The reference for the marriage between Henry PRITCHARD and Mary HAYES is: Year: 1872 Quarter: Apr-Jun District: Bedwellty Volume: 11a Page: 190 Robert -----Original Message----- From: monmouthshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:monmouthshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of John Steitz I am looking for all information of a Henry PRITCHARD marrying a Mary HAYES (I believe) in May 1872 in Bedwellty.

But that's all part of the charm of a bookring. You receive the book, read it and pass it on. You can put a note in with the book for the next reader. The book is registered on bookcrossing.com so it has its own journal and each reader can put their note there too. I think it would be lovely to share in this way just for the cost of the postage. I am giving you the ISBN so that you can try to get it locally but if you can't get it you can still join the bookring. We Shall Sing Again ISBN 1872730 00 0 Ann ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray Lewis" <harveyjl@iinet.net.au> To: <monmouthshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2007 9:58 AM Subject: Re: [MON] A Bookring > G'day Ann > > I'd love to read the book but it would cost an arm and a leg to post it. > I'll see if I can get a copy locally. > > Regards > Ray Lewis > Hazelmere Western Australia > > Surname Interests in Monmouthshire: Jones; Lewis; Davies > > > http://www.LostCousins.com/?ref=LC894461 > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: monmouthshire-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:monmouthshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Ann Macey > Sent: Saturday, 5 May 2007 4:24 PM > To: monmouthshire@rootsweb.com > Subject: [MON] A Bookring > > I have a copy of "We Shall Sing again" by Marguerite Shaw. The publisher's > blurb is as follows "On February 6th 1890 there was a violent explosion in > Llanerch Colliery, near Pontypool in Gwent, which had a long lasting > effect > on the lives of the valley community. > A hundred years later Marguerite Shaw has written a moving novel based on > this historical event. her story spans the years from 1890 to 1914 and is > told through the eyes of Robbie, the son of Daniel Watkins, whose family > life was changed by the disaster that day. It is the story of life in a > South Wales valley at the turn of the century. > > I want to start a Bookring with this book where I send it to the first > person on the list. They read it and send it to the next person who reads > it > and so on. > I have started a list here in the Monmouthshire part of the forum > http://www.british-genealogy.com/forums/index.php?referrerid=27 > > but if you don't want to go there just email me privately and I will tell > you more and put you on the list if you would like to join in. The only > cost > is the postage to send the book on to the next person. I am just trying to > share what I have. > > Ann Macey > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MONMOUTHSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > <http://874612.sigclick.mailinfo.com/sigclick/0D060701/00054D06/004D01151371 > 71.jpg> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MONMOUTHSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thank you very much. Hmmm the last known address of my great grandmother Mary Pritchard was 8 Iron St, Tredegar. This makes sense. Do you know if there is a listing available for baptisms and marriages by the RC Church and/ or where the closest Catholic Church would have been and where I might look for those. I will be sending for civil records @ GRO. In Merthyr Tydfil, where another portion of family lived, there was a handy record that was available. Thanks again. JOhn -----Original Message----- From: monmouthshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:monmouthshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Robert Treharne Jones Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2007 10:36 AM To: monmouthshire@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MON] PRITCHARD Union Street and Iron Street could hardly be closer to each other as this map http://tinyurl.com/25sad2 shows. Robert -----Original Message----- From: monmouthshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:monmouthshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of B1oatley@aol.com And I searched for Henry in 1871 living around the Bedwellty area and found a Henry living in Union Street Tredegar with a James Pritchard and his wife, they have Henry listed as nephew but I believe that James was the elder brother aged 17 from the 1851 Census. Also located Mary Hayes in 1871 living with the Morgan family at 24, Iron Street Tredegar she was a servant and the building was the Talbot Inn. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MONMOUTHSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi everyone, I have gotten numerous books through our Virginia, USA inter library loan. Our library system here will look for the book, first local, then state wide, then nation wide until they find it. Then it will only cost me the amount they paid for shipping. I have gotten several genealogy books that way and the cost was not too expensive and well worth it. I think that I paid about $7.00 US for a huge genealogy book. I will try to get "And We Shall Sing Again" sometime this summer as I have family from Monmouthshire. They are the WALLs, the TRUSCOTTs and the STEPHENs family. Who knows, I might find a collateral relative in the book as these families came over in about 1887 but I am sure they left siblings behind. Janet in cool (yeah) and rainy Stafford, Virginia My grandmother, raised in the Aberdare area, told me that "if it wasn't raining in Wales when you got up in the morning, it was going to." I guess that is what made "My Valley Green!" ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

Hello John, I believe I located Henry in 1851 as a 2 year old living with his grandparents in Brecon, the connection that I made was that his grandmother was named Keziah and being that one of his children was also named that could possibly be him. 1851 Census David Pritchard Head age 62 born Brecon (Farmer) Keziah Pritchard wife age 57 Elizabeth Pritchard daur age 27 Richard Pritchard son age 25 Anne Pritchard daur age 21 James Pritchard son age 17 Eleanor Evans grand-daur age 9 Emma Evans grand-daur age 6 Charles Evans grand-son age 5 Henry Pritchard grand-son age 2 Mary Pritchard grand-daur age 3 mths HO107/2489 Folio 588 Page 7 All were born in the County of Brecon. And I searched for Henry in 1871 living around the Bedwellty area and found a Henry living in Union Street Tredegar with a James Pritchard and his wife, they have Henry listed as nephew but I believe that James was the elder brother aged 17 from the 1851 Census. Also located Mary Hayes in 1871 living with the Morgan family at 24, Iron Street Tredegar she was a servant and the building was the Talbot Inn. Regards Barbara

Pictures of: The Bridge, Pontypridd, GLA; and Upper and Lower Clydach Valleys, GLA Dear Listers, This week's 'Retrospective Images of Wales' webpages, just uploaded onto my website, include: 1. The 200-year old bridge over the River Taff at Pontypridd in the county of Glamorgan (seven pictures). This feature was first shown on 'Images of Wales' in February 2003. 2. The valleys of the upper and lower Clydach rivers near Swansea Valley in the county of Glamorgan (six pictures). This feature was first shown on 'Images of Wales' in May 1998. These webpages will be on display until 13th May. 'Retrospective Images of Wales' is at www.jlb2005.plus.com/walespic/retro/retro.htm Kind regards, John -------------------- John Ball, Ystalyfera, near Swansea, Wales, UK E-mail: john@jlb2005.plus.com John's Homepage: http://www.jlb2005.plus.com/ Images of Wales: http://www.jlb2005.plus.com/walespic/ Welsh Family History Archive: http://www.jlb2005.plus.com/wales/ GENUKI Breconshire Maintainer: http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/BRE/ Joint Administrator - Powys (& BRE/MGY/RAD) mailing lists

Thank you. John -----Original Message----- From: monmouthshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:monmouthshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Robert Treharne Jones Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2007 9:54 AM To: monmouthshire@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MON] PRITCHARD The reference for the marriage between Henry PRITCHARD and Mary HAYES is: Year: 1872 Quarter: Apr-Jun District: Bedwellty Volume: 11a Page: 190 Robert -----Original Message----- From: monmouthshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:monmouthshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of John Steitz I am looking for all information of a Henry PRITCHARD marrying a Mary HAYES (I believe) in May 1872 in Bedwellty. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MONMOUTHSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Barbara- Thank you getting back to me so quickly. Yes, I am in a bit of a pickle census-wise. I have seen BMD records of the marriage and children's births which is how I have gained some detail. Throughout this period the name was PRITCHARD. Do you have access to catholic records? Thanks again for responding. John -----Original Message----- From: monmouthshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:monmouthshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of B1oatley@aol.com Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2007 9:32 AM To: monmouthshire@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MON] PRITCHARD Hello John, Regarding the family that you seek information on, the parents would not have been listed on any UK Census as a married couple and none of the children would have been listed because the marriage took place after the 1871, and the children were born later than 1871 and all had left the UK by the next Census of 1881. And not knowing if the surname was Pritchard or Lewis makes it awkward to search the correct person in UK records. Regards Barbara ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MONMOUTHSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello John, Regarding the family that you seek information on, the parents would not have been listed on any UK Census as a married couple and none of the children would have been listed because the marriage took place after the 1871, and the children were born later than 1871 and all had left the UK by the next Census of 1881. And not knowing if the surname was Pritchard or Lewis makes it awkward to search the correct person in UK records. Regards Barbara

