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Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 63 Send Message	Sian	Report	18 Sep 2003 22:42
Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 63 Send Message	Hi, I'm a fluent Welsh speaker so I can help with place names or any Welsh enquiry. I live in Cardiff but originally from Denbigh in North Wales. As you can tell by my surname my paternal ancestors weren't Welsh !!!
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 0 Send Message	mab	Report	19 Sep 2003 09:40
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 0 Send Message	Hi Sian, I have ancestors from Blaina, Nantyglo & Tredegar. Can you tell me the correct pronunciations and/or possible derivations of these names? Thank you for your offer, Marian
Member Since: June 2003 Posts: 1,421 Send Message	Jacqui	Report	19 Sep 2003 12:16
Member Since: June 2003 Posts: 1,421 Send Message	Hi Sian - this is not a take up of your offer of a translation, but as you mentioned you live in Cardiff perhaps you might give me some advice: I have a family on the 1891 living in Canton Cardiff - on the 1901 Census I have one member of this family (a little girl) whose parish is St Mary's. Are they one and the same? I do not want to spend a fortune on the 1901 census looking at someone who isn't mine just because my geography is rubbish. Help would be appreciated if you know. Manythanks. Jacqui