Resource: Welsh Newspapers Online

[Mabel Bagshawe]

it is good, but I would wish for a bit more of an ability to sharpen up the search to define combinations of terms that must but in the result (as with British newspapers online) and not just a relevance facility, which seems a bit iffy as searches for family names including the address have relevant hits coming lower down than ones with just the town name in. Given I'm looking for lots of Joneses with common first names.

[GrahamSimons]

it is good, but I would wish for a bit more of an ability to sharpen up the search to define combinations of terms that must but in the result (as with British newspapers online) and not just a relevance facility, which seems a bit iffy as searches for family names including the address have relevant hits coming lower down than ones with just the town name in. Given I'm looking for lots of Joneses with common first names.

Advanced Search is promised: this is only the beta version and not officially launched yet!

The information page says....

Welsh Newspapers Beta is still in development and we will be fixing the following bugs and adding the following features over the next few months:

    the ability to download and email article citations
    the ability to download PDF files
    advanced search
    displaying newspaper edition statements
    support for touch-screen devices
    accuracy of date range selector on homepage
    searching non-alphabetic characters

 In the meantime, please let us know what you think about the site using the 'Contact Us' link located on the bottom of every page.

[osprey]

I've found some good stuff for my more unusual surnames, from union involvement to growing prize winning carnations. Think I may need to build up courage before tackling my Thomases, though.

Thanks for the heads up, Morgan!

 

[Llwyd]

This is good.

In the Llangollen paper I have found a mention of the deaths of my Great Great Grandparents. Also a report on a Great Uncle which has led me to a marriage, which I knew nothing about, of a Great Great Aunt. A further report possibly concerning another Great Great Uncle.

All for free as well!!.

Roll on advanced search and Montgomeryshire publications.
 

[Deirdre784]

I haven't managed to find anything yet 

[Deirdre784]

Inspired to have another look and found the death of my great great grandmother... copied the extract shown on the page into g**gle......

MARWOLAETHAU. Dydd Gwoner, Tachwedd lleg, 1901, aeth i'w gorphwysfa yr hen fam yn Israel, Esther Griffiths, Groesgoch, mam Mr Croesgochiad Griffiths, yn 88 mlwydd oed. Ymddengys manylion pellach yn fuan.

DEATHS. Day Gwoner, November LEG, 1901, went to Gorphwysfa old mother in Israel, Esther Griffiths, Croesgoch, Mr. Croesgochiad mother of Griffiths, is 88 years old. It appears further details soon.

The actual notice clearly says Gwener, 11eg, 1904 so Friday, 11 November but can anyone help with 'aeth i'w gorphwysfa yr hen fam yn Israel' please? 

Thanks

[Mabel Bagshawe]

The "old mother" in Israel went to her resting place

Without knowing the background I;m not sure where the Israel comes in - place name, chapel attended? Hen fam might suggest an well respected old woman

[Mabel Bagshawe]

Showing my ungodliness - "mother in Israel" is apparently a term arising from the Song of Deborah and denotes a worthy woman who lives a virtuous life and who promotes righteousness in her family and in the Church. I have found this on a Mormon site but also the welsh term came up in a baptist handbook via Google. So Esther was an elder woman who had lived a righteous and chapel supportive life.

[Deirdre784]

Thanks Mabel,

Just seen your second post as I was typing... thanks.

Esther and her husband William (not mentioned in the death notice  ) were married in the Rehoboth independent chapel in Mathry (Pembrokeshire), with Henry, their only child, already on the way. Esther's age was given as 30 on the marriage certificate but if her age at death was correct she'd have been 40. Neither Esther or William signed their names yet son Henry ("Croesgochiad") won prizes for his poetry, and became quite a well-known lay Baptist minister in Cardiff.