Piecing together the family tree (5) - from Rhandirmwyn to Pennsylvania
I had said that my previous post on this blog was going to be my last foray into the ancestry archives for this summer. However, my research has put me in touch with someone who has also been very helpfully researching a branch of what turns out to be part of the same family tree. So there's more than enough resources available for one more 'bonus' post! My third post from this summer's research explained how I had managed to trace my family tree back to my third great grandparents, Charles and Sarah Williams, innkeepers - amongst other trades - in the Carmarthenshire village of Llansawel. In this post, I want to head back down the family tree from Charles and Sarah. However, instead of taking the branch that leads to my own grandparents, I will instead head in the direction of my newly found US potential cousin - Kathryn! Charles and Sarah at the George Inn, Llansawel An 1838 Tithe Map of the village confirms that Charles Williams is occupying the George Inn, and its