Roots Expert
GenealCymru
Dai Davies
Professional genealogist specialising in Welsh family history
How they can help
- Remote research
- Heritage travel
- Researches in
- United Kingdom · England, United States, Canada, Australia
- Based in
- United Kingdom · Wales
- Languages
- English · CY
- Time periods
- 18th century · 19th century · 20th century
About
Dai Davies is a professional genealogist with over 10 years of research experience specializing in Welsh family history. He helps clients find their ancestors and document their lives with real historical records, with particular expertise in Welsh migration patterns and common surnames.
Dai Davies of GenealCymru is a professional genealogist with a passion for connecting people with their Welsh ancestors. He holds a Master's degree and BA (hons.) in Anthropology, which he uses to explore ancestral stories with emphasis on social identity, local history, and culture. His approach is particularly suited to Welsh research, where he regularly encounters tens of people with identical names in small villages. Dai's personal research focuses on South Wales working and middle class, nonconformist movements, rural to urban migration, and individuals named Timothy with roots in the Teifi Valley. His work reaches over one million people through the GenealCymru YouTube channel, educational presentations, and private client research.
Specialties
- Welsh family history
- Welsh migration to USA/Canada/Australia
- common surnames
- newspaper research
- women ancestors
- DNA match analysis
- DNA analysis
- ethical storytelling
- anthropological approach
- nonconformist movements
- rural to urban migration
Additional credentials
MA Anthropology; BA (hons.) Anthropology
Criccieth, Gwynedd, United Kingdom
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