Watkin - Berriew, Tregynon

[keigcf]

Off to the graveyard tomorrow in Berriew, I beleive my nans family are buried there. Edward Watkin (1856-1884) from Red House Tregynon who married Ann Hughes (1854 - 1918) They had 2 girls Annie Jane (1880)and Mary Emily (1882). Anybody related out there?

[keigcf]

Edwards mother was Anne Watkin 1823 from Llanbrynmair, and he had 2 sisters Mary and Anne and a brother Evan. Evan lived at 1 Cambrian Terrace in Newtown in 1891 with his mother who had remarried a William Conchie from Scotland. Still nobody related?

[ion]

Hi,
My ancestors Jonathan Hughes and Jane possibly Evans who married in 1842. They had 8 children. Jane died soon after the birth of her youngest child Elizabeth. Lizzie to my grandmother. I am descended from the eldest, Mary Hughes who married John Edwards in 1865. My grandmother kept in contact with the Hughes cousins including Gwenllyn E Rogers ( my grandmother's second cousin) who married Edward E Woolley and lived at St Botolphs Hereford Rd Leominster. Gwenllyn was the dau of William Rogers and Annie Jane Watkin (dau of Ed Watkin & Annie Hughes). I am interested in any records showing the death of Jane Hughes in 1860 in Berriew. I think it more likely she was born in 1825 not 1805 as I have seen on a Watkin family tree.
Ion

[keigcf]

I have a picture of Jane and Jonathans gravestones, in Berriew church. She died 26/5/1860,
You are talking of my Aunty Gwen, her sister was my grandmother

[ion]

Yes, I am related it seems. Thanks for your post. I would love to get details of the gravestones in the Berriew church. I have a photo of Gwen and Edward Woolley with my grandparents taken many decades ago when they visited their home in Leominster. My grandparents emigrated to Australia in the 1920's