If all these JONES are around how come none are mine :o(. Bryn Brynda Ashton-Jones London, Ontario Canada

Do you have them in 1851?? Eliz Not Today and Not without a Fight (Anon) For all that has been, thanks. For all that will be, yes. (Dag Hammarskjold) On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 9:52 PM, Jennifer <[email protected]> wrote: > Looking for information on my great great great grandfather Richard > EDWARDS and his son Thomas J EDWARDS (1840-1900) who immigrated from > Glamorgan to Pennsylvania around 1854. A biography piece written on Thomas > says his mother Elizabeth died when he was a child. > > Jennifer > > > > -- > > To send to the list send to [email protected] > GLAMORGAN Family History Mailing List archives etc. are at > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/WLS/GLAMORGAN.html > - > This site has been prepared to help you use the Glamorgan List > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~glamorgan/ > - > A large amount of information, and a wide variety of useful links, may be > found at http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/GLA/ > > - > The South/West Wales Lookup Exchange and Gareth's Help Pages > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~walesle/wal/AW.html and > http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ukwales2/hicks.html > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I can commiserate with you. I'm working on a John DAVIS son of John DAVIS. Wonder which surname is more prevalent in Glamorganshire? I seem to remember when I visited in 1981 the telephone book had 25 pages of DAVIES, 5 pages of DAVIS, and 1 page of John DAVIES. Peace, Jim

Looking for information on my great great great grandfather Richard EDWARDS and his son Thomas J EDWARDS (1840-1900) who immigrated from Glamorgan to Pennsylvania around 1854. A biography piece written on Thomas says his mother Elizabeth died when he was a child. Jennifer

I have just discovered, if my findings are correct though pretty certain that they are, that not only do I have a John James JONES who married a Mary JONES, they at one time of Merthyr Tydfil, and a John JONES of Cadoxton Juxta Neath. I have just found his brother Jenkin JONES who married another JONES - being Elizabeth JONES both of Cadoxton juxta Neath. Oh bother the Jones! Sorting them out is truly hard as, as usual they named their children the same given names, in true Welsh fashion. It is Jenkin who in 1841 census was living with Elizabeth at Pencriag yr afon, Cadoxton Juxta Neath, and who was at Tyla Nant, Cadoxton Juxta Neath, Neath Higher 1851 census that I enquired about earlier. By 1861 they had upped sticks again and lived at Plas y nant, Cadoxton Juxta Neath. My best wishes, Jill Glamorgan Mailing List's website http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~glamorgan/

Just searching ancestry - here's a good one. Where born: Junisabool, Glamorgan, Wales Thanks for the help Irene. My best wishes, Jill

Hi Listers, Does anyone happen to know where Tyla nant, Cadoxton Juxta Neath was please? Many thanks for any information. My best wishes, Jill

Good Morning, When I recorded here, the names of nearly 200 people who's photographs appeared in the Roath Road Roamer, I couldn't list the letters printed, nearly everyone wrote, some more often than others. One such letter caught my eye this week, a soldier writing from Mesopotamia shortly before he died, "I would give everything I own, fourpence, for a lemonade with ice", yes, such mundane subjects, but in life and death situations. This set of 57 magazines should be more accessible than they are at present. I only have about half of them. Anything that promotes an understanding of the lives of our past kin is always welcome, the spaces between the BDM's, are there to be filled. RR

Several diaries written by Miriam Morgan from the Rhondda were among a large lot being sold at an auction house in Cardiff recently. In 1925 Miriam Morgan was at the ‘Welsh Wesleyan manse’ Treorchy and in 1931 she was at 5, Llewellyn Street, Pentre. My husband happened to see these and found them quite interesting. He wondered if I could find anything out about Miriam Morgan but I haven’t had any success. I’ve managed to find 5, Llewellyn st in the 1911 census but it’s a Davies family there. Has anyone come across this lady or do they know where the Welsh Wesleyan manse was? We have no family connection with this person but are just curious. Thanks, Gwenda

