Hello Alison
Thank you so much for this information. We would never have found this in a
million years... I have spent hours trying to understand the route that
would have transported William's body. It must have been an unbelievably
long journey for the family. Roger's mother was 11 when her father died and,
as is too often the case, we weren't as interested in the family history
when she and David, Roger's father, were alive.
We will be spending a week in the Trefeglwys/Llanidloes area in late May and
hope that we can "catch" up while we are there. If not, we'll see you at
NLW
for sure!
Thanks again.
Carrol
-----Original Message-----
From: Alison Bryan [mailto:alison.bryan@gmail.com]
Sent: March-25-12 1:38 PM
To: powys(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: Re: [POWYS] Rail transport 1909... Lyonshall to Llanidloes
Hi Carrol
Check this map out [PDF]:
http://www.geowiki.com/New_Adlestrop_Railway_Atlas.pdf
The blue lines are lines that are currently open, the faded lines have since
closed. Most of these were axed by Beeching
(
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beeching_Axe or similar links if you're
interested).
I would have imagined the route was via Builth Road and up to Llanidloes.
Alison
On 25 March 2012 18:10, Carrol Drew <carrol.drew(a)sympatico.ca> wrote:
My husband's grandfather died in Lyonshall, HEF and was buried in
Dol
Halfren Cemetery, Llanidloes in 1909. His body was taken by train from
Eardisley Station to Llanidloes as noted in the newspaper account
below. Can any member of the list suggest the route the train would
have taken? I've been trying to figure it out but there seem to have
been so many different companies and lines that I'm quite confused.
We are always very appreciative of the vast amount of knowledge of
members of this forum and hope there is a train enthusiast who can
help with this query.
Thanks for any assistance that can be offered.
Carrol Drew
Kington Times
May 8, 1909-8
Lyonshall
We regret to record the death at the age of 40 years of
Mr William Francis, son of Mr & Mrs Francis, of the Holme, the sad
event taking place on Tuesday, after a long illness, death being due
to consumption. The first part of the funeral service was conducted at
the Holme by The Reverend R R Davies, and interment took place at
Llanidloes, deceased's native place yesterday (Friday), the coffin
being conveyed by train from Eardisley Station. The chief mourners
were Mr T Francis (brother), Mr R Francis (Luston), Mr Moore (Ashley)
and Mr W Munslow (brothers-in-law), Mr Richards (Woonton Ash), Mr S
Taylor (Holmesmarsh), and Mr T Thomas (Lyonshall). The funeral
arrangements were
carried out by Messrs Parker, Son, Co.
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