World Archives Project: Caernarfonshire, Wales, Lleyn and Eifionydd Church Registers and Gravestone Inscriptions

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About this project This collection contains information extracted from gravestones from several churchyards throughout the hundred of Lleyn and the commott of Eifionydd in Wales. It also includes explanatory notes respecting ancient houses, families, and other parts of the district. Some birth, marriage and death records are also included.

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Project Instructions This collection contains information extracted from gravestones from several churchyards throughout the hundred of Lleyn and the commott of Eifionydd in Wales. It also includes explanatory notes respecting ancient houses, families, and other parts of the district. Some birth, marriage and death records are also included.

Latin, Welsh and English languages are all represented in this project. This being the case, not all "keywords" may have been represented in the instructions. Resources such as Google Translate, may help in deciphering what to key.

Sometimes the same record will be transcribed in multiple languages. For example, John Smith's tombstone may be included in both Latin and Welsh on the same image. If the record is in multiple languages key from the English version if present, if not key from the Welsh record. Only key the Latin record if that is the only version on the record.

If both death and burial dates are present, key the death date as the event date and key "death" for event type.

Due to the variety of records you may encounter there are 27 possible fields. Review the fields carefully to ensure you are capturing all of the data from the record."

Project-specific sample images and form field help:
Choose a sample image from below to see the corresponding form field examples.
Record
Cover page, Section header, etc
Image with no data

Record

Choose the "Record" form type for images with names to be keyed.

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Event City

Key the event city as seen on the record using the dictionary provided for assistance. The Event city will be in bold capital lettering and is typically followed by the keyword "Churchyard" or "Church." Event city is typically at the top of the image, but may also be found midway down the page. Do not key the words "Churchyard" or "Church." If there are multiple event cities on an image, key a different section for each one. If the image does not contain an event city, leave this field blank.

Event Type

Key the event type as seen on the record using the dictionary provided for assistance. Event type will be found within the body of a record. Record type should be keyed for each record unless there is no way to determine what it is. If you cannot determine the event type, this field may be left blank. Because we are expecting an event type for most records, this field will need validation if left blank.

Event type must be either burial, death, baptism or marriage. Event type may be determined using the following keywords:

Burial

• buried
• gladdwyd (buried)
• sepultus fuit (buried)
• sepulta fuit (buried)

Death

• departed this life
• died (or dyed)
• Descriptions like "drowned"
• yr hwn a fu farw (died)
• yr hon a fu farw (deceased)
• wedi cyflwyno ei ysbryd (submitted his or her spirit)
• bu farw (died)

Baptism

• baptized (or abbriviated "bapt.")
• fedyddiwyd (baptized)
• baptizata (baptized)
• baptizatus (baptized)

Marriage

• married
• briodwyd (married)
• conjugati fuere (married)
• conjugati fuerunt (married)
• matrimonio juncti fuere (married)

Prefix

Key any titles before the given name, such as "Dr," "Mr," or "Mrs," of the primary person as seen on the record using the dictionary provided for assistance. Only prefix values should be keyed into the prefix field.

The primary name will be the first name on a tombstone transcription or in a birth, marriage or burial record and should be in given-surname format.

Given

Key the first name or initial and any middle names of the primary person as seen on the record using the dictionary provided for assistance. Initials should be keyed with a space between them and without entering periods.

The primary name will be the first name on a tombstone transcription or in a birth, marriage or burial record and should be in given-surname format.

Surname

Key the surname as seen on the record using the dictionary provided for assistance.

The primary name will be the first name on a tombstone transcription or in a birth, marriage or burial record and should be in given-surname format. When the surname of the primary person is not present, the surname may be determined by looking at the surname of either a parent or spouse.

Suffix

Key all titles, such as "Jr" or "III", following the surname of the primary person as seen on the record using the dictionary provided for assistance.

The primary name will be the first name on a tombstone transcription or in a birth, marriage or burial record and should be in given-surname format.

Gender

Key the gender in its full form using the dictionary provided for assistance. Gender may be determined by key words, such as "son of", "daughter of", etc., or by gender specific prefixes. On marriage records, key Male for the Primary person and Female for the spouse, unless the name suggests otherwise.

