Dear lists, Does anyone know if the above (referenced from the Catholic Encyclopaedia) born in Trawsfynydd in the late 16th century, has been researched anywhere and, if so, where? The realisation that one of my families was from Trawsfynydd at this time makes me wonder whether I - or anyone else on the list - has this saint "in the family". It would be nice to be able to think there could possibly be a connection. What social history as well - martyred for being Catholic. I wonder what they were saying around the fireplaces of Gwynedd when he was killed? I wonder which of our ancestors would have been rubbing their hands or looking over their shoulders? I wonder if anyone knows if he was "written up" in Griffiths (JE or TC) or anywhere else? His Catholic Encyclopaedia reference says he was "descended from the Princes of Wales". Yours, Ian London SW9

John Roberts is mentioned at some length in an article written by T. Meirion Hughes which appeared in issue 45 of Gwynedd Roots. Yvonne ----- Original Message ----- From: "I Thompson" <joscyn@hotmail.com> To: <WLS-CAERNARFONSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 9:39 AM Subject: [CAE] Saint John Roberts > Dear lists, > Does anyone know if the above (referenced from the Catholic Encyclopaedia) > born in Trawsfynydd in the late 16th century, has been researched anywhere > and, if so, where? > The realisation that one of my families was from Trawsfynydd at this time > makes me wonder whether I - or anyone else on the list - has this saint > "in the family". > It would be nice to be able to think there could possibly be a connection. > What social history as well - martyred for being Catholic. I wonder what > they were saying around the fireplaces of Gwynedd when he was killed? I > wonder which of our ancestors would have been rubbing their hands or > looking over their shoulders? > I wonder if anyone knows if he was "written up" in Griffiths (JE or TC) or > anywhere else? > His Catholic Encyclopaedia reference says he was "descended from the > Princes of Wales". > Yours, > Ian > London SW9 > > > > ==== WLS-CAERNARFONSHIRE Mailing List ==== > Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru The National Library of Wales. Aberystwyth. > www.llgc.org.uk/ > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > >

Keith O'Brien in Trawsfynydd has done a lot of research on John Roberts and is an enthusiast about him. He is contactable via : http://www.llysednowain.co.uk/index_files/Page384.htm (Welsh) and http://www.llysednowain.co.uk/index_files/Page625.htm (English) where there is a small section of the site of Llys Ednowain devoted to Saint John Roberts, reflecting the section within the Heritage Centre devoted to him. On Genuki http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/MER/Trawsfynydd/index.html it lists Keith's publication: O'Brien, Keith T. St John Roberts, 1577-1610 : a brief history of the Saint and martyr from Trawsfynydd. 2001 which, as far as I can remember, has some work on his ancestry as well as new research on his life. Rhian ----- Original Message ----- From: "I Thompson" <joscyn@hotmail.com> To: <WLS-CAERNARFONSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 9:39 AM Subject: [CAE] Saint John Roberts > Dear lists, > Does anyone know if the above (referenced from the Catholic Encyclopaedia) > born in Trawsfynydd in the late 16th century, has been researched anywhere > and, if so, where? > The realisation that one of my families was from Trawsfynydd at this time > makes me wonder whether I - or anyone else on the list - has this saint > "in the family". > It would be nice to be able to think there could possibly be a connection. > What social history as well - martyred for being Catholic. I wonder what > they were saying around the fireplaces of Gwynedd when he was killed? I > wonder which of our ancestors would have been rubbing their hands or > looking over their shoulders? > I wonder if anyone knows if he was "written up" in Griffiths (JE or TC) or > anywhere else? > His Catholic Encyclopaedia reference says he was "descended from the > Princes of Wales". > Yours, > Ian > London SW9 > > > > ==== WLS-CAERNARFONSHIRE Mailing List ==== > Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru The National Library of Wales. Aberystwyth. > www.llgc.org.uk/ > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >