Moel y Gest Cemetery

[Ben Twr]

Hi, will pass this on to the Evans family.
Thanks for your research. Do you have anything on
John Davies a baby died around the 1910's mother and father
William and Louisa Davies in M-Y-G. If this is not inconvenient to you.
Thanks.
Regards.
Ben Twr.

[EmyrBorth]

Hi
Somehow missed this posting until today !
John born 1904, died 1905.
His brother, William,  1910-1919, drowned in Llyn Bach.
Will call in cemetery this afternoon to check the inscription in M081. 

[Ben Twr]

 Hi Emyr, when you go if you want you can see the grave of the old
grandfather John Owens he gets a mention in the Gestiana.
He's straight up the middle path to the junction next to the tree.
wall side of the path.
Diolch yn fawr.

[EmyrBorth]

Hi
Located William/John etc's grave - checked inscription.
Re. Old Granfather John Owens - can you give more info, burial date, others buried in same grave etc.
In what context is he mentioned in Gestiana ?
Emyr

[Ben Twr]

Emyr, I sent you a PM don't know if you got it,  bit new to all this.
BT.

[EmyrBorth]

Hi
Received your PM. Will contact you tonight or tomorrow.
I've got a second edition of Gestiana , in the original language Welsh. An English translation was  published a few years ago. I'd found the bit about John Owen, and the death date in it is 1872 when it should read 1882 - Moelygest Cemetery came into use 1879.
I've located the entry in the GFHS MIs publication.
Found his Mariner records in 'Welsh Mariners Database'   and in   'UK and Ireland, Masters and Mates Certificates, 1850-1927'.
Going to porthmadog shortly, will call at the cemetery on my way.
Emyr

[brwynog]

In memory of John Owen, Rigger, Portmadoc
Who died Feb 8, 1882 aged 77 years

Under Napier's flag he fought,
And to this port at last was brought,
Woun'd but anchored safe on shore,
From swords, and pikes, and cannon's roar,
And chance, and change of sailor's life,
Want, and plenty, rest and strife,
And all the perils of the deep,
He lieth well in silent sleep,
His spirits fled when sails were furled,
For pension in a peaceful world.

Also Jane, beloved wife of the above
Who died August 5th, 1893 aged 85 years.

A newspaper report on John Owen's life can be found at
https://newspapers.library.wales/view/3536566/3536574/94/
(first column - last article in Gogledd Cymru)

[Ben Twr]

Dioloch yn fawr ynglyn  carreg  fedd John Owens.