2010 VISITORS

MARCH 2010
March 1st - Happy St David's Day

• NEW FEATURE - DOLGELLAU MISCELLANY.
• Glamorgan CCC played a Dolgellau Select XI in 1965.
  See DOLGELLAU MISCELLANY.
• Welsh Comedians Ryan and Ronnie performed at Neuadd Idris in 1968. See DOLGELLAU MISCELLANY.
• A 'Dolgellau Chronology' link added from Ian King's Dolgellau website.
  See DOLGELLAU MISCELLANY.
• Tales and writings of Cader Idris.
  See DOLGELLAU MISCELLANY
• American Joel Cook published a book in 1882 describing his visit to Anglesey.
  See ANGLESEY MISCELLANY.
• American Joel Cook published a book in 1882 describing his visit to Dolgellau.
  See DOLGELLAU MISCELLANY.
• Stuart McKegg KINDLY replies to an enquiry about Annie McKeeg, who worked at Baron Hill in 1901.
  See BULKELEYS of BARON HILL.
• NEW FEATURE - FOOTBALL PROGRAMME COLLECTION.
  A selection from my personal collection of football programmes, accompanied by some personal notes.
• 'Cofnodion Cwmystwyth' (Community Archive) website link added to the CWMYSTWYTH MINING COMMUNITY page.
• Barson family photo, taken in Queensland, added to the CWMYSTWYTH MINING COMMUNITY page.
• How I obtained Jimmy Hill's autograph, and eventually, that of Mike England, of Wales and Tottenham Hotspur fame.
  FOOTBALL PROGRAMME COLLECTION page.
• More information on Annie MacKeeg supllied by Stuart MacKegg.
  SOME BEAUMARIS FAMILIES page.
• Gary Saunders from Australia seeks information on his great great grandmother, Alice Jones, born in Conwy.
  CONWAY VALLEY CONNECTIONS page.
• 30 years ago, my brother and I walked Offa's Dyke. Read all about here, warts and all!
• OFFA'S DYKE PATH page.

FEBRUARY 2010

•  My uncle recalls the time he cycled to see his boyhood boxing hero, BRUCE WOODCOCK. See his JOHN ERIC ROBERTS page.
• The witches of Llanddona are featured on the ANGLESEY MISCELLANY page.
• Photograph of YR YSGWRN, home of Ellis Humphrey Evans, or Hedd Wyn, is added to the feature about him in THE GREAT WAR - IN MEMORIAM page.
• More match reports added to the WREXHAM F.C. 1977-78 page. OK -so it's not family history, but it is my website after all!
• The Cat Witches of Betws y Coed added to the CONWAY VALLEY CONNECTIONS page.
