Sue The list does go quiet from time to time but no problems that I know of and a dozen or so mails in last 2 days. Always worth checking the archives if you suspect you are not getting mail http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/WLS-Pembrokeshire Your message received Ok , mail me off list if still in difficulties. Gareth Admin for the Rootsweb DYFED, CGN & PEM lists Genuki Wales http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/ Lookup Exchange http://home.clara.net/tirbach/lookup.html Help Page http://home.clara.net/tirbach/hicks.html Cwmgors/Waun http://www.tytwp.plus.com/Waun/Waun.html . ----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan Harvey" <pippyx@tiscali.co.uk> To: <WLS-PEMBROKESHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 12:51 AM Subject: [WLS-PEM] Mail bouncing > Is this a problem? > I have received little mail but assumed this was a post Holiday lull. > Am still subscribed so it's not that. > Tried to mail with no luck. > Any one else having problems? > Sue in LLantrisant. > ****************************************************** > > > ==== WLS-PEMBROKESHIRE Mailing List ==== > Dyfed FHS > http://www.dyfedfhs.org.uk/ > > > >

on 11/1/05 5:04 pm, Pat Powell at pat@pcubed.demon.co.uk wrote: > Greetings! > > I wonder if anyone has any ideas for me to follow. > > I was tracking a family (surname BEYNON) through each census and in the > 1861 census one of the daaughter is shown as > > Sophia Beynon dau U 39 dwarf CMN Llandissilio > > the "dwarf" comment does not occur in any of the other census entries > that I have seen. > > Any idea how I could find out more? > > Cheers > > Pat Hello Pat Was this in column 16? Enumerators sometimes used this column for physical problems other than those listed (which were deaf, blind or lunatic). I have not come across this description in my transcribing of the 1891 census of PEM. Gerry Lewis

on 11/1/05 4:32 pm, Vaughan Lewis at meganvaughan@sympatico.ca wrote: > >> >> My gggrandfather, John Aveston ( sometimes spelled Aviston ) was age >> 30 in the 1841 census living in Dale and was a Lighthouse keeper. He >> apparently spent his entire working life at St.Ann's Head, and >> described himself in the 1881 census as " Superannuated Lighthouse >> keeper ". >> >> Does this mean that he had a pension or that he was merely retired ? >> If a pension, does anyone know how much ?. Also, can anyone tell me >> what an annual salary was for a keeper in those years. He and his >> family lived in a cottage that went with the position; was it rent >> free?. I have a great colour picture of the lighthouse and these >> cottages, which were built very close to this lighthouse which is >> believed to be the first established in Wales, the present one being >> built in 1844 along with the keepers cottages. >> >> Incidentally, I 've had no luck finding either his birth or death >> dates. He married Mary Bowen of Clarbeston July 1/1832. >> >> I will be most grateful for any information one can provide or details >> of a source I could pursue. >> >> In hope. >> >> Vaughan (Narbett) Lewis. Hello Vaughan George Aveston married Sarah Rees in 1800 and John Aveston married Margaret Hart. both in Dale, so I imagine their children were baptized there. The registers are at the National Library, Aberystwyth. There were Avistons in Dale in 1891 and Vaughan Aveston aged 26 and Willhelmine Aveston aged 16, both born LLanstadwell, were living in High Street Llanstadwell in 1891 with their step father Thomas Jones (born Tenbury, WOR) and his wife Jane (born Llangwm). Do you know which Aveston Jane was married to? Gerry Lewis

Dear Vaughan, John Aveston married Margaret Hart 1811 and George Aveston married Sarah Rees 1800...both at Dale....take your pick! (Joking) I don't have baptismal records, but using this marriage information, Haverfordwest Records Office could possibly tell you if John born around 1811 (with a year or two leeway either side) was baptised ....and to which father. Haverfordwest could supply you with copies of the actual parish register marriage entries, if you wish to find out witness names. Bettye Kirkwood, Australia. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vaughan Lewis" <meganvaughan@sympatico.ca> To: <WLS-PEMBROKESHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 3:32 AM Subject: [WLS-PEM] Lighthouse keepers. > > > > > My gggrandfather, John Aveston ( sometimes spelled Aviston ) was age > > 30 in the 1841 census living in Dale and was a Lighthouse keeper. He > > apparently spent his entire working life at St.Ann's Head, and > > described himself in the 1881 census as " Superannuated Lighthouse > > keeper ". > > > > Does this mean that he had a pension or that he was merely retired ? > > If a pension, does anyone know how much ?. Also, can anyone tell me > > what an annual salary was for a keeper in those years. He and his > > family lived in a cottage that went with the position; was it rent > > free?. I have a great colour picture of the lighthouse and these > > cottages, which were built very close to this lighthouse which is > > believed to be the first established in Wales, the present one being > > built in 1844 along with the keepers cottages. > > > > Incidentally, I 've had no luck finding either his birth or death > > dates. He married Mary Bowen of Clarbeston July 1/1832. > > > > I will be most grateful for any information one can provide or details > > of a source I could pursue. > > > > In hope. > > > > Vaughan (Narbett) Lewis. > > > > > > > ==== WLS-PEMBROKESHIRE Mailing List ==== > Genuki PEM > http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/PEM/ > >

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Yesterday I was looking at a microfilm of Bishops' transcripts, at the local Family History Ctr. The records pertain to the Parish of Llys-y-fran, and on occasion visiting curates officiated at weddings or burials. The one I am interested in is: Burial No.15; Evan Badham of Llys-y-fran Village, Nov 26th 1819, Age 91 Person officiating at ceremony: Ste. Evans- Curate of Langolman Can anyone tell me what Ste. stands for? Any ideas why a life-long resident (as far as I currently know) of one village would have a curate from another village officiating? Rachel Boyd Meriden CT USA

Hi Gareth, I had better volunteer for St Dogmaels - don't want "my" parish to be missed out:-) Regards Bill G-J

Is this a problem? I have received little mail but assumed this was a post Holiday lull. Am still subscribed so it's not that. Tried to mail with no luck. Any one else having problems? Sue in LLantrisant. ******************************************************

Hi Pat Was 'dwarf' listed as her occupation? No ideas sorry, just intrigued!! Sandra Davies <pat@pcubed.demon.co.uk> wrote: Greetings! I wonder if anyone has any ideas for me to follow. I was tracking a family (surname BEYNON) through each census and in the 1861 census one of the daaughter is shown as Sophia Beynon dau U 39 dwarf CMN Llandissilio the "dwarf" comment does not occur in any of the other census entries that I have seen. Any idea how I could find out more? Cheers Pat -- Pat Powell ==== WLS-PEMBROKESHIRE Mailing List ==== Pembrokeshire Archives email claire.orr@pembrokeshire.gov.uk

If you find that your connection is with George Aveston who married Sarah Rees of Dale perhaps we could talk further. By the 1820's/1830's there are two Rees families in Dale, both of whom are my direct ancestors(my paternal grandfather Edward Rees was born in Dale in 1892). I have not researched either of those families back any further yet but believe that in such a small place there must be a connection somewhere. In the wonderful genuki page on lighthouse keepers there is a William Rees of Dale born 1820 who fits date wise with one of my lot. Many of them were connected someway with Trinity House. Jane Ottawa Canada -----Original Message----- From: BJ & LC Kirkwood [mailto:bjkirkwood@bigpond.com] Sent: January 11, 2005 5:43 PM To: WLS-PEMBROKESHIRE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [WLS-PEM] Lighthouse keepers. Dear Vaughan, John Aveston married Margaret Hart 1811 and George Aveston married Sarah Rees 1800...both at Dale....take your pick! (Joking) I don't have baptismal records, but using this marriage information, Haverfordwest Records Office could possibly tell you if John born around 1811 (with a year or two leeway either side) was baptised ....and to which father. Haverfordwest could supply you with copies of the actual parish register marriage entries, if you wish to find out witness names. Bettye Kirkwood, Australia. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vaughan Lewis" <meganvaughan@sympatico.ca> To: <WLS-PEMBROKESHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 3:32 AM Subject: [WLS-PEM] Lighthouse keepers. > > > > > My gggrandfather, John Aveston ( sometimes spelled Aviston ) was age > > 30 in the 1841 census living in Dale and was a Lighthouse keeper. > > He apparently spent his entire working life at St.Ann's Head, and > > described himself in the 1881 census as " Superannuated Lighthouse > > keeper ". > > > > Does this mean that he had a pension or that he was merely retired ? > > If a pension, does anyone know how much ?. Also, can anyone tell me > > what an annual salary was for a keeper in those years. He and his > > family lived in a cottage that went with the position; was it rent > > free?. I have a great colour picture of the lighthouse and these > > cottages, which were built very close to this lighthouse which is > > believed to be the first established in Wales, the present one being > > built in 1844 along with the keepers cottages. > > > > Incidentally, I 've had no luck finding either his birth or death > > dates. He married Mary Bowen of Clarbeston July 1/1832. > > > > I will be most grateful for any information one can provide or > > details of a source I could pursue. > > > > In hope. > > > > Vaughan (Narbett) Lewis. > > > > > > > ==== WLS-PEMBROKESHIRE Mailing List ==== > Genuki PEM > http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/PEM/ > > ==== WLS-PEMBROKESHIRE Mailing List ==== Pembrokeshire Archives email claire.orr@pembrokeshire.gov.uk

Hi Vaughan Don't know whether you've seen this page on Genuki http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/Lighthouses/index.html Gareth Admin for the Rootsweb DYFED, CGN & PEM lists Genuki Wales http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/ Lookup Exchange http://home.clara.net/tirbach/lookup.html Help Page http://home.clara.net/tirbach/hicks.html Cwmgors/Waun http://www.tytwp.plus.com/Waun/Waun.html . ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vaughan Lewis" <meganvaughan@sympatico.ca> To: <WLS-PEMBROKESHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 4:32 PM Subject: [WLS-PEM] Lighthouse keepers. > >> >> My gggrandfather, John Aveston ( sometimes spelled Aviston ) was age >> 30 in the 1841 census living in Dale and was a Lighthouse keeper. He >> apparently spent his entire working life at St.Ann's Head, and >> described himself in the 1881 census as " Superannuated Lighthouse >> keeper ". >> >> Does this mean that he had a pension or that he was merely retired ? >> If a pension, does anyone know how much ?. Also, can anyone tell me >> what an annual salary was for a keeper in those years. He and his >> family lived in a cottage that went with the position; was it rent >> free?. I have a great colour picture of the lighthouse and these >> cottages, which were built very close to this lighthouse which is >> believed to be the first established in Wales, the present one being >> built in 1844 along with the keepers cottages. >> >> Incidentally, I 've had no luck finding either his birth or death >> dates. He married Mary Bowen of Clarbeston July 1/1832. >> >> I will be most grateful for any information one can provide or details >> of a source I could pursue. >> >> In hope. >> >> Vaughan (Narbett) Lewis. >> >> > > > ==== WLS-PEMBROKESHIRE Mailing List ==== > Genuki PEM > http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/PEM/ > > > >

Greetings! I wonder if anyone has any ideas for me to follow. I was tracking a family (surname BEYNON) through each census and in the 1861 census one of the daaughter is shown as Sophia Beynon dau U 39 dwarf CMN Llandissilio the "dwarf" comment does not occur in any of the other census entries that I have seen. Any idea how I could find out more? Cheers Pat -- Pat Powell

Yes, I have to confess I checked :-) Gareth Admin for the Rootsweb DYFED, CGN & PEM lists Genuki Wales http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/ Lookup Exchange http://home.clara.net/tirbach/lookup.html Help Page http://home.clara.net/tirbach/hicks.html Cwmgors/Waun http://www.tytwp.plus.com/Waun/Waun.html . ----- Original Message ----- From: <Maytree4@aol.com> To: <WLS-PEMBROKESHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 2:08 PM Subject: Re: [WLS-PEM] Genuki - Map extraction project - cross posting > Oh, dear, how confusing! I hope I did the correct one? > > Rose > > > ==== WLS-PEMBROKESHIRE Mailing List ==== > Welsh Family History Archive > http://home.clara.net/wfha/wales/index.htm > > > >

You had me going there for a while Rose :-) You did St Dogwells (55), it is St Dogmaels (1-4) that is outstanding, originally down to someone else. So, anyone else for St Dogmaels ? Rose can't do it as she doesn't have the Cd any longer Gareth Admin for the Rootsweb DYFED, CGN & PEM lists Genuki Wales http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/ Lookup Exchange http://home.clara.net/tirbach/lookup.html Help Page http://home.clara.net/tirbach/hicks.html Cwmgors/Waun http://www.tytwp.plus.com/Waun/Waun.html . ----- Original Message ----- From: <Maytree4@aol.com> To: <gareth@tytwp.plus.com>; <WLS-PEMBROKESHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 9:16 AM Subject: Re: [WLS-PEM] Genuki - Map extraction project - cross posting > Gareth, > > Apologies - looks like I missed St. Dogmells when I emailed you with the > remaining parishes. I have done it. Will send to you. > > > Rose > > > -- > This email has been verified as Virus free > Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net >

> > My gggrandfather, John Aveston ( sometimes spelled Aviston ) was age > 30 in the 1841 census living in Dale and was a Lighthouse keeper. He > apparently spent his entire working life at St.Ann's Head, and > described himself in the 1881 census as " Superannuated Lighthouse > keeper ". > > Does this mean that he had a pension or that he was merely retired ? > If a pension, does anyone know how much ?. Also, can anyone tell me > what an annual salary was for a keeper in those years. He and his > family lived in a cottage that went with the position; was it rent > free?. I have a great colour picture of the lighthouse and these > cottages, which were built very close to this lighthouse which is > believed to be the first established in Wales, the present one being > built in 1844 along with the keepers cottages. > > Incidentally, I 've had no luck finding either his birth or death > dates. He married Mary Bowen of Clarbeston July 1/1832. > > I will be most grateful for any information one can provide or details > of a source I could pursue. > > In hope. > > Vaughan (Narbett) Lewis. > >

Oh, dear, how confusing! I hope I did the correct one? Rose

Gareth, Apologies - looks like I missed St. Dogmells when I emailed you with the remaining parishes. I have done it. Will send to you. Rose

Hello List I would like to thank those people who have emailed me with such valuable information. I can say that my head is in a real spin. I can know put all these pieces into the puzzle. Also it is now time to look at hunting out some birth/death/marriage for GGGrand father etc. When I can substantiate my findings I will post them onto the list. Thanks again Kindest Regards Karen Moore Palmerston North New Zealand -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.6.9 - Release Date: 6/01/2005

The PEM and CGN sections of the project are now almost complete apart from the 4 parishes listed below. If anyone who has the Cds would like to do these then please contact me off list. PEM; St Dogmaels CGN; Llangeitho; Llangoedmor; Verwick Thanks Gareth Admin for the Rootsweb DYFED, CGN & PEM lists Genuki Wales http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/ Lookup Exchange http://home.clara.net/tirbach/lookup.html Help Page http://home.clara.net/tirbach/hicks.html Cwmgors/Waun http://www.tytwp.plus.com/Waun/Waun.html .

Greetings listers... Gleanings from God's Acre, published 1903, which lists many baptisms, marriages, deaths and MI's from "The Hundred of Lleyn and Commot of Eifionydd", is now available on the OGRE website. I have scanned each page and placed them on-line with a thumbnail index. Unfortunately, there is not a surname index for this book, but the pages are grouped by churchyard. The URL is: http://www.cefnpennar.com/bolindex.htm Hope this is of some help... The OGRE >^..^< _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/