Any explanation?

[Katykat]

Not sure what to make of this. I found these results on the Familysearch site. Not my family but the details are intriguing.


Gulielmus Hugh
Wales Births and Baptisms, 1541-1907
christening: 14 June 1730 ST GEORGE, DENBIGH, WALES
father: Hugonis Jones
mother: Janae

Gulielmus Hugh
Wales Births and Baptisms, 1541-1907
christening: 29 April 1729 ST GEORGE, DENBIGH, WALES
father: Hugonis Hopley
mother: Margaretae

Gulielmus Hugh
Wales Births and Baptisms, 1541-1907
christening: 6 October 1725 CONWAY, CAERNARVON, WALES
father: Hugonis Owen
mother: Catherina

Gulielmus Hugh
Wales Births and Baptisms, 1541-1907
christening: 23 March 1725 CONWAY, CAERNARVON, WALES
father: Hugonis Jones
mother: Catherina

Gulielmus Hugh
Wales Births and Baptisms, 1541-1907
christening: 12 September 1732 CONWAY, CAERNARVON, WALES
father: Hugonis Williams
mother: Dorothea Luke

Gulielmus Hugh
Wales Births and Baptisms, 1541-1907
christening: 31 August 1729 CONWAY, CAERNARVON, WALES
father: Hugonis Parry
mother: Jana

[gardener]

I'm so glad I never had to delve into Welsh records. And add Latin into the mix...!!

I think you have a load of baptisms for boys called William Hugh (a popular name combo?). So the first one will be William Hugh, son of Hugh Jones and Jane.

There is an Irish explanation of names here http://www.from-ireland.net/irish-names ... n-english/ and it explains changes to the end of the name down towards the bottom of the article.

[Katykat]

You’ve probably hit the nail on the head Gardener. I never thought of a Latin explanation being the church is/ was in Wales. The only church in St George though was non conformist so not sure why Latin was used. Still, as you say, it’s bad enough tackling the Welsh names although that’s mainly the places that my family lived rather than their forenames & surnames.