</p>\n\n\n<p>Welsh Naming Patterns<br />\nThe Welsh used an ancient Patronymic naming system whereby the children of a marriage took their fathers forename as their surname. Women rarely took on their husband\'s family names, rather retaining their maiden names. This makes family history complex, but there was a commonly used naming standard in place that combined the use of christian names with patronymic surnames.<br />\nfirst son full name of paternal grandfather first daughter full name of paternal grandmother<br />\nsecond son full name of maternal grandfather second daughter full name of maternal grandmother<br />\nthird son full name of father third daughter full name of mother</p>\n\n<p>Using this model makes it relatively easy to deduce the name of grandchildren from grandparents and vice versa. An example of this in practise would be Catherine Hughes (daughter of Hugh Hughes and Susan Thomas) married Richard William (son of William Prichard and Sarah Evans) the name of their children in order would be William Prichard, Hugh Hughes, Richard William, Sarah Evans, Susan Thomas and Catherine Hughes
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