GFHS Journal Article Index Vol 121 – 130

No Date Article Author Comments 121 Mar-16 Budding Burglar? Archibald Briggs Sue Hamer A 10 year old burglar who later joined the Royal Flying Corps 121 Mar-16 Court Records Rhian Diggins How Courts evolved and records held at Glamorgan Archives 121 Mar-16 The Owens of Ynystawe and Llangynwyd Peter Morgan History of the Owen family 121 Mar-16 Searching for lost sheep amongst Antony Hughes Search for ancestors of Thomas John Lewis (1876-1938) a large flock of Lewises 121 Mar-16 The inconvenience of an Alias Barrie Jones Search for a relative who used an alias when he joined the army 121 Mar-16 One more brick from the wall - Sharon Davies Using resources other than certificates, census or wills to trace using alternative sources for research ancestors 121 Mar-16 A wife in every port? Margaret Southgate Norwegian sailor with two families, one in Norway and one in Swansea 121 Mar-16 Close encounters with the law Margaret Southgate The Close family and their criminal history 122 Jun-16 Margam & Penrice Estate Leases Ian Harris History of the Margam & Penrice Estate formally Margam Abbey in the National Library of Wales dissolved in 1536 and sold to Rhys MANSEL 122 Jun-16 The Boy Signallers: Tony Peters Story of two 13 year old boys who were allowed to leave school to Leslie Evans & Philip Adams become signallers in the Fleet during World War 1 122 Jun-16 A Tale of a Cardiff Tailor - William Oriel (1859-1937) Liz Fryer Story of a Cardiff tailor 122 Jun-16 Three Lessons Learnt David Barnard 3 tips for searching online records 122 Jun-16 Genealogy & Family Health History Louise Gillies How family health might be linked to genealogy 122 Jun-16 Memoirs of a Garw Delivery Boy Gerald Jarvis Memoirs of a delivery boy 122 Jun-16 Editor's Choice - New Resources Online Sue Hamer Online resources 123 Sep- The Bailey Arms - Mountain Ash Rhian Diggins Historical information about the Bailey Arms 16 123 Sep- Public Houses in Merthyr Tydfil Carolyn Jacob History of public houses in Merthyr Tydfil 16 123 Sep- John Simpson of the Pyle Inn Barbara Hancock History of a 19th century landlord of the Crown Inn, Pyle 16 123 Sep- Someone in the Family Ran a Pub Lynda Newbury Pub landlord amongst the author’s ancestors 16 123 Sep- Terrorizing Victorian: The Notorious Jack Matthews John Francis History of Jack Matthews of Cardiff 16 123 Sep- A family business - Clathworthy in the pub trade Anna Brueton & History of Thomas Clatworthy (1821-1897) 16 Chris Wood a clock repairer who became a publican 123 Sep- Uncle Jan and the Duke of Cornwall Maura Bennett Author’s Dutch ancestor becomes a publican 16 123 Sep- John Lindsey: Aberdare Publican & Brewer David Barnard History of a publican and brewer 16 123 Sep- John Harris, Pontardawe, Farmer to Richard Harris The varied careers of the author’s grandfather 16 Publican to Shopkeeper 123 Sep- The Bear Colin Davies History of the author’s uncle who was landlord of the Bear, Bridgend 16 123 Sep- Fatal Brawl in Blaengarw Hotel Gerald Jarvis History of fatal pub brawl on 27th September 1894 16

