APRIL, MAY 20123

• Oriole Hall enquires about Brynhyfryd, Llanfaes
• Richard Aled Jones contacts about his late brother,
  John Ynyr Jones
  See DOLGELLAU MISCELLANY
• Jean Pallett comments about her brotherWilliam Henry Williams,
  China House, Llangoed
  See LLANGOED MISCELLANY
• Margaret Jones asks about her relative, John Edward Jones
  See LLANGOED MISCELLANY
• David Dennis supplies information on footballer
  Danny McCarthy, Crittal Athletic
  See WELSH AMATEUR FOOTBALL INTERNATIONALS
• Dawn Hughes gives details of her Jones family living at
  Graig y Gigfran, Mynydd Llwydiarth
  See BULKELEYS of BARON HILL
• Martine Turner and John Rooney put in touch with each other.
  Both relatives of Jimmy Kane, former Liverpool FC player
  See GEORGE HAROLD BEADLES
• Jill Allan supplies a copy of the will of
  Abraham Swain dated 1862
  See WILSON / SWAIN / DAVIES / HAMER 
• Dave Williamson supplies info on how to get
  Memorial Inscription books from the
  Gwynedd Family History Society
  See PENMON HISTORY
• Anwen Lokier added family photos - Tayler Avenue
  See CONWY VALLEY CONNECTIONS
• Keith Powell supplied photo of his father David Powell
  See KEITH HARDING SELECTION UP TO 1959
• David Barlow asks about a 1900 farm fire and his Parry family
  See SOME BEAUMARIS FAMILIES
• Ken Slater enquires about Tower Cottage
  See LLANGOED MISCELLANY
• Peter Beadles would like to hear from family members
  See GEORGE HAROLD BEADLES
• Liz Hardy seeks information on Dower House
  See BEAUMARIS  PAST

JANUARY, FEBRUARY, MARCH 2013 

• Mari Williams contacts Heather Williams her great grandfather,
  Roberts, Marian Newydd
  See LLANGOED MISCELLANY
• Eric Roberts supplies family photo from America
  See JOHN ERIC ROBERTS
• Dawn Williams asks about her grandfather Owen Ellis Williams
  See LANRWST HISTORY
• Arthur Humphreys supplies photo of Johnstown Amateurs
  See WELSH AMATEUR CUP WINNERS
• Local historian Malcom Tudor, of Newtown republishes
  British Prisoner of War book
  See SECOND WORLD WAR
• Enquiry from Stephen Linton about current owners
  of Baron Hill, Beaumaris
• Linda James seeks information on Brooks School
• Norman Turpin enquires about Tottenham Hotspur photos
• Bo Peep Quilts kindly supply 3 photos
  of Welsh ladies in traditional costume
  See ANGLESEY MISCELLANY
• Shirley Ferguson sends a lovely photo of her father
  William Henry Michell, aged 4
  See MICHELL, MAVY TAVY, CWMYSTWYTH
• David Owens supplies a photo of a 'sampler,
  made by Sarah Ellen Michell aged 13
  See MICHELL, MARY TAVY, CWMYSTWYTH
• Glyn Roberts supplies photos of constructionwork in Dolgarrog
  See CONWY VALLEY CONNECTIONS
• Photos of Trawsfynydd War Memorial added to
  THE GREAT WAR IN MEMORIAM
• 1977/78 Wrexham programme covers kindly supplied  by
  Trevor Beal, Braintree Town
  See WREXHAM 1977/78 
• Braintree Town v Wrexham programmes kindly supplied
  Trevor Beal, Briantree Town
  See WREXHAM'S ROBIN REMEMBERS
• England v Wales Amateur Inter nation 1947
  programme details kindly supplied by
  Trevor Beal, Braintree Town
  See WELSH AMATEUR INTERNATIONALS
• Margaret Taylor kindly advises me of a correction to
  Dorothy Roberts (1851 census) & Dorothy Williams (1861 census) 
  Glandwr - same lady, remarried - place of birth was incorrect.
  See PENMON PEOPLE YEARS AGO

 October, November, December 2012 

• Brady Willcox now lives at The King of Burnie, Burnie, Tasmania and is setting up a museum in memory of Captain William Jones and his wife Martha.
  See NEIGHBOURING NEWBOROUGH
• Pat Impey asks about grandmother Mary Roberts, born 1896 in Anglesey, daughter of Hughie Roberts
  See CAN YOU HELP PLEASE?
• Philp John Roberts shares his family history,
  which includes John Roberts, former Beaumaris School Headmaster
  See SOME BEAUMARIS FAMILIES
  BEAUMARIS PAST
• Lianne Jones identifies her relative as a lighthouse keeper
  See LIGHTHOUSE AND PILOT FAMILIES
• Lianne Jones' family were also at Park, Penmon
  See PENMON NOSTALGIA
• Llanfyllin FC 1910-11 team photo added to
  A MID WALES CLUB SELECTION
• Margaret Hughes gets in touch about her mother
  Gwyneth Williams nee Thomas
  1933 May Queen
  See BEAUMARIS PAST
• Victor Davies enquires about footballer Billy Meredith
• Anne Chambers supplies more Beaumaris Beauty Queen pictures
  See BEAUMARIS PAST
• Josh Morris in line for top coaching award
  See KEITH HARDING SELECTION UPTO 1959
• Kathryn Jarman of  'Bo Peep' uses Welsh Lady in traditional costume
  picture from website for product tags,
  giving source of picture as www.penmon.org
• Julie Pittilla enquires about Mor Awel, Llangoed
  See LLANGOED MISCELLANY
• 1911 census information
  See LLANGOED HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD

JULY, AUGUST, SEPTEMBER 2012

• EXCLUSIVE - Wrexham FC use Keith Harding's item to confirm
  that the club were formed in 1864
• More photos added to
  A MID WALES CLUB SELECTION
• Lynda Price requests info of a Llanddewi football team, 1923/24
  See A MID WALES CLUB SELECTION
• Just read "The Patriot's Progress" by Henry Williamson
  See THE GREAT WAR IN MEMORIAM
• Kim Selene Davies draws Cae Merddyn, Penmon
  See CAE MERDDYN
• James Wilson's interviews added to
  JAMES'S JOTTINGS
• Delyth Jones seeks information about
  her grandfather, Thomas John Williams
  See BLAENAU FFESTINIOG
• Jeff Gaydish adds information to
  GEORGE HAROLD BEADLES
• Robert Wakeley supplies information on Jimmy Smy
  See TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 1920s 1930s
• NEW;
  NEWTOWN'S FOOTBALL INTERNATIONALS
• Photos of our home at Bryntirion Dolgellau added
  See WILLIAM OWEN DAVIES
• Photo of Wrexham F.C. 1968/69 ADDED TO
  DOLGARROG, DAVE POWELL 
• Aerial photo of Waenybricks, Newtown added to
  WILSON / SWAIN / DAVIES / HAMER
• Tooting and Mitcham F.C. enquire about their
  former Welsh International players
• David Evans enquires about his Evans family,
  identified in my mother's school photo
  See CONWAY VALLEY CONNECTIONS
• John Bentley kindly shares memories of Cae Coch
  See CONWAY VALLEY CONNECTIONS
• Wendy Davies enquires about 1 Pen Y Berth, Llangoed
  See LLANGOED MISCELLANY
• Sylvia Duberry supplies a photo of her great grandparents
  who lived at 6 Pant Y Celyn, Llangoed
  See LLANGOED MISCELLANY
• Ifor Williams enquires about his Dolwyddelen family
• Lianne Jones recalls her family from the lighthouse
  See LIGHTHOUSE AND PILOT FAMILIES
• David Attenborough
  See PENMON NOSTALGIA
• More information added to
  WELSH AMATEUR INTERNATIONALS
• NEW;
  A page dedicated to former Shropshire Star and
  Wrexham Leader journalist, Dave Lovett
  See WREXHAM'S ROBIN REMEMBERS 

APRIL, MAY, JUNE 2012

• Researcher Dylan Jones finds evidence on 'Penmon' website
  that Wrexham F.C. was formed in 1864,
  not 1873 or 1872 as originally thought.
  It was part of Keith Harding's work.
  See 'A HISTORY OF FOOTBALL IN MID WALES'
• Phil Stead granted permission to use photos of Welsh national football teams in the late 1800s for his forthcoming book
  See KEITH HARDING SELECTION - to 1959
• Peter Jones, Chairman of the Wrexham Supporters Club,
  and Wrexham F.C. historian,
  acknowledges the addittional information from Keith.
• Article in the County Times about the Wrexham F.C. 1864 story
• Kathleen Christian asks about the family of Moses Jones
  See BLAENAU FFESTINIOG
• Michael Cope asks about his Davies / Jones family
  See SOME BEAUMARIS FAMILIES
• Glyn Roberts discovers his family connection with
  Donna Cooper and supplies his family history
  See CONWAY VALLEY CONNECTIONS
• Newborough Arms, Dolgarrog 
  and Y Bedol, Tal y Bont photos supplied by Glyn Roberts
  See CONWAY VALLEY CONNECTIONS
• Remarkable underground filming of the Cwmystwyth Mines, featured on You Tube, notified by Kes Jones
  See CWMYSTWYTH MINING COMMUNITY
  MICHELL MARY TAVY CWMYSTWYTH
• Upper Severn Valley's 'Walks Around Newtown' added to
  PRECIOUS POWYS PLACES
• Robat Humphreys enquires about his ancestor Richard Bulkeley
  See BULKELEYS OF BARON HILL
• Gwydyr Rovers FC 1959 / 60
  Llanrwst .F.C c 1970 team photos added to
  LLANRWSTS' FOOTBALLING HISTORY
• Pentrefoelas, Llandudno, Betws y Coed Post Office photos
  added to
  POSTAL HISTORY
• 1878 Highway Robbery reported
  See LLANRWST HISTORY
• Grammar School Hockey team 1953
  and Cricket team photo added to
  LLANRWST HISTORY
• Nicola Harland supplies information on her great uncle
  Rhodri Deane Owen-Jones
  Robert Owen-Jones
  See GREAT WAR IN MEMORIAM
• Mining tragedy at Dolwyddelen in 1877
  See CONWAY VALLEY CONNECTIONS
• Nicholas Robert Jones, great great grandson of
  Captain William Jones visits Newborough
  See NEIGHBOURING NEWBOROUGH
• Dead body washed on Menai Straits in 1877
  See ANGLESEY MISCELLANY
• More family photos relating to Robert Owen-Jones
  kindly supplied by Nicola Harland
  See GREAT WAR IN MEMORIAM
• Earthquake in Dolgellau
  See DOLGELLAU MISCELLANY
• Murder and suicide in 1881
  See DOLGELLAU MISCELLANY
• "Journey's End" play performed in Newtown
  See GREAT WAR IN MEMORIAM
• 1901 Census Head of Household added to
  DOLWYDDELAN
• Myfy Moss asks about Pentre Hall Selattyn
  See CAN YOU HELP PLEASE?
• Andy Davies asks about Hugh Roberts born 1836
  See SOME BEAUMARIS FAMILIES
• Joan Braund asks to be put in touch with a relative of
  Edward Marchant
  See SOME BEAUMARIS FAMILIES
• Joyce Rainford would like to contact members of
  Owen and John Williams's families
  See LIGHTOUSE AND PILOT FAMILIES
• Jini Foster asks about a stained glass window
  at Penmon Church, and shares some of her
  remarkable felted wool landscapes
  See PENMON HISTORY

