Agree Roger.
Although I couldn't even write when I lived there, its something I got
pulled up on by parents later in life. Its a common spelling mistake,
but can mean the difference with people receiving snail mail, even
identifying the place etc.
Would be interested re spelling from a historical angle though, since
I've seen over 10 variations of spelling for e.g. Trefeglwys. (I don't
really historical connection with Tywyn its just a place my parents
lived there when they first married, when my dad worked in Tremadog).
Anyone clued up on MER history know?
As a side note, when we lived there, it was opposite the railway on
Cambrian Road. Here's a picture of me with my grandparents (happens
to be my earliest memory):
http://www.alisonbryan.com/idris/tywyn.jpg
I'm sitting on the wall of my parents' (then) garden. If you've ever
looked at the Tywyn images that John Ball once put on the
Retrospective Images of Wales, one of the pictures must have been
taken right outside my parents (then) bungalow! I would have been a
toddler at that time / still living there, etc. That was slightly
weird to think about. 30+ years later we encounter each other by e
mail, something that wasn't even invented back then.
One of the of the other photos John posted of Tywyn, kind of jogged a
couple of other early memories that I would not have remembered
otherwise. So, thanks.
Who knew that genealogy would stir memories of your own lifetime,
never mind dig into that of ancestors!
Sorry to butt in on this topic, will let the thread get back on course.
Alison
- who feels old! :)