Just got the Death Certificate for Griffith SMITH which confirms that he
died in 1918, still living at Bryn Bras Lodge. He is shown as a "Munitions
Worker", I have a copy of the book "Dangerous Energy" about explosive
manufacture and the nearest place is H. M. Factory at Penrhyndeudraeth
though he could have been working further afield and of course his wife came
from Nottinghamshire where there were a number of munitions factories. I
have wondered whether his cause of death could have been associated with any
of the nasty substances used in munitions - Pernicious Anaemia and
Nephritis.
Does anyone know of any munitions manufacturing around the Caernarfon /
Llanrug area in WWI.
He is not related to me directly but just interested to know about him.
Martin Briscoe
Fort William
martin(a)mbriscoe.me.uk
-----Original Message-----
From: Keith Morris [mailto:keith@carnarvon.f9.co.uk]
Sent: 26 August 2011 18:33
To: martin(a)mbriscoe.me.uk; wls-gwynedd(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: Re: [GWYNEDD] St Michaels, Llanrug marriage
Hi Martin,
XPE/22/7
31st October 1914
Griffith Smith, age 36, Bachelor, Quarryman, of Erw Fair, Cwmyglo, son of
Robert Smith, Bailiff, and
Alice Marriott Evans, age 30, Spinster, of Bryn Bras Lodge, daughter of
Francis Evans, Miner.
Morris Owen Jones and Mary Catherine Jones - Witnesses.
Regards,
Keith.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Martin Briscoe" <martin(a)mbriscoe.me.uk>
To: "Gwynedd List" <WLS-GWYNEDD(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Monday, August 22, 2011 9:21 PM
Subject: [GWYNEDD] St Michaels, Llanrug marriage
I wonder if anyone has access to the St Michaels, Llanrug registers
in
Gwynedd Archive or elsewhere?
After searching for nearly ten years I found this week my Taid's wife's
surname (she is not my Grandmother).
She was from Nottinghamshire (born 1884) and they married there in 1930.
Her maiden name was Alice Marriott EVANS but she was a widow at the
marriage
with the surname SMITH.
My brother thinks she might have been a cook in a big house. We have
found
a Alice M EVANS who was a cook to a parson in Northamptonshire in 1901 -
age
and place of birth match. So she could have worked in a house in North
Wales later if that theory is correct.
Taid was born in Brynrefail and his father moved to be manager of a quarry
at Tal y Sarn. That makes Llanrug the right sort of area.
Someone in the Marriott family has found this marriage for me, Griffith
SMITH seems to have died in 1918 so it is a possible match. I think it is
very unlikely that it is her but I wonder if someone can check it for any
details that match - her second name, age, place of birth etc.
EVANS Alice M SMITH Griffith Llanrug, St Michael Gwynedd -
Bangor CAEC13/01/E458
Martin Briscoe
Fort William
martin(a)mbriscoe.me.uk
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