Leckwith Village

[David Gough]

hi all

i have joined this forum after coming across it by chance. doing research into family . i need information on the coles family in leckwith. i have been told yniston farm was there home. i am most interested in family around the time of 1950/60 era. i noticed a post from emma coles a relation in the past. would love to contact her if anyone knows how. her forum name is emmacoles23. thanks

[CaroleW]

Hi

I have just posted a reply on your Common Room post and asked the moderator to move it to the Glamorgan board

topic moved

We are not allowed to post information about any persons who could still be alive and as you don't give any details of names/birthyears it's not possible to know whether your post falls into that category

You can send a reply to Emma by turning up the post you saw and using the "reply" option at the bottom.  Providing she hasn't changed her email address she will get a notification

Topics merged

[emmacoles23]

Hi. I got your message but don't seem to be able to reply. I'm happy to help if you'd like more information about the Coles family. My mother lived on the farm and was born in 1960, she has an older sister and younger sister.

[Treetotal]

Hi Emma.....You can send him a personal message by clicking on the text icon under his name.
Carol

[CaroleW]

Hi

Here's why you cannot contact each other by pm

http://www.rootschat.com/help/pms.php

New members must make at least three postings before being allowed to use the PM facility.

Please note: If you are sending PMs to new members who have less than three posts you will receive an error message, that your limit, or allowed number has been reached. (note that it says your limit, although it actually refers to the recipient.)

[Treetotal]

I think it has been reduced to two posts now Carole.
Carol

[CaroleW]

Hi

Wasn't aware of that - rules haven't been changed to reflect it

[Flamingjune]

Hi David, saw your post & would like to know what information you're looking for.  I'm a member of the Coles family from Yniston Farm Leckwith & am currently researching my family history & the history of Leckwith.  Have also sent you a personal message but as not been on here for a long time am not sure if I sent it correctly. 

[rhysg]

Woodlands was owned by Shirley Bevan for as long as I can remember, she also owned the farm immediately outside the main gates which were accessed from the land going up a steep hill on top of leckwith hill. She used to keep a herd of Guernsey cows which were her pride and joy. These were kept on the farm. Most of the fields here were part of Ynyston farm which was rented by my grandfather William Samuel Coles and his father before him. They could have bought it for £20K but didnt have the cash to do it and loans were frowned upon in those days. My mother also used to deliver the milk Marie Gambling and her brother Lewis, they are sadly all passed away now. Shirley Sold up and moved further outside leckwith and bought a farm at the top of Michaelston le Pit where she took the herd of Geurnsey cows. the farmer that used to look after them and milk them was David who I knew. Woodlands was then owned by the university and run by professor Snook. let me know if you want to know more. i spent most of my childhood in Llandough and leckwith