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CD37

Transactions of the West Wales Historical Society, Volume 1 -14 (complete series) . Devoted to the Genealogy and History of West Wales especially in the area of Carmarthenshire. More than 3,000 pages of material.  Full description

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$29.95

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$14.95

  CD1CFHS

Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire Anthology . Compiled by the Carmarthenshire Family History Society. May 2000. See list of contents below. 

$29.95

Contents : The Barlows of Slebach; Camrose Monumental Inscriptions; Cilgerran Weir; Early Wills of Pembrokeshire and West Wales; Evan Lloyd of Hendre, Pembrokeshire; French Invasion of Pembrokeshire in 1797; Haverford Record; Lord Lieutenants of Pembrokeshire and Haverford West; Manor o Castellan; Mayors of Pembrokeshire; Musgraves of Llanina; Parishes of Pembrokeshire;  Pembrokeshire Directory, 1793; Pembrokeshire Hearths, 1670, Pembrokeshire Lay Subsidies; Pembrokeshire Marriages, 1813-1837; Pembrokeshire Sheriffs, 1541-1973; Pictons of Poyston; Rudbaxton Monumental Inscriptions; Rudbaxton Notes on the Parish; Saunders of Pentre, Tymawr & Glynrhydw; Stepneys of Prendergast; Thomas Bwen of Trefloyn; Tuckers of Sealyham; Walter of Roche Castle; Wogans of Pembrokeshire; St Davids Street Names.

WALES1000B

The First Volume of the Conway Parish Registers in the Rural Deanery of Arllechwedd, Diocese of Bangor, Caernarvonshire, 1541 to 1793. J. P. Lewis. London, 1900, 326 pages ( photoduplication )

$33.95

WALES1000

The First Volume of the Conway Parish Registers in the Rural Deanery of Arllechwedd, Diocese of Bangor, Caernarvonshire, 1541 to 1793. J. P. Lewis. London, 1900, 326 pages ( CD-ROM ) 

$19.95

CD2CFHS

Llanelly Directory 1897 and Llanelly: St. Elli Parish Registers. Compiled by the Carmarthenshire Family History Society. May 2000. Contains an 1897 town directory for Llanelly and the baptisms (1687-1837), marriages (1688-1833) and burials (1693-1947) of St. Elli Parish Church.

$29.95

CD3CFHS

Dyfed Marriages 1813-1837; Marriages Bonds & Fiats 1612-1800; Testators Wills Index 1564-1858. Compiled by the Carmarthenshire Family History Society. May 2000. 

$29.95

Topography

CD94 The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England and Wales :  Edited by J.H.F. Brabner, F.R.G.S. Printed in 1880, London, England.  2244 pages.  Ninety-five full-color county maps and illustrations accompany this highly detailed gazetteer which provides a comprehensive listing of every conceivable geographically named location in England and Wales.  In addition to location, most listings include historical and economic facts.    $29.95

CD57

A Topographical Dictionary of Wales, comprising the Several Counties, Cities, Boroughs, Corporate, Market Towns, Parishes, Chapelries, and Townships. With Historical and Statistical Descriptions; Embellished with Engravings of the Arms of Cities, Bishipricks, Corporate Towns, and Boroughs; and of the Seals of the Several Municipal Corporations With an Appendix, Describing the Electoral Boundaries of the Several Bouroughs, as Defined by the Late Act,  Samuel Lewis, Second Edition, 2 volumes (1842) 944 pages $19.95

This esteemed work contains every fact of importance tending to illustrate the local history of Wales. Arranged alphabetically by place (village, parish, town, etc.), it provides a faithful description of all Welsh localities as they existed at the time of publication (1837), showing, for example, exactly where a particular civil parish was located in relation to the nearest town or towns, county etc.  In addition, Lewis's gazetteer is augmented with engravings of the arms and seals of the various towns in Wales.

