Many thanks John, and a Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year to You and All our Listers. I have been studying the Llanidloes Edmund Cleaton family for over 20 years and have yet to find a positve link to Edmund (1805-1881) He is in the large Cleaton family Tree and photographs with many others in the book "Llanidloes Town and Parish" by Mr ER Morris a retired teacher and a local Historian. My father William Harold Cleaton was born in one of the cottages by the Glyn and Peters/Cribine factories by the Clywedog River that you know now.The book is on sale at the Great Oak Bookshop in Llanidloes, mine is lost for the moment!! Edmund was a CM Minister and twice Mayor at Llanidloes, and those records are in the Llandrndod Powys Archives here, wilth copies of many Cleaton Wills in NLW Aberystwwth. Edmund died at his daughters house in Liverpool in 1881, and I found his 3xgt grandaughters in Liverpool University links just a few years ago, and I have Emails with one Suzanne Easton in Wiltshire. I have also found that four of my1841 Cleaton Trefeglwys people went to Ohio and Wisconsin by 1860, others were ithe Newtown and Dolfor area up to recent times on Census records,etc, One is in South Africa, and one in Sydney in OZ, and two ladies in LA USA, also on Emails now. The Cleaton name is in Llanidloes records for 1573 and at Shelve in Shropshire in NA Records with a Roger de Cleaton , and at Myddle in Salop, and in Herefordshire, with one I knew in Shefield, and two in London, Some in South Wales in 1881 ex Montgomeryshire to the coal mines..... There are many Cleatons on the Bill Barker CD for MGY Familes 1675-1825, all very good with 550 other records that I can lend you... .With Best wishes, Dennis, Please ring me on 01597 824082 for more details.....I have a Y DNA. E 3b1a Group that links me to Roman Soldiers in Chester and N Wales, and Prestina in Kosovo and North Africa!!!, ETC. In a message dated 23/12/2010 09:15:54 GMT Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Dear Dennis, Good to hear from you again. Recently, I've been studying some of the 'Montgomeryshire Collections' published by the Powysland Club looking for references to Griffiths families in Llanidloes and Llandinam in the early 19th century. While reading an article on Llanidloes in Volume 5 yesterday, I came across a reference to a Mr Edmund Cleaton who built the 'Glyn Factory' circa 1838. Tha factory was: "on the left bank of the Clywedog . . . on a piece of land leased from Mr Mytton of Pen-y-lan. It has been enlarged on more than one occasion, and is now [1878] one of the largest and most commodious mills in the neighbourhood, fitted up with machinery for all purposes connected with the manufacturing and finishing of flannel. A large fulling mill, and cottages for the work people are attached. It now forms part of the Welsh Flannel and Tweed Company." There are several other references to Edmund Cleaton in the pages following the above quote. He seems to have been an important man in Llanidloes in the mis 19th century. I wondered if you know about this Edmund Cleaton, and whether he is a relative of yours? The full citation for the above reference is: "A Parochial Account of Llanidloes" (Chapter 2), by Edward Hamer, in "Collections Historical and Archaeological Relating to Montgomeryshire - Volume 5", published by the Powysland Club, London 1872; page 39 et seq. A full set of these early Montgomeryshire Collections is held by Newtown Public Library and probably other libraries in Powys. The holdings of most Welsh libraries can be searched online through Cat Cymru - http://library.wales.org/catcymru/ -----Quote------ Cat Cymru (beta) brings together publicly accessible library catalogues from all across Wales into a single search. By entering a term in the search box you can choose to look for all kinds of material in any of the Public, Higher Education or Further Education Libraries or libraries in a particular region. ----Unquote---- But note that the Cat Cymru service will not be available over the Christmas/New Year period (from 24 December to 5 January). Kind regards and best wishes for Christmas, John -------------------- John Ball, Brecon, Mid-Wales, UK E-mail: [email protected] 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/ Brecknock FH Group Webmaster: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wlsbfhs/ Joint Administrator - Powys (& BRE/MGY/RAD) RootsWeb mailing lists =================== Visit the Powys Mailing List webpage at: www.jlb2005.plus.com/powyslist.htm ------------------------------- 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 Dawn in Tasmainia. I hope all your lost people from UK Transportation to OZ have been found in our many records now,and I wonder how many came back to UK please? And many thanks for all your good work on all this at your end. did you know of any who came from Montgomeryshire in WALES UK please?. There was a new book published here on this matter, but the author died just before it was published a year or so ago. With Best wishes for a Happy Christmas to you all in Tasmainia, etc, and a Good New Year, Dennis Cleaton, in Powys.and in lots of snow in all of UK!!! [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) In a message dated 23/12/2010 04:08:58 GMT Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Apologies to all for mis-spelled words, which can be considered insulting or just plain careless; since neither is my style, please let me correct my error. Particular 'sorry' to Clive GARDENER for mis-spelling your surname, Clive; and apologies to Wales (and Clive) for incorrectly spelling LLANGATTOCK. Merry Christmas, Dawn (Tasmania) =================== Visit the Powys Mailing List webpage at: www.jlb2005.plus.com/powyslist.htm ------------------------------- 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 List I've been reading this List every day for a year and I've always been impressed by the level of debate and the quality of well-informed assistance provided, plus the civility and hospitable tone of the correspondence. I am amazed and disappointed by how far "off-topic" recent posts seem to have drifted and I hope we can get back to the sort of commentary, historic content etc, that I believe the majority of Powys Listers stay subscribed, to read. A little 'Peace on earth, goodwill to all men' seems a more timely message. I would like to say a personal thank you to all the helpful members who have assisted, encouraged and inspired me throughout the year, particularly the amazing John Ball, the seemingly tireless Hilary and many, many more. Thank you also to Dennis Cleaton for his many responses and Richard Clywd Jones for his always informed comments and special thanks to Clive Gardner for sharing research and knowledge of Langattock and Llanelly so eloquently. ( Hope the book on the Chartists will soon be released, Clive.) I've purchased two books recommended to me via the List, this year, and following recent posts I have today bought online "Hope and Heartbreak" so thanks Listers for that one also. Welsh (and UK) Listers' activities would surely be hampered by the weather over there at the moment and I pray you all stay safe and enjoy a very Happy Christmas and Good Luck for 2011. Kind regards, Dawn Stanton (Tasmania)