Residence Place

Key the residence place as seen on the record using the dictionary provided for assistance. Separate any geographical locations with a comma. Ex: San Diego, California. Residence place is typically found after the word "of," "de," "ambo de" (meaning "both of"), "residence" or something similar. Example: Richard Jones of Court.

Note: Sometimes the place listed on the record is the name of a house or other location and as such may not be in the dictionary. key as seen.

Event Day

Key the day from the event date as seen on the record. A Latin numerals dictionary has been provided to assist in keying the day. On tombstone transcriptions, Event date may be found after keywords such as the following:

English

• buried
• departed this life
• died (or dyed)
• Descriptions like "drowned"

Welsh

• yr hwn a fu farw (died)
• yr hon a fu farw (deceased)
• wedi cyflwyno ei ysbryd (submitted his or her spirit)
• bu farw (died)

On birth, marriage and death records, event date is typically located at the end of the record. On some images, the event year is above a group of records with day and month at the beginning of each individual record. In this case, the event year will need copied to each record until a new year appears. Event date will typically appear after keywords such as the following:

English

• baptized (or abbriviated "bapt.")
• married
• buried

Welsh

• fedyddiwyd (baptized)
• briodwyd (married)
• gladdwyd (buried)

Latin

• baptizata (baptized)
• baptizatus (baptized)
• conjugati fuere (married)
• conjugati fuerunt (married)
• matrimonio juncti fuere (married)
• sepultus fuit (buried)
• sepulta fuit (buried)

Event Month

Key the month in its three-five letter abbreviation from the event date using the dictionary provided for assistance. If the month appears as a number, key as seen. On tombstone transcriptions, Event date may be found after keywords such as the following:

English

• buried
• departed this life
• died (or dyed)
• Descriptions like "drowned"

Welsh

• yr hwn a fu farw (died)
• yr hon a fu farw (deceased)
• wedi cyflwyno ei ysbryd (submitted his or her spirit)
• bu farw (died)

On birth, marriage and death records, event date is typically located at the end of the record. On some images, the event year is above a group of records with day and month at the beginning of each individual record. In this case, the event year will need copied to each record until a new year appears. Event date will typically appear after keywords such as the following:

English

• baptized (or abbriviated "bapt.")
• married
• buried

Welsh

• fedyddiwyd (baptized)
• briodwyd (married)
• gladdwyd (buried)

Latin

• baptizata (baptized)
• baptizatus (baptized)
• conjugati fuere (married)
• conjugati fuerunt (married)
• matrimonio juncti fuere (married)
• sepultus fuit (buried)
• sepulta fuit (buried)

Event Year

Key the year from the event date as seen on the record On tombstone transcriptions, Event date may be found after keywords such as the following:

English

• buried
• departed this life
• died (or dyed)
• Descriptions like "drowned"

Welsh

• yr hwn a fu farw (died)
• yr hon a fu farw (deceased)
• wedi cyflwyno ei ysbryd (submitted his or her spirit)
• bu farw (died)

On birth, marriage and death records, event date is typically located at the end of the record. On some images, the event year is above a group of records with day and month at the beginning of each individual record. In this case, the event year will need copied to each record until a new year appears. Event date will typically appear after keywords such as the following:

English

• baptized (or abbriviated "bapt.")
• married
• buried

Welsh

• fedyddiwyd (baptized)
• briodwyd (married)
• gladdwyd (buried)

Latin

• baptizata (baptized)
• baptizatus (baptized)
• conjugati fuere (married)
• conjugati fuerunt (married)
• matrimonio juncti fuere (married)
• sepultus fuit (buried)
• sepulta fuit (buried)

Event Age

Key the age as seen at the time the record was recorded using the dictionary provided for assistance. If present, age may be found next to the word "Age" or "Aged" and should be a number between 1 and 120.

Valid ages include numeric digits between "0" and "120" and fractions between "1/12" and "11/12." If an age includes years, months, and/or days key only the years. For example, if an age appears as 10 years, 7 months, key age as "10." If an age appears in months, such as 10 months, key age as a fraction: "10/12." If an Age includes years plus a fraction, such as 3 3/12, key only the year: "3." If the age is less than one month, key "0."

Death Place

Key the death place as seen on the record using the dictionary provided for assistance. Separate any geographical locations with a comma. Ex: San Diego, California. Death place is typically found after words like "Died", "Departed this life", or something similar.

Note: Sometimes the place listed on the record is the name of a house or other location and as such may not be in the dictionary. key as seen.