JANUARY, FEBRUARY MARCH 2012 

• Enfys Williams contacts Heather Williams her great grandfather,
  Roberts, Marian Newydd
  See LLANGOED MISCELLANY
• Bernard Evans supplies1982 team photo of Llandinam F.C.
  See A MID WALES CLUB SELECTION
• Michael Vickers gets family contact on John French Pierce
  following an article in the North Wales Weekly News
  See LLANRWST HISTORY.
• Gwyn Chambers shares some family history about
  the Rowlands family, who ran 'The Bull'
  See SOME BEAUMARIS FAMILIES
• Elaine Edge is seeking information on her great great great grandmother, Frances Breeze, who is related to my wife's family
  See SWAIN BETTWS CEDEWAIN
• Abermenai Ferry tragedy of 1785 remembered
  See ANGLESEY MISCELLANY
• www.penmon.org featured in February's CHOICE magazine
• The Kerry Ridgeway featured in
  SPECIAL POWYS PLACES
• Glyn Pritchard is featured in the
  1962/63 Beaumaris Town F.C. team picture
  See BEAUMARIS PAST
• Carol Moore identifies her great grandfather James Thomas
  as a teacher in the Higher Elementary School
  See BLAENAU FFESTINIOG
• Janice Edwards connects  a family link to Andrew Romerra's Argentinian family from Blaenau Ffestiniog
  See BLAENAU FFESTINIOG
• Joe Hughes forwards a photograph of my great great Aunt,
  Elizabeth Jones Hughes for St David's Day.
  She would have been 155 years on that day
  See JONES FAMILY CAAE MAERDDYN / CAIM
• John O'Keefe enquires about a friendly between
  Wrexham and Leeds United in the 1960s
  See WREXHAM FC 1977/78
• Wrexham FC historian Gareth Davies and Ian Garland
  confirm that Wrexham played Leeds in 1964/65
  See WREXHAM FC 1977/78 
• Art director for the BBC TV series
  INSPECTOR GEORGE GENTLE
  requests permission to possibly use a wedding photo
  from the 1930s, seen on the website
• Allan Turner grants permission to use the photo of
  Tom and Doreen Jones
  See JONES FAMILY CAE MERDDYN / CAIM
•  Chris and Lynda Kilfoyle supply tribute to Iona Thomas
  who passed away last September
  See WILLIAMS PENTRE MAWR CAPEL GARMON
• Janet Hunt enquires about her father's days as an evacuee
  during the 1940s in Llanrwst
  See LLANRWST HISTORY
• My daughter Rhian appears on YouTube, speaking Cornish.
  Her great great great great great grandparents language!
  See MICHELL, MARY TAVY, CWMYSTWYTH
• Richard 'Dicky' Morris , Welsh Football International -
  1934 article featured in
  KEITH HARDING SELECTION to 1959
• Jack Morris, Newtown Sportsman -1934 article featured in
  KEITH HARDING SELECTION to 1959
• Contacted by Newtown F.C. for information relating to their
  former manager Ted Rigby 1954-58
  See KEITH HARDING SELECTION to 1959
• Maggie Roberts writes about her Scottish family came to Dolgarrog
  - and stayed
  See CONWAY VALLEY CONNECTIONS
• Alys Hayes supplies information about her great grandparents,
  and Charlotte Ives, who worked aat Baron Hill
  See BULKELEYS of BARON HILL
  

