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Welsh History is sponsored by Brawdy Books, who hope you find the information included here both interesting and useful. 

Content

Welsh History is the first step of your journey into Wales's historic past. Included are links to Genealogy-related sites, Research sources, Museums, Libraries, Universities & Colleges and other sites of interest to the serious researcher and casual browser.  

The Francis Jones Archives

Included in the site is an Index to the Francis Jones Archives. The Index is published here for the first time. FJ used spellings of place names and families relevant to the century about which he wrote. Therefore you may find several variations of spelling for each place or house name. 

Extracts from our publications are included as an indication of what is available.

For further information mailto:info@brawdybooks.com    

Navigation

The site is best viewed with Explorer 4 and above. We have tried to make the site easy to navigate. Main Index pages are accessed from the left-hand pane which contains the Main Index pages of the various sections of the FJ Archives, and is visible at all times. 

From here the Archive has been broken down into smaller sections. To return to a Main Index page simply click on the relevant Main Index title in the left-hand pane. 

Some pages have internal links. Use the link in the left-hand pane to return to a Main page or use the back button.

Who we are

Brawdy Books is an independent publishing company in West Wales producing high quality books containing material from the Archives of the late Major Francis Jones, the first Wales Herald for over 600 years. These Archives are probably one of the most comprehensive surveys of Welsh History in existence today. 

Subjects include: Celtic History, Historic Houses and their Families, Castles, Maritime, People, Carmarthenshire, Cardiganshire, Pembrokeshire and other Welsh Counties, Holy Wells and Genealogy to name but a few. 

The professional researcher and layman alike will find a wealth of interest in this veritable "Treasure Trove" of Welsh History.

Please contact us for further information

mailto:info@brawdybooks.com