Llanddewi Velfrey, Pembrokeshire

[Cat_Jones85]

Hi my name is Catherine.

I have a lot of family that originate from Llanddewi Velfrey. If anyone has got any information on anyone from there, especially with the surnames Stephens, Phillips, Picton or Griffiths. Or if anyone has information on "Fagurfach" please let me know coz it could be a lot of help.

Thanks

[Wendi]

Hi Cat and a Warm Welcome to Rootschat 

What time period ?  I have Phillips in Landdewi Velfrey in 1840's

Can't help with Fagurfach but there are some very knowledgeable people at the Bookshop in Narberth, who maybe able to help.  Check out

http://www.narberthmuseum.co.uk/

Wendi 

[Cat_Jones85]

Thanks Wendi i'll have a nose about.

Well any period as somebody in my family is always there. I suppose its a good thing that they hardly moved. lol

[Treharne]

My Stephens family of Llandewi Velfrey lived at Parc-y-lan public house and many of the men were blacksmiths. Is this perhaps one of the families you seek?

Phoebe Stephens (born 1849) [my first cousin three times removed)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         married Benjamin Phillips and had 15 children.

According to "The Place-Names of Pembrokeshire" by B.G Charles Fagwr Fach is "lost" but is described as being "South of Llandewi Velfrey on the parish boundary".

[sailorg]

I am related to William and Francis Stephens of the Parc y Lan Inn, Llandewi Velfrey.  They were my Great, Great Grandparents, their daughter Pheobe was my Great Grandmother.   I am trying to trace what happened to Williams father James.

[Treharne]

William's father James died 4 October 1863 and was buried at Henllan Independent Chapel's burial ground.

James's first wife, by whom he had 4 children that I know about, was Phoebe Bowen. They married  31 July 1813 at the Chapelry of Eglwys-fair-Glyntaf (Whitland).

James's father was David Stephen.

Phoebe had 10 siblings, six of whom married and had descendants.

One of Phoebe's younger sisters, Margaret, was my great grandmother.

Phoebe and Dan Eynon had eight children.

If you post your query on the Rootsweb Dyfed list I can give you a great many  names.

[sailorg]

Thank you, I had been told via Alf Thomas (Catherine Stephen's second son) that James was buried in an unmarked grave in Wiston where he was born.  My Grandmother was Pheobe Elizabeth Eynon born in Ffynnon.
I had been told that David was the father of James but know nothing else.  Would be pleased to hear anything else about them.  Thank you.

[Treharne]

I met Alfred and Theodosia in July 1977 on one of my research visits to Llandewi Velfrey. It was Alfred who told me that James was buried at Henllan Independent Chapel.

I can probably add nothing to what you already know about James, but I do have a file giving a great number of James's descendants if you wish to receive it.

You presumably are aware that Catherine's first born, William Bowen Stephens (half-brother to Alfred and Theodosia) who was killed in the first world war, appeared on a Royal Mail special stamp sheet commemorating Armistice Day 2007?

Gerry Lewis

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[sailorg]

I have a copy of the stamps, yes I know quite a lot about them as Catherine was my Grandmother's aunt.  Although I know very little about James and especially Pheobe.  I don't know when she died, and must admit I never saw any grave for Stephens in Henllan.  Any idea where in Wiston they lived?  I would be interested to see James descendant's.  Thank you