To all the correspondents who have discussed LOL & <G> and even IMHO. I did not realise I would see so many diverse comments as there have been My thanks and wishing a Happy Christmas to you all :-) :-) :-) :-) Gordon

Still on the subject of abreviations the experts in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries were the enumerators of our very own research records. William =Wm, john = Jn, Elizabeth =Elz etc. Dorothy --- On Wed, 22/12/10, Eliz Hanebury <[email protected]> wrote: From: Eliz Hanebury <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [POWYS] Abrevations To: [email protected] Date: Wednesday, 22 December, 2010, 20:15 As a postscript to Dorothys, many of the old records contain lots of abb. and acro. <>G any thing to make all the writing easier can you imagine the directions for letter writting being, First catch your goose? Eliz On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 2:45 PM, D JONES <[email protected]> wrote: > As a post script to my previous email, this IS to do with family research as it shows the way ancient languages fell into disuse, and the English we speak now bears  no relation to the English of the fourthteenth, fifteenth, sixteenth and even seventeenth centuries. > > Dorothy > > --- On Wed, 22/12/10, DAVID JONES <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: DAVID JONES <[email protected]> > Subject: [POWYS] Abrevations > To: [email protected] > Date: Wednesday, 22 December, 2010, 16:50 > > Great, so to save money we have a new language. LOL I now know what it means & G > for 'grin'. OK > So how about a dictionary to guide oldies like me, then we could all translate & > maybe all understand............Dave > > =================== > Visit the Powys Mailing List webpage at: www.jlb2005.plus.com/powyslist.htm > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > =================== > Visit the Powys Mailing List webpage at: www.jlb2005.plus.com/powyslist.htm > > ------------------------------- > 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 > =================== Visit the Powys Mailing List webpage at: www.jlb2005.plus.com/powyslist.htm ------------------------------- 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

As a post script to my previous email, this IS to do with family research as it shows the way ancient languages fell into disuse, and the English we speak now bears  no relation to the English of the fourthteenth, fifteenth, sixteenth and even seventeenth centuries. Dorothy --- On Wed, 22/12/10, DAVID JONES <[email protected]> wrote: From: DAVID JONES <[email protected]> Subject: [POWYS] Abrevations To: [email protected] Date: Wednesday, 22 December, 2010, 16:50 Great, so to save money we have a new language. LOL I now know what it means & G for 'grin'. OK So how about a dictionary to guide oldies like me, then we could all translate & maybe all understand............Dave =================== Visit the Powys Mailing List webpage at: www.jlb2005.plus.com/powyslist.htm ------------------------------- 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

TTFN for now as we are in the snow, So Best Wishes for Christmas to all our Powys FHS Listers - Dennis in RAD Powys, Wales, UK.. In a message dated 22/12/2010 22:15:02 GMT Standard Time, [email protected] writes: To all the correspondents who have discussed LOL & <G> and even IMHO. I did not realise I would see so many diverse comments as there have been My thanks and wishing a Happy Christmas to you all :-) :-) :-) :-) Gordon =================== Visit the Powys Mailing List webpage at: www.jlb2005.plus.com/powyslist.htm ------------------------------- 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 DAvid I seem to remember there once was a kind of unofficial ditionary of internet jargon, just the same as CB radiospeak did. But then the cost of interent became based on your broadband account, the need abreviations fell into disuse. Dorothy --- On Wed, 22/12/10, DAVID JONES <[email protected]> wrote: From: DAVID JONES <[email protected]> Subject: [POWYS] Abrevations To: [email protected] Date: Wednesday, 22 December, 2010, 16:50 Great, so to save money we have a new language. LOL I now know what it means & G for 'grin'. OK So how about a dictionary to guide oldies like me, then we could all translate & maybe all understand............Dave =================== Visit the Powys Mailing List webpage at: www.jlb2005.plus.com/powyslist.htm ------------------------------- 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

Now we need to discuss who we are looking for. <G> I will say again I am looking all over Wales for William R (maybe Robert) Davis (maybe Davies) born 1816 in Wales, was in America by 1851 (or maybe 1836) - anyone lost a family member by that name? <G> if so I have him. Eliz On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 5:13 PM, Gordon Reed <[email protected]> wrote: > To all the correspondents who have discussed LOL & <G> and even IMHO. > > I did not realise I would see so many diverse comments as there have been > > My thanks and wishing a Happy Christmas to you  all :-)    :-)    :-)   :-) > > Gordon > > =================== > Visit the Powys Mailing List webpage at: www.jlb2005.plus.com/powyslist.htm > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

Great, so to save money we have a new language. LOL I now know what it means & G for 'grin'. OK So how about a dictionary to guide oldies like me, then we could all translate & maybe all understand............Dave