I have a copy of "We Shall Sing again" by Marguerite Shaw. The publisher's blurb is as follows "On February 6th 1890 there was a violent explosion in Llanerch Colliery, near Pontypool in Gwent, which had a long lasting effect on the lives of the valley community. A hundred years later Marguerite Shaw has written a moving novel based on this historical event. her story spans the years from 1890 to 1914 and is told through the eyes of Robbie, the son of Daniel Watkins, whose family life was changed by the disaster that day. It is the story of life in a South Wales valley at the turn of the century. I want to start a Bookring with this book where I send it to the first person on the list. They read it and send it to the next person who reads it and so on. I have started a list here in the Monmouthshire part of the forum http://www.british-genealogy.com/forums/index.php?referrerid=27 but if you don't want to go there just email me privately and I will tell you more and put you on the list if you would like to join in. The only cost is the postage to send the book on to the next person. I am just trying to share what I have. Ann Macey

On 5/5/07 8:59 AM, "Michael P. Thompson" <thompson@ecentral.com> wrote: > On 5/5/07 2:58 AM, "Ray Lewis" <harveyjl@iinet.net.au> wrote: > >> I'd love to read the book but it would cost an arm and a leg to post it. >> I'll see if I can get a copy locally. > > I'd have the same problem. It sounds like a fun idea, but in a world wide > forum such as this, the postage might be more than the cost of the book. Maybe I spoke too soon. Amazon wants US$50 for a used copy. Amazon UK has one for £14.99, but with shipping to the US, that's not a whole lot better. -- We will not forget! www.remember-9-11.com www.ciarancummings.com

I am looking for all information of a Henry PRITCHARD marrying a Mary HAYES (I believe) in May 1872 in Bedwellty. I believe this to be a Catholic marriage. Henry and Mary had 3 girls in Mary PRITCHARD in March 1873, Keziah PRITCHARD in September 1874 and Ellen PRITCHARD in December 1875. The family emigrated from Wales in June 1877 to reside in Pittsburgh, PA. They had 6 more children in Pittsburgh. Henry PRITCHARD was born approximately August 1849 as per US 1880 & 1900 Census records, He was born in Wales. Henry PRITCHARD may actually be Henry LEWIS as per family lore. Name changed occurred in association with relations with future wife. Mary HAYES (I believe) was born approximately 1852 as per US 1880 Census records and 1871 Wales. She was born in Cork, Ireland. The last know address of the family in Wales was Iron St in Tredegar. Any information specific or general would be greatly appreciated. John Steitz

On 5/5/07 2:58 AM, "Ray Lewis" <harveyjl@iinet.net.au> wrote: > I'd love to read the book but it would cost an arm and a leg to post it. > I'll see if I can get a copy locally. I'd have the same problem. It sounds like a fun idea, but in a world wide forum such as this, the postage might be more than the cost of the book. You're in Monmouthshire, Ray is in Australia, I'm in the U.S. We're a pretty widespread lot eh? -- We will not forget! www.remember-9-11.com www.ciarancummings.com

