Greetings to all. Its nearly all thawed out now. No need for me to Walk across the Ice no Longer, I will have to "Swim For it"Instead. Anyway,Talking of Paddle Steamers had me thinking of my Great,Grandmother's Sister's Husband, Elijah John Thomas WEST,[Born in Cardiff in 1879] who was the son of Captain John WEST, late of P.& A;CAMPBELL's "White Funnel Fleet"of Paddle steamers of the Bristol Channel. I have found one Photograph of Capt;WEST Stood on the Deck of one of his Paddle Steamers,The "Waverley".He also captianed "The Brighton Queen" and many others.His family were from the Forest of Dean. Elijah's wife was Clara Ellen BOWEN,[1877-1973]who lived to 96.She later Married Robert CASE of the Family of CASE,the Cardiff Florists. Clara's Sister was Florence Elizabeth Mary WILLIAMS,nee BOWEN.[1876-1966]who was my Great,Grandmother. Cheers Graham. -- Graham Williams.of Canton,Cardiff. Chairman,"Canton Historical Society". Glam;FHS;#551.

Talking of swimming the Bristol Channel, there's a story in my family that my step gt grandmother Minna Wookey, swam "The Channel" with her hands and feet tied. (We presume it's the Bristol Channel rather than the English Channel!!) Has anyone else heard of such an event? I'd love to know if it was true. Rosalie Balfour Maidenhead UK -----Original Message----- From: bristol_and_district-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:bristol_and_district-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of robert williams Sent: 13 January 2010 19:53 To: bristol_and_district@rootsweb.com Subject: [B&D] Paddle Steamers of The Bristol Channel. Greetings to all. Its nearly all thawed out now. No need for me to Walk across the Ice no Longer, I will have to "Swim For it"Instead. Anyway,Talking of Paddle Steamers had me thinking of my Great,Grandmother's Sister's Husband, Elijah John Thomas WEST,[Born in Cardiff in 1879] who was the son of Captain John WEST, late of P.& A;CAMPBELL's "White Funnel Fleet"of Paddle steamers of the Bristol Channel. I have found one Photograph of Capt;WEST Stood on the Deck of one of his Paddle Steamers,The "Waverley".He also captianed "The Brighton Queen" and many others.His family were from the Forest of Dean. Elijah's wife was Clara Ellen BOWEN,[1877-1973]who lived to 96.She later Married Robert CASE of the Family of CASE,the Cardiff Florists. Clara's Sister was Florence Elizabeth Mary WILLIAMS,nee BOWEN.[1876-1966]who was my Great,Grandmother. Cheers Graham. -- Graham Williams.of Canton,Cardiff. Chairman,"Canton Historical Society". Glam;FHS;#551. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BRISTOL_AND_DISTRICT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Robert I picked up your email regarding Captain John West through the Bristol and District roots website. My Great Grandfather was also a captain with the Campbells steamers, he was one of the seamen who brought the steamers from the Clyde to the Severn at the end of the 1800's. He settled in Bristol and worked for the company for many years on several of the boats. In researching this branch of the family I purchased two books by Chris Collard on P & A Campbell steamers. In one there are several references to your John West including a photograph of him when he captained The Brighton Queen. There are several references in the book re: John West including brief reference to his death and the way that the company paid respect to him. Book details: P & A Campbell Steamers The Edwardian Era by Chris Collard Tempus Publishing Ltd The Mill Brimscombe Port Stroud Glouc GL5 2QG Hope this is of use. Regards Susan Carpenter -------------------------------------------------- From: "robert williams" <robert.williams94@googlemail.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 7:53 PM To: <bristol_and_district@rootsweb.com> Subject: [B&D] Paddle Steamers of The Bristol Channel. > Greetings to all. > Its nearly all thawed out now. > No need for me to Walk across the Ice no Longer, > I will have to "Swim For it"Instead. > Anyway,Talking of Paddle Steamers had me thinking of my > Great,Grandmother's > Sister's Husband, Elijah John Thomas WEST,[Born in Cardiff in 1879] who > was > the son of Captain John WEST, late of P.& A;CAMPBELL's "White Funnel > Fleet"of Paddle steamers of the Bristol Channel. > I have found one Photograph of Capt;WEST Stood on the Deck of one of his > Paddle Steamers,The "Waverley".He also captianed "The Brighton Queen" and > many others.His family were from the Forest of Dean. > Elijah's wife was Clara Ellen BOWEN,[1877-1973]who lived to 96.She later > Married Robert CASE of the Family of CASE,the Cardiff Florists. > Clara's Sister was Florence Elizabeth Mary WILLIAMS,nee > BOWEN.[1876-1966]who > was my Great,Grandmother. > Cheers Graham. > > -- > Graham Williams.of > Canton,Cardiff. > Chairman,"Canton Historical Society". > Glam;FHS;#551. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BRISTOL_AND_DISTRICT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >