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Anglesey / Chambers in Anglesey
« on: Saturday 10 January 09 20:46 GMT (UK)  »
There seem to have been (according to the censuses of the mid 19th century) , a few Chamberses
living in South-West Anglesey at one time. I know of families of that name in the North-west of Anglesey (Holyhead/Valley area ) , but has the name survived in other parts of the island, or in mainland towns ?

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Northumberland / Chambers in Morpeth
« on: Saturday 13 December 08 20:28 GMT (UK)  »
An ancestor of mine, Ralph Chambers, got married and died in London about two hundred years ago. There is a strong probability his father was a chap called George Chambers (  a Ralph Chambers was born in Morpeth in 1787,) . Is Chambers a common name in the North-East, and do these names ring a bell for anyone ?

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Yorkshire (West Riding) / Re: Welsh fusilliers in Cleckheaton WW1
« on: Saturday 13 December 08 19:33 GMT (UK)  »
Look at another posting you have re Rowlands in Tywyn

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Merionethshire / Re: Edward Rowlands 1821? Towyn
« on: Saturday 13 December 08 18:05 GMT (UK)  »
As I've mentioned on another post, I think we're related. My great-grandfather was Jacob Rowlands , who had brothers called Francis and John/Jonathan .
My grandmother was one of his 4 children, but she was the only one of three daughters  who had children of her own. The one son, Edwrad(Ned) also has Rowlands descendants, still bearing that name. Jacob and John worked on the Talyllyn railway, and John drove the engines (featured in Thomas the tank series as Skarloey and Rheneas). My father (whose great-uncle was your great-grandfather) is very unwell and in his eighties, but I think he knows who Francis's grandfather was.  He'll phone me when he knows. I can also tell you bit about other Jacob descendants ! If you look at the Talyllyn-railway website, you'll find information about us on a newsletter around Feb 2007.

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Yorkshire (West Riding) / Re: Welsh fusilliers in Cleckheaton WW1
« on: Saturday 13 December 08 17:07 GMT (UK)  »
My great-grandfather was a chap called Jacob Rowlands. He was a guard on the Talyllyn railway. He had a brother called John (or Jonathan )Rowlands, who drove engines on the same railway. If you look at the 1901 census for Tywyn, you'll find both their details. I think the website is peter-davies.org/census files/towyn 1901. The address for John Rowlands is 34 , Frankwell street, and his brother (I think, because rowlands is not a rare name in Tywyn), lived at railway view.
I'd therefore extrapolate that your Great uncle is my great-grandfather's brother
how are you related to John/Jonathan Rowlands ?

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