This document provides an overview of strategies for tracing Welsh ancestors, including: - Less than 21% of Welsh church and chapel records have been extracted for the IGI, so original records must be searched - Patronymics (names based on a father's name) were commonly used before 1813 and strategies are outlined to search using patronymics - Nonconformist chapel records are an important source as over 80% of Welsh people were nonconformists by the mid-19th century, but many records were not deposited in record offices

1. Tracing Your Welsh Ancestors By Darris G. Williams, AG

19. Nonconformists

21. Growth of Nonconformity 2927 993 171 105 110 Chapels 1861 1816 1775 1742 1716 Year