123 Sep- Man and Horse well suited Ian Black Author’s grandfather a carrier liked to visit pubs during his deliveries 16 123 Sep- Bettws Public Houses in the News Jean Fowlds History of Public Houses in Bettws 16 123 Sep- Cross Inn, Llanblethian Kathleen Rees Author’s maternal ancestors worked at the Cross Inn, Llanblethian 16 124 Dec- An Elizabethan Parish Register from Llantrithyd Rhian Diggins One of the earliest parish registers held at Glamorgan Archives 16 124 Dec- Evan Griffiths (Euan Ebblig), 1795-1873 Gerald Jarvis Minister of the Independent Church, translator and printer 16 124 Dec- The King's Champion and his Relatives David Dimmick & History of the Dimmick/Dimmock/Dymoke/Dymocks/Dymock family 16 Jean Fowlds 124 Dec- Continued on next page 16 124 Dec- George Charles Shepherd Alan Tyler History of George C Shepherd who is buried at Holy Cross, Cowbridge 16 124 Dec- All Mod Cons, or Not! Colin T Davies Household facilities in the 1950s and 1960s 16 124 Dec- Bob's Research Update - HHMS Adrias Bob Bevan Update on research mentioned in journals 104 and 111 16 124 Dec- Blaengarw Memories Dennis Merry Childhood memories 16 124 Dec- Aberfan Recollections Gerald Jarvis Recollections of the Aberfan disaster on 21st October 1966 16 124 Dec- The Flat Rat of Brunel's Waiting Room David Dimmick A mummified rat found under the floor of Bridgend Railway Station 16 124 Dec- Some Old Welsh Christmas Customs Jean Fowlds List of old Welsh Christmas Customs 16 125 Mar-17 The Irish In South Wales Jean Fowlds History of Irish emigration to Wales 125 Mar-17 Irish Surnames from Wales Diane Brook Irish surnames that originated in Wales 125 Mar-17 When was the Irish Famine? Viv Pugh History of the 1822 Irish famine 125 Mar-17 The Irish in Merthyr Tydfil: Carolyn Jacob Some memorable Irish characters who lived in Merthyr Tydfil Some Memorable Characters 125 Mar-17 Annals of the Parish, No 3 Michael Donovan History of the first migration from Ireland to Merthyr Tydfil 125 Mar-17 The Irish in Cardiff in the early years of the 19th Nick Davey History of the Irish in Butetown Century 125 Mar-17 Newtown Cardiff, Parish of St Pauls Tony O’Neil History of Newtown, Cardiff 125 Mar-17 The Mahers Family, Ellen Street, Cardiff Monica Maddox History of the author’s Irish great grandfather 125 Mar-17 An Irish Sporting Hero - Jim Driscoll Tony O’Neil History of the boxer Jim Driscoll 125 Mar-17 The O'Donnell Family, Newtown & Cathays, Cardiff Anna Brueton History of the author’s Irish ancestors who settled in Cardiff 125 Mar-17 Newtown, a Poem Tommy Walsh Poetic history of Newtown 125 Mar-17 Hurling with the McSweeneys Gerald Jarvis Memories of childhood

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125 Mar-17 Glamorgan Archives - New Project - Louise Clarke Researching coal mining Glamorgan's Blood: Dark Arteries, Old Veins 125 Mar-17 The Editor's Favourite Irish Research Sources Sue Hamer 126 Jun-17 Growing up in the Vale of Glamorgan (Part 1) Sam Adams The author’s recollection of growing up in the Vale of Glamorgan 126 Jun-17 Griffith Jenkin Griffiths, Betws (Twinned with History of twinning Holywood) 126 Jun-17 Go Local Gwyneth Watkins Author’s research 126 Jun-17 The Family Bible of Thomas Parks Rosemary Story about a family bible Broadhurst 126 Jun-17 Kissing Cousins Colin T Davies Complicated relationships due to cousins marrying 126 Jun-17 Davies the Ocean Louise Clarke 130 year history of Ocean Coal Company Ltd 126 Jun-17 Barry (Treasure) Island Gerald Jarvis Author recalls trips to Barry Island 126 Jun-17 My Irish Ancestors in Merthyr Mawr Kath Rees Why and how Irish ancestors moved to Merthyr Mawr 126 Jun-17 My Irish Ancestors in Glamorgan Janet Cann Author discusses his Irish ancestors 126 Jun-17 A Little Bit of Heaven in Wales A poem 126 Jun-17 My Mormon Ancestors (Part 1) Rachel Leila Hawkins Author’s Mormon ancestors 127 Sep- John Jones’ Grandsons David K Jones History of the author’s 2nd great grandfather and his descendants 17 127 Sep- The Story of Ypres House, Gelligaer Carol Henderson First World War experiences of William James Weeks (1882-1928) 17 127 Sep- Continued on next page 17

127 Sep- World War One Resources Glamorgan Resources available at the Glamorgan Archives 17 Archives 127 Sep- The Capture of Mametz Wood Pte Sydney Poem by Pte Sydney Hatherall 17 Hatherall 127 Sep- “I Died in Hell” Bruce Wallace Experiences of Passchendaele 17 127 Sep- A Tunneller’s Gruesome Experiences in the Trenches Cpl E Watkins Letter written from the trenches 17 127 Sep- Uncle William - the Short Walk to Zandvoorde D J Bolton Tracing a fallen ancestor 17 127 Sep- Harry Williams Ian Black Story about Harry Williams DCM, MM 17 127 Sep- Voyage to Salonika Pte Ieuan Hughes Wounded soldier writes home 17 127 Sep- The Thomas Brothers Ian Black 3 brothers who served in World War 1 17 127 Sep- Cpl Joseph Henry Morgans Kim Morgans/ Story about Cpl Joseph Henry Morgans who was a prisoner of war 17 Gerald Jarvis during World War 1

