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Author: starstitcher5
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I'm not sure if Frank was a blood relative or if he came into the picture through the
adoptive family.
Olwy(e)n and Nell (Eleanor) definitely would be siblings though. The birth record I found
for Stella E was in Ffestinoig, the only Stella E I could find.
I will have to send for grandma's marriage registration, I've found the basic info
online here in British Columbia, the actual registration is in the Archives in Victoria.
Hopefully the information of her birth place (& my grandfather's for that matter)
will be on it. Once I have that nailed down for sure, I can send for her birth certificate
from the UK.
My aunt (married my GM's son) was born in Wales and has been back there & to
Corris in particular. She's even been to the cemetery there, told me it's full of
Williams' and Evans' (for some reason she thought Evans was GM"s birth name)
but she didn't have any names of relatives back in Wales to look for there.
Yes, I remember GM telling me she was from a slate mining town. Sorry if I make it
confusing, I'm new to this and GM didn't leave a very good trail to follow.
I've heard there was another child with her when she came over to Canada, but am not
sure who it was, perhaps a cousin? She never mentioned having any siblings, but that
doesn't mean she didn't. Frank could have been her cousin who came over on the
boat, that seems to be likely. My mother passed away last year and so did her brother, so
can't ask them & they didn't seem to know much anyway.
I'll check out the link, thanks so much. I've done a bit of research on Corris and
am aware of the railway & it's historical significance & am hoping to learn
more about it.
Again, many thanks, I appreciate your help so much! :)
Linda (Vancouver BC Canada)
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