Annwyl pawb
Since things are quiet on the list it might be time for me to post an
interest. Does anyone know anything of this family, who apparently lived in
Dolgellau in the early 20th century? The family members I know of are:
The Rev. David Thomas, Wesleyan minister
Jane Elizabeth Thomas, his wife; and
Heber Thomas, their son, who was killed in the Great War.
It seems that David Thomas originated in Llangynfelyn, Ceredigion, where
(from the Llangynfelyn website) a gravestone in Llangynfelyn cemetery
records:
Rev. David Thomas, Wesleyan minister, died Dec. 2nd 1919, aged 61 Also
Heber, only son of the above, fell in action near Ypres, (7th Buffs) Oct.
12th 1917, aged 26 "At rest"¹
Alwyn ap Huw¹s Dolgellau site records a Cenotaph entry for the Great War:
Heber Thomas, Haulfryn¹
and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission site records:
In Memory of
HEBERT [sic] THOMAS
Second Lieutenant
4th Bn. attd. 7th Bn., The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) who died on 12th
October 1917. Age 26.
Son of Jane Elizabeth Thomas, of Ardre, Dolgelly, Merioneth, and the late
Rev. David Thomas.¹
In the 1881 census for Llangynfelyn there is a David Thomas, Son (of Lewis
Thomas the Mill, Tre¹r ddol), 21, Student (& local W M Preacher)
In 1871, the census records David Thomas, Son (of Lewis Thomas) Unm, 12,
Cardiganshire
Just as a correlation to show we are talking about the same David Thomas,
the records of users of the hearse in Llangynfelyn show that for 5 Dec.
1919, Rev. David Thomas, Llancynfelin¹ was buried and that he was Brother
to John Thomas the Mill¹ (John succeeded old Lewis, who died in about 1904).
My interest is that old Lewis was probably the brother of my Taid¹s taid.
Hwyl
David Rowlands