I am looking for ancestors of daniel pugh born in south wales in 1875.he married Lillian brown who was born in 1877 in wales.they came to the united states approximately 1912.they had 3 children.I am looking for history of their parents and family history.
You should always begin with the most recent ancestor and move backwards in time. Search the census first. Since they came here in 1912, they'd probably be in the 1920 census, if you know what state and/or county. If you just know the state, the soundex would be the best way to go as it is coded. Pugh soundex code would be P000. The soundex will show the county, page number, line number, head of household, members of household, ages, birthplaces, relationship to head of house. You can then go to the original county census to find more info which will indicate where each family members' parents were born. There are a lot of web sites for Wales, usually listed with England. In the Handy Book for Genealogists that I have, there is a chapter "England and Wales." Wales is not listed separately. It provides 11 addresses and web sites. When you do request information, remember to enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope. In this case, if you write to an office in England or Wales, an envelope would suffice since the postage amount is unknown. They'll probably tell you what they have, but you can offer to pay for copies. If his parents came to America via Ellis Island, there is most likely a record there. Start with the census/soundex first and go from there.
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I recommend you start with these web sites. http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/history/sites/themes/family.shtml. http://www.walesindex.co.uk/pages/64.html. http://www.ellisisland.org/.
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my search has brought me to an old cemetery in liberty township ohio, but i can't find it, it's called seceders cemetery and where i looked, there is not one there. i was looking for a john pugh. do you have any information on this pugh. he came from wales also about 1875.
I found a Seceders Corner Cemetery 189 Churchill-Hubbard Rd.Liberty Township OH 44505 Tel.#330-759-4577.When you look on the google map I think it comes up as Churchill Cemetery but with the same address
I found a Daniel Pugh listing parents Jenkin Pugh and Sarah John. Does this sound right?
I don't know if this will help, but my Great, Great Grandfather was named John Pugh and I am told he was from Wales. He is not burried in Ohio. He is burried in Camden County North Carolina in a corn field with about 4 other graves. It is in a place called Old Trap. He had many children. One of them was also named John Pugh, my Great Grandfather. By the way, my son is named Daniel Pugh.
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