Capel-y-ton Calvinistic chapel lookup

[gemmanoon]

Hi all, bit of a strange request but can someone let me know if there is still an inscription at Capel-y-ton Calvinistic chapel for Thomas R Locke, who died 29 April 1903, and if it confirms his place of death as Frank, Alberta, Canada? And if so, is the Williams family or anyone else included in the inscription? I'd be extremely grateful to learn any additional information about the inscription at all.

Thanks!

[Neale1961]

The find a grave entry does not show grave stone, but has information that Thomas Locke, Mary Jane Locke Williams, George Williams, Maggie Jane Williams all died 29 April 1903 in the "Frank Slide Disaster"
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/121765089/thomas-locke

[hanes teulu]

Welshnewspapers on line

https://newspapers.library.wales/view/3827925/3827933/72/%22thomas%20locke%22

[hanes teulu]

The above article mentions "Thomas Locke, High Street".

Death notice of the wife of a "Thomas Locke, 117 High St"
https://newspapers.library.wales/view/3435155/3435161/132/%22thomas%20locke%22

[hanes teulu]

Click on heading (in blue) to view articles
https://newspapers.library.wales/search?range%5Bmin%5D=1804&range%5Bmax%5D=1919&alt=()&page=1&refine=&query=%22crow%27s%20nest%22&sort=score&order=desc&rows=12&decade%5B%5D=1900&year%5B%5D=1903

[gemmanoon]

These are fantastic, thank you - especially as it confirms names of other miners who were at Frank as well. It's helping me fill in some of the blanks which is much appreciated!

[hanes teulu]

Have you checked the Ontario papers - https://search.ourontario.ca/

For example, Daily British Whig, 30 Apr 1903 - see bottom of col 3
https://vitacollections.ca/digital-kingston/3673690/page/2?q=crow%27s&docid=OOI.3673690

[gemmanoon]

Yes, I've got an absolute pile of contemporary newspaper reports from both Canada and the States, but due to spelling issues, name confusion, etc, the lists aren't fully accurate. To this day there are quite a few "unknown Welshmen" on the list of the dead, and I'm yet to track down Alfred "Jack" Dawe's origins.

The local Welsh papers you pointed me to confirm that Thomas Rice Locke and Charles Rice are actually the same men and that George Williams and William Williams were both alternative names for Gwilym Williams, which helps to start cleaning up my lists. The wives and children aren't normally named in the reports either, unfortunately, so I'm happy when I can confirm them.