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๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ Welsh Tribal Lineage

About Welsh Tribes

  • Welsh society was organized around patrilineal tribes (llwythau)
  • Each tribe traced descent from a founding patriarch
  • Tribal membership determined inheritance, legal status, and social standing
  • Children belonged to their father's tribe regardless of mother's tribal affiliation
  • 186 major patriarchal lines are recognized in Welsh genealogy

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  • Use Welsh variations of names (David/Dafydd, John/Ioan, Mary/Mair)
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๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ Common Welsh Places

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Cardiff (Caerdydd)
Swansea (Abertawe)
Newport (Casnewydd)
Bangor
Caernarfon
Wrexham (Wrecsam)
Llanelli
Rhondda
Merthyr Tydfil
Bridgend (Pen-y-bont)
Neath (Castell-nedd)
Port Talbot
Aberystwyth
Carmarthen (Caerfyrddin)
Pembroke (Penfro)
Haverfordwest (Hwlffordd)