Hi Gareth So pleased that you and Graham have been able to create a link.......I have just spoken to Graham re his membership CFHS of which he has just rejoined...... The internet is a wonderful source for genealogy.... regards Pauline ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gareth Howell" <gar@garethhowell.net> To: <CARMARTHENSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2006 7:58 PM Subject: [Cmn-L] Many thanks > Pauline, Many thanks indeed to Carmarthenshire rootsweb for introducing > Graham Howell from Ontario to me, who having done his research most > consicentiously, > and being interested in the tail female of the Howell family from his > grandmother, > turns out with 88% certainty to be a third cousin whom I have been trying > to find > out more about for a good many years. This family is a descendant of > Gertrude Howell > who became a Zanotti, descendant of William Morgan Howell (1839) or a > brother. > > The line that he has presented to me seems with 50% certainty to conclude > that > the Ffynnon Felin (Llanwinio) link is common forebearance, and that the > Howell line > of which there are seven male descendants today of William Morgan Howell > with the name, > (and also male descedants of Zanotti named Howell too who may not be > excluded) are an > important line of the Ffynnon Felin descent. Three of them live near > Aberaeron, ages 2,4 > and father James Bonnell Howell 24. > > I have also suggested that David (Lord) Howell of Guildford, who is the > self selected leader > of such a family named Howell, and nobly unaware of the genealogy, is also > descended quite closely > to this illustrious Carmarthenshire family in particular. The Indian civil > service link in that family is the closest evidence I can think of for > the moment. Not for nothing was Lord Howell foreign secretary in > Mrs Thatcher's radical government. > > I am very grateful to Graham for filling in my aural memories gleaned from > my father (1902-1984) > Richard Vivian Howell and from my aunt, his sister Mabel m Davies > (1894-1993 age99yrs) with written > evidence which I hope to publish in good format on my web pages in due > course. > > Constructing a clear tree back to the Ffynnon Felin Howell tree in the > Carmarthenshire antiquary Vol XXX11 > 1996 will be absorbing. > > Many thanks, > > Gareth Howell. > > > ==== CARMARTHENSHIRE Mailing List ==== > Carmarthenshire Place Names Database - Looking for a farm etc you cannot > find - Contact - PeterWihl@compuserve.com - Let him know the name of the > Farm House etc etc - He will search the Database >