Many thanks Grant, , it can go on as many lists as anyone would like to
post
it to. Its possible that these men were not Welsh at all. Have tried
looking
for matches on the 1901, but none jump out as possibles. Would like to find
relatives if at all possible.
Pat
----- Original Message -----
From: "Grant" <grant(a)owi171.freeserve.co.uk>
To: "pat carter" <pgc(a)supanet.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2004 8:39 PM
Subject: Re: [Mon] miners buried in Egypt
> Hi Pat,
>
> Hope you don't mind, but I've posted your message onto the GLAMORGAN list
> and stuck your address on it for a contact.
>
> Grant
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "pat carter" <pgc(a)supanet.com>
> To: <MONMOUTHSHIRE-L(a)rootsweb.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 7:46 PM
> Subject: [Mon] miners buried in Egypt
>> I have just had a wonderful message from a geologist surveying old gold
> mines in Egypt and photos of the grave of my grandmothers 1st husband,
> William John Batt, William was an Welshman who went to Egypt to work in
> the
> gold mines in the early 1900's. Sadly he died of fever and was buried out
> there. We only knew that he had been buried somewhere near the Aswan Dam.
> This Geologist found Williams grave together with four other Europeans
> who
> had also died at an old disused mine.He found my name on the net on
> GenForum
> from 2001. He has given me their names and I thought that just maybe,
> they
> may have been Welsh and somebody may be looking for them.
>>
>> G Eustice died 11the June 1906 age 36
>>
>> Augustus de Morgan MD died 20th Sept. 1906 age 32
>>
>> Walter Rowland Owen died 9th June 1905 age 26
>>
>> Norman M H Whyte died 8th Sept 1906 age 28
>>
>> William died 17th March 1906 of fever, so maybe they all succumbed
> including the doctor. How sad.
>>
>> The gold mine was called Umm-Garayat and its in Southern Egypt about
>> 180km
> from Aswan.
>>
>> Hope this helps someone, would love to know if anyone can connect to
>> these
> men.
>>
>> Pat
>> in cold Kent