hugh rees, master mariner, barry

[tac]

is there any one searching for
               Hugh Rees ,master mariner, died 1906
               elizabeth jane rees died 1937 also
              joseph rees master mariner died 196?
               i think they lived in barry.
 if you are or know of these people please get in touch .
 regards
            tac

[marym]

Hi there : my Hazell relatives were originally (18thC) pilots in the Bristol region (Pill) but seem to have moved to South Wales ,by 1880, after pilot licences were relaxed ending the monopoly of the Port of Bristol.I found lots of information about mariners from a Pill local history page and by searching for "South Wales" "Master mariners" in a Google search.

I still hope to trace my mother,Honor,'s Uncles and Aunts (Stuart Street Cardiff) - they all seem elusive except for a happy "reunion" with her first cousin (86) in the US (on-line)just a year before she herself died aged 89 ,a month ago.Honor Hazell was born in Barry.

[trellisick]

hello tac,
                there were only to rees's living in barry with maritime conections in 1897 they are:-

      HUGH REES  (DREDGER) 21 PHYLLIS STREET, BARRY ISLAND.

DAVID REES   (DOCK PILOT) 36 EVAN STREET BARRY DOCK
                       
                   all the best KALI

[milvus]

david rees was most likely my great grandfather's brother who was born in Wick but ended up in Barry where his sons went to sea & one,Tom, became a dock pilot there. If you have any more info about this David Rees I would like to hear it. Many thanks . arculus

[tac]

sorry im slow in replying,
hugh rees was born in 1851 and died 1906 he married an elizabeth jane ?
who died 1937,also theres a son who was born 1905 and died in 1961.(master mariner)
this is on a picture of a  grave stone.
the pic belongs to my sister-in-law ,whos mothers side of the family came from wales.
and we are trying to find if these rees are connected to her.
                            thank you for your interest
                                                            tac