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Caernarvonshire / Re: Bryn Gwilym, Llanrhos
« on: Wednesday 20 May 15 16:31 BST (UK)  »
I have access to an old aerial photo of this area , and myself am researching the area for my local history group ...Bryn Gwilym is still occupied and also Yr Efail and can take photos of the two for you with the owners permission ....Gwyn
old aerial photo is dated circa 1945 .

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Anglesey / Re: Owen/Owens in Anglesey
« on: Monday 02 February 15 11:15 GMT (UK)  »
I want a trace not ancestors but descendants (present day if possible) of John Owens known as Jack Owen locally from Llanerchymedd in Anglesey ....he emigrated to Canada (friend) with my Grandfather in March 1913 , enlisted in the Canadian Infantry at Saskatoon in December 1915 ....survived the war and came home via Kinmel Park Camp WALES in 1919 ...hearsay says they settled in Llangefni Anglesey but I'm unable to go any further unless I trawl through children born in that era ...anyone have ideas how to trace descendants to present day , I have photographs of him with his wife Sarah Jane and love to know if their present day family know of his time in Canada  with my grandfather........................ data on their families that I know of are as below ...

"I have found John Owens age 23 born Feb 1894 a private in the army (father Owen Owens an agricultural labourer) marrying Sarah Jane Hughes born 1896 a 21 year old spinster of Ty Newydd Llanerchymedd (father is a farmer named Owen Hughes) on 27th September 1917 in Hyfrydle Chapel at Holyhead. ..also I have a Sarah Owens b.1896 died Dec. 1962 not sure if this is Sarah Jane ...and need to follow up where this burial is at ....

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Anglesey / Re: Where in Anglesey
« on: Monday 02 June 14 12:24 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: pwtan on Monday 02 May 11 11:24 BST (UK)
Hi
I have been researching my family tree, and members of my family were born in Bodeuan, Anglesey..however there is no trace of this on any of the maps.  Dose anybody know where this is, or if it has changed names since?
Thanks, Pwtan

we have a connection maybe in Llantrsant Anglesey on my family tree with photographs....family - Robert Jones of Bodeuan at Llantrisant ......gwynhughes  (Ancestry.co.uk)

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Lancashire / Re: Yates nee(Swann) family from Liverpool
« on: Tuesday 05 March 13 17:26 GMT (UK)  »
thanks , just sent Stephen a message . Gwyn

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Lancashire / Re: Yates nee(Swann) family from Liverpool
« on: Sunday 03 March 13 20:22 GMT (UK)  »
have found a family tree on ancestry.com with his whole family ...sent a message to its provider ..." BanJo Jack" from Cheshire but no answer , wish I could have his e-mail address and contact hime directly ...we are unveiling a stone in his honour soon ...wish the family could be there ....so frustrating ....as follows

"I wish to contact a family member of the above ....I'm a member of a history group in Deganwy and we are commemorating and unveiling a plaque / stone memorial in respect of the 5 airman who lost their lives on Feb 1944 , due to an air accident , we wish for family members to be present at the ceremony . We have traced 3 other crew member's families , if you can help , pleas contact me a.s.a.p. and I'll give you more details"
Gwyn Hughes
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Anglesey Lookup Requests / Re: Burial - Rhosybol - Edwards - COMPLETED
« on: Monday 02 April 12 19:35 BST (UK)  »
no problem , glad you found what you wanted ,

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Anglesey Lookup Requests / Re: Burial - Rhosybol - Edwards - COMPLETED
« on: Monday 02 April 12 16:50 BST (UK)  »
Yes I have been there its around the back of the church ...cannot see it from the church foreground .....
 
my great great grandfather / mother are buried there .

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Lancashire / Re: Yates nee(Swann) family from Liverpool
« on: Tuesday 21 February 12 17:26 GMT (UK)  »
thanks .but have already made a request to The Echo , as yet still awaiting a reply its been two weeks now ...give them another week , then I'll phone direct ..

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Lancashire / Re: Yates nee(Swann) family from Liverpool
« on: Tuesday 21 February 12 15:12 GMT (UK)  »
thanks everyone ...you're all so kind in helping ....as the Beatles once said "we'll get there in the end , Oh yeah , Oh yeah .....

sorry could not resist that one ....Gwyn x

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