Hello Kevin, I do not think we link up. My gggrandmother was Frances Jenkins
born 9/7/1840 daughter of Thomas Jenkins and Frances James of Pant-y-pwll
Farm Llanddarog.She later married Philip Edwards of Llanarthney 15/7/1965
Best Wishes William ----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin D Jenkins" <kgenjenkins(a)yahoo.com>
To: <CARMARTHENSHIRE-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 9:44 AM
Subject: [Cmn-L] Jenkins cross-posting
I've been lurking on the list for the past year, a
little too intimidated (and busy with other famhist
projects) to enter the discussions. But with the
latest mention of the Jenkins name on the Carmarthen
list, I decided I should go ahead and post my
interests in Carms and Pembrokeshire, even though
there's probably no immediate connection.
My ggg-grandfather James Jenkins immigrated to America
in 1854. Family History says he was born in October
1817 in Llangynin (Llanginning), Carmarthenshire and
married to Elizabeth Davis, also of Carmarthenshire,
in May 1842 in Ilston, Glamorganshire. (Free BMD says
June 1842; I haven't tried to order any certs yet.)
The obituary for his oldest child says she was born in
1844 in Cardiff, but the family maintains it was
Carmarthen, and the two subsequent children were born
in Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, according to famhistory.
I've wondered if SKS could help me with an 1851 Census
look up for them.
James' parents were Thomas Jenkin(s) and Mary Thomas.
Not much known about them but I've seen a Web site
that says Thomas may be the one mentioned in the 1851
Llangynin census as born 1782 in Llanddewi,
Pembrokeshire. I'd be grateful for 1841/1851 census
information for them as well.
James received a letter from his brother John in
1887-1888 that makes reference to John's home at
Cilshew Farm in Pembrokeshire, although it appears
that's supposed to be Cil-rhiw Farm (transcription
error?), which is in the Lampeter Velfrey area, near
Llanddewi Velfrey. The 1881 census online mentions a
70-year-old John Jenkins (born Llanboidy, Carms) who
was a servant or laborer at Cilrhew Farm. (In one odd
USA reference, James said he was born in Lampeter,
Pembrokeshire, so there must be some family connection
to the area.) John's letter and a subsequent one
indicate the following key facts:
John and James had a brother Ben who died underground
in the Rhondda and a sister, Harriet, who died
February 1888 in "the Mote" and was buried "from the
Mote."
John's son, Caleb, was working in the Rhonnda valley.
John's daughter Ann had married a John P. Davies and
was living in Melynarythan, Neath, Glamorganshire.
John went to stay with her in 1887 for "a change of
air" because of his sickness. Ann's husband John
Davies had worked for five years with a railroad in
New Mexico, USA, but returned home to Wales from 1886
to 1888 to be with his family before again going back
to New Mexico.
John had six other children who had emigrated to the
United States.
If any of this coincides with someone else's research,
I'd be pleased to hear from you.
Kevin Jenkins.
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