Tag: ancestry
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David Jenkins (1850–1891), A Quiet Life Broken by Misfortune
In the upland districts of Montgomeryshire and southern Meirionnydd, the late nineteenth century was an age that demanded toughness and restraint. Men worked long hours in all seasons, living by the hard arithmetic of livestock, rent, weather, and market prices, and measured as much by reputation as by income. Within that world, David Jenkins, eldest…
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Yma o Hyd in My Blood: What My DNA Reveals About the Welsh Story
When we explore family history, we often begin with parish registers, gravestones, and sepia photographs. Yet DNA now allows us to go far deeper, reaching back not hundreds but thousands of years. My own paternal line — the Davies men of Montgomeryshire — has recently been confirmed as belonging to a branch called R-L96. This…
Antony David Davies FIoL FRSA FRAS AFRHistS MCMI 