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Genealogy is the study and tracing of family pedigrees. This involves the collection of the names of relatives, both living and deceased, and establishing the relationships between them based on primary, secondary and/or circumstantial evidence or documentation, thus building up a cohesive family tree. Genealogy is sometimes also referred to as family history, although these terms may be used distinctly: the former being the basic study of who is related to whom; the latter involving more "fleshing out" of the life and family histories of the individuals involved.
In this article the terms genealogist, researcher, and family historian refer to every participant, from the inexperienced hobbyist to the seasoned professional.
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Association of Family History Societies of Wales - Includes aims and contact details for member socieities.[English/Cymraeg]
Meta Description: [ Assoc. of Family History Societies of Wales. Its aims and functions, and details of its member Societies, with links to their respective sites. Of interest to genealogists and family historians in Wales and world-wide. ]
Brentnall Family Home Page - Brentnall family genealogy research and resource page.
Cardiganshire, Meirionithshire, and Angelsey Families - Genealogical records categorised by surname, a listing of ecclesiastical parishes, and census records.
Carmel Chapel, Ponlliw - An alphabetical index of memorial inscriptions from the chapel graveyard.
Clwyd Family History Society - Voluntary society covering North East Wales including Flintshire, Denbighshire and Wrexham. Part of UK and Ireland Genealogy Site.
Meta Description: [ Information for researching genealogy and family history for Flintshire and Denbighshire, Wales ]
Cyndi's List - Wales section of a global genealogy site. Wide range of information and links.
Meta Description: [ More than 250,700 links! 242,150 links, categorized & cross-referenced, in over 180 categories. Another 8,500+ uncategorized new links in the works. ]
Family History and Genealogy Societies - Provides means of finding information about societies whose interests relate to Wales.
Genuki - Wales - Directory provides links to individual county family history resources, including surname lists, official archives, maps, and history profiles.
Meta Description: [ GENUKI - Genealogical research information about Wales. ]
Heritage Hunters-Wales - Trace your Welsh family tree or discover who has been living in your Welsh home.
Meta Description: [ Are you interested in your Welsh family tree? You might have tried to find out about your Welsh family tree but ran into a dead-end. Are you interested in the Genealogy of your Welsh ancestors? Would you like to see old maps or possibly photographs of the homes they lived in? Tried but were misle... ]
Montgomeryshire Genealogical Society - Includes membership application details, links, parish maps and records, also lists services offered.
Rhodri ap Dafydd - A brief history of the royal and noble tribes of Wales with representations of coats of arms.
Meta Description: [ This site contains information on Welsh History, in particular the Royal & Noble Tribes of Wales. It contains some representations of their coats of arms as well as brief histories on each. It should be of interest to both Welsh & Family Historians. ]
Wales Genealogy Forum - Bulletin board for Wales features family history queries and research suggestions.
Wales GenWeb - Includes forums for queries, biographies, and obituaries, individual shire overviews, and links to other genealogical resources.
Meta Description: [ The Official Homepage for WalesGenWeb ]
Welsh Archives Council - Features county-by-county listings of Welsh resources and volunteer searchers. Find entries for specific topics and email contact addresses.
Welsh baby names - Provides information about the Welsh patronymics surnames system.
Meta Description: [ Comprehensive resource for information and advice when choosing Welsh Baby Names. Unique, unusual, popular, and cool Welsh Baby Names. A World of Welsh Baby Names providing a diverse and interesting list of names ]
Welsh Family History Archive - Genealogy enthusiast's guide features an ancestor name list for over 2000 families, a FAQ, local photos, maps, and a query message board.
Welsh Genealogy - Family histories, records, pictures, maps and interesting stories. Research assistance available and all questions answered.
Meta Description: [ Ellyn's World - My love of Canada and Wales and my interest in genealogy: examples of searches for ancestors: pitfalls to avoid: family ghost stories: Welsh Ancestry: family trees ]
Welsh Genealogy Photography Requests - Photographs taken to order of your families history in South Wales.
Welsh Record Offices and Archives on the Web - Links to county-level archive pages, along with information, opening times, and a list of rules, for each of the offices.
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