G'Day Peter I do aggree with showing "The Last Survivor of Kabul" to politicians. As for all the "left right left", no thanks (had my share). If you are definately the "Next of Kin" you can apply to access the service records. But you know the Army (British or Australian), you can only hope. Just for anyone looking at second Anglo-Afgahn War in Afganistan this site is a must. http://www.garenewing.co.uk/angloafghanwar/ Good Luck Jim > Good mornig Jim, > Thanks for response . > I have tried most of the sites you took the trouble to > send me . The most likely one is Army Medical Services > Museum > >>http://www.ams-museum.org.uk/research.htm > > they hold reords at Aldershot,to far away for me to > viit, in any case the mention of Aldershat is enough > to make my feet feeling sore - left right left etc. > I spent sometime at the RAMC Depot prior to oing > ovrseas. > > RAMC records dont seem to be easilt accessedm thats > why I have resorted to Family history Sites. > > Battles of the 19th Century contains an etching > depicting "The Last Survivor of Kabul" the politicians > should be shown it at regular intervals! > > Good luck with your researches > Rgds > Peter. > > > > > > > > > --- Jim Jackson <genius.jim@gmail.com> wrote: > > >>G'Day Peter >>I beleive that the service records for WW2 are still >>sealed. >>However we can still get some information. >>Try these for a start: >> >>Army Medical Services Museum >>http://www.ams-museum.org.uk/research.htm >> >>Regiments.org >>http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/corps/RAMC.htm >> >>British Army - History of the RAMC >> > > http://www.army.mod.uk/212fdhosp/ramc_history/index.htm > >>Royal Army Medical Corps Association >>http://www.ramcassociation.org.uk/ >> >>I'm not much help on WW2, I've been more in >>Afganistan in 1878 & WW1. >>Good Luck >>Jim >> >> >> >>>Hi Folks :- >>>Looking for info on RAMC 63rd British General >>>Hospital Egypt 1942-1944. Sgt A.Tattersall, >>>Pharmacist . >>>any info appreciated >>>Rgds >>>P Webb >>> >>>------------------------------- >>>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email >> >>to MONMOUTHSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word >>'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and >>the body of the message >> >> >>------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email >>to MONMOUTHSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word >>'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and >>the body of the message >> > > >

After the recent debate on this list as to where Monmouthshire is geographically located, it is interesting to note that The English Democrats are fielding candidates in Monmouthshire in todays local elections. David Steel Adelaide, South Australia

Good mornig Jim, Thanks for response . I have tried most of the sites you took the trouble to send me . The most likely one is Army Medical Services Museum > http://www.ams-museum.org.uk/research.htm they hold reords at Aldershot,to far away for me to viit, in any case the mention of Aldershat is enough to make my feet feeling sore - left right left etc. I spent sometime at the RAMC Depot prior to oing ovrseas. RAMC records dont seem to be easilt accessedm thats why I have resorted to Family history Sites. Battles of the 19th Century contains an etching depicting "The Last Survivor of Kabul" the politicians should be shown it at regular intervals! Good luck with your researches Rgds Peter. > --- Jim Jackson <genius.jim@gmail.com> wrote: > G'Day Peter > I beleive that the service records for WW2 are still > sealed. > However we can still get some information. > Try these for a start: > > Army Medical Services Museum > http://www.ams-museum.org.uk/research.htm > > Regiments.org > http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/corps/RAMC.htm > > British Army - History of the RAMC > http://www.army.mod.uk/212fdhosp/ramc_history/index.htm > > Royal Army Medical Corps Association > http://www.ramcassociation.org.uk/ > > I'm not much help on WW2, I've been more in > Afganistan in 1878 & WW1. > Good Luck > Jim > > > > Hi Folks :- > > Looking for info on RAMC 63rd British General > > Hospital Egypt 1942-1944. Sgt A.Tattersall, > > Pharmacist . > > any info appreciated > > Rgds > > P Webb > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to MONMOUTHSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to MONMOUTHSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message >

