Hello Alwyn,
I wonder if there were any houses connected with the HYDRO-Electric generating station
constructed in 1907 by the Aluminium Corporation Ltd. at Dolgarrog. The retaining wall of
the reservoir burst in the 1930s causing a terrible disaster. Have you looked at any large
scale maps of the area?
Kind regards,
David Price, Bangor.
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From: AlwynapHuw(a)aol.com [mailto:AlwynapHuw@aol.com]
Sent: 15 February 2002 01:06 AM
To: WLS-GWYNEDD-L(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: [GWYNEDD] "Hydro" Trefriw (cross posting)
The one part of my children's family tree with which I can make no headway is
their maternal grandmother's line (my late mother in law)
The reason for my difficulty is that my mother in law was illegitimate, and
her family are like clams in giving out information, because of this. When I
tell them that I know about her illegitimacy and can give an educated guess
about the probable father, they close up even more — rather than accept that
the "cat is out of the bag" and that I WILL find out the truth eventually.
My mother in law, Mair Eluned Williams was born in Llanrwst in 1921, her
mother is recorded as Lizzy Williams (so possibly recorded as Elizabeth in
other documents) Lizzy had a second child John from the same father, before
going on to have a further three illegitimate children by David Roberts of
Rhos Fraith Farm Cerrig y Drudion, who she eventually married some time
between 1925 and 1933.
From snippets of information I have had from outside the family I
understand
that Lizzy's parents lived at a place that *sounds like* HYDRO in
Trefriw. As
far as I know there is nowhere in Trefriw called HYDRO, so, could any lister
familiar with the village give me a clue as to what the actual name of the
place was.
If I am unable to find a young Lizzy there in the 1901 Census, I may be able
to find a Williams family there who might be her parents, which would give me
a starting point for getting to grips with this most elusive line.
Regards
Alwyn
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