many thanks for your reply, regards and good hunting, Mick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Les Lewis" <llewis10(a)bigpond.com>
To: <BlaenauGwent-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 2:38 AM
Subject: Re: [Bla'Gwent]LEWIS'
Hi Mick.
Sorry I can find no connection My G/Father came in 1876 he had a brother
Handel LEWIS who's family Iam in contact with in Abertillery found them
through letter to the Editor of the Gwent Gazzett and was read by a
G/Daughter of Handel shes 83
Regards
Les Lewis
Luddenham NSW
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mick" <mcallisterfamily(a)btopenworld.com>
To: <BlaenauGwent-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 6:05 AM
Subject: Re: [Bla'Gwent]LEWIS'
> Hi Les, have we contacted each other before? Your LEWISs who emigrated
to
> Australia in 1876, would you know if they were connected to
*mine* who
> emigrated two years later on board Highflyer? My details of the SMITHs
who
> married into a LEWIS family are below : -
> Willaim SMITH born 1813, married to a Sarah DAVIES or POWELL on
Christmas
> Day 1845 in Panteague. They had
> six children - Rachel and John were twins born 2/8/1849, William born
> 17/3/1852, (ggranddad), Elizabeth born Feb 1854, Francis John born 1856
and
> Thomas born 1860. It was Elizabeth who married Joseph LEWIS in 1873 and
> then went off to Australia aboard the Highflyer in 1878. Ring any
bells?
> Regards Mick
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Les Lewis" <llewis10(a)bigpond.com>
> To: <BlaenauGwent-L(a)rootsweb.com>
> Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2004 10:37 AM
> Subject: Re: [Bla'Gwent]LEWIS'
>
>
> > Hi Adina /Tricia
> > Here are my LEWIS'
> > George LEWIS died 13/4/1870 Trevethin age 59
> > wife Jane (I think) JONES died 1864
> > Children
> > Handel LEWIS born 1855 Llanover died 1914 Abertillery
> > wife Elizabeth Chives died 1914 at 16 Evelyn St Abertillery I have
now
> > contacted their G/Daughter Ada Minnie LEWIS age 83 who
lives at
Chapel
St
> > Abertillery and have details of these families
> > George LEWIS born 3/1/1857 died 18/1/1931 Australia emigrated to
> Australia
> > age 19 3/1/1876 My G/Father
> > Emily or Amelia LEWIS I have no record of her only that she may have
> > emigated to USA
> > Iam having difficulty in getting Birth cert of George Jnr and death
and
> > marriage cert of Jane waiting on advice from B D &M
> > Regards
> > Les LEWIS
> > Luddenham NSW
> > Australia
> >
> > --- Original Message -----
> > From: "Adina C Phillips" <adinap(a)juno.com>
> > To: <BlaenauGwent-L(a)rootsweb.com>
> > Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2004 5:11 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Bla'Gwent] Gwent FHS
> >
> >
> > > Hi Marianna
> > > I, too, am looking for the Lewis name. My ggrandparents were from
> > > Nantyglo area and their names were Lewis. Elizabeth and Thomas.
Their
> > > daughter Emily married my grandfather Benjamin Turner. They lived
in
> > > Abertillery until the late 1920s when they immigrated
to America
with
my
> > > mother. They lived at 11 Griffin street in Six bells. The Turners,
that
> > > is. Not sure where the Lewis were living but it was around that
area.
> > > Thanks for any help you might have regarding this
group.
> > > Adina
> > >
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