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Ireland Surname Maps

A new feature has been added to Forebears – maps showing the distribution of surnames in Ireland & Northern Ireland. The maps can be found at the bottom of each

Posted by: David Hopkins on 26 Apr 2013

Kelly's Directories Go Online

Forebears are currently undertaking a project to transcribe one Kelly's Directory published around 1900 for each county in England and South Wales. In the absence of a

Posted by: David Hopkins on 14 Jan 2013

Fascinating Shropshire-Montgomeryshire Border Private Census

A tireless researcher of families from the Shropshire-Montgomeryshire border recently acquired a private census collated by an owner of land in Alberbury, Cardeston,

Posted by: David Hopkins on 3 Dec 2012

Upperdine

This rare surname is derived from the name of a male ancestor – Padarn, a Welsh forename meaning 'fatherly', adopted from the Latin, Paternus. The 'Up-' prefix gives this surname as undoubtedly Welsh.

Prevalent in: Brewood, Staffordshire

Colemere

This rare English surname arises from two sources: 1. a parish in Hampshire, Colmore or Colmer; 2. from the township of Colemere, Ellesmere parish, in Shropshire. It is locational, thus it arises from a family who lived at one of the aforementioned ...

Prevalent in: Ellesmere, Shropshire

Breese

Breese is a Welsh patronymic surname. Before surnames were common in Wales, people were known by patronyms - that is by reference to their male ancestors. For example, Gruffydd ap Helyin ab Owain, means Gruffydd, son of Heylin, son of Owain ...

Prevalent in: Llanbrynmair, Montgomeryshire