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Title: Swansea newspapers
Post by: Seaman on Tuesday 16 August 11 01:21 BST (UK)
Is there anyone who can look up and old swansea newspaper when they are next at the Swansea Archives, the year would be 1912
Title: Re: Swansea newspapers
Post by: bevbee on Tuesday 16 August 11 08:41 BST (UK)
Give me the details and I'll see what I can do.

B.
Title: Re: Swansea newspapers
Post by: Seaman on Tuesday 16 August 11 09:55 BST (UK)
Evening B,

The article is in the South Wales Daily Post Catalogue Index C10, death & death notice 26th August 1912,
Death of William Glass Brooks, aged 20, August 22, 1912, burial at danygraig cemetery.

Hope I am not imposing on your research

Julia NZ
Title: Re: Swansea newspapers
Post by: bevbee on Tuesday 16 August 11 18:43 BST (UK)
I might not be able to go until next week, but I'll let you know when I've got it.

B.
Title: Re: Swansea newspapers
Post by: bernard_lewis on Tuesday 16 August 11 19:16 BST (UK)
Bev is on the ball but - just in case - I wonder if that is an index transcription error?

The Glasbrooks were a prominent Swansea family. Won't affect location of the entry of course.



Bernard
Title: Re: Swansea newspapers
Post by: Seaman on Tuesday 16 August 11 20:10 BST (UK)
Thank you for that B and Bernard, the Glass Brooks is correct, this Brooks family are all mariners  and this is the grandson of my g grandfather, unfortunately I am still trying to locate my g grandfather I am lead to believe that he died while on a voyage and is buried in Argentina.  I have narrowed his death date down to between 1890 -1892 hense this WG Brooks (born 1892) is named after his grandfather.


Julia
Title: Re: Swansea newspapers
Post by: bevbee on Wednesday 17 August 11 11:19 BST (UK)
I have the entry now, but there's not much detail - PM me with your e-mail address and I'll send it to you. Do you want me to find out whether there is a stone on the grave at Danygraig, or do you already have a photo?

Bernard, I thought the same as you until I saw the death notice.  ;)

Bev.
Title: Re: Swansea newspapers
Post by: Seaman on Monday 11 June 12 07:05 BST (UK)
Evening Seaweed, Well I have found my W.G.Brooks, he died of dysentry in Rosario, Argentina on 8th October 1890 age -56, he was sailing on the S.S.Oriente from Liverpool (Ship's No 54992).
The record was in BT 156 Monthly list of deaths of seaman.
Is it possible to obtain a death certificate - if so, where from?
On the monthly list which gave all the above details, under the colmn "source of information" it reads W & E.1 C17, C144/91 - can you please help me on these details.
I have searched for years as to the whereabouts of this g.grandfather now we can finally say where he is buried:)