As a postscript to Dorothys, many of the old records contain lots of abb. and acro. <>G any thing to make all the writing easier can you imagine the directions for letter writting being, First catch your goose? Eliz On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 2:45 PM, D JONES <[email protected]> wrote: > As a post script to my previous email, this IS to do with family research as it shows the way ancient languages fell into disuse, and the English we speak now bears  no relation to the English of the fourthteenth, fifteenth, sixteenth and even seventeenth centuries. > > Dorothy > > --- On Wed, 22/12/10, DAVID JONES <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: DAVID JONES <[email protected]> > Subject: [POWYS] Abrevations > To: [email protected] > Date: Wednesday, 22 December, 2010, 16:50 > > Great, so to save money we have a new language. LOL I now know what it means & G > for 'grin'. OK > So how about a dictionary to guide oldies like me, then we could all translate & > maybe all understand............Dave > > =================== > Visit the Powys Mailing List webpage at: www.jlb2005.plus.com/powyslist.htm > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > =================== > Visit the Powys Mailing List webpage at: www.jlb2005.plus.com/powyslist.htm > > ------------------------------- > 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 sent it with my reply <G> but here is another <G> http://www.pb.org/emoticon.html Eliz On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 11:50 AM, DAVID JONES <[email protected]> wrote: > Great, so to save money we have a new language. LOL I now know what it means & G > for 'grin'. OK > So how about a dictionary to guide oldies like me, then we could all translate & > maybe all understand............Dave > > =================== > Visit the Powys Mailing List webpage at: www.jlb2005.plus.com/powyslist.htm > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

Dawn Stanton <[email protected]> wrote: I've been reading this List every day for a year and I've always been impressed by the level of debate and the quality of well-informed assistance provided, plus the civility and hospitable tone of the correspondence. ================= Dear Listers, Dawn is right. Over the years, the Powys List has earned an enviable reputation for the courtesy, tolerance, and helpfulness of its members. Only very occasionally has the Powys List failed to live up to this high standard. The inclusion of critical personal comments in list messages is never acceptable and never justified. Complaints about the behaviour of individuals should be addressed directly to the List Adminstrator at [email protected] and NOT to the list. It would be very sad if we were to enter the Christmas period in anything other than a spirit of mutual tolerance, generosity, and good humour. Please let's move on and revert to our normal generous and good humoured approach towards our common interest in family and local history, which gives us all so much joy. Kindest regards to all Powys List members, John -------------------- John Ball, Brecon, Mid-Wales, UK E-mail: [email protected] Joint Administrator - Powys (& BRE/MGY/RAD) RootsWeb mailing lists

I think we should spare a thought as to the reason these abreviations first came about. In the days when we paid for our internet use by each byte or by the minute online, ( gosh that shows our age doesn't it?) we used this internet shorthand to keep the costs down. And it has nothng to do with being ignorant or lazy. It's just a habit we've got used to. Dorothy --- On Wed, 22/12/10, David Stick <[email protected]> wrote: From: David Stick <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [POWYS] `Hope and Heartbreak, A social history of Wales and >> the Welsh, 1776-1871, was Powys List Activity or lack of same- and a question about occupations To: [email protected] Date: Wednesday, 22 December, 2010, 12:20 Well Hywel, that's a tad harsh! I understand that the reason that these emoticons and symbols were devised was to try and indicate the mood in which the message was sent. It's a pity really that more folks don't use them as it would probably prevent so many misunderstandings and spats that we so frequently see on Lists like this. Kind regards and good wishes to all this festive season. David Stick On 22 Dec 2010, at 10:12, Hywel Roberts wrote: > Gordon, you are not ignorant at all.    It's the people who use little know > acronyms and weird symbols instead of plain understandable English who are > ignorant.  Hywel > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Eliz Hanebury > Sent: 21 December 2010 23:10 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [POWYS] `Hope and Heartbreak, A social history of Wales and >> > the Welsh, 1776-1871, was Powys List Activity or lack of same- and a > question about occupations > > LOL=Laugh out Loud > > from back in the day when you paid by the byte for access <G> and that is a > grin > > and if you wish to explore the :-) wikipedia has > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_emoticons > > Or the one with both icons and acronyms > > http://www.netresult.ws/emoticons.htm > > That shorthand is where FAQ =    frequently asked question  comes from > > > > > eliz > > On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 4:47 PM, Gordon Reed <[email protected]> wrote: >> Would some kind soul please enlighten an ignorant old fool. >> What do <G> and LOL mean, please. >> >> Happy Christmas to all listers, including those who LOL and <G> >> >> Gordon (in snowed up Birmingham) >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Eliz Hanebury" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 7:24 PM >> Subject: Re: [POWYS] `Hope and Heartbreak, A social history of Wales >> and >> the Welsh, 1776-1871, was Powys List Activity or lack of same- >> and a question about occupations >> >> >> I will just have to pray anyone who wants one soon has it already <G> >> LOL right now I am down to change in pockets and under cushions <G> >> >> >> >> Eliz >> >> On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 1:36 PM, ann bryan <[email protected]> > wrote: >>> Amazon have only 4 in stock, and it's £15.19. Be quick before they all > go. >>> Ann. >>> >>> --- On Tue, 21/12/10, Eliz Hanebury <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> From: Eliz Hanebury <[email protected]> >>> Subject: Re: [POWYS] Powys List Activity or lack of same- and a >>> question about occupations >>> To: [email protected] >>> Date: Tuesday, 21 December, 2010, 18:02 >>> >>> >>> I found it finally at alibris <G> I don't know if it is currently in >>> residence in the UK <G> >>> >> >> >> =================== >> Visit the Powys Mailing List webpage at: >> www.jlb2005.plus.com/powyslist.htm >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 >> >> >> =================== >> Visit the Powys Mailing List webpage at: >> www.jlb2005.plus.com/powyslist.htm >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 >> > > > =================== > Visit the Powys Mailing List webpage at: www.jlb2005.plus.com/powyslist.htm > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > > > =================== > Visit the Powys Mailing List webpage at: www.jlb2005.plus.com/powyslist.htm > > ------------------------------- > 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 =================== Visit the Powys Mailing List webpage at: www.jlb2005.plus.com/powyslist.htm ------------------------------- 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

