genealogy wales

Jul 29

genealogy wales
Genealogy in Wales?

MY Grandfather’s surname was Owen and he was adopted.
He was born in Bendigo in Australia. Did many transport ships leave from Wales to Australia. I can’t speak one word of Welsh Language, and I think it would be very difficult for me to trace any records. What do you think? Any suggestions?

Try ancestry.co.uk or ancestry.com
They have census returns for Wales and also passenger and imigration records.

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