Hello Barbara Hahaha! Pragmatism rules! A bit like the old tale of why mother used to take the knuckle off the roast before putting it into the roasting dish! Thanks. Regards, John -----Original Message----- From: monmouthshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:monmouthshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of B1oatley@aol.com Sent: Thursday, 3 May 2007 9:45 a.m. To: monmouthshire@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MON] Burial Traditions Hello John, Not so much religion or belief, I would say that more than likely it was far easier to remove the coffin through the window because most properties used to have sash windows which would be far easier to take the coffin out than attempt to take it out of the front parlour and carry it through a narrow hallway. Regards Barbara ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MONMOUTHSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Ian The comment below from your post is very interesting, because some iwi Maori (Maori 'tribes') do (or did) that here in Aotearoa New Zealand - the coffin is passed out through the window of the meeting house on the marae where the tangihanga ('funeral wake') has been taking place, when the deceased is being taken to the burial place. There is a specific Maori belief system that underlies this, to do with the door being 'worldly' and safe, whereas the window side of the house (and hence the window) is tapu (usually translated as being 'sacred', though there is no easy way of translating that into English and I am not competent to do so). Do you know what the beliefs are that lead to the coffin being passed out through the window in South Wales? I wondered whether missionaries brought the practice here, but that would seem doubtful given some of the factors around where the practice takes place here, and who the missionaries were who gained dominance in those places. John -----Original Message----- From: monmouthshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:monmouthshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of ian.york@ntlworld.com Sent: Thursday, 3 May 2007 7:03 a.m. To: MONMOUTHSHIRE@rootsweb.com Subject: [MON] Burial Traditions (snip) On the day of the funeral thecoffin was passed out through the front room window into the waiting hearse. (snip)

G'Day Peter I beleive that the service records for WW2 are still sealed. However we can still get some information. Try these for a start: Army Medical Services Museum http://www.ams-museum.org.uk/research.htm Regiments.org http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/corps/RAMC.htm British Army - History of the RAMC http://www.army.mod.uk/212fdhosp/ramc_history/index.htm Royal Army Medical Corps Association http://www.ramcassociation.org.uk/ I'm not much help on WW2, I've been more in Afganistan in 1878 & WW1. Good Luck Jim > Hi Folks :- > Looking for info on RAMC 63rd British General > Hospital Egypt 1942-1944. Sgt A.Tattersall, > Pharmacist . > any info appreciated > Rgds > P Webb > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MONMOUTHSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I have a newspaper report of the funeral of my great grandfather in Pontypridd. He was killed in the Taff Vale railcrash of 1893. They held a private funeral at the offices of Messrs Spickett & Sons, where my great grandfather was a solicitor, and the only female present was his mother who had travelled from Nottingham with her husband. His pregnant wife who was also from Nottingham was not there. I assume that not being Welsh and the service not being held in a church or chapel made her feel comfortable about attending. The interment was held at Glyntaff, but there were no details of those present. Pat From: "sylvia morgan" <sylviamorgan213@hotmail.com> >Reply-To: monmouthshire@rootsweb.com >To: monmouthshire@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [MON] Burial Traditions >Date: Thu, 03 May 2007 07:29:46 +0000 > >I can remember , as a small child watching agroup of men singing a hymn >round the coffin of one of my grandparents. the coffin was placed on the >ground outside , We lived next door in Newbridge Mon >Sylvia > > >From: John Hopkins <j.hopkins@paradise.net.nz> >Reply-To: monmouthshire@rootsweb.com >To: monmouthshire@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [MON] Burial Traditions >Date: Thu, 03 May 2007 09:51:24 +1200 > >Hello Barbara > >Hahaha! Pragmatism rules! > >A bit like the old tale of why mother used to take the knuckle off the >roast >before putting it into the roasting dish! > >Thanks. > >Regards, John > >-----Original Message----- >From: monmouthshire-bounces@rootsweb.com >[mailto:monmouthshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of B1oatley@aol.com >Sent: Thursday, 3 May 2007 9:45 a.m. >To: monmouthshire@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [MON] Burial Traditions > > >Hello John, > >Not so much religion or belief, I would say that more than likely it was >far >easier to remove the coffin through the window because most properties >used > >to have sash windows which would be far easier to take the coffin out than >attempt to take it out of the front parlour and carry it through a narrow >hallway. >Regards Barbara > > > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >MONMOUTHSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >MONMOUTHSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >_________________________________________________________________ >MSN Hotmail is evolving - check out the new Windows Live Hotmail >http://get.live.com/betas/mail_betas > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >MONMOUTHSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Txt a lot? Get Messenger FREE on your mobile. https://livemessenger.mobile.uk.msn.com/