Many thanks, Christopher. I shall certainly contact the Carmarthen Record
Office and see if I can get a copy of the History of Caio. Thank you, too,
for the details about Llwyncrwys. Having only very recently discovered
these g.g.g.g.grandparents, I was very excited to discover their place of
origin, having always thought they were from Glamorgan. Needless to say, I
now want to learn as much as I can about these places and, hopefully, other
earlier members of the Thomas family, or even what Catherine's maiden name
was. Don't think I am going to find that information very easy to come by,
though!
Again, sincere thanks.
Dianne
----- Original Message -----
From: "Christopher Challener" <christopher.challener(a)virgin.net>
To: "Dianne" <oldbroad(a)blueyonder.co.uk>;
<CARMARTHENSHIRE-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2004 6:53 PM
Subject: Re: THOMAS THOMAS OF CAIO AND WIFE CATHERINE OF LLWYNCRWYS
Yes Dianne, I have a connection but only with Caio (Conwyl Caeo)
Llanycrwys is ther about 3 miles north west of Caio.
It is indeed a small village but has a church (in Wales), a chapel and a
pub. It is also close by to the Dolaucothi gold mines now a National
Trust
property.
There are some works on the village notably History of Caio (1904) by
Fred
Price. Carmarthen record office hold a copy and can, perhaps, be
persuaded
to copy it for a fee.
Good hunting
Christopher (6684)
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