Greetings from the Land o' the Maple Leaf! FYI a DEVONALD tear jerking snippet from From: Once Upon a Village - Aspects of Life in the Mumbles 1901 - 1914 by Carol Powell. Inalong Publishing, 15 Mulgrave Way, Mayals, Swansea, SA3 5DG. Telephone (01792)402855/367791. Page 102. It was reported on July 1908, that William DEVONALD of 13, Gloucester Place had been killed, while trying to board a moving Mumbles Train, at Swansea Gaol. He had only recently started work at the Swansea Post Office as a trainee telegrapher, and 'had not yet received his uniform'. Best wishes, Diana-in-Canada Researching: ARROWSMITH/Stockton/Hartlepool/Co Durham/UK Any DRYSDALE/Stockton/Hartlepool/Co Durham/Glamorgan/UK Any GOLDSMITH/Kent/UK Any HALL/Joseph & family/Manchester area/UK/circa1850 HAMBROOK/Kent/UK Any JARRETT/Shropshire/UK Any LLOYD/Mumbles/Oystermouth/Wales/1600+ NICHOLAS/Swansea & Mumbles/Oystermouth/Wales/1600+ WEBSTER/Ashby-De-La-Zouch & Bury/Lancs/England/18C+ on 11/9/01 11:08 PM, Widge3@aol.com at Widge3@aol.com wrote: > Dear Tom, > Yes, this certainly helps. In fact it brought a tear to my eye seeing my > grandfather's name as it was recorded when he was an infant. I went to the > cemetary, and his birth year was 1880 (December), so this would be correct, > if that was recorded in 1881. His two older sisters were Mary and Martha as > well. He had an older brother, so I don't know where he was, unless he had > already come to the US. I was so thrilled to see a Devonald listed. > Certainly your Devonalds have to be related! I know that Davies is a common > surname, but I don't think Devonald is. Thank you so much for your > information! > Regards, > Emily Fifolt