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127 Sep- My Mormon Ancestors, Part 2 Rachel Leila Conclusion of article printed in the June Journal 17 Hawkins 127 Sep- Postcard from Luxor - Message Home Pte Huntley Text on reverse side of postcard which appears on front cover 17 127 Sep- Growing up in the Vale of Glamorgan, Part 2 Sam Adams Second part of article printed in the June Journal 17 128 Dec- Message from our New Chairman Meic Jones Michael Jones the New Chairman introduced himself 17 128 Dec- New Website Sue Hamer Information about the new website 17 128 Dec- Hughesovka: A Welsh Enterprise in Imperial Russia Rhian Diggins John Hughes of Merthyr Tydfil sets up an ironworks in Ukraine 17 128 Dec- Growing up in the Vale of Glamorgan, part 3 Sam Adams Third part of article printed in the June and September Journals 17 128 Dec- Captain William Powell David J K Jones History of Captain William Powell of Llantwit Major and the Bengal Army 17 128 Dec- Bonfire Memories Roy Davies The story of a post Second World War bonfire night 17 128 Dec- Boer War Soldiers' Recipes Journal Team Historic recipes from the Boer War 17 128 Dec- A Welsh Christmas Pinata Journal Team A Victorian Christmas game 17 128 Dec- The Family of Stowcroft, Bettws Gail Kennard History of the Thomas family of ‘Stowcroft’, Bettws 17 128 Dec- From Cardiganshire to Merthyr Tydfil Lyndon Harris History of a family who in the 1820s moved from rural Carmarthenshire 17 to Merthyr Tydfil 128 Dec- Decimalisation Blues Gerald Jarvis Memories of pre-decimal coinage 17 128 Dec- Who was Annie Phillips? Tom Page Trying to trace the origins of Annie Phillips of Gabalfa, Cardiff 17 128 Dec- Mistaken Identify C T Davies Describes the problems of identifying people with similar names 17 128 Dec- The Mystery of 27 Shady Road, Gelli, Ystrad Michael Hale Trying to establish why a former family home was demolished 17 129 Mar-18 The Old Poor Laws in Wales Ros Bowles Notes taken at a talk given by Conway Davies of Trinity College, Carmarthen to the London Welsh Branch of the Association of Family History Societies in Wales in 2014 129 Mar-18 Poor Law Records at Glamorgan Archives Rhian Diggins List of records held at Glamorgan Archives 129 Mar-18 Llantrisant Workhouse Jean Fowlds History of Llantrisant Workhouse 129 Mar-18 What if there had been no Cardiff Workhouse Anthony Hughes Author researches his father-in-law’s history 129 Mar-18 Tales from Bridgend Workhouse Jean Fowlds Workhouse tales 129 Mar-18 Notes on the Poor Law – Merthyr Tydfil Caroline Jacob History of Merthyr Tydfil Workhouse

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129 Mar-18 Website Matters Sue Hamer Tips on how to access and use the new website 129 Mar-18 Continued on next page 129 Mar 18 Old St Mary’s Church, Whitchurch Jean Jones History of the old St Mary’s Church 129 Mar-18 Front to Back CT Davies Switch forenames and surnames when searching the 1939 Register 129 Mar-18 Pioneers of Esperanto in Glamorgan Bill Chapman Introduction of Esperanto to Glamorgan 130 Jun-18 The Gibbon Family David JK Jones Descendants of author’s 4th great grandfather 130 Jun-18 The Railway comes to Llandow Kathleen Rees How the railway came to LLandow 130 Jun-18 Illegal Marriages and Other Extracts Sue Hamer Extracts from the diary of William Thomas (1762-1795) 130 Jun-18 My Family: Multiple Marriages, Gwyneth Watkins Good advice when doing family history research Multiple Joneses 130 Jun-18 The Rest Convalescent Home, Porthcawl Rhian Diggins History of a Convalescent Home 130 Jun-18 Carnival Memories 1967 Gerald Jarvis Memories of a 1967 Carnival 130 Jun-18 The Coal Owners’ 10 Commandments Anonymous 10 Commandments for coal miners 130 Jun-18 Cherbonnier to Coleman to the Garw Valley David JK Jones A story of a Huguenot family 130 Jun-18 The Unconventional Constance Stedall: first wife of Jane Graves A marriage that ended in divorce and how it affected the family Herbert Benyon Cory