Find a Welsh Emigrant or Immigrant from Wales Record Selection Guide

Helpful information to know before starting a search
• Full name of the immigrant ancestor • Approximate year of arrival • Approximate age at arrival • Names of the immigrant’s children • Region, county, or parish of origin • Where the ancestor lived in the new country • Relatives’ names: parents, siblings, aunts, uncles, cousins • Religious affiliations • Occupations (include all over their lifetime)

Decide what you want to learn, select a date range and what you know about the emigrant then choose a source to examine.

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Welsh Emigrant Record Selection Table

 * - ! scope="col" | What you want to learn ! scope="col" | Date Range ! scope="col" | What is known about the emigrant ! scope="col" | Sources |- | rowspan="5" | Place of origin    | Pre 1790 | Name |


 * 765266|title-id|disp=British 19th Century Surname Atlas


 * 765266|title-id|disp=Biographies


 * 765266|title-id|disp=County marriage indexes


 * 765266|title-id|disp=Farm or house name


 * 765266|title-id|disp=The surnames of Wales


 * - | Pre 1790 | Name and religion |


 * Settement patterns in the U.S.


 * Church or chapel histories


 * British 19th Century Surname Atlas


 * Biographies


 * Denominational periodicals


 * - | 1790-1890 | Name and occupation |


 * Death certificates


 * Obituaries


 * Denominational periodicals


 * Biographies


 * Settlement pattern by occupation
 * Welsh American Index


 * - | 1790-1890 | Name and both parent's names |


 * Welsh county marriage indexes(pre 1837)


 * Wales civil registration indexes


 * - | 1890-present | Name |


 * Death certificates


 * Obituaries


 * Out bound passenger lists


 * Denominational periodicals


 * - | Parent's names | Pre 1790 | Name |


 * Settlement patterns
 * Denominational periodicals
 * Histories


 * - | | 1790-1890 | Name |


 * Obituaries
 * civil registration birth indexes (1837 forward)
 * From 1841, Wales census
 * Welsh American Index


 * - | | 1890 to present | |


 * Death certificates
 * Marriage certificates
 * Obituaries


 * - | Why they emigrated | all dates | |


 * Agriculture in Wales During the Napoleonic Wars
 * The Welsh in America: Letters from the Immigrants edited by Alan Conway
 * The Welsh in America: Letters from the Immigrants edited by Alan Conway


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