Wales Births and Baptisms - FamilySearch Historical Records/Known Issues

Known Issues
Question: When searching for the surname Thomas in batch C09866-1, over 1000 names are displayed. However, most of the parents of these children do not have the surname of Thomas. Why are the parent’s and child’s surname different? Answer: Early Welch records often contained only a personal name, not a surname. The use of patronymics, such as "Thomas son of John" was used until surnames came into common usage. To learn more about the use of patronymics, click here to view the wiki article "Wales names, personal."

Search tips for finding records on FamilySearch.org which only contain first names

To find names of children for which only a first name was recorded, and for which you know the parents' names, it is best to search for relationships.

From any search screen, click onto Search by Relationship. Then click Parents to open the search boxes. Fill in the names of the parents, and click the Search button to view results for children with the same parents.

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