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John Brynygog Lewis

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Mair

Mair Report 10 Jun 2008 23:43

thanks for that I have removed my email address
this is new to me.
Mair

lancashireAnn

lancashireAnn Report 10 Jun 2008 23:33

Mair - for your own security you should not publish your email address on the message boards. Ask for a private email - done by the sender clicking on your name in the post.
It would be better if you edited out your address.

Researching:
Liverpool (Cartwright, Chambers, Miller), Todmorden (Sutcliffe, Mallison), Abergavenny (Watkins, Prosser)

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 10 Jun 2008 23:33

Mair,

Please remove your email addy from your posting,


Maureen

Researching:
PLEASE DO NOT: send me information concerning your thread on the board as it should be posted on your request where all members can see it. PLEASE DO NOT: ask me for help with lookups as they should be placed on the boards to get the best possible result. PLEASE DO NOT: open your tree just because I have posted information on your thread as I will not be related. THANK YOU. Researching Carter, Cass and Walker in England. Researching Caven, McKill, Sutherland and Will in Scotland.

Mair

Mair Report 10 Jun 2008 23:30

Hi Ann

My grandfather was John Brynygog Lewis, born Swindon according to his birth certificate 17 May 1882. his father was Evan Lewis his mother was Jane Lewis (nee Thomas), he returned to Wales and married Ella Daisy Cooke in 1907 at Pontypridd. they had 8 children and 19 grandchildren. He was a miner for most of his life and a railway clark in later life. I am sure that this is the same person with the same name parents. I am afraid that your family information is not true. He did not drown in Cardiff Bay but lived to be the ripe old age of 87 and died in 1969 at Efail Isaf Pontypridd. May be we could call each other then i could get your address and I can send you some birth certificates and photographs if you would like them. Let me know if you want to dio that and I will give you my phone number later.

How are you related to him?

This is very exciting I have only just joined Genes reunited and already I seem to be finding relative the I did not know I had. I have already traced back a little way via ancesry .com but have come to a brick wall maybe you have found out more than me.

I look forward to hearing from you.

regards

Mair Davies (nee Lewis)
Cardiff

Anne

Anne Report 7 Jun 2008 16:26

Yes, thanks. I will start checking. I just hope his middle name or initial was recorded at the time & his death was not listed as just John Lewis!

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 7 Jun 2008 16:07

The age at death will be on the index.............that should eliminate a few, I would imagine.

Anne

Anne Report 7 Jun 2008 16:00

I am looking for any info on John Brynygog Lewis - born quarter end Sept 1882 in district of Highworth, the youngest son of Evan & Jane Lewis. At 1901 census John was living with his widowed father at 59 Morris St, Swindon. Family legend has it that John drowned in Cardiff Bay (I don't know when) but I can't find a 'death' noted for him in his full name although there are a few for John B Lewis.
Does anyone have any tips on narrowing down the search without sending for individual death certificates for each John B Lewis listed?

Thanks

Anne