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*CRONICL , the Journal of the Powys FHS, issues 31-42 Julie Preston
*Montgomeryshire Genealogical Society" Record ", all issues to date Julie Preston
Parish Registers of Wales by C.J.Williams & J.Watts Williams 1986

Please note: this book simply tells you where registers of individual parishes are held

Maureen Jenkins

Julie Preston

Nonconformist Registers of Wales by Dafydd Ifans 1994

Please note: this book simply tells you where the registers of individual chapels are held

Maureen Jenkins

Julie Preston

The Shell Guide to Wales published c 1960s, brief details of places in Wales Maureen Jenkins
The Surnames of Wales  for family historians and others, by John & Sheila Rowlands 1996

A description / analysis of  the development of surnames within Wales down to modern times.

Julie Preston

Welsh Family History,  A Guide to Research, Ed. by John & Sheila Rowlands, Second Edition, pub. 1998, by the Federation of Family History Societies (Publications), Ltd. and the Authors

Julie Preston
The Old Parish Churches of Mid-Wales by Mike Salter, published by the author in 1991. This book includes a brief history and a description of the architecture of *old* (i.e. pre 19th century) parish churches in BRE, MGY and RAD. John Ball
The Castles of Mid-Wales by Mike Salter, published by the author in 2001. This book includes a brief history and a description of the architecture of earthworks and castles in BRE, MGY and RAD. John Ball
History of  Llanbrynmair - series from the "Montgomeryshire Collections" (1880s)

Includes much about the social history of the parish. Poor Law Rate tables includes listing of farms and occupiers over £10 gross rental in 1744 and 1884; histories of all churches and chapels; lists of vicars, overseers and non-conformists etc.; pedigrees of major families.

*Please be specific in your requests*

David Stick

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*Published by the Powys Family History Society  , its web-site has full details of membership and other research services / publications available for purchase.

*Published by the Montgomeryshire Genealogy Society

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