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Hi Alice, thank you for this information. Very interesting. Marion and Emily would receive gifts from Auntie Gertrude and my Mum remembers that Gertrude crossed the Atlantic on the Queen Mary liner! I am happy for you to send me your address by email stuartdavies@blueyonder.co.uk and please keep in touch. Any news of Oscar's war record?  Edward or Ted must be the artist! Holy Trinity is Gwersyllt Church. It feels very much central to our family's history, Emily and Marion spoke of it and the people including Canon Aurelius Jones on many occasions.
Best wishes
Stuart

Hi I only have family stories but no information on Emily and Thomas. Was Thomas a blacksmith by trade? The family talked about being a Dodd or a blacksmith but I was never too certain of the origin however, it was to do with certain family traits. I do know that Thomas was musical and built a small church organ that was kept in Gwersyllt church. He died of a heart attack. I knew that Emily was going blind and that Oscar was not too fond of his step Dad Hubert. Emily also had a cat that Oscar would torment occasionally when he lived at home. Stanley was one son from the second marriage he died of TB at the age of 9, Oscar described Stanley as angelic, very religious, he was very fond of him. Uncle Harry who I met as a young boy, lived in Caergwrle at the time and looked like Oscar.

Oscar fought in WW1 in the 14th batallion of the Royal Welch Fusiliers he was a Lewis Gunner. He fought at Ypres and Mametz Wood. Emily met him at London Rd station now Manchester Piccadilly on his return his Mum made him bath in the backyard before being allowed in Mount Sion. He was a coal miner at Gresford all of his working life and only missed the pit disaster of 1934 due to a medical appointment. Emily contributed to a TV programme on the 60th anniversary, I can send you a copy of the DVD if you would like to see.

I do not know about a Mayor of Bradley, Oscar was a Local Councillor in Bradley, Gwersyllt Council. No idea about York Minister. Interested in hearing your stories. I have informed my cousins, Emily's children, that we are in contact, and have given them the website.

Best wishes
Stuart

Thank you for your prompt response. It is good to hear from another member of the Williams family. I did hear from the daughter of Harry Dodd Williams about 4 years ago, she was living in Australia however, I have not been in email contact for sometime.

I met your Grandmother once when I was a child at Oscar's funeral. If my memory is correct my mother Marion called your Grandmother Aunt Mimi. I have some family photos and am happy to send them to you. I have a photograph of Oscar as a young man and a beautiful pencil sketch of Emily our Great Grandmother drawn by Uncle Ted Tilston who emigrated to Canada and had a successful career as an architect. I was aware the Aunt Gertrude lived in Oyster Bay, Long Island and married at the age of 69. The family story was that she had been a Nanny to the children of the Rockerfellas. Can you verify this?

I am a a Deputy Headteacher in a large London comp, my wife Pat is a teacher of science. My mother Marion was a successful primary school headteacher so the teacher gene is certainly in the gene pool!
Both my daughter are at University one in Sheffield and the other in Manchester.

I have many photos of Emily, Marion and my cousins if you would like me to send photos please send your address.

I look forward to hearing from you and receiving the family tree.

Best wishes
Stuart