Spouse Given

Key the first name or initial and any middle names of the spouse of the primary person as seen on the record using the dictionary provided for assistance. Initials should be keyed with a space between them and without entering periods. Spouse name may typically be found directly following the name of the primary person (or groom) and should be in given-surname format. Some keywords to assist in keying include the following:

English

• Wife of
• widow
• relict

Wlesh

• gwraig
• Ail Wraig i'r

Latin

• uxor

Spouse Surname

Key the surname of the spouse of the primary person as seen on the record using the dictionary provided for assistance. Spouse name may typically be found directly following the name of the primary person (or groom) and should be in given-surname format. Some keywords to assit in keying include the following:

English

• Wife of
• widow
• relict

Wlesh

• gwraig
• Ail Wraig i'r

Latin

• uxor

Spouse Age

Key the age of the spouse at the time of the marriage. If present, age may be found next to the word "Age" or "Aged" and should be a number between 1 and 120.

Valid ages include numeric digits between "0" and "120" and fractions between "1/12" and "11/12." If an age includes years, months, and/or days key only the years. For example, if an age appears as 10 years, 7 months, key age as "10." If an age appears in months, such as 10 months, key age as a fraction: "10/12." If an Age includes years plus a fraction, such as 3 3/12, key only the year: "3." If the age is less than one month, key "0."

Spouse Death Day

Key the day from the death date of the spouse of the primary person as seen on the record. A Latin numerals dictionary has been provided to assist in keying the day. Spouse death date may be found after the keywords "she died" or something similar.

Spouse Death Month

Key the month in its three-five letter abbreviation from the death date of the spouse of the primary person using the dictionary provided for assistance. If the month appears as a number, key as seen. Spouse death date may be found after the keywords "she died" or something similar.

Spouse Death Year

Key the year from the death date of the spouse of the primary person as seen on the record. Spouse death date may be found after the keywords "she died" or something similar.

Spouse Residence

Key the residence place of the spouse of the primary person as seen on the record using the dictionary provided for assistance. Separate any geographical locations with a comma. Ex: San Diego, California. Spouse residence may be found after the spouse name and one of the following keywords: "of," "de," "ambo de" (meaning "both of"), "residence" or something similar. Example: Griffith Williams of Bringole.

Note: Sometimes the place listed on the record is the name of a house or other location and as such may not be in the dictionary. key as seen.

Father Given

Key the first name or initial and any middle names of the father of the primary person as seen on the record using the dictionary provided for assistance. Initials should be keyed with a space between them and without entering periods. Father name is typically preceded by the words "son of," "daughter of," "Eldest son/daughter," or something similar.

Father Surname

Key the surname of the father of the primary person as seen on the record using the dictionary provided for assistance. Father name is typically preceded by the words "son of," "daughter of," "Eldest son/daughter," or something similar.

Mother Given

Key the first name or initial and any middle names of the mother of the primary person as seen on the record using the dictionary provided for assistance. Initials should be keyed with a space between them and without entering periods. When present, mother name will follow the father name. Mother name is typically preceded by the words "son of," "daughter of," "Eldest son/daughter," or something similar.

Mother Surname

Key the surname of the mother of the primary person as seen on the record using the dictionary provided for assistance. When present, mother name will follow the father name. Mother name is typically preceded by the words "son of," "daughter of," "Eldest son/daughter," or something similar.

Birth Day

Key the day from the birth date as seen on the record. A Latin numerals dictionary has been provided to assist in keying the day. Event date may be found after keywords such as "born" or "ganwyd" (welsh).

Birth Month

Key the month in its three-five letter abbreviation from the birth date using the dictionary provided for assistance. If the month appears as a number, key as seen. Event date may be found after keywords such as "born" or "ganwyd" (welsh).

Birth Year

Key the year from the birth date as seen on the record. Event date may be found after keywords such as "born" or "ganwyd" (welsh).

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  This image includes examples of both English and Welsh records.

Cover page, Section header, etc

Use the "Cover page, Section header, etc' form type for images that do not contain data, but might be interesting to look at because they provide context for the image set. Example: historical notes, affidavits, etc.

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Image with no data

Use the 'Image with no data' form type for images that do not contain data or any useful context that might be interesting for someone to look at. Example: An image containing a blank background.