• John Barrell, Professor of Eighteenth Century Studies, University of York writes about Edward Pugh, a native Welsh speaker, but could not read or write Welsh. In Cambria Depicta he speaks of having travelled to Anglesey, and seems very familiar with Beaumaris in particular. I've been wondering whether he went to school in Beaumaris, and if the rolls for the school from that time still exist. He was born in 1763.See BEAUMARIS PAST.
• Goronwy Tudur and the Witches of Llanddona added to the ANGLESEY MISCELLANY page
• Anne Pedley, Regimental Archivist, Royal Welch Fusiliers, kindly supplies information on Lt Bertram Lester Holme. See GREAT WAR - IN MEMORIAM
• Anne Pedley, Regimental Archivist, Royal Weich Fusiliers, seeks information on Lt. Geraint Wyn Madoc Jones. See the GREAT WAR - IN MEMORIAM page and also BEAUMARIS PAST.
• John Roberts from Western Australia, would like to know more about his family who lived at Tyddyn Grigor in 1901. See LLANGOED HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD page.
• Bob Lewis's grandfather, Wallace Horation Hewett, enlisted with The Machine Gun Corps, at the same time as my grandfather. See the GREAT WAR - IN MEMORIAM page.
• Tony Woodruff asks about Anglesey Pirates. See ANGLESEY MISCELLANY page.
• Llangoed Village Hall opening photograph, 1910. See LLANGOED MISCELLANY.
• Alan Barber kindly supplies photo of Tan Pentre Mawr. See LLANGOED MISCELLANY.
• David L. Williams of Melbourne, Australia seeks relatives in Wales from the Ardda, Ty'n Y Groes and Llanrwst areas. See CONWAY VALLEY CONNECTIONS.
• Alan Barber kindly supplies photos of Rhyd Cottage. See LLANGOED MISCELLANY.
• Photo of two 1920's ladies sitting at Black Point, kindly supplied by Alan Barber. Can you help identify them? See LIGHTHOUSE AND PILOT FAMILIES.
• Rhian Haf of Cwmni Da is seeking Welsh speakers with a knowledge of the Menai Straits and Penmon Lifeboat, to take part in Welsh language programme on S4C. See LIGHTHOUSE AND PILOT FAMILIES page.
• Great War Belgian refugees and their promenade at Menai Bridge - see ANGLESEY MISCELLANY.
• John Roberts of Western Australia's family details relating to Tyddyn Grigor and Tan y Pentre, appear in the LLANGOED MISCELLANY page.
• Alan Williams enquiries about the Oyster industry. One of his Jones ancestors in Brynsiencyn was an Oyster Keeper. See ANGLESEY MISCELLANY.
• Trevor Dunkerley enquires about the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel in Llandysilio. See ANGLESEY MISCELLANY. 

