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The
basis of this website is a family history database
containing information on over 8,000
individuals. Although this started as a family tree of my
direct ancestors, it has expanded to include the descendants of their
brothers and sisters, and, in many cases,
the ancestors of those
who married them. So every individual appearing in
the database is connected, but that connection is often as the result
of marriage rather than by bloodline. Strictly speaking, then,
this is more than one family tree - the reason for the plural
title.
The
map shows the principle families appearing in the database, with an
indication of their earliest identified origins - the roots
of
the trees,
you might say. From the nineteenth century onwards emigration from
Britain occurred in most of these families, with the result that living
descendants are now to be found all around the world. I have been
greatly helped in my research into the family history by first-,
second-, and more distant cousins, around the world, who have provided
me with photographs, documents and, where they, too, are engaged in
genealogical research, the results of their own research
efforts. All this has now been incorporated into the database
and
I am most grateful to all those who have contributed and are continuing
to do so. Special thanks to cousin Colin Davies in Edinburgh who has
incorporated into the database the results of all his research on the
Scottish branches of the family, on which I have performed no
research whatsoever.
Some cousins have their own websites and I provide links to them where appropriate. Of particular interest to those searching for ancestors in West Glamorgan is James Loveluck's website. James and I are cooperating closely to ensure that our sites complement each other with a minimum of duplication. I hope to extend this cooperation to other areas this year. |