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Cardiganshire / Re: Thomas Griffiths-Llanddewi Brefi
« on: Monday 28 November 11 23:07 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Roy,  sorry not to have replied to your messages.  Thanks for sending another mail to remind me ! I have had computer trouble so haven't been so easily able to access all the info. 

Hannah Griffiths  (nee Lewis)  "The time is short
sacred
to the memory of
Hannah daughter of
Micah and Elizabeth Lewis
Shopkeeper in this village who
died February 19 1864
aged 39 years
Farewell how affecting the word
How painful the thought we must part
But still has she sleeps in the Lord
It gives some relief to the heart."

Micah & Elizabeth Gravestone

"To the memory of Elizabeth Lewis
wife of Micah Lewis shopkeeper
in this village who died May 7 1852 aged 60 years
here rests in dust.....
......................................
also the aforesaid Micah Lewis who died on the
31 of December 1858
aged 66 years."


Thomas & Elinor Griffiths (parents of Thomas Griffiths who married Hannah)

"Coffad Luriaeth AM THOMAS GRIFFITHS Glandyffryn yn y Plwyf
hwn yr hwn a fu faw Ion.wr 6 ed 1845 : yn 60 oed.
                              HEFYD
RODERICK GRIFFITHS
                     ei fab
a fu farw Mai 9ed 1830 : yn 2 flwydd oed.
Yr i.m ni yma yn gorwedd
Yn rhwym gan angan du.
On mae .r allweddau y.nghadw
Gan Dywysog nefoedd fry.
Hefyd ELINOR GRIFFITHS
ei weddw yr hon a fu farw
clwef 20 1875 yn 85 oed."


Unfortunately the photos we took didn't survive, but the gravestones really were in good condition so they should be there for many years.


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Cardiganshire / Re: Thomas Griffiths-Llanddewi Brefi
« on: Saturday 12 November 11 19:17 GMT (UK)  »
Hi,

I believe we are related through the Micah and Elizabeth Lewis.   Their grand-daughter Elizabeth Griffiths (daughter to Thomas and Hannah Griffiths) is my great great great grandmother.   There are gravestones to Micah & Elizabeth Lewis,  Thomas and Elinor Griffiths and Hannah in the graveyard of St Davids in Llandewi-Brefi.

Thomas Griffiths looks as though he moved to Lampeter, an unemployed labourer in 1871 one with second wife Ann a dressmaker.   It is possible that Elizabeth was a servant/nurse in the household of James Jones, currier, High Street, Lampeter in the 1871 census.  She later moved to Yorkshire on 18 January 1875 she married William Goldthorpe in Rothwell, a nailmaker.

I have written down the script of the gravestones if you are interested (some in welsh). Be pleased to hear from you of any other details you have gathered since this thread.   

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