called Wales their home… and they predominantly came from Monmouthshire. I have put together a list of my Welsh Surname Interests and I will update once a month. Coles Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire Comely Newport, Monmouthshire Davidson Chepstow, Monmouthshire Newport, Monmouthshire All posts related to the Davidson Surname. Dawes Crumlin, Monmouthshire …