Well Hywel, that's a tad harsh! I understand that the reason that these emoticons and symbols were devised was to try and indicate the mood in which the message was sent. It's a pity really that more folks don't use them as it would probably prevent so many misunderstandings and spats that we so frequently see on Lists like this. Kind regards and good wishes to all this festive season. David Stick On 22 Dec 2010, at 10:12, Hywel Roberts wrote: > Gordon, you are not ignorant at all. It's the people who use little know > acronyms and weird symbols instead of plain understandable English who are > ignorant. Hywel > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Eliz Hanebury > Sent: 21 December 2010 23:10 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [POWYS] `Hope and Heartbreak, A social history of Wales and >> > the Welsh, 1776-1871, was Powys List Activity or lack of same- and a > question about occupations > > LOL=Laugh out Loud > > from back in the day when you paid by the byte for access <G> and that is a > grin > > and if you wish to explore the :-) wikipedia has > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_emoticons > > Or the one with both icons and acronyms > > http://www.netresult.ws/emoticons.htm > > That shorthand is where FAQ = frequently asked question comes from > > > > > eliz > > On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 4:47 PM, Gordon Reed <[email protected]> wrote: >> Would some kind soul please enlighten an ignorant old fool. >> What do <G> and LOL mean, please. >> >> Happy Christmas to all listers, including those who LOL and <G> >> >> Gordon (in snowed up Birmingham) >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Eliz Hanebury" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 7:24 PM >> Subject: Re: [POWYS] `Hope and Heartbreak, A social history of Wales >> and >> the Welsh, 1776-1871, was Powys List Activity or lack of same- >> and a question about occupations >> >> >> I will just have to pray anyone who wants one soon has it already <G> >> LOL right now I am down to change in pockets and under cushions <G> >> >> >> >> Eliz >> >> On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 1:36 PM, ann bryan <[email protected]> > wrote: >>> Amazon have only 4 in stock, and it's £15.19. Be quick before they all > go. >>> Ann. >>> >>> --- On Tue, 21/12/10, Eliz Hanebury <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> From: Eliz Hanebury <[email protected]> >>> Subject: Re: [POWYS] Powys List Activity or lack of same- and a >>> question about occupations >>> To: [email protected] >>> Date: Tuesday, 21 December, 2010, 18:02 >>> >>> >>> I found it finally at alibris <G> I don't know if it is currently in >>> residence in the UK <G> >>> >> >> >> =================== >> Visit the Powys Mailing List webpage at: >> www.jlb2005.plus.com/powyslist.htm >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 >> >> >> =================== >> Visit the Powys Mailing List webpage at: >> www.jlb2005.plus.com/powyslist.htm >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 >> > > > =================== > Visit the Powys Mailing List webpage at: www.jlb2005.plus.com/powyslist.htm > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > > > =================== > Visit the Powys Mailing List webpage at: www.jlb2005.plus.com/powyslist.htm > > ------------------------------- > 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 Dorothy, I learn so much from this list --and some of it has nothing to do with family history research. I had no idea that internet usage was originally billed by the byte and/or by the minute, and that emoticons and other abbreviations came about as cost-savers. That's really interesting -- thanks for sharing. And Merry Christmas to all! Norma Colorado, USA On Dec 22, 2010, at 7:29 AM, [email protected] wrote: > I think we should spare a thought as to the reason these abreviations first came about. In the days when we paid for our internet use by each byte or by the minute online, ( gosh that shows our age doesn't it?) we used this internet shorthand to keep the costs down. And it has nothng to do with being ignorant or lazy. It's just a habit we've got used to. > > Dorothy

Gordon, you are not ignorant at all. It's the people who use little know acronyms and weird symbols instead of plain understandable English who are ignorant. Hywel -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Eliz Hanebury Sent: 21 December 2010 23:10 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [POWYS] `Hope and Heartbreak, A social history of Wales and >> the Welsh, 1776-1871, was Powys List Activity or lack of same- and a question about occupations LOL=Laugh out Loud from back in the day when you paid by the byte for access <G> and that is a grin and if you wish to explore the :-) wikipedia has http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_emoticons Or the one with both icons and acronyms http://www.netresult.ws/emoticons.htm That shorthand is where FAQ = frequently asked question comes from eliz On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 4:47 PM, Gordon Reed <[email protected]> wrote: > Would some kind soul please enlighten an ignorant old fool. > What do <G> and LOL mean, please. > > Happy Christmas to all listers, including those who LOL and <G> > > Gordon (in snowed up Birmingham) > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Eliz Hanebury" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 7:24 PM > Subject: Re: [POWYS] `Hope and Heartbreak, A social history of Wales > and >> the Welsh, 1776-1871, was Powys List Activity or lack of same- > and a question about occupations > > > I will just have to pray anyone who wants one soon has it already <G> > LOL right now I am down to change in pockets and under cushions <G> > > > > Eliz > > On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 1:36 PM, ann bryan <[email protected]> wrote: >> Amazon have only 4 in stock, and it's £15.19. Be quick before they all go. >> Ann. >> >> --- On Tue, 21/12/10, Eliz Hanebury <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> From: Eliz Hanebury <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [POWYS] Powys List Activity or lack of same- and a >> question about occupations >> To: [email protected] >> Date: Tuesday, 21 December, 2010, 18:02 >> >> >> I found it finally at alibris <G> I don't know if it is currently in >> residence in the UK <G> >> > > > =================== > Visit the Powys Mailing List webpage at: > www.jlb2005.plus.com/powyslist.htm > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > =================== > Visit the Powys Mailing List webpage at: > www.jlb2005.plus.com/powyslist.htm > > ------------------------------- > 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 > =================== Visit the Powys Mailing List webpage at: www.jlb2005.plus.com/powyslist.htm ------------------------------- 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

Seems to me that I have used LOL inappropriately up to now, such as to sign off a letter to one of my best friends <G>! Glenys (Travis) -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 7 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 8255 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len The Professional version does not have this message

Would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from foggy northeast Louisiana. Lona Laughlin Boudreaux Monroe, Louisiana

Thank you John, Hilary and Lloyd for your replies. Each of you answered important parts of my question. I enjoy doing family history for many reasons but, making new friends and meeting long lost family members top my list. May each of us find peace this holiday season...... Kind Regards Robert