Hi Patty
I suppose when we are asked where we are from and they cannot say or
understand Llanelli, we do say not far from Swansea!!
Pauline
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From: "patricat" <patricat(a)epix.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 3:11 AM
Subject: Re: [CMN-L] Patty--Re: Llanelli vs Swansea & DAVIES copper men
Pauline:
My own gr, gr grandfather, Theophilus, would refer to Llanelli as part of
Swansea in some of his documentation.
Patty
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pauline James" <paulinejames(a)carmarthenshirefhs.co.uk>
To: <carmarthenshire(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 4:00 AM
Subject: Re: [CMN-L] Patty--Re: Llanelli vs Swansea & DAVIES copper men
> Hi Mona
>
> I have never heard that Llanelli could be called part of Swansea.. As
> you
> know Llanelli is in Carmarthenshire and Swansea in Glamorganshire......in
> the 1860's and later Llanelli was the biggest exporter of tin in the
> world.......so it played a very important part in the industrial
> revolution
> for the area.
>
> Therefore think the 'resident of Swansea' maybe mistaken.....unless
> anyone
> else has heard of this??
>
> regards Pauline
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "mona everett" <mona_sydd_yma(a)yahoo.com>
> To: <carmarthenshire(a)rootsweb.com>
> Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2006 2:40 PM
> Subject: [CMN-L] Patty--Re: Llanelli vs Swansea & DAVIES copper men
>
>
>> Llanelli is a different town from Swansea, but close-by. Also, Swansea
>> records are in Glamorgan, while Llanelli's are (at leat mostly, as I
>> understand it) in Carmarthenshire. I *was* told by a resident of Swansea
>> that my ancestors may have been considered as "from Swansea," even if
>> they
>> came from the Llanelli area, as Swansea was the largest town in the
>> area.
>>
>> I guess it might be like saying you're from Los Angeles, if you actually
>> live in Santa Monica. Most folks would know where Los Angeles was, but
>> not
>> necessarily where Santa Monica was.
>>
>> I am very interested in any info anyone has on this Theophilus DAVIES
>> and
>> family, too. Although he is of a later generation than my David, Daniel,
>> Thomas, Sarah, and John DAVIES, the similar given named (yes, common, I
>> know) and the fact that he began as a copperman, lead me to think their
>> might be a distant connection.
>>
>> I am fairly certain I found David DAVIES' wife and children in Cnap Coch
>> (in Swansea, but enumerated with Neath) in 1841. Cnap Coch (yes, that is
>> the correct spelling) was part of Llansamlet (Lower, I believe) and the
>> White Rock Copper Works were there. By that time, David was already in
>> the
>> US.
>>
>> Thanks for any add'l info.
>>
>> Mona
>>
>>
>>
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