Hello there,
Whilst we're on this subject, I'll repeat a message that I sent to the list
last year. I know a gentleman called Mr Watkins who is interested in finding
descendants of William Watkins (born 1799) and his wife Charlotte (1849).
One of the sons, another William, born 1841 (let's call him William II),
moved to Llangibby Usk where he and his wife Elizabeth Jasper raised 7
children.
William II and Elizabeth together with their 3 younger children were
murdered during one night in 1878. The three children who were murdered
were Charlotte b. 1870, Alice b. 1873, and Frederick b. 1874.
The 3 surviving children were William III born 1861, Mary Ann born 1863,
Catherine born 1864 and Arthur born 1866.
Now Mr Watkins knows that Mary Ann, who at one time worked in a bank in Usk,
married a chap called Frank, but he cannot recall the surname of the man she
married. Mary Ann and Frank had 2 children, a daughter Alice and a son
called Harry. I *think* the story is that they moved from Usk to Vinegar
Hill, Undy and then to Magor. Alice later gave piano lessons and a lady, Mrs
Butcher, who was born in about 1905 recalled having piano lessons from
Alice. Harry worked in a psychiatric hospital outside Caerleon in the 1930s.
Are there any descendants of these people reading the list? Or do you know
any of them?
Thanks,
Tina
----- Original Message -----
From: "charles wilson-watkins" <c_wilson_watkins(a)hotmail.com>
To: <MONMOUTHSHIRE-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 9:11 AM
Subject: [Mon] Murders
Does anyone have any information on the murder of William Watkins and his
family in 1878, in Llangibby
Charles