Dear all Some thoughts on the value of WW1 letters and postcards that have been treasured by families for almost a century, and how those who hold these items can help researchers ... Most servicemen sent a large number of letters and postcards to friends and family - and received many in return. The postal service was very efficient, particularly for those serving (as most of them did) in a theatre of war that was quote close and accessible such as the Western Front. From a historical researcher's point of view they are both a very valuable resource, as they provide a window into what the men (and women) felt at the time - revealing their hopes, fears, desires, viewpoints and morale - and a resource that needs to be read with care, bearing in mind issues of official censorship, self-censorship and whether the ones that survived are representative of the whole picture. It is also problematic that in almost all cases we are only allowed to see one side of the conversation, as those letters from home received by the servicemen have very rarely survived. Although there are available, in print and in various archives, a large number of WW1 letters and postcards, new insights can be revealed from even the most 'usual' of correspondence. The mundanity of so much of this material in itself tells us about the strength of the bond between the home front and the Western Front - they corresponded so often that they ran out of things to say. A couple of years ago I ran a project at Cardiff University to gather and share material related to WW1 that is still held in family archives. To read about the material gathered, and how historians sought to analyse it, follow these links - http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/share/research/projectreports/welshvoices/articles/articles.html http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/share/research/projectreports/welshvoices/examples/examples.html The material gathered has been uploaded onto the 'People's Collection Wales' website. In order to see what's there, the best idea is to look at this PDF document giving descriptions of all the items, and then to search for whichever one you'd like to look at using Google - http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/share/resources/Welsh%20Voices%20Project%20Items%20-%20Title%20+%20Description.pdf The 'People's Collection Wales' is the best site for those who hold this material to share it with others. It will allow present and future researchers access to this unique material, the better to understand the impact that the Great War had upon Wales and the Welsh. It is relatively easy for the computer-literate to share their material on this website - follow the 'add items' link from the homepage - http://www.peoplescollectionwales.co.uk/ As it happens, I shall be uploading a batch of WW1 material in mid-July, so if anyone would like me to do the uploading work for them, they can contact me. You will have to do the scan yourself (a JPG of around 1Mb is usually fine), and to provide information about the letter / postcard (ie. who sent it, when, from where, what unit was he with etc) and I'll do the rest. All the best, Gethin Matthews

An update on the recent fire and a full list of all items destroyed. http://www.llgc.org.uk/index.php?id=1514&no_cache=1&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=5385& cHash=a402a4b07dae2a323a8ffd38dd170555 Regards Ed

Hi Kevin There's the Monmouth version of the Glamorgan list, hosted by Rootsweb - to subscribe send an email to [email protected] with the word 'subscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message There's also the relatively new MonGenes list, hosted by Yahoo - to subscribe send a blank email to [email protected] Other sites are available, but these two are the busiest, in my experience Robert -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of K Mc I read here that there was another site that took over a Monmouthshire site/group but I can't remember the details or how long ago when I saw this site. I have recently uncovered a lot of records / photos from the Abergavenny area and I need some assistance. -- To send to the list send to [email protected] GLAMORGAN Family History Mailing List archives etc. are at http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/WLS/GLAMORGAN.html - This site has been prepared to help you use the Glamorgan List http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~glamorgan/ - A large amount of information, and a wide variety of useful links, may be found at http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/GLA/ - The South/West Wales Lookup Exchange and Gareth's Help Pages http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~walesle/wal/AW.html and http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ukwales2/hicks.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Many thanks Robert. Slán, Kevin. > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2013 14:34:02 +0100 > Subject: Re: [GLA] advice > > Hi Kevin > > There's the Monmouth version of the Glamorgan list, hosted by Rootsweb - to > subscribe send an email to [email protected] with the word > 'subscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > There's also the relatively new MonGenes list, hosted by Yahoo - to > subscribe send a blank email to [email protected] > > Other sites are available, but these two are the busiest, in my experience > > Robert > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of K Mc > > I read here that there was another site that took over a Monmouthshire > site/group but I can't remember the details or how long ago when I saw this > site. > I have recently uncovered a lot of records / photos from the Abergavenny > area and I need some assistance. > > > > > > > > > -- > > To send to the list send to [email protected] GLAMORGAN Family History > Mailing List archives etc. are at > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/WLS/GLAMORGAN.html > - > This site has been prepared to help you use the Glamorgan List > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~glamorgan/ > - > A large amount of information, and a wide variety of useful links, may be > found at http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/GLA/ > > - > The South/West Wales Lookup Exchange and Gareth's Help Pages > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~walesle/wal/AW.html and > http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ukwales2/hicks.html > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > -- > > To send to the list send to [email protected] > GLAMORGAN Family History Mailing List archives etc. are at > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/WLS/GLAMORGAN.html > - > This site has been prepared to help you use the Glamorgan List > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~glamorgan/ > - > A large amount of information, and a wide variety of useful links, may be found at http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/GLA/ > > - > The South/West Wales Lookup Exchange and Gareth's Help Pages > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~walesle/wal/AW.html and > http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ukwales2/hicks.html > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello All, I read here that there was another site that took over a Monmouthshire site/group but I can't remember the details or how long ago when I saw this site. I have recently uncovered a lot of records / photos from the Abergavenny area and I need some assistance. Much appreciated, Kevin.