CD61

Handbook of the Origin of Place-Names in Wales and Monmouthshire.  Rev. Thomas Morgan (1887) 220 pages. ISBN: 1-58211-234-7. Contains origin, meaning and history of hundreds of Welsh localities. Both Welsh and English spellings are included. Indexed by county. $19.95

CD11

Cary's New Map of England and Wales With Part of Scotland , On which are carefully laid down All the Direct and Principal Cross Roads, the Course of Rivers and Navigable Canals, Cities, Market and Borough Towns, Parishes, and most considerable Hamlets, Parks, Forests, etc etc. Delineated from Actual Surveys and materially Assisted From Authentic Documents Liberally supplied by the Right Honourable the Post Master’s General. 71 maps, 85-page index. Originally printed in 1794. ISBN: 1-58211-052-2. Description below. $29.95

John Cary, one of the 18th Century’s foremost cartographers, is well known for his beautifully illustrated and geographically accurate atlases and maps. Here is one of his finest works, taken from the original copy in our archives. It contains 71 full color maps (the original volume has 81 maps but we have eliminated 11 as they did not show any land mass) along with an 85-page index listing more than 21,000 geographical features along with the appropriate county designation and map number. Each map is presented in full color and can easily be printed on your color printer.

Dictionary

CD108

Geiriadur Llogeli: A Pocket Dictionary of Welsh~English English~Welsh. by W. Richards LL.D. Wrexham, England. 1865. 748 pages $19.95

 An excellent 19th century dictionary for use in Welsh genealogical works. Especially useful for historical documents and vital records relating to Wales.

Nautical Interest

CD19

A New and Universal Dictionary of the Marine ; London, T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1830. 846 pages of nautical definitions, charts and tables along with 35 pages of beautiful line drawings of sailing vessels and their associated equipment. This is an extraordinarily informative volume for those with a nautical interest or seaman ancestors. 
Patterson’s Illustrated Nautical Dictionary Unabridged.
From Keel to Truck; From Stem to Sternpost; From Zenith to Nadir; From Bedplate to Funnel; From Torpedo Boat to Battle Ship. By Captain Howard Patterson, New York City, 1900. 393 pages.  See full titles and description below
$29.95
A New and Universal Dictionary of the Marine ; .....being, a Copious Explanation of the Technical Terms and Phrases Usually Employed in the Construction, Equipment, Machinery, Movements, and Military as Well as Naval Operations of Ships: With Such Parts of Astronomy, and Navigation, as Will be Found Useful to Practical Navigators. Illustrated with a Variety of Modern Designs of Shipping, etc. Together with Separate View of the Masts, Yards, Sails and Rigging to Which is Annexed A Vocabulary of French-Sea Phrases and Terms of Art, Collected From the Best Authorities. Originally Compiled by William Falconer, Author of the Shipwreck, Etc. Now Modernized and Much Enlarged By William Burney, LL. D. Master of the Naval Academy, Gosport

Patterson’s Illustrated Nautical Dictionary Unabridged. From Keel to Truck; From Stem to Sternpost; From Zenith to Nadir; From Bedplate to Funnel; From Torpedo Boat to Battle Ship . A work of reference for Naval, Revenue, and Merchant Marine Officers, Yachtsmen, Canoeists, U.S. Local Inspectors of Steam Vessels, Builders of Wooden and Iron Steam and Sailing Ships, Admiralty Lawyers, :Underwriters, Naval Cadets and Young Men on board of State Training Vessels, Marine Draughtsman, Builders of Engines and Boilers, and Adapted for the Use of the Rank and File of the United States Naval Reserve. 

More than 5,000 nautical subjects are explained along with 500 beautifully engraved descriptive drawings of all things nautical. A must for any one with a nautical interest or having an ancestor who was a seaman.

Gazetteers

CD14

Cassell's Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland . Being A Complete Topographical Dictionary of the United Kingdom with Numerous Illustrations and Sixty Maps. Six volumes, 2,840 pages, Originally printed 1900. ISBN: 1-58211-053-0. Description below. $39.95
Nearly 200,000 geographical locations are listed. Features included are: barony, borough, burgh, chapelry, civil-parish, ecclesiastical parish, hamlet, liberty, market town, parish, quoad sacra parish, riding, tithing, townland and townships. Each entry may contain: location, population, distance from nearest rail station, distance from either London or Dublin, soil conditions, natural resources, good manufactured, names of churches, monuments, and historical tidbits. More than 60 full color maps illustrate these volumes.

CD94

The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England and Wales :  Edited by J.H.F. Brabner, F.R.G.S. Printed in 1880 (2000 Reprint), London, England.  2244 pages.  Ninety-five full-color county maps and illustrations accompany this highly detailed gazetteer which provides a comprehensive listing of every conceivable geographically named location in England and Wales.  In addition to location, most listings include historical and economic facts.  See minimum requirements. $29.95

                           

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