Hi Mal
Many thanks for passing on the details, I'll look forward to hearing from
Mrs Snowdon soon :)
I am related to this family through David's brother, William Harries who m.
Gwenllian Jones of "Pantawel", Llanarthney which I believe is somewhere
close to Cross Hands. William is my GGrandfather.
William and Gwenllian had 8 children in School Street, Ammanford (Cross Inn
Village) from 1864 to 1882, moving to Treorchy where they had another 2
children. They are both buried in Treorchy cemetery.
I am trying to link William and David together with any other families
through their father Hopkin Harries, who is proving the most difficult brick
wall I have encountered (15+ years...) Any help and information regarding
Hopkin and his descendants would be *most* gratefully received!
Thanks for the help so far
Brynmor Harries
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mal Davies" <mal_davies(a)tiscali.co.uk>
To: <CARMARTHENSHIRE-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2004 12:39 PM
Subject: [Cmn-L] Re: Harries family in Betws
Hi Brynmor,
The name Argoed fach, Betws, rang a bell with me and this morning I have
been in contact with a lady named Mrs Tegwen Snowdon, who was born at the
Argoed fach farm in Betws and now farms the Penlanau farm on Mynydd y
Gwair,
just south of Betws.
She told me that she knows of John Harries (aka the bard "Irlwyn" )
ex-chairman of Carmarthenshire County Council and that his son, or
grandson,
now lives at Maes-y-Betws. I believe that Mrs Snowdon also has a book
which
mentions the farms and their families. I have taken the liberty of
forwarding to her your following e-mail so that you can follow up your
research through her, off list, if you wish to.
Regards,
Mal Davies
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brynmor UKOnline" <brynmor.harries(a)ukonline.co.uk>
To: <CARMARTHENSHIRE-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Friday, November 26, 2004 11:12 PM
Subject: Harries family in Betws
> Hi there - new to the list!
>
> Researching David Harries b.1852 Llanon m.1875 Margaret Rees of Argoed
> Fach, Betws.
> They had 8 children in Betws:
>
> Thomas Harries b. 1876
> John Harries b. 1878
> Hopkin Harries b. 1882
> Margaret Ann Harries b. 1884
> Isaac Daniel Harries b. 1886
> Mary Harries b. 1890
> Elizabeth Harries b. 1892
> Esther Harries b. 1893
>
> 2nd son John became a bard - "Irlwyn" and lived Maes-Y-Betws.
> John Harries also later chairman Carmarthenshire CC.
>
> David's father was Hopkin Harries.
> If this is familiar to anyone or has information dated after 1891, do get
> in touch.
>
> Brynmor Harries