JANUARY 2010
Blwyddyn Newydd Dda
Happy New Year

• Historian Mair Davies of Newborough's article on Captain William Jones, who became the uncrowned 'King of Brunie', Tasmania, added to her NEIGHBOURING NEWBOROUGH page.
• The Royal Charter wreck - Link to various Newspaper and other reports dated between 1st August 1855 and 1860 added to the ANGLESEY MISCELLANY page.
• Llanrwst and District Historical Society's excellent new book 'Heol Dinbych Llanrwst Denbigh Street'  is now available. See the LLANRWST HISTORY page for details.
• Gwyn Davies asks for information on his family who lived at Llidiart Fadog, Caerhun from 1851. See CONWAY VALLEY CONNECTIONS.
• Richard Griffith's (U.S.A.) family originated from Blaenau Ffestiniog and Trefriw. Read about John Griffiths' family on the BLAENAU FFESTINIOG page, and the Jones family on the CONWAY VALLEY CONNECTION page. Also an opportunity to visit Richard's family history website - well worth a look!
• 9,800th visitor to this Penmon site
• Duncan Sands asks about Annie MacKeeg who appears on the Baron Hill census for 1901 as a housekeeper, and also about the possiblity of a Hardwicke family living at Penmon on 1800s. See BULKELEYS BARON HILL and PENMON NOSTALGIA.
• Eifion Jones mentions his great, great, great, great, great grandfather Erasmus Griffiths born in 1736. Read about the family in SOME BEAUMARIS FAMILIES. He's also trying to confirm his family connection to the Bulkeleys. See BULKELEYS BARON HILL.
• A possible 1866 "Mutiny on The Euxine'"? See BEAUMARIS PAST.
• Wexham St, Beaumaris residents convicted of damage to trees in 1867. See BULKELEYS BARON HILL.
• Lomax and Beauchamp, Baron Hill Lodge residents convicted in 1869 and 1870. See BULKELEYS BARON HILL
• Morris Griffith, born Poultney, Vermont U.S.A., whose family originated in Caernarfon and later lived in Blaenau Ffestiniog, added to the GREAT WAR IN MEMORIAM page.
• Noted harpist Iago Bengerdd of  Trefriw featured at the CONWAY VALLEY CONNECTIONS page.
• Llangoed Reverend convicted for poaching in 1868. See the 'Vicarage' feature in LLANGOED MISCELLANY.
• Kindly Caim neighbour receives 'Memorandum of Recognizance' in 1867 for helping my great great grandparents. See Joseph and Margaret Jones on the JONES FAMILY CAE MERDDYN/CAIM page.
• John and Anne Davies family census information, 1851 - 1901, added to Llidiart Fadog on the CONWAY VALLEY CONNECTIONS page. Gwyn Davies seeks information on the family please.
• Anne Chambers would like to hear from anyone who remembers her grandfather, Henry Maitland Ashton, Chemist in Castle Street. See SOME BEAUMARIS FAMILIES.
• 'Y CASGLWR' - Cymdeithas Bob Owen Society - printed two articles of mine and one by my late father, William Owen Davies. Links to these can be found on the PENMON CROESO / WELCOME, opening page.
• 'The Bimarensian', Beaumaris Grammar School magazine, 1936-37, partly featured in BEAUMARIS PAST, kindly supplied by Anne Chambers.
• 'Y CASGLWR' - Cymdeithas Bob Owen Society. Article on Llanrwst Harpists can be accessed on their website from the LLANRWST HISTORY page. The article is in Welsh.
• My uncle recalls a 'Darwinian' moment as a child - The Innocence of Childhood. See JOHN ERIC ROBERTS.
• Researcher Keith supplies very interesting information on the Boswell gypsies. See ANGLESEY MISCELLANY.
• Census information added to Henry Maitland Ashton's details. See SOME BEAUMARIS FAMILIES.
• Warrington Museum kindly grant permission to use photos of Sankey Street, Warrington on the Ashton family. See SOME BEAUMARIS FAMILIES.
• February 2010 edition of BEST OF BRITISH magazine includes an item on www.penmon.org in their "Helping Hands" feature. See PENMON CROESO WELCOME page to access their website.
• My uncle recalls seeing steamers on the Menai Straits when he was young. Can anyone else recall them? See BEAUMARIS PAST  and JOHN ERIC ROBERTS.
• New book POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE, containing pictures of postcards featuring lighthouses where  Penmon lighthouse keepers have previously lived, featured on the LIGHTHOUSE AND PILOT FAMILIES page.
• 10,000th visitor to www.penmon.org. 27th January 2010. Visit made to the MICHELL, MARY TAVY, CWMYSTWYTH, page.
• Wendy Leatherbarrow finds a photo on this site, of her great grandfather, Richard Roberts, one of the heroes during the Dolgarrog dam disaster. See the CONWAY VALLEY CONNECTIONS page.
• Bob Lewis finds his grandfather's name, Wallace Horatio Hewett, amongst those who enlisted with the Machine Gun Corps during the Great War. See the OWEN JOHN ROBERTS page.
• PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED WITH THE PENMON VISITOR PAGE AND POSSIBLY WITH  E-MAILS. SINCERE APOLOGIES IF THIS HAS AFFECTED YOU, AND FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE CAUSED. UNFORTUNATELY, IT IS BEYOND MY CONTROL.

2009 VISITORS

DECEMBER 2009
A 'Bumper Bundle' this month!  2009

• Elsa-Mary Jones from Spain asks about John Jones, Stonemason of Beaumaris/Penmon. See SOME BEAUMARIS FAMILIES
• Clive Hughes supplies photo of  Thomas Goodman Williams'  grave in France, copyright and courtesy of Christopher Pratt. See GREAT WAR IN MEMORIAM.
• 9,200th visitor to www.penmon.org 
• John Harper from New Zealand supplies details of the Barson and Harper  families who lived near Hafod, Cwmystwyth. See CWMYSTWYTH MINING COMMUNITY
• Photos relating to John Harper's family information (above), supplied on his behalf by Judith Bremner. 
• Eric Bryant finds 'lost' relative after 55 years, having read about John Elias Jones on the BLAENAU FFESTINIOG page.
• Request from the Llanrwst Almshouses Museum to use information from this site to help with the 400th Anniversary of the Almshouses next year!
• Owain Glyndwr information added to OUR ROYAL FAMILY CONNECTION,
• Lauren Forbes setting up a webpage on people with memories of their home experiences during World War Two. Information about my family on this site is being considered for inclusion. Visit the site by clicking here.
• Dolforwyn Castle, Abermule added to POWYS PRECIOUS PLACES page.
• Mrs Margretta Young-Jones recognises her father's retirement presentation photo (supplied by Sian Roberts) on the BLAENAU FFESTINIOG page. She kindly supplies additional information and photo, which can be seen on the page.
• Susan Morris from France is trying to find some information on the family of Anne Williams, who was born at Cae Crwn, in 1827. See NEIGHBOURING NEWBOROUGH page.
• Gwreiddiau Gwynedd Roots, journal of the Gwynedd Family History Society, have a fascinating article on 'The Letters of Henry Bowen, 1853 - 1859, Principal Keeper South Stack Lighthouse' by Ian Jones, a Museums Officer at Oriel Ynys Mon. Henry's family is featured at the 'LIGHTHOUSE AND PILOT FAMILIES' page. Gwynedd Family History Society's website is  www.gwyneddfhs.org Single membership is just £10 a year
• Gareth Griffiths asks for help to trace the ancestors of Margaret Ann Williams, born Penmon c1866, and try and solve a mystery of a possible murder at Ardda. See PENMON NOSTALGIA and CONWAY VALLEY CONNECTIONS.
• Would you like to help award winning author and family historian Cherry Gilchrist with her propsed new book 'Growing Your Family Tree'? Visit her website for details.  wwwcherrygilchrist.co.uk  (I've already contacted Cherry - KD).
• Details kindly supplied by Clive Hughes, in respect of the Great War Dead, 1914 - 18, added to THE GREAT WAR - IN MEMORIAM, NEIGHBOURING NEWBOROUGH, and PENMON HISTORY pages.
• Rumania become the 50th country to visit the website.
• Andre Hallam enquires about William Williams and his family who lived at Pen Y Marian, Llangoed, in 1841 and 1851. See LLANGOED MISCELLANY.
• John Williams supplies information on the Williams family as requested by Andre Hallam, above and discovers that he and Andre are relatives . See LLANGOED MISCELLANY.
• Gwyneth Phaure saw details of her relative James Thomas Woodruff on the LIGHTHOUSE AND PILOT FAMILIES page, and has now been reconciled with her uncle, Tony Woodruff after 7 years, having read his contribution to the family's history.
• Thanks from Susan Morris for helping her 'fill up' her family history. See NEIGHBOURING NEWBOROUGH.
• Thanks from Gwyneth Phaure for reconciling her with her uncle. See the Woodruff family on LIGHTHOUSE AND PILOT FAMILIES page.
• Ruth Alexander reads about her old friends Pam and Len Watkins, on the LIFE ON THE ROAD page. They are put in touch with each other after some 15 years.
• George Dawson recalls a visit to the 'murder cottage' at Red Wharf Bay and asks about the vicarage in Llandegfan. See the CAN YOU HELP PLEASE? page.
• Letter envelope from 1939 sent to Mr Woodruff, Lundy North Lighthouse featured on LIGHTHOUSE AND PILOT FAMILIES and POSTAL HISTORY pages. Courtesy of Tony Woodruff.
• John Eric Roberts wonders what happened to the evacuees who came to Dolgarrog during World War Two. See photo on JOHN ERIC ROBERTS DOLGARROG page.
• 'They Will Never Come Back', article appears in the book 'Heol Dinbych Llanrwst Denbigh Street', the official publication of the Llanrwst Historical Society. It is based on my grandfather Idwal Glyn Davies attending the Llanrwst Eisteddfod in 1951, when his son, T. Glynne Davies won the Crown. See IDWAL GLYN DAVIES page.
• Dave Turton supplies information on his great great grandfather, Joseph Steer, which appears on the LIGHTHOUSE AND PILOT FAMILIES page.
• Researcher Jacqui of Canada kindly supplies information relating to my great great uncle James Michell's descendants in America. See MICHELL, MARY TAVY, CWMYSTWYTH page.
• Catherine and Huw Chambers seek information on Owen Williams's siblings. See SOME BEAUMARIS FAMILIES page.
• 9600th visit to website.