How wonderful to have found something like that relating to your family. Such letters are not uncommon, and there are many such examples in archives and record offices around the country as well as many more in private hands no doubt. I expect more will emerge as we approach the centenary of the outbreak of war (and the personal memory of the individual who wrote them recedes). They would have been treasured in families particularly if the loved one never came back. Their historical value is in describing the experience of the ordinary soldier (though they were censored and I'm sure many men painted a picture brighter than the reality). Best regards Liz Rees On 04/06/2013 14:59, K Mc wrote: Hello All, I've only just arrived back from Cardiff. I spent a few hours going through my mother's photographs and was delighted to find a multitude of old photographs that I hadn't seen before. Amongst the photos I found the last page of a letter that my mother knew about and never got around to reading as her eyesight isn't great. After reading through several times I realised the writer was a grand uncle of mine who was killed in March 1918 and was buried or had his name inscribed on t he memorial at Arras. My question is how important (historically ) or rare these letters are? It mean s everything to me and of course I will pass onto my children. Obviously this q uestion is to researchers who would be clued into the military side of their re search. My grand uncles letter isn't dated as I have the last page but he does state he is in France and that he thanked his parents for the parcel which they rarely received. He also asks about a brother of his who was ill and he would like to hear from his brother and sister in Canada. He ends with ......your loving son etc. xxxx I never thought I'd make such a discovery and to be honest I felt a touch of sa dness and yet excited too. Many thanks, Kevin.

Dear Listers I'm sure you've heard this before -I should have listened to family stories in the past.  Father in law (now deceased)  spoke about undertakers in the Rhondda, tonypandy/ Pentre? named either HUGHES or YOUNG, in the 1930's . He seemed to indicate that there was some relationship to the family.  If anyone has any information to offer I would be most grateful. Many thanks Pat

Hi Kevin, I have a postcard sent to his mother embroidered by a French girl I was told. You can make out his name just, on the back. Dan. This was the unmarried one of two brothers who were killed in France in 1916, My grandfather was at home and in the pit. As my Great grandmother had lost two sons in 1916, my grandfather,s call up was delayed for two years. A bit like, Saving Private Ryan I suppose. These brothers are from my Irish side of the family. One was a tunneler, so called Scapper, and the married one served with the Ulster Fusiliers. Hope spelling is OK. Their details are on the Commonwealth War Graves Comission. William and Dan Mullins. Killed within 6 weeks of each other. A song comes to mind from Rolph Harris. Two Little Boys. There you go then. I do get choked up sometimes when I think of it. Best wishes, Maureen from the Rhondda. In a message dated 04/06/2013 15:05:32 GMT Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Hello All, I've only just arrived back from Cardiff. I spent a few hours going through my mother's photographs and was delighted to find a multitude of old photographs that I hadn't seen before. Amongst the photos I found the last page of a letter that my mother knew about and never got around to reading as her eyesight isn't great. After reading through several times I realised the writer was a grand uncle of mine who was killed in March 1918 and was buried or had his name inscribed on the memorial at Arras. My question is how important (historically ) or rare these letters are? It means everything to me and of course I will pass onto my children. Obviously this question is to researchers who would be clued into the military side of their research. My grand uncles letter isn't dated as I have the last page but he does state he is in France and that he thanked his parents for the parcel which they rarely received. He also asks about a brother of his who was ill and he would like to hear from his brother and sister in Canada. He ends with ......your loving son etc. xxxx I never thought I'd make such a discovery and to be honest I felt a touch of sadness and yet excited too. Many thanks, Kevin. -- To send to the list send to [email protected] GLAMORGAN Family History Mailing List archives etc. are at http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/WLS/GLAMORGAN.html - This site has been prepared to help you use the Glamorgan List http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~glamorgan/ - A large amount of information, and a wide variety of useful links, may be found at http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/GLA/ - The South/West Wales Lookup Exchange and Gareth's Help Pages http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~walesle/wal/AW.html and http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ukwales2/hicks.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Frances I had a great uncle who served in the Middle East during WW1  but later was sent to Ireland. I am afraid I do not know his regiment but he was from Whitland Carmarthenshire. Would these soldiers have been sent to Ireland because of the uprising in Ireland at that time? Yvonne Evans ________________________________ From: Frances Laird <[email protected]> To: K Mc <[email protected]>; "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, 4 June 2013, 15:57 Subject: Re: [GLA] WWI Letter Hi Kevin I too have something similar; my grandfather was in the South Wales Borderers at the end of WW1 and I have a small notebook of his, full of notes and sketches. It has an account of being in Ennis in Ireland in 1920, but according to the SWB, they weren't there. Very puzzling. But it is wonderful to have something of his that is so personal. Frances ________________________________ Hello All, I've only  just arrived back from Cardiff. I spent a few hours going through my mother's photographs and was delighted to find a multitude of old photographs that I hadn't seen before. Amongst the photos I found the last page of a letter that my mother knew about and never got around to reading as her eyesight isn't great. After reading through several times I realised the writer was a grand uncle of mine who was killed in March 1918 and was buried or had his name inscribed on the memorial at Arras. My question is how important (historically ) or rare these letters are? It means everything to me and of course I will pass onto my children. Obviously this question is to researchers who would be clued into the military side of their research. My grand uncles letter isn't dated as I have the last page but he does state he is in France and that he thanked his parents for the parcel which they rarely received. He also asks about a brother of his who was ill and he would like to hear from his brother and sister in Canada. He ends with ......your loving son etc.  xxxx I never thought I'd make such a discovery and to be honest I felt a touch of sadness and yet excited too. Many thanks, Kevin.                           - ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- To send to the list send to [email protected] GLAMORGAN Family History Mailing List archives etc. are at http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/WLS/GLAMORGAN.html - This site has been prepared to help you use the Glamorgan List http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~glamorgan/ - A large amount of information, and a wide variety of useful links, may be found at http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/GLA/ - The South/West Wales Lookup Exchange and Gareth's Help Pages http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~walesle/wal/AW.html and http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ukwales2/hicks.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Kevin I too have something similar; my grandfather was in the South Wales Borderers at the end of WW1 and I have a small notebook of his, full of notes and sketches. It has an account of being in Ennis in Ireland in 1920, but according to the SWB, they weren't there. Very puzzling. But it is wonderful to have something of his that is so personal. Frances ________________________________ Hello All, I've only  just arrived back from Cardiff. I spent a few hours going through my mother's photographs and was delighted to find a multitude of old photographs that I hadn't seen before. Amongst the photos I found the last page of a letter that my mother knew about and never got around to reading as her eyesight isn't great. After reading through several times I realised the writer was a grand uncle of mine who was killed in March 1918 and was buried or had his name inscribed on the memorial at Arras. My question is how important (historically ) or rare these letters are? It means everything to me and of course I will pass onto my children. Obviously this question is to researchers who would be clued into the military side of their research. My grand uncles letter isn't dated as I have the last page but he does state he is in France and that he thanked his parents for the parcel which they rarely received. He also asks about a brother of his who was ill and he would like to hear from his brother and sister in Canada. He ends with ......your loving son etc.  xxxx I never thought I'd make such a discovery and to be honest I felt a touch of sadness and yet excited too. Many thanks, Kevin.                         - ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Troops were sent to Ireland often and in fact there was always a number there. The numbers in Ireland would dramatically gone up after 1916 and around 1919 until they left in 1921. Kevin. Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2013 16:13:06 +0100 From: [email protected] Subject: Re: [GLA] WWI Letter To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Hi FrancesI had a great uncle who served in the Middle East during WW1 but later was sent to Ireland. I am afraid I do not know his regiment but he was from Whitland Carmarthenshire. Would these soldiers have been sent to Ireland because of the uprising in Ireland at that time?Yvonne Evans From: Frances Laird <[email protected]> To: K Mc <[email protected]>; "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, 4 June 2013, 15:57 Subject: Re: [GLA] WWI Letter Hi Kevin I too have something similar; my grandfather was in the South Wales Borderers at the end of WW1 and I have a small notebook of his, full of notes and sketches. It has an account of being in Ennis in Ireland in 1920, but according to the SWB, they weren't there. Very puzzling. But it is wonderful to have something of his that is so personal. Frances ________________________________ Hello All, I've only just arrived back from Cardiff. I spent a few hours going through my mother's photographs and was delighted to find a multitude of old photographs that I hadn't seen before. Amongst the photos I found the last page of a letter that my mother knew about and never got around to reading as her eyesight isn't great. After reading through several times I realised the writer was a grand uncle of mine who was killed in March 1918 and was buried or had his name inscribed on the memorial at Arras. My question is how important (historically ) or rare these letters are? It means everything to me and of course I will pass onto my children. Obviously this question is to researchers who would be clued into the military side of their research. My grand uncles letter isn't dated as I have the last page but he does state he is in France and that he thanked his parents for the parcel which they rarely received. He also asks about a brother of his who was ill and he would like to hear from his brother and sister in Canada. He ends with ......your loving son etc. xxxx I never thought I'd make such a discovery and to be honest I felt a touch of sadness and yet excited too. Many thanks, Kevin. - ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- To send to the list send to [email protected] GLAMORGAN Family History Mailing List archives etc. are at http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/WLS/GLAMORGAN.html - This site has been prepared to help you use the Glamorgan List http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~glamorgan/ - A large amount of information, and a wide variety of useful links, may be found at http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/GLA/ - The South/West Wales Lookup Exchange and Gareth's Help Pages http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~walesle/wal/AW.html and http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ukwales2/hicks.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message