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Title: Capel-y-ton Calvinistic chapel lookup
Post by: gemmanoon on Friday 10 May 24 22:12 BST (UK)
Hi all, bit of a strange request but can someone let me know if there is still an inscription at Capel-y-ton Calvinistic chapel for Thomas R Locke, who died 29 April 1903, and if it confirms his place of death as Frank, Alberta, Canada? And if so, is the Williams family or anyone else included in the inscription? I'd be extremely grateful to learn any additional information about the inscription at all.

Thanks!
Title: Re: Capel-y-ton Calvinistic chapel lookup
Post by: Neale1961 on Saturday 11 May 24 02:22 BST (UK)
The find a grave entry does not show grave stone, but has information that Thomas Locke, Mary Jane Locke Williams, George Williams, Maggie Jane Williams all died 29 April 1903 in the "Frank Slide Disaster"
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/121765089/thomas-locke
Title: Re: Capel-y-ton Calvinistic chapel lookup
Post by: hanes teulu on Saturday 11 May 24 07:08 BST (UK)
Welshnewspapers on line

https://newspapers.library.wales/view/3827925/3827933/72/%22thomas%20locke%22
Title: Re: Capel-y-ton Calvinistic chapel lookup
Post by: hanes teulu on Saturday 11 May 24 07:15 BST (UK)
The above article mentions "Thomas Locke, High Street".

Death notice of the wife of a "Thomas Locke, 117 High St"
https://newspapers.library.wales/view/3435155/3435161/132/%22thomas%20locke%22
Title: Re: Capel-y-ton Calvinistic chapel lookup
Post by: hanes teulu on Saturday 11 May 24 07:22 BST (UK)
Click on heading (in blue) to view articles
https://newspapers.library.wales/search?range%5Bmin%5D=1804&range%5Bmax%5D=1919&alt=()&page=1&refine=&query=%22crow%27s%20nest%22&sort=score&order=desc&rows=12&decade%5B%5D=1900&year%5B%5D=1903
Title: Re: Capel-y-ton Calvinistic chapel lookup
Post by: gemmanoon on Wednesday 15 May 24 20:42 BST (UK)
These are fantastic, thank you - especially as it confirms names of other miners who were at Frank as well. It's helping me fill in some of the blanks which is much appreciated!
Title: Re: Capel-y-ton Calvinistic chapel lookup
Post by: hanes teulu on Thursday 16 May 24 07:51 BST (UK)
Have you checked the Ontario papers - https://search.ourontario.ca/

For example, Daily British Whig, 30 Apr 1903 - see bottom of col 3
https://vitacollections.ca/digital-kingston/3673690/page/2?q=crow%27s&docid=OOI.3673690
Title: Re: Capel-y-ton Calvinistic chapel lookup
Post by: gemmanoon on Thursday 16 May 24 17:16 BST (UK)
Yes, I've got an absolute pile of contemporary newspaper reports from both Canada and the States, but due to spelling issues, name confusion, etc, the lists aren't fully accurate. To this day there are quite a few "unknown Welshmen" on the list of the dead, and I'm yet to track down Alfred "Jack" Dawe's origins.

The local Welsh papers you pointed me to confirm that Thomas Rice Locke and Charles Rice are actually the same men and that George Williams and William Williams were both alternative names for Gwilym Williams, which helps to start cleaning up my lists. The wives and children aren't normally named in the reports either, unfortunately, so I'm happy when I can confirm them.