Gill Thomas is the current Chair of the Association of Genealogists and Researchers in Archives, representing professionals in England and Wales (AGRA). She is a graduate of University College Cardiff (History) with a Post Graduate qualification in Genealogical Studies from the University of Strathclyde. Gill runs her own research practice, Who What Where Research, based in London near the National Archives. She specialises in Welsh research and regularly runs courses on the subject.

Synopsis of talk: Researching Welsh ancestors can be challenging. Do you have multiple Jones, Evans, Davies or Jenkins ancestors? Can't find the record you are looking for in parish registers? This talk will help to de-mystify your research and provide new ideas for continuing your project. The talk includes the following themes: Surnames, Religious Records, Poor Law records, Land and Migration, rounding off with a summary of resources available both off and online to aid your research.

This event is for members only and registration opens on 1st April, when the ‘Register [Individual]’ button will show on the bottom left of the Event details on the FHSC website for you to click and then process your registration, you will receive an email confirmation. Registration will close on  14th April.

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The Seminar series is co-ordinated by Margaret Spate, Jean Laidlaw and Margaret Roberts and ALL correspondence, queries etc should be sent to the dedicated email address -   

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