Hi Kevin
So pleased that you enjoyed your stay in Wales......time is precious when
visiting - nice to have been invited to tea in the farm of your family.
Bethlehem Chapel graveyard is very kept, glad you found someone of
interest - another member called here on their travels today, they are
staying close to St Clears, and hopefully they are going to find their
families in this graveyard, this is where they were christened.
Interesting conversation with the wife, she is looking for her family in
Minster Isle of Sheppey - the exact same place where my Harwood's hailed
from - guess what, I've asked her to keep an eye out for mine the same
time........you never know I might strike it lucky yet.....the records here
are very sketchy.
The record office should be opened in 3 weeks, hopefully anyway.
speak soon Pauline
-----Original Message-----
From: Kevin Perkins <gen_kev.perkins(a)ntlworld.com>
To: CARMARTHENSHIRE-L(a)rootsweb.com <CARMARTHENSHIRE-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Date: 30 July 2001 15:12
Subject: [Cmn-L] Henry Perkins etc
Hi Pauline / Pat ,
I've just returned from a wonderful week in Wales, I'm sorry that we
didn't manage to get to visit you, but most of our time was spent in west
Wales.
However we did get to Carmarthen Register Office and Henry
Perkinson, was
in fact my Henry Perkins, the Girls were most helpful and I had the
Marriage
Certificate within a matter of minutes !
Henry Perkins(on) and Anne Davies married at Bethlehem Chapel, Pwll Trap
on 5th
June 1953 :-
Witnessed by David Thomas and Thomas Davies, Minister Joseph Williams,
Registrar
John Thomas
Bethlehem Chapel, St Clears, According to the Rites and Ceremonies of the
Independents.
I also found a Great Grand Uncle in the Graveyard, I'm sure there were
others,
but some of the Headstones were unreadable.
I found some others at Henllan Amgoed, the graveyard is very well
kept
and it appears they are now tidying the area around the older Graves.
I was surprised to find that Cwm Miles was a village not a farm and
is now
sign posted near Login thanks to the Locals raising the money for the signs,
there is also a Cwm miles chapel which was built in 1858.
The Calfaria Independents Chapel at Login is now a community hall,
purchased by the villagers.
I got to look around my Ancestors Farm "Penbontbren" and
was invited for
Tea by the present owners
Tony and Nyrnin EYNON (Help with the spelling) Tony is also of DAVIES
descent, (may be of use to Pat)
I had a wonderful time and would recommend Gwarmacwydd (Llanfallteg)
to
anyone who wished to stay in the area, I'm sad its over and am looking
forward to my next visit, when time and circumstances allow it.
Regards,
Kevin Perkins
Bracknell, Berks
http://www.kevperkins.freeuk.com/family
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