John left. He married in Melbourne in 1855.
Evan's death - same place
3 Nov 1861
Bwlch Hwfa, Ffestiniog, Merioneth, Wales, Great Britain
His daughter Elizabeth married James Davies. I have a letter in welsh to John from a cousin explaining what was left...
"now to Bwlchowan matters. As you have doubtless heard many times by now, during the week that your sister Elizabeth became married to James Davies, some disturbance of the mind overcame your late beloved father. It is difficult to know what was the true cause of this, whether he was sorry he let his daughter become married at that time, or unwillingness to the match, according to local talk, or the illness which was upon him which caused him to reach this state. For my part I think that the effect of losing his daughter together with his ill health went to his brain and affected his nerves. He was very ill for about three years and Elizabeth and James had many grave worries with him. He was dangerous to deal with at this time. Many times he made attempts on his daughter's life, and many others had narrow escapes. He himself had become inclined to wander in mind, as nearly everyone who has come to this state, but about two years before his death he came to his senses again, and was as quiet as a little lamb, and quite interesting to be with. The people of this community were very eager to send him to the Asylum at Denbigh, but that would have been very costly. They would have had to pay £2/10/0 a month for him. But Elizabeth your sister Elizabeth was against this. They determined to do their best to bring him back to his senses. They kept a man to look after him for a long time, and through everything went to a great deal of expense for him, but it is true that everything was done willingly for he was a father..."
Towards the end she says...
Everyone sends remembrances for every wave that is on the great ocean to you.
Such a beautiful metaphor...
She called him sion bach.
