MARRIED On the 5th instant, at St Ann's church, Liverpool, by the Rev. R. POWYS, Rector of Backual, John Parry WILKINS, Esq. of Maeadderwen, in the county of Brecon, and Manger of the Branch Bank of England at Swansea, to Harriet, daughter of the late Rev. Edward POWYS, of Westwood, in the county of Stafford. Lately, at Steynton, Milford, Mr. ROBERTS, to Miss BROWN, both of Thornton; also, in the same church, Mr. GIBBEY of Windmill Park, to Miss PHELPS. On Tuesday se'nnight, at Chepstow, Mr. John WATKINS, jun., printer, of Abergavenny, to Miss BRADFORD, of the former place. On the 28th ult. William, son of Mr. TURNER, of the Ship, Baldwin-street, Bristol, to Miss Mary Ann SMITH of Portscuet (?), Monmouthshire. On the 4th inst. Owen EVANS, Esq. surgeon, Chapel-street Bedford-row, to Anna Maria, second daughter of Fitzroy MONTAGUE, Esq. of Kensington. Lately at Clifton, J. HUNTER SAMSON, Esq. of Upper Canada, barrister-at-law, to Alicia FENTON, only daughter of the late Rev. John RUSSELL, Vicar of Dronfield, Derbyshire. Lyn Nunn Brisbane Australia

Hi Lyn and All, A little bit of background info on the first news item. "Messrs Wilkins & Co., Brecon Old Bank, 1778-1890 1758 Walter Wilkins (1741-1828) travelled to India, amassed a large fortune, returned to Wales sometime before 1778 and lived at Maes-llwch, Radnorshire, which was the family home for generations. With his vast wealth he was able to establish a banking partnership which provided opportunities for investment. 1778 Walter Wilkins, his brother Jeffreys Wilkins and possibly two other partners established a bank at Brecon in 1778. The capital was £4,000 and each member of the original partnership invested £1,000. Other members of the family, including John Wilkins I (1713-84), probably invested their money as well. Undoubtedly, the driving force behind the bank was Walter who was the Whig (Liberal) Member of Parliament for Radnorshire from 1796 until his death in 1828. He served under many Prime Ministers including William Pit the Younger who held office between 1783-1801 and 1804-1806. It is said that Walter and Pit had a stormy relationship, which led to Pitt allowing large amounts of Government money to accumulate in Wilkins . . . " from http://www.llanelli-history.i12.com/business.htm For more info on John Parry Wilkins (from the same Wilkins family) and the Swansea Bank, read this Genuki page http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/BankEngland.html Hope this is of interest. Keep up the good work, Lyn. Regards, Hilary -----Original Message----- From: powys-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:powys-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Lyn Nunn Sent: 21 October 2007 12:15 To: GLAMORGAN-L@rootsweb.com; powys@rootsweb.com; MONMOUTHSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com; monfh@yahoogroups.com Subject: [POWYS] The Cambrian 15 March 1828 Marriages MARRIED On the 5th instant, at St Ann's church, Liverpool, by the Rev. R. POWYS, Rector of Backual, John Parry WILKINS, Esq. of Maeadderwen, in the county of Brecon, and Manger of the Branch Bank of England at Swansea, to Harriet, daughter of the late Rev. Edward POWYS, of Westwood, in the county of Stafford. Lately, at Steynton, Milford, Mr. ROBERTS, to Miss BROWN, both of Thornton; also, in the same church, Mr. GIBBEY of Windmill Park, to Miss PHELPS. On Tuesday se'nnight, at Chepstow, Mr. John WATKINS, jun., printer, of Abergavenny, to Miss BRADFORD, of the former place. On the 28th ult. William, son of Mr. TURNER, of the Ship, Baldwin-street, Bristol, to Miss Mary Ann SMITH of Portscuet (?), Monmouthshire. On the 4th inst. Owen EVANS, Esq. surgeon, Chapel-street Bedford-row, to Anna Maria, second daughter of Fitzroy MONTAGUE, Esq. of Kensington. Lately at Clifton, J. HUNTER SAMSON, Esq. of Upper Canada, barrister-at-law, to Alicia FENTON, only daughter of the late Rev. John RUSSELL, Vicar of Dronfield, Derbyshire. Lyn Nunn Brisbane Australia =================== Visit the Powys Mailing List webpage at: www.jlb2005.plus.com/powyslist.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to POWYS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.15.3/1082 - Release Date: 20/10/2007 14:59 No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.15.3/1082 - Release Date: 20/10/2007 14:59