 OCTOBER, NOVEMBER & DECEMBER 2011 

• Over 61,700 visits to www.penmon.org
• Interviewed for an article to appear in the
  February 2012 issue of 
  CHOICE magazine
• Colin Beadles gets in touch having discovered
  his relative on the website
  See GEORGE HAROLD BEADLES
• Brian Donaldson sees his geat uncle David Colquhoun featured in a Tottenham Hotspur team photo from the 1930s
  aaand supplies information for a profile on Dave
  See TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 1920s 1930s
• Mire information supplied by Cliff Parry 
  about my wife's side of the family 
  See WILSON/SWAIN/DAVIES/HAMER 
• Alun Tudur replies to an equiry about footballer
  John French Pierce
  See LLANRWST HISTORY
• Tony Jenkins contacts us about his great grandfather 
  WYNNE JENKINS
  See LLANGOED MISCELLANY
• Andy Porter, Tottenham Hotspur Club Historian,
  supplies information on David Colquhoun
  See TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 1920s 1930s
• Kath Morris supplies information on
  my wife's family
  See Wilson/Swain/Davies/Hamer
• Nigel Orton asks for assistance to locate family of
  Margaret Hughes
  See PENMON NOSTALGIA
• Alun Tudur confirms the name of the school
  portrayed in a school photo
  See LLANRWST HISTORY
• Sian Jones asks to be put in touch with a contact
  to share information about Cae Fadog
  See CONWAY VALLEY CONNECTION
• Brian Page, a member of my Michell family gets in touch
  See MICHELL, MARY TAVY, CWMYSTWYTH 
• Bob Weeks seeks assistance to successfully contact a
  Welsh International footballer
   DAVE POWELL, DOLGARROG
• Mark Trenowden kindly supplies a photo of his grandfather
  Rev Richard Pierce Williams who was a Penmon Curate
  See PENMON NOSTALGIA
• Alun Tudur and Beti Pierce add further information on
  John French Pierce
  See LLANRWST HISTORY
  and LLANRWST'S FOOTBALLING HISTORY
• James Woodruff, former Penmon Lighthousekeeper.
  located at Lundy North Lighthouse in 1911.
  Additional information received about James
  from Marjorie Gray
  See LIGHTHOUSE AND PILOT FAMILIES
• NEW PAGE - ANGLESEY FAMILY COLLECTION
• David Hughes opens the page with his
  Jones and Chambers families who have connections with
  Holyhead, Rhoscolyn and Llanfaelog
  See ANGLESEY FAMILY COLLECTION
  and GREAT WAR IN MEMORIAM
• NEW PAGE - WELSH AMATEUR INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALLERS
• David Hughes supplies information relating to his grandfather
  John Huw Jones of Holyhead, capped for Wales in 1926
  See WELSH AMATEUR INTERNATIONALS
• Welsh Amateur International results 1908 - 1960
  added to
  WELSH AMATEUR INTERNATIONALS
• David Hopkins asks about his Robert and Jane Lloyd
  Dolgarreg Ddu family
  See BLAENAU FFESTINIOG
• John Jones supplies more information about
  his relative, Edward Owen Wynne Morris
  See BLAENAU FFESTINIOG
• Loretta Houben supplies information about her
  Williams Geufron Family
  See BLAENAU FFESTINIOG
• Loretta Houben supllies information on her
  Great Uncle William Joseph Williams
  See BLAENAU FFESTINIOG
  and GREAT WAR IN MEMORIAM
• Response from a former deck boy on the St Trillo in 1947
  added to BEAUMARIS PAST
• Rhiannon Williams supplies some remarkable postcards
  of New York circa 1900
  See JONES FAMILY CAE MERDDYN / CAIM
• Steve McEllenborough gets in touch about his great uncle, who he saw in a 1936/36 team photo on this site
  See A KEITH HARDING SELECTION upto 1960
• Enquiry from Alun Evans about a video/DVD on the history of Newtown.
  Newtown; A Journey Through Time.
   He is related to Desley Moore who appears on the film.
• Ann Langton gets in touch about the Woodruff family.
  See LIGHTHOUSE AND PILOT FAMILIES
• 50 years ago TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR became
  the first team this century to achieve the
  First Division Championship and win the F.A. Cup.
  See TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR F.C. 1960/61
• 27th November 2011
  Tragic death of GARY SPEED,
  Welsh International Team Manager.
  One of the best players
  to ever wear the Welsh International shirt.  

 AUGUST & SEPTEMBER 2011 

• 59,000th visitor to www.penmon.org 
• Photos of my great uncle, J. T. G. Roberts
  supplied by the Penmon,
  site included in an excellent new book
  'Farmer, Soldier and Politician'
  The life of Sir Owen Thomas, MP
  by David A. Pretty
  See
  JOSEPH THOMAS GOODMAN ROBERTS
  ANGLESEY MISCELLANY 
• Glansevern Hall Gardens added to
  PRECIOUS POWYS PLACES
• Tylwch added to
  PRECIOUS POWYS PLACES
• Request from Jonathan Ware to include information on my father
  who served in the RWF during the Second World War,
  in his book on the RWF's 53rd Division in Normandy
  See WILLIAM OWEN DAVIES
• Request from Josie Garner, of Maya Vision International
  for information relating to Blaenau Ffestiniog for a BBC Local History programme. Josie had visited the page on 'Penmon'
  See BLAENAU FFESTINIOG.
• Remarkable discovery by 'Treasure Hunter' Sean Hersey
  who unearths a buckle belonging to M J Williams
  See PENMON NOSTALGIA
  ANGLESEY MISCELLANY
• Obituary notice for George Farmer
  kindly supplied by Elaine Ball
  See WELSH INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALLERS
• More fascinating photos relating to Captain William Jones
  supplied by Julie Jones
  See NEIGHBOURING NEWBOROUGH 
• George Dawson solves part of his mystery relating
  to 'Murder at Red Wharf Bay'.
  See 'CAN YOU HELP PLEASE?'
• Michael Vickers supplies information on Llanrwst footballer
  John French Jones who also served withe RWF.
  See LLANRWST HISTORY
  and LLANRWST'S FOOTBALLING HISTORY
• Sheila James supplies information about a passenger list 
  relating to SS Baltic, which contained a relative Hugh Garfield Jones, whose destination was 36 Dorvil Street, and A Miss E. Owen,
  giving her destination as Bl. Ffestiniog.
  See BLAENAU FFESTINIOG
• Article produced in 'POSITIVE NEWS'
  about boosting job opportunities in East London
  See JAMEZ'S JOTTINGS
• Robert Owen Jones's family from Llanrwst is included
  in the page featuring
  BLAENAU FFESTINIOG
• Grant Christie supplies a fascinating letter received by his
  great grandmother Jane Hughes, on embossed paper from
  Evelyn Williams, at Baron Hill
  See SOME BEAUMARIS FAMILIES
  and BARON HILL
• NEW PAGE FEATURING LLANFAES
• Stuart McGill asks about the history of The Smithy at Llanfaes
  See LLANFAES
• Stephen Lyons seeks information about Richard Harold Aubrey
  See NEIGHBOURING NEWBOROUGH 
• Cliff Parry supplies wonderful photos relating to my wife's family
  See WILSON / SWAIN / DAVIES / HAMER
• Brian Pritchard asks for names of those appearing
  in a school photo with his father Derek around 1938/39
  See LLANRWST HISTORY
• Chris Kay gets in touch about the Penrhyn Puzzle
  See TAN Y FRON WILLIAMS FAMILY
• Mags Cook shares some family history on
  William Thomas and Elizabeth Williams
  See NEIGHBOURING NEWBOROUGH

