Lewis Williams

[Jaz]

Help in finding any info on  Lewis Williams Ty'r Capel farm Tirphil, thank you,
Jaz

[rosie99]

Some dates would be useful 

What do you know about Lewis already

[Jaz]

Hi rosie 99,

He died age 90yrs 20/5/1940 at Ty'r Capel farm Tirphil,  buried in Bedwellty St Sannons Churchyard, his birth would be 1849/50, that is all i have to go on , not much i know,
Jaz

[rosie99]

Who was the informant on his death certificate

Free search of 1939 register for Lewis in Gelligaer UD has
Lewis Williams 1850
Alice Whitney 1875

[osprey]

probate gives his death as 18 May 1940 and grant was to Thomas Charles Williams of no occupation.

[rosie99]

1911
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWX3-G7Z

[rosie99]

Is this the right family.  My Welsh places are rubbish 

1901
Tir-Y-Capel Farm, Gelligaer
Ann   Williams   82   occ   Farmer   
Charles 52   
Lewis   49   
Edmund   46   
Edwin   44   
all born Tir-Y-Capel Farm
RG13 /5021 f145 p25

[Jaz]

Thank you osprey and rosie99,

Yes that it the right family, i have no idea who informant at his death was,was i found the info i gave in an old paper, nothing else about him as funeral was private it said,
Jaz

[osprey]

I think the Thomas Charles Williams from the probate record was the nephew of Lewis, son of his older brother Charles
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7P9-J38

Charles Williams married Sarah Dury 7 July 1891 in the parish church of Gelligaer when he was 42 and she was 19

birth reg Thomas Charles Williams sept qtr 1904 Merthyr Tydfil vol 11a pg 734 mmn Dury

Thomas Charles was baptised 26 June 1904 in the parish church son of Charles Williams, engineer, and Sarah of Hengoed.