My response on the Dyfed list. <Hi Chris There are some books about Skomer, and the last man to farm it, mentioned on the Genuki page http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/PEM/Haverfordwest/StMartin/ Gareth List Administrator for Dyfed, CGN & PEM. Lookup Exchange http://www.johngareth.freeserve.co.uk/lookup.html Help Page http://www.johngareth.freeserve.co.uk/hicks.html ----- Original Message ----- From: <ChrisDix1@aol.com> To: <WLS-PEMBROKESHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 4:45 PM Subject: [WLS-PEMBROKESHIRE] Vaughan Palmer DAVIES of Skomer Island > Hello everyone > > My g-grandmother, Jane BOWEN, was born in Marloes, Pembrokeshire, in 1853. > Whilst searching for her in the 1871 census I discovered her and her parents, > Thomas and Martha BOWEN, living on Skomer Island and employed by Vaughan > Palmer DAVIES. > > I wondered if anyone could tell me anything about Mr DAVIES and his farm on > Skomer. > > Any info would be much appreciated. > > Chris Dixon > Newcastle upon Tyne, UK > >