Segontium Searchers

23/09/2025

Really Ancestry is this what you're wasting our subscription money on - total bloody rubbish!!

Eyelash length!!! Eyelash length!!!

You could be spending your time and our money on things that really need doing, like sorting out the myriad problems on your website. But no, you spend it on crap like this.

22/09/2025

This summer also saw an interesting and very fulfilling project. A client was searching for his family in the Midlands, relatives of his father, who he had long lost contact with.

A very satisfying outcome, with him making contact with his uncle, and then travelling down to meet the family.

22/09/2025

Followed up by a couple of days at the National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth.

22/09/2025

Some months ago I carried out some extensive research on behalf of the Bute Estate in Scotland. The work involved examining documents dating back as far as the late 18th century in an attempt to identify land owned by the estate in Cardiff.

First off were two days work at Glamorgan Archives in Cardiff.

22/09/2025

Earlier this summer I paid a visit to the old parish church at Llanwenllwyfo, Anglesey, to try and find and photograph a family grave for a client.

The photograph shows my viewpoint from where I’m standing just inside the entrance gate, looking down at the churchyard. Underfoot is the remains of a path, which runs down the hill into the hollow below, where the remains of the old church lie.

Needless to say the visit had to be aborted!

22/09/2025

On the 21st of August we accompanied Ginger, Andy, and family on a Family History Tour around Anglesey.

Their ancestors were the Meyrick family of Bodorgan Estater, and so the tour was focused on the locations on Anglesey associated with the family, although we did stop off in Llanllechid and Bangor to begin the day.

Another great day out, aided in no small measure by John Pritchard of Celticos Guided Tours North Wales, Outdoor Tourism, Country Lifestyle.
If you are interested in a tour of your own, then please do get in touch.

22/09/2025

On the 9th of May we had the pleasure of escorting Liz and her friend Miriam around. Liz's family hailed from Llanddeiniolen and Anglesey, before emigrating to the US. Here are some photos from the day.

A great day out, aided in no small measure by John Pritchard of Celticos Guided Tours North Wales, Outdoor Tourism, Country Lifestyle.
If you are interested in a tour of your own, then please do get in touch.

17/04/2024

First Family History Tour of 2024 completed yesterday.

We had Lynne Roberts over from New York, visiting the Bethesda area, where her ancestors lived before emigrating to the US.

First up was a stop at the National Slate Museum at Llanberis so that she could have a taste of what the working life of a slate quarryman was like, followed by a brief visit to one of the family homes at Llanrug.

Then it was over to Bethesda and Mynydd Llandegai, where Lynne was able to see some more family homes, along with visits to Christ Church, Glanogwen, and St. Anne's, Mynydd Llandegai, to pay her respects at the graves of a few of her ancestors.

Perhaps the highlight of the day was enabling Lynne meet up with two distant cousins who she had never met before. This turned into a wonderful family history discussion, with new friendships made, along with promises to keep in touch.

All in all, a brilliant day, aided in no small measure by John Pritchard of Celticos Guided Tours North Wales, Outdoor Tourism, Country Lifestyle.

If you are interested in a tour of your own, then please do get in touch.

26/01/2024

It's vitally important that original historical documents are preserved for posterity.

The government, through the auspices of the Ministry of Justice, are now considering destroying all original will after 25 years. There is no guarantee of course that today's digital imaging will be compatible with tomorrow's technology, so to destroy the originals would be madness.

Please sign the petition and oppose this.

Please ! The MoJ proposes to digitise and then allow the destruction of original wills after 25 years. We call for the original wills to be preserved in perpetuity in line with current legislation. Do not agree to legislative changes that would allow the destruction of these documents.

01/08/2023

FAMILY HISTORY TOURS

Are you thinking of visiting North Wales in search of your heritage?

Now is the time to get planning for 2024.

Let us organise a bespoke Family History Tour for you - visit the places where your ancestors lived - their homes, places of work, the churches and chapels where they worshipped (and where they got married, baptised their children, and where they ended their days in the churchyard).

Explore the streets and country lanes where your ancestors walked.

Who knows, it might even be possible to meet long-lost famiily members!

If this is something you've always wanted to do, then please get in touch. We will evaluate your existng research, and advise you on the feasibility of a Family History Tour. This initial consultation is FREE.

If there is enough scope for a tour then we will arrange it all. All you have to do is turn up, relax, and enjoy your day.

So, if you are planning a trip to North Wales in 2024, then do please get in touch.

Details and prices can be found here: https://www.segontium.com/tours.html

FAMILY HISTORY TOURS We have entered into an exclusive partnership with tour organisers Celticos Ltd, providers of heritage tours of North Wales. This is an exciting opportunity for you to engage Segontium Searchers to research your family, following which Celticos Ltd. will arrange a bespoke tour t...

01/08/2023

Everything is back up and running smoothly now.

Apologies if anyone has been trying to get in touch. If you have, and have not received a reply, then please do try again.

07/07/2023

PLEASE NOTE

I am currently in the process of changing providers for the company website and email. However, someone, down the line, has messed up, and what should have been a smooth changeover has become anything but.

Because of this, both website and email are currently out of action. Hopefully this state of affairs will not last long and everything will be back up and running shortly, but in the meantime anyone who needs to get in touch should use the following email address:

keith@carnarvon.f9.co.uk