JUNE & JULY 2011 

• 57,000th visitor to www.penmon.org 
• The last time Wales qualified for a major football final competition
  was when I was just 4 years old.
  See WALES - WORLD CUP 1958
• Julie Jones adds information to Captain William Jones.
  See NEIGHBOURING NEWBOROUGH
• Wind farms and pylons threaten Powys
  See PRECIOUS POWYS PLACES
• Joseph Michell family details added, courtesy of Grahm Lloyd
  See MICHELL, MARY TAVY, CWMYSTWYTH
• Abbey Williams makes contact with her Sue Loughran, and 
  traces her Sunners family tree back generations!
  See PENMON NOSTALGIA
• Joseph Thomas Goodman Roberts' photos to appear
  in new book - details to follow.
  See JOSEPH THOMAS GOODMAN ROBERTS

MAY 2011

• Taith Gerdded T. Glynne Davies.
  Memorial walk featuring the work of the Crown Bard
  held in Llanrwst on the 7th May 2011.
  Arranged by the Welsh Academy.
  Presented by Gareth Glyn, Aled Glynne Davies and Gwyn Thomas
• Tribute by Dai Woosnam on my Uncle
  See T. GLYNNE
• Paul Holland kindly supplies information on the
  Wales XI v Manchester United match held in 1969
  See MY FOOTBALL PROGRAMME COLLECTION
• Dave Almond kindly supplies a copy of the Blackburn Rovers v Wrexham League Division Three match in 1973
  See MY FOOTBALL PROGRAMME COLLECTION
• Haf Madoc Wilson supplies wonderful old postcards of
  Blaenau Ffestiniog and Trawsfynydd
  See BLAENAU FFESTINIOG
• Paul Evans kindly supplies details of Dave Powell's appearances for Cardiff City 1972-1974
  See DOLGARROG - DAVE POWELL
• Dai Woosnam recalls an F.A. Cup tie between
  Cardiff City and Wrexham in 1977
  see WREXHAM F.C 1977/78
• John English supplies a photo of Harry Beadles with the Liverpool team and 1922/23 Championship trophy
  See GEORGE HAROLD BEADLES
• John Rooney contacts us after seeing his great uncle Jimmy Kane's picture in a Liverpool FC photo, featuring Newtown's Harry Beadles. John supplies career information on Jimmy
  See GEORGE HAROLD BEADLES.
• Runcorn Linnets F.C. kindly supply photo and information relating to Jimmy Kane in his days at the Runcorn Clubs.
  See GEORGE HAROLD BEADLES.
• Peter Williams and Michelle Hall supply tributes to John Williams
  See TAN Y FRON, WILLIAMS, FAMILY
• Amanda Gough enquires about the Wynnes Arms, Manod
  See BLAENAU FFESTINIOG

MARCH / APRIL 2011
(Sincere apologies for being unable
to process contacts to the website in recent months
as quickly as I would have liked to.
This has been due to family health problems,
which have had to take priority.
I am still catching up with recent contacts) 

• MY UNCLE FREDERICK JAMES D.F.C.
  DIED ON THE 5TH APRIL.
  HE WAS A LANCASTER BOMBER PILOT
  DURING WORLD WAR II
  See MYFANWY JAMES / ROBERTS
• John Williams, who supplied so much information
  about his Tan y Fron family, 
  sadly passed away on the 6th April.
  See TAN Y FRON WILLIAMS FAMILY   
• My Uncle Tom, T. Glynne Davies,
  and the Penmon website feature about him,
  appear in the CAMBRIAN NEWS
  as he was an employee of theirs when he won the Crown
  in the 1951 National Eisteddfod, in Llanrwst.
  See T. GLYNNE DAVIES.
• Sioned Penllyn article from 1995 in the
  County Times is included in the page on
  T. GLYNNE DAVIES
• Form V photo from 1933 of the Llanrwst County School
  included in the page;
  LLANRWST HISTORY
• 1911 photo of a drama taken in the
  Seion Baptist Chapel vestry
  See BLAENAU FFESTINIOG
• Afryl LeBeau supplies ingormation on David G. Williams and his family.
  See BLAENAU FFESTINIOG
• Scott Michell becomes the latest member of the family
  to supply information
  See MICHELL, MARY TAVY, CWMYSTWYTH
• William Bramhill asks about his great great grandfather,
  John Roberts, a merchant Mariner. Part of the Pen Wal Story
  See NEIGHBOURING NEWBOROUGH
• Shirley Michell Ferguson adds information about her grandfather,
  William Henry Michell, 1898 - 1975
  See MICHELL, MARY TAVY, CWMYSTWYTH
• Vicky Burgard adds information about her grandfather,
  Albert Michell, 1901 - 1953
  See MICHELL, MARY TAVY, CWMYSTWYTH
• Einir Thomas has been in touch regarding
  William Rowlands of Trecastell
  See PENMON NOSTALGIA
• Brent Fletcher, gets in touch about his
  Great, great, great grandfather, Captian William Jones
  See NEIGHBOURING NEWBOROUGH

FEBRUARY 2011 

• ERITREA becomes the latest country to visit the website
• Brain Jones identifies his father in law in a
  retirement photo
  See BLAENAU FFESTINIOG 
• David Watson identifies his mother, a teacher in a
  Beaumaris school photo taken in 1903
  See BEAUMARIS PAST
• Gemma McManus supplies wonderful family photo
  including O.J. Williams
  See Anglesey Miscellany
• 1906 postcard of the Menai Bridge added to
  ANGLESEY MISCELLANY
• Wrexham's Youth team's Welsh Youth Cup winning team added to
  WREXHAM A.F.C. 1977/78
• Alan Davies supplies Wrexham football programme covers
  See WREXHAM A.F.C. 1977/78
• NEW; Western Mail reports added to the Eisteddfod page
  See EISTEDDFOD LLANRWST 1951 

JANUARY 2011 

• NEW; Page dedicated to The Newtonian,
  the Journal of the Newtown Local History Group added
  See THE NEWTONIAN  
• Memorial Inscriptions being added to LLANWNOG in
  PRECIOUS POWYS PLACES
• Website visits from people living in
  FRENCH POLYNESIA and PERU - total countries now 52
• Postcards of Llanwnog and appropriate census details added to
  PRECIOUS POWYS PLACES
• Full team appearances of the season added to
  WREXHAM A.F.C 1977/78
• Sue enquires about Jane Griffiths born 1799
  See LLANRWST HISTORY
• Keith Roberts enquires about his grandparents
  Thomas Henry Roberts and Sarah Ann Roberts
  See BLAENAU FFESTINIOG
• The Dragon, the official programme of Wrexham F.C. 
  is serialising the webpage which covers
  WREXHAM A.F.C. 1977/78 
• More programmes added to
  MY FOOTBALL PROGRAMME COLLECTION
• Esther Williams adds a great deal more about the family of
  Jeremiah Roberts, including some wonderful nostalgic family photos 
  See CONWAY VALLEY CONNECTIONS

2010 VISITORS

Average = 397

DECEMBER 2010

• NEW; In 1970, my father was transferred from Dolgellau to Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire as Postmaster.
  See LLANDEILO and DISTRICT
• The Diary of Thomas Jenkins of Llandeilo 1826-1870
  and edited by D.C. Jenkins, has been republished by Historia Wales 
  See LLANDEILO and DISTRICT
• Esther Williams shares the story of Jeremiah Roberts and his daughter Mary, who stole a heifer
  See CONWAY VALLEY CONNECTIONS
• Ken F. Williams shares the history of his Welsh Ancestry
  See NEIGHBOURING NEWBOROUGH
• 1901 Head of Household details for Llandeilo commenced
  See LLANDEILO and DISTRICT
• Details of the Swayne (Swain) family, originating from the 1600s
  added as a result of a contact from Kay Allsop
  See SWAIN, BETTWS CEDEWAIN
• An old schoolfriend, John Ynyr passed away on the 8th December.
  He kindly sent me some old photos of Dolgellau days,
  a few weeks before he died. They appear here in his memory.
  See DOLGELLAU MISCELLANY
• Bronwen Rees-Hughes enquires about Owen John Williams,"Owen Cybi"
  See ANGLESEY MISCELLANY
• Gemma McManus adds confirmation about 'Owen Cybi'
  See ANGLESEY MISCELLANY
• Wills of Abraham Swain and John Swain added to
  SWAIN BETTWS CEDEWAIN
• 1841 Llandeilo Publicans added to
  LLANDEILO and DISTRICT
• POST OFFICE LLANDEILO history added to
  LLANDEILO and DISTRICT
• 1851 Llandeilo Publicans added to
  LLANDEILO and DISTRICT
• More Chronological information added to
  LLANDEILO and DISTRICT

NOVEMBER 2010

• Eleanor Jones put in touch with John Williams regarding
  TAN Y FRON WILLIAMS FAMILY
• Gareth Williams (Pentir connection) put in touch with John Williams
  TAN Y FRON WILLIAMS FAMILY
• Vic Tyler-Jones supplies two Llay cup final reports
  See WELSH AMATEUR CUP WINNERS
• Kenneth F. Williams responds to Clive Hughes' request for information about the De Lap family
  See GREAT WAR IN MEMORIAM
• Wendy enquires about a possible family connection
  See LLANRWST HISTORY
• Publisher Tim Hale enquires about the smugglers of Anglesey
  See ANGLESEY MISCELLANY
• Tony Patrick features his father Ronald's wonderful collection of
  1960s photos relating to Newtown......in Black and White
  See NEWTOWN (YSGAFELL) NOSTALGIA 
• Enquiry about Elizabeth Jones, later Storms, from Pat Jones
  See JONES FAMILY, CAE MERDDYN/CAIM 
• 14,000th visitor to www.penmon.org
• Terri Foley has been in touch about her husband Eric's
  Jonathan and Griffiths families.
  See SOME BEAUMARIS FAMILIES.
• Memorial Inscriptions relating to Erasmus Griffiths
  and his family added to his section of the
  SOME BEAUMARIS FAMILIES
• Bill O'Brien supplies information on
  William Henry Hughes, who guarded the Menai Bridges
  See GREAT WAR IN MEMORIAM
• John English supplies more information about his great uncle -
  Danny Shone, ex Liverpool, West Ham and Coventry
  See GEORGE HAROLD BEADLES

OCTOBER 2010

• NEW FEATURE - The National Eisteddfod was held in Llanrwst,
  my home town, in 1951
  See EISTEDDFOD LLANRWST A'R CYLCH 1951
• NEW FEATURE - A return to my childhood memories; TV programmes, books and comics for starters!
  PURE PERSONAL NOSTALGIA
• Pat Rowley, Chairman of the Llanrwst and District Historical Society, supplies wonderful photos from 1951
  See EISTEDDFOD LLANRWST 1951
• Simon Mackie's wonderful 'The Beezer' website added to
  PURE PERSONAL NOSTALGIA
• October, November and December 1977 reports added to
  WREXHAM AFC 1977/78
• Gwyn Thomas and John Cooper of Llay appear in a training team photo of Wrexham A.F.C. IN 1945
  See WELSH AMATEUR CUP WINNERS
• Wrexham's magnificent Football League Cup run featured in
  WREXHAM A.F.C. 1977/78
• Testing times for Emma
  See JAMES'S JOTTINGS
  See EMMA'S MARIE CURIE GREAT TREK
• Jimmy Smy's last game for Spurs was a 1931 Cup Final
  See TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
• D. A. Pritchard asks about the Park family of Cremlyn
  See ANGLESEY MISCELLANY
• Ashley Davies discovers maiden name of Rebecca Michell
  and date of birth of Thomas Henry Michell, in 1839
  See MICHELL, MARY TAVY, CWMYSTWYTH
• Request received from Dave to supply information
  for Facebook on one of my footballing heroes, Billy Ashcroft
  See WREXHAM A.F.C. 1977/78
• The daughter of Marjorie Ackerley supplies information on her relatives,
  Harold Owen Ackerley and John Herbert Rees
  in Marjorie Ackerley's memory
  See GREAT WAR IN MEMORIAM
• Wrexham's Welsh Cup run and victory recorded on
  WREXHAM AFC 1977/78
• Photo of Marjorie Ackerley added to the
  GREAT WAR IN MEMORIAM
• Wrexham's F.A. Cup run to the quarter-finals added to
  WREXHAM AFC 1977/78
• Pat Rowley kindly supplies the Proclamation Programme for
  EISTEDDFOD LLANRWST A'R CYLCH. 1951
• John Ackerley added to
  GREAT WAR IN MEMORIAM
• Wrexham F.C.'s programme editor interested in
  WREXHAM A.F.C. 1977/78
• Cambridge Touring Theatre contact about Bryn Haul, Capel Garmon.
  They hope to do a play on Elizabeth West's Hovel in The Hills
  See HUGHES TY'N Y CAPEL, CAPEL GARMON
• Chris and Linda Kilfoyle supply recent photo of Bryn Haul
  See HUGHES TY'N Y CAPEL CAPEL GARMON
• Gareth Williams supplies details of the Roberts, Pentir family
  See PENMON NOSTALGIA

SEPTEMBER 2010

• Capel Garmon's War Memorial added to;
  GREAT WAR, IN MEMORIAM
• Bulkeley of Cheadle and Beaumaris website added to;
  BULKELEYS BARON HILL
• Elystan Glodrydd's descendants reunion;
  See OUR ROYAL FAMILY CONNECTION
• PENTRE MAWR census details 1841 - 1911 added;
  See WILLIAMS, PENTRE MAWR CAPEL GARMON
• Bishop William Morgan, Ty Mawr - translated Bible into Welsh
  See CONWAY VALLEY CONNECTIONS
• 13,000th VISITOR TO WWW.PENMON.ORG
• Contact from Ann Lane who will share information on Hugh Roberts, who was a brother to my gt gt grandfather
  See ROBERTS, WEXHAM STREET, BEAUMARIS
• NEW FEATURE - an opportunity to record your club's Welsh Amateur Cup win.
  See WELSH AMATEUR CUP WINNERS
• Ann Lane submits fascinating information on our Roberts family
  See ROBERTS, WEXHAM ST, BEAUMARIS
• Vic Tyler-Jones submits a wonderful article on football in the village of Llay, which  includes Llay United and Llay Wanderers
  See WELSH AMATEUR CUP WINNERS
• 5th SEPTEMBER - 30th OFFA's DYKE WALK ANNIVERSARY
  See OFFA'S DYKE PATH
• Tim Bailey seeks old photo of Llangoed Board School
  See LLANGOED MISCELLANY
• Complete record of Cup Final results added to;
  WELSH AMATEUR CUP WINNERS
• Dolgarrog War Memorial added to;
  THE GREAT WAR IN MEMORIAM
• Dolwyddelen War Memorial added to;
  THE GREAT WAR IN MEMORIAM
• Goodman Roberts, son of Thomas Goodman Roberts prosecuted
  for stealing primroses and ferns in 1880.
  See ROBERTS WEXHAM ST, BEAUMARIS
• Goodman Roberts, son of John Roberts
  applies for an apprentice fee in 1856
  See ROBERTS WEXHAM ST, BEAUMARIS
• Clive Hughes kindly supplies information on Owen Lewis
  See THE GREAT WAR IN MEMORIAM
• Clive Hughes kindly supplies information on John Henry Parry
  See THE GREAT WAR IN MEMORIAM
• 16th SEPTEMBER -  610th ANNIVERSARY
  OWAIN GLYNDWR DECLARED PRINCE OF WALES
  See OUR ROYAL FAMILY CONNECTION
• Ashley and Miriam Davies of Australia kindly supply details of our
  great great grandparents marriage certificate from 1851 -
  William Michell and Sarah Bands
  See MICHELL, MARY TAVY, CWMYSTWYTH
   See BANDS, GWENNAP, YSBYTY YSTWYTH
• NEW FEATURE. Beaumaris Courthouse and Gaol,
  together with some 'residents' are featured here.
  See BEAUMARIS - CRIME AND PUNISHMENT
• Court appearances and punishments recorded at
  BEAUMARIS - CRIME AND PUNISHMENT
• 1841 - 1901 Census details for the Gaol / Police Station
  BEAUMARIS - CRIME AND PUNISHMENT 

AUGUST 2010

• Tim Edwards supplies a second team photo of J.A. Bevan Captain of the Welsh International team, with the team which played England in 1881
  See CWMYSTWYTH MINING COMMUNITY
• Daniel Surridge gets in touch about his great great grandfather,
  Joseph Steer
  See LIGHTHOUSE and PILOT FAMILIES
• Billy Davies with 17 Caps between 1924 and 1930 is added to
  WELSH INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALLERS
• Photo of Joseph Steer and his wife kindly supplied by Daniel Surridge
  See LIGHTHOUSE and PILOT FAMILIES
• Sarah Burgess sends information on her grandfather, Jimmy Smy,
  having seen him in a 1930/31 team photo
  See TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
• Delightful message from Ella. who sees her nanny,
  Edwina Boswell (nee Evans) in the Llanidloes Ladies football team photo
  See MID WALES CLUB SELECTION
• Billy Davies (see above) included in the feature on
  TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
• Mairede Thomas asks about the St Tudno.
  See BEAUMARIS PAST - STEAMERS
• The Family Tree to end all Family Trees - Adam and Eve
  See OUR ROYAL FAMILY CONNECTION 
• Marie Williams of Jamaica asks about a possible family connection with the Williams family featured here.
  See TAN Y FRON, WILLIAMS FAMILY
• Viv Tyler-Jones, President, Llai Local History Society ask about a 1946 Welsh Amateur Cup Final featuring Llay Welfare F.C.
  See CAN YOU HELP PLEASE?
• Neale Lawson replies to Marie Williams's earlier enquiry.
  See TAN Y FRON, WILLIAMS, FAMILY 
• Contact from Ann Lane - our great, great grandparents were brothers.
  See ROBERTS, WEXHAM ST, BEAUMARIS
• Contact from Ashley Davies - we share the same great, great grandparents.
  See MICHELL, MARY TAVY, CWMYSTWYTH
• Vic Tyler-Jones shares some memories of supporting Wrexham F.C.
  See WREXHAM A.F.C. 1977/78
• Memorable holiday at Pentre Mawr,
  home of my great great grandparents William and Ellen Williams
  See WILLIAMS PENTRE MAWR, CAPEL GARMON  

JULY 2010

• NEW FEATURE; SECOND WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945.
  An opportunity to remember family members who served
  their country during what has been called. the Second Great War
• Members of the Bootherstone family added to our collection,
  courtesy of Allan Turner
  See JONES FAMILY, CAE MERDDYN, CAIM
• Close relatives added to the new war site
  William Owen Davies
  Thomas Glynne Davies
  Frederick George James D.F.C.
  See SECOND WORLD WAR 1939 -1945
• Allan Turner supplies service information about his father and uncle
  Norman Turner
  George Edward Bootherstone
  See SECOND WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945
• Chester brothers Cyril, Emyr, Mervyn, Arthur, Ivor and Vincent Jones
  remembered
  See SECOND WORLD WAR 1939 -1940
• Mary Bruton murdered on Manod in 1898
  See BLAENAU FFESTINIOG
• My wife's grandfather and her great uncle,
  David Swain Wilson and Roderick Edward Wilson added to
  GREAT WAR - IN MEMORIAM
• Heather Williams finds a wedding photo of her grandparents.
  Can you help by identifying the house in the picture.
  Roberts, Marian Newydd
  See LLANGOED MISCELLANY
• Edward Ashton died on active service in Italy
  See SECOND WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945
• Gareth Owen asks about the family of his taid, Owen Owens, Llain Wen
  See PENMON NOSTALGIA
• Terry Hogan enquires about his family who lived at Bryn Caim, Penmon and Coedwig Terrace Llangoed
  See PENMON NOSTALGIA
  See LLANGOED MISCELLANY
• Sheila Clifford supplies information on her great grandparents Richard and Elizabeth Ann Taylor, both of Cornwall originally
  See SOME BEAUMARIS FAMILIES
• Megan Evans supplies photos of Owen Timothy and Ann Jones's children
  See JONES FAMILY CAE MERDDYN / CAIM
• Lynne Whitworth enquires about Robert Jones,
  landlord of The Boar's Head Inn, Llanrwst and Tal Y Cafn Hotel
  See LLANRWST HISTORY
  See CONWAY VALLEY CONNECTIONS
• £2,828.77 raised by Emma Lander so far
  See EMMA'S MARIE CURIE GREAT TREK
• Clive Williams tries to unravel a Penrhyn Estate claim
  See WILLIAMS TAN Y FRON
  Se ANGLESEY MISCELLANY 
• Roger Coward asks about The Happy Union Inn, Abbeycwmhir
  See PRECIOUS POWYS PLACES 
• John Williams replies to the Penrhyn Estate claim
  See WILLIAMS TAN Y FRON
  See ANGLESEY MISCELLANY
• Richard Morris enquires about the late John Lyons
  who died tragically, aged 26
  See WREXHAM F.C 1977/78
• Chris Williams enquires about his great great grandfather,
  Josiah Williams, an ironmonger and later coal and seed merchant
  See SOME BEAUMARIS FAMILIES