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Wow, Charles again! This is weird! Just rung Aunty and she is 75 and never heard the name Charles mentioned in the family-Elijah was her GrandFather- but she does remember going to the church with her mum Violet and her not pleased that they had got her father down with the wrong name. First time I have ever known about it. Apparently Amy wouldn't have cared less anyway as she was going to part with him when he came back from the war. Elijah was lovely with Violet but Amy used to beat her and wouldn't even allow her to have photos taken when she married David Davies in Meliden church in 1923. When they were first married they lived next door to Amy in Kingshead Terrace but had a hell of a life so moved to Dyserth. The cottages were on the main road just past the crossroads as you come from Prestatyn direction. There was a Chapel on the left hand side which is now demolished and flats are there then Amy's cottage was first and Violet and David's next. Amy's sister Phoebe was already living in Prestatyn and it was her that found Amy and Elijah the cottage in Meliden.

Wow thanks....how weird...its the first time I have ever heard the name Charles at all having never been to see the memorial myself. Elijah had the wanderlust and moved Gran and the kids lots of times before they came to Meliden. If you have spoken to Kate you will know they were from Broxton/Malpas Cheshire. My Gran Violet was the eldest born in Shotton in 1905. I will ask my Aunty the correct whereabouts of the terrace in Meliden where they lived. I know it is on the main road of the village.

Hi, Elijah Furber from Meliden was my Great Grandfather and is buried in Ypres. I have never heard of the name Charles Furber connected to our family. He married Amy Probyn-she remarried and was Evans- who died in 1968 and is buried in Meliden with her son William (Uncle Bill). Also in the grave is Rene Vickers who was Uncle Bill's widow Jean's second husband-yes I know a very odd arrangement to which my Great Grandmother would have been horrified had she known! Elijah and Amy had Violet (My GrandMother), William (Uncle Bill), Elijah (Uncle Jim) Elizabeth Ann (Aunty Annie) and Thomas (Uncle Tom). At a later date Gran also adopted Basil Kingsley (Bunty). Violet (Davies) is buried in Dyserth, Bill in Meliden, Jim and Tom in Prestatyn and Annie(Williams) in Rhyl, I presume Bunty is also in Prestatyn but not sure of this. Hope this helps you.