Welsh ancestry

[Pleater]

That puzzled me, too.

Cornwall is the very lower left bit of England, it used to be a kingdom all its own and is still sort of separate. Prince Charles holds the Duchy of Cornwall, as he is the Prince of Wales and the two titles go together, but the two places are separated by water - or you'd have a long walk round the edge, though they have built bridges now so it wouldn't be quite so far as it used to be.

By the way - people who sell tartan might not be the best source of information on family ties. There are exceptions, notable by their presence here on X Marks, but I would advise further research to try to ascertain your origins with greater certainty. Even if your surname is associated with a particular area, you could find a cluster of fellow Bledsoes elsewhere.

My first husband was a Winslade, which has West Country connections, but his family was from Kent, quite a distance away on the other side of the country.

The places are all connected by water, of course, which in past times was an easier means of travel than the roads.

P.S. I am just listening to some old vinyl - 'Showboat' - the song 'Old Man River' was sung by Jules Bledsoe

Anne the Pleater :ootd: