Fwd for Ann Gareth List Administrator for Dyfed, CGN & PEM. tirbach@clara.co.uk Lookup Exchange http://home.clara.net/tirbach/lookup.html Help Page http://home.clara.net/tirbach/hicks.html ----- Original Message ----- From: Ann Davies Ann@llanfabon.freeserve.co.uk To: WLS-PEMBROKESHIRE-L-@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2001 8:16 PM Subject: Dyfed Help Rqd. Dear List From the advice of Gareth, (many thanks for your time), I have taken up the mantle to ask for any help as regards the Family name of DAVIES (such an unusual name I know). My gg grandparents were William and Catherine Davies, according to the 1881 Census they were living or owned a farm called Dolewrygan in the Llandilo / Llandeilo area of CMN, but their roots I believe, lie in Pembrokeshire - Llanfyrnach. William was born abt. 1850 and Catherine, (who, apparently was known as Cati), was born abt. 1847. Catherine had a daughter Ann - who died in 1946 at Tynewydd Glandwr Llanfyrnach. Wm. and Cati had 4 sons, Ezer b. 1881, Caleb b.1882, Stephen b.? and John (known as Jack) b. abt. 1887) Caleb is my link he was my Grandfather, he travelled to the Rhondda Valleys in 1899 and lived in Tonypandy. In 1913 he married Sarah E. Parmee, they had 5 children - three daughters and two sons. My Father and Uncle are the only remaining links I have, and they are both in their 80s. So the legacy ends here. Caleb worked as a coal miner, in the Rhondda, and then went back to Dyfed - living at Llanboidy, Tegryn, Tumble etc., he worked at the Mynydd Mawr Drift Mine and in 1939 the coal dust took his life. He is buried at Llwynyrhwrdd Tegryn Llanfyrnach. The names that have been mentioned by my Father are Login Clynderwen Llanfallteg. Croesffyrdd (apparently near a Garn Quarry) Brynmeurig Waunfawr and Fronlleban. If by chance any of these names places etc., are familiar to anyone on the List, I would appreciate any information PLEASE ! Thanking you for reading this Best Wishes Ann Davies Ann Davies