The following article was found in the Wilkes-Barre (PA) Record, 11 Sep 1896, Page 5. If anyone is interested in receiving a copy of this obituary, please send me your mailing address. (Instead of submitting this to any specific Mailing List, I am submitting it to the General list in the hopes that it will be seen by a more diverse group.) "John O. Jones of 53 North Welles street passed away on Tuesday evening at 11 o'clock, and the remains will be buried in Hollenback Cemetery on Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. Hugh Davis and Rev. John O. Jones of the Welsh Presbyterian Church will officiate. Maneto Tribe 257, I.O.R.M., will have charge of the funeral. Mr. Jones for many years attended the Welsh Presbyterian Church of this city, and was an earnest Sunday school worker. He was a native of Trefrine, in North Wales, but had been a resident of the United States for thirty years. He was a stone mason and had been employed for a score of years by the L&W-B Coal Co. A few months ago he contracted a cold, which settled on his lungs. This, with the trouble following the sudden death of his only son, Owen D. Jones, the actor [articles on his death posted separately], brought on his death." Nancy Cook Pasadena, MD, USA

The following articles were found in the Wilkes-Barre (PA) Record on the dates shown. If anyone is interested in receiving a copy of these, please send me your mailing address. (I've summarized some of the information.) (Instead of submitting this to any specific Mailing List, I am submitting it to the General list in the hopes that it will be seen by a more diverse group.) Thursday, 21 May 1896, Page 5 "An unusually sad end, surrounded by unusually sad circumstances, is the death of Owen D. Jones, an actor of this city, in Brooklyn...known all over the country as Edmund Drury, an actor of tragic and strong melodramatic parts. He fell in the water near Twenty-Third street about a week ago and his cries for help were heard by the captain and crew of the tug boat Comanche. A rope was thrown to the man, but he disappeared before it reached him. ...The unfortunate liquor habit, however, took hold of him and two years ago this summer he returned to this city and was in this vicinity quite a while, He went to a sanitarium and was apparently cured of the liquor habit. ... On Nov. 20, 1894, he married Miss Josephine Richards of Plymouth and she assisted him in his local theatricals. She also went on the stage with him in small parts when he left this city, but Mrs. Jones soon returned. Jones did not return with her and his friends lost track of him none of them knowing his whereabouts. ...Yesterday in the prothonotary's office was filed an application of divorce in which Mrs. Jones asked their marital relations be annulled. ..." Friday, 22 May 1896 "The news of the death of actor Owen D. Jones at Brooklyn is a severe shock to his aged father, John O. Jones of North Welles street, who has been an invalid for the past eighteen months. ...Owen D. Jones was born at Trefrew, North Wales, in 1861, and was 35 years of age. His mother died when he was a boy. ..." [Father died 8 Sep 1896. Article being posted separately.] Monday, 25 May 1896 "The Elmira Telegram said yesterday in a dispatch dated Wilkes-Barre: 'Speaking with a prominent lawyer regarding the death of actor Owen D. Jones, he said that it was all a hoax and that his wife is going right on with her divorce proceedings. It was said that a body was found in the North River his wife doesn't doubt, but it was not that of her husband. ..." Nancy Cook Pasadena, MD, USA

The following article was found in the Wilkes-Barre (PA) Record, 20 Apr 1896, Page # missing. If anyone is interested in receiving a copy of this obituary, please send me your mailing address. (Instead of submitting this to any specific Mailing List, I am submitting it to the General list in the hopes that it will be seen by a more diverse group.) "Levi Gibbons of 184 Stanton street, died at 2:15 o'clock yesterday in his 53d year. He was born in Dinas, near Abergwain, Penbrokeshire, and came to this country when he was 18 years old. He was married in 1868 to Margaret Parry, daughter of Joseph Parry of Audenried. They moved to this valley twenty-five years ago. He was a fire boss for ten years at the Murray shaft, and at the Stanton three years. He was one of the nine men burned in the Stanton seventeen years ago. There is now only one of the nine living and he is John Richards of Ashley. "Deceased had thirteen children and ten are living at present. One of 11 years died seven weeks ago. The children are Annie, Levi, Mamie, Maggie, Jennette, Deborah, Viola, Joseph, Thomas, Franklin. Funeral will take place on Tuesday at 2 o'clock. Deceased was a member of the Knights of Pythias, Red Men, Ivorites and Pocahontas Lodge." Nancy Cook Pasadena, MD, USA

Hi Amy, I have looked on the 1881 Census and there are 89 instances of the surname usually Kneath in Wales. They are all in south Wales. The following is from The Surnames of Wales by John and Sheila Rowlands <Kneath is a name of misleading appearance to modern eyes, when readers expect initial "kn" to be pronounced "n" and the the name should sound like that of the Welsh town Neath. Instead it derives from the Welsh personal name Cynaethwy, leading to the colloquial forms, Cnaitho, Cneitho eventually becoming Cnaith and under the influence of English orthography, Kneath (originally pronounced to rhyme with "great". 1813-37 Found only in a small part of west Glamorgan (Gower, 0.68%, Swansea, 0.23%). I hope this helps. Regards, Margaret Harvey ----- Original Message ----- From: "Amy Robison" <arobison@log.on.ca> To: <WALES-GEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2002 5:33 PM Subject: [WALES-GEN] Neath Family > Hello, > > Could anyone tell me about the surname Neath. I've heard that it originated in Wales. Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks, > Amy Robison > Ontario, Canada > > > ==== WALES-GEN Mailing List ==== > Have you used Tree Tops? > The Free FAMILY TREE & WE'LL MEET AGAIN SERVICE > http://freespace.virgin.net/tree.tops > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Hello Listers: Do y'all have any info on Christmas Evans the one-eyed Welch evangelist? A notation in a family bible lists my ggg grandfather Edward Evans as being a descendant of his. Also, has anyone ever heard of a town called Llanagelis? Larry Leahy - -Nashville, Tennessee

Hello, Could anyone tell me about the surname Neath. I've heard that it originated in Wales. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Amy Robison Ontario, Canada

Hi list, these people with Welsh connections left Wills in Derbyshire. Are they yours? 1880 EDWIN WHITTAKER Lanes,Anglesey abd Matlock 1886 GEORGE JACKSON Rhyl and Buxton 1881 ANN BRADLEY Denbigh and Bakewell 1911 SARAH ROPER Cowbridge,nr Glamorgan 1915 EDWIN POST Swansea 1893 WILLIAM TURNER NELSON Colwyn Bay and Matlock 1922 JOHN WARD Cardiff Date is of Probate. Mike Mike.rocosmic@btinternet.com

Hello List, Sorry, if any mail has been posted by me lately. There was a virus on my computer. It is now gone. Sorry again for the trouble. I was told by my server that it was probably put on last night. So, any new messages I sent out, were not mine, it was the virus. Sorry again. Amy Robison

The following articles were found in the Wilkes-Barre (PA) Record, 4 Mar 1896, Page 2 and 5 Mar 1896, page 2. If anyone is interested in receiving a copy of these obituaries, please send me your mailing address. (Instead of submitting this to any specific Mailing List, I am submitting it to the General list in the hopes that it will be seen by a more diverse group.) Wednesday, 4 March 1896: "Samuel Evans, 83 Northampton street, died at 11 o'clock last night, of heart disease. Death came very suddenly while he was in bed. He was a brother-in-law of John W. Bywater. Mr. Evans was unmarried. He was a native of Aberdare, South Wales." Thursday, 5 March 1896: "The funeral of Samuel H. Evans, late of Evans & Bywater, of Northampton street, whose death was noted yesterday, will take place on Friday at 2 p.m., with interment in Hollenback Cemetery. Deceased was 44 years old. He was a native of Mountain Ash, South Wales, and came to this country fifteen years ago. He is survived by two brothers and three sisters in South Wales." Nancy Cook Pasadena, MD, USA

The following article was found in the Wilkes-Barre (PA) Record, 11 Apr 1896, Page 2. If anyone is interested in receiving a copy of this obituary, please send me your mailing address. (Instead of submitting this to any specific Mailing List, I am submitting it to the General list in the hopes that it will be seen by a more diverse group.) "Roland E. Jones died suddenly at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Fred Huddy of Carbondale, yesterday morning. He had been in poor health for several years and his death was due principally to the infirmities attending old age. "Mr. Jones was born in North Wales on Sept. 22, 1820, and was 76 years old. He came to America when he was a young man and settled at Plymouth, where he resided until four years ago when he moved to Carbondale. "Two sons and one daughter, living in Plymouth, and Mrs. Fred Huddy of Carbondale survive him. The funeral will take place on Sunday afternoon." Nancy Cook Pasadena, MD, USA

The following article was found in the Wilkes-Barre (PA) Record, 25 Mar 1896, Page 2. If anyone is interested in receiving a copy of this obituary, please send me your mailing address. (Instead of submitting this to any specific Mailing List, I am submitting it to the General list in the hopes that it will be seen by a more diverse group.) "At an early hour yesterday morning, after a long illness of paralysis, Mrs. Margaret Morris, widow of the late William Morris of Plains, passed away. She was attended in her last moments by her two daughters and son, who are left heartbroken by an irreparable loss. The end was not sudden or unexpected, but had been anticipated for several months, the last few days being marked by unconsciousness since. She was taken with the first stroke over three years ago. Throughout her illness she displayed ever the same patient, uncomplaining spirit and Christian fortitude. Mrs. Morris was born at Meastage, Glan Morganshire, Wales, and was 48 years and 9 months old. Funeral will take place at 2 o'clock on Thursday afternoon with services at the Welsh Congregational Church of which she was a member. Interment in Hollenback Cemetery. Mr. Morris died in October, 1894. Mrs. Morris's sister from the West was at her bedside when she died." Nancy Cook Pasadena, MD, USA

Hi Everyone I am re-posting this which came from the POWYS list, as it is very important. Regards Graham Melbourne At 01:36 AM 15/02/02, David Stick wrote: >Dear Listers >Time to get your self to action stations!! Please see the following sent to >another List. >If this goes through it will have very serious impact on our research in the >future. >Brits should all be writing to their MPs. >Kind regards >David Stick >St Austell Cornwall >david@dstick.freeserve.co.uk > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Peter" <research.1@ukonline.co.uk> >To: <CORNISH-GEN-L@rootsweb.com> > > > This notice was handed to me at the Family History Show at Crawley over >the weekend. > > WARNING > > CIVIL REGISTRATION A VITAL CHANGE > > > > A White Paper haas been published regarding the future of > > Birth, Death & Marriage Registration in the 21st Century > > > > If the changes proposed in the White Paper go through unopposed it will be >imposible to purchase Birth, Death & Marriage certificates. > > Certain details about people shall be blocked for 100 years from the date >of their birth, these details include:- > > Address > > Occupation > > Rank or Profession of Groom > > Cause of Death > > plus other details > > Imagine how difficult it will be to form a tree without being able to know >many of the facts. This will include your own family details. > > THE WHITE PAPER CAN BE VIEW AT > > > > www.statistics.gov.uk/registration/whitepaper/default.asp > > > > Act NOW LOBBY YOUR MP OR LOSE YOUR RIGHT

Does anyone know what (W CNS) Wales means on the 1881 Census? This is for someone who is found living in England. Example: Evan EDWARDS Widr age 48 born (W CNS), Wales

Hi everyone This is something I tend to forget, but John Beeston of California just awoke my mind on this. In past years I have collected about 18 of Godfrey's old ordnance survey maps anywhere between 1860-1914 - mostly London suburbs, but some country. These are marvellous. Some have street numbers on them, so that you can actually pick out the house you are looking for, or you can count down from the corner the number of blocks shaded in. The Oswestry "one" (no street numbers) is divided into two maps, north and south, 1900 and 1901. The scale on this one is approx. 15 inches to the mile. They are relatively inexpensive. The beauty of some of these pamphlet maps, which when unfolded cover 60 x 40 cm, is that they have a directory on the back, such as is the case for Oswestry 1901, which then gives me the addresses of nine of my relatives in business in that town! Ha! Enquire at your local map shop. If we can buy them out here in Australia, you should be able to buy them anywhere. Unfortunately, I don't have a list, but on the back of the Chester one 1898, for example, it shows related maps of Merseyside and West Cheshire, of which there are 26. For London and environs, which reach as far north as Hadley, south to Streatham Hill, west to Ealing & Twickenham, and east to Creekmouth & Bexley, there are in excess of 115 as at publishing date 1993. More added since then, no doubt. Anyone want a lookup for Oswestry 1901 or Chester for 1898. Whoops, nearly forgot, also have Bishop's Castle & Clun for 1901. cheers Graham Melbourne Oz (the place where green-eyed Celtic wizards lurk!)

At 09:07 PM 16/02/02, Christopher Twigg wrote: >Hello Graham Price, >Graham, I am looking for a William FAULDER(S), wife Eleanor, listed in the >1841 as grocer Chirk, Denbighshire. Any sign of him in the Pigot directory >you have access to? >Can anyone tell me if there is an index for all the Pigot directories >Thanks, >Kit Twigg, Chirkbank. Alas, Kit, Chirk was one of the towns not covered by the 1830 Pigots. It was not a very comprehensive directory in the earlier days, mainly concentrating on the larger towns such as Welshpool, Wrexham, etc., although it did include such smaller places as Corwen. I'm not sure what the criteria was, but the later ones were more detailed. The 1830 North Wales did not even include outlying hamlets/villages from the main town listed. Please remember, folks, that one had to be in business, etc. to have your name entered. Anyway, just for everyone's interest, I include here those towns listed: Corwen, Denbigh, Dinas-Mawddwy and Mallwyd, Dolgelley, Flint, Harlech, Harwarden, Holyhead, Holywell & Bagillt (quite large!) Llanerchymedd, Llanfair, Llanfyllin & Llanrhaiadr-y-mochant, Llanfyllin, Llangefni, Llangollen (but not outskirts), Llanidloes, Llanrwst, Machynlleth, Mold, Montgomery, Newtown & Kerry, Pwllheli & Nevin, Ruthin, St. Asaph, Towyn & Aberdovey, Tre-madoc & Port Madoc, Beddgelert, Welshpool, Wrexham. cheers Graham

Hi All: I'm passing this on as it looks very interesting. I'm not into batch numbers myself, having like Keith Roberts, preferred to do the original research the hard way. But, this looks as if Hugh has done everyone a very big favour. Save a lot of time and trouble for those who wish to search on-line, no doubt. Regards Graham >Resent-Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2002 19:02:11 -0700 >X-Original-Sender: hugh@our-own-home.com Fri Feb 15 19:02:09 2002 >From: "Hugh Wallis" <hugh@our-own-home.com> >Old-To: "'Glamorgan List'" <GLAMORGAN-L@rootsweb.com>, > "'London List'" <LONDON-L@rootsweb.com>, > "'Surrey List'" <ENG-SURREY-L@rootsweb.com>, > "'Somerset List'" <Bristol_and_Somerset-L@rootsweb.com>, > "'Norfolk list'" <NORFOLK-L@rootsweb.com>, > "'Kent List'" <KENT-ENG-L@rootsweb.com>, > "'Brecon List'" <WLS-BRECONSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com>, > "'Gwent List'" <MonmouthshireGwent-L@rootsweb.com>, > "'Monmouthshire List'" <MONMOUTHSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com>, > "'Powys List'" <POWYS-L@rootsweb.com>, > "'Northants List'" <NORTHANTS-L@rootsweb.com>, > "'Bucks List'" <BUCKS-L@rootsweb.com>, > "'Berks List'" <Berkshire-l@rootsweb.com>, > "'Cornwall List'" <CORNISH-GEN-L@rootsweb.com> >Subject: IGI Batch Numbers - a new facility >Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2002 21:01:23 -0500 >X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook CWS, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2911.0) >Importance: Normal >X-OriginalArrivalTime: 16 Feb 2002 02:01:25.0066 (UTC) >FILETIME=[D6A1DAA0:01C1B68D] >To: POWYS-L@rootsweb.com >Resent-From: POWYS-L@rootsweb.com >Reply-To: POWYS-L@rootsweb.com >X-Mailing-List: <POWYS-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/5880 >X-Loop: POWYS-L@rootsweb.com >Resent-Sender: POWYS-L-request@rootsweb.com > >Dear listers > >Have you been frustrated searching the IGI for your rellies when you have >only the surname but got tired of figuring out batch numbers and typing them >into the LDS search screen (since you can't do a last name search unless you >know a batch number)? > >I have been - so I decided to do something about it. I have made an >exhaustive search of the likely ranges of batch numbers for the British >Isles and created a database of those numbers and the source records that >they apply to. I have searched all the possible numbers in the ranges shown >on my website. For each batch I extracted the church or chapel (if >specified), town, county and country names of the first record that appears >when it is called up in my browser. I then organised them by country and >county and created a website. A very powerful feature that I have included >is a hotlink from each batch number to the actual search engine provided at >http://www.familysearch.org, including the ability to enter the surname you >are looking for. This makes it very easy to search all the batches for a >particular geographic location using just the last name you are searching >for - something that is not possible directly from the LDS site without >doing a lot of typing. It also connects towns that are listed in more than >one county in the IGI which can sometimes be a problem causing you to lose a >relly because you are looking across a county border!! > >I hope you will like it - please let me know if you have any suggestions for >improvements, enhancements, or new features that I might be able to >implement. > >(oh yes - where is the site? - I wondered if you would ask that. - take a >look at my signature line) > >Thanks > >Hugh Wallis >Ontario, Canada >Formerly of Surrey, UK > >IGI Batch numbers - >http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers.htm#Page >Title.htm

I am posting this message to all South Wales and Welsh general mailing lists in the hope that it will be of interest? I should be pleased if you would forward it to anyone relevant you think I've missed. Also, my apologies to those on the Carmarthenshire list who have had a double dose of it all! This new CD is of a book called "Roots and Branches" that lists the main families of Llanddeusant (Carm) the adjacent parish of Llywel (Brec) during the 18th and 19th centuries. It gives the marriages, children, farm and other locations and much more. It was originally privately published by Mr T O Evans, now deceased, of Trecastell, and his family have agreed to allow the book to be put onto CD. As the book contains many, many families with marriages, deaths, baptisms of children, dozens of similar names, but no index, a CD with a search facility will make it so much more accessible. It is now available from http://www.archivecdbooks.org . You can follow the links to Latest Releases or just go direct to the Welsh pages where you will find the title under Breconshire .. by the time you read this it may have also been cross referenced under Carmarthenshire. I am pleased that the cost has been kept low, only £8.50 for overseas customers, £9.99 inc VAT for UK purchasers. Mr Evans, who wrote the book is sadly now deceased, but his widow is still alive, and should more than 100 CD's be sold, she will then start to receive a small royalty. This isn't much, but she and her children are just proud to see that Mr Evans lifetime's work is going to continue to be available to all. For your information, I don't have any financial interest in any of this myself. I am dealing with the Archive CD Books Project as part of my job. As an owner of a copy of the unindexed Roots and Branches and an avid Welsh family historian also, I thought that getting it put on CD would make it more accessible and user friendly, so I approached the project and then Mr Evans family and eventually it has all come together. Diolch yn Fawr Nina Jenkins London

The following article was found in the Wilkes-Barre (PA) Record, 29 Jan 1896, Page 7. If anyone is interested in receiving a copy of this obituary, please send me your mailing address. (This is a long article, so I've only listed the pertinent facts.) (Instead of submitting this to any specific Mailing List, I am submitting it to the General list in the hopes that it will be seen by a more diverse group.) "After an illness of nearly two years, during the last five months of which he was confined to his bed, Rev. Theophilus Jones, the oldest Welsh preacher in the United States, died yesterday of general debility and paralysis, aged 86 years, at the home of his son, attorney D.J. Jones, 51 Sullivan street. Deceased was born in January 1810....He was in early youth apprenticed to the weaving business and worked as a weaver at Pontmorlais, Merthyr Tydvil, Wales...was converted at a Cymanfa of the Welsh Baptist denomination in 1827, at Caerphilly, under the preaching of the late Christmas Evans, who was one of the greatest preachers of the century in Wales...Deceased was a preacher at 17 years of age and was ordained when he was 20 years of age...He married in Wales and came to the United States in 1843...He was married prior to his leaving Wales to Miss Morgan of Rhosmean, Llandello, Wales. She was the sister of Col. Dr. John Morgan of the British navy, who on one occasion visited his sister in this city....brief services at the home, 51 Sullivan street, conducted by Rev. J.T. Lloyd, pastor of the Welsh Baptist Church, assisted by Rev. Mr. McGee, Rev. Dr. T.C. Edwards, Rev. D.L. Davis of Edwardsville, Rev. Edward Jenkins, Revs. W.S. Jones and W.F. Davis of Scranton, Rev. Jacob E. Davis of Plymouth, Rev. Charles Jones of Nanticoke, Rev. W.D. Thomas of Pittston and Rev. J.M. Lloyd of Parsons. The remains will be taken to the Welsh Baptist Church. Interment in Hollenback Cemetery." Nancy Cook Pasadena, MD, USA

The following article was found in the Wilkes-Barre (PA) Record, 29 Jan 1896, Page 7. If anyone is interested in receiving a copy of this obituary, please send me your mailing address. (Instead of submitting this to any specific Mailing List, I am submitting it to the General list in the hopes that it will be seen by a more diverse group.) "Edwin Wilkes, one of the oldest residents of Upper Lehigh, died on Friday morning. He lived there for the past twenty-seven years and died of pneumonia. Mr. Wilkes was born on April 11, 1841, in Llanelly, Breckonshire, South Wales. He came to America in 1866 and shortly after settled at Upper Lehigh. He was aged 54 years, 9 months and 13 days. A wife and ten children, one son and nine daughters, survive him." (Sorry that's all there is to it.) Nancy Cook Pasadena, MD, USA

The following article was found in the Wilkes-Barre (PA) Record, 17 Jan 1896, Page 2. If anyone is interested in receiving a copy of this obituary, please send me your mailing address. (Instead of submitting this to any specific Mailing List, I am submitting it to the General list in the hopes that it will be seen by a more diverse group.) "Mrs. Martha Thomas, widow of the late David Thomas, aged 84 years, died last evening at the residence of her son, John D. Thomas, Northampton street, of general debility. She with her husband and children came to this city in 1865 from Llanrystyd, Cardiganshire, Wales, and resided on the Heights when it was sparsely settled. In 1869 Mr. Thomas and his family purchased a farm at Spring Brook and lived on it until the husband died in 1887. Mrs. Thomas then returned to this city and Plymouth and lived alternately with her children. She was a consistent Christian, and was a member from childhood of the Welsh Presbyterian Church. She leaves one son, John D. Thomas, with whom she resided at the time of her death; Mrs. James H. Williams of Plymouth and Mrs. William Colvin of Olivers. Her son Richard Thomas (deceased) was a policeman a quarter of a century ago for several years. The remains will be taken to Spring Brook, Lackawanna County, for interment, it being the will of the deceased to be buried beside her husband. The hearse with the remains will leave on Saturday morning at 4 o'clock for Spring Brook and friends and relatives will take the 10:50 a.m. Wilkes-Barre & Eastern R.R. train. The funeral obsequies will be conducted at Spring Brook by Rev. John O. Jones, pastor of the Welsh Congregational Church." Nancy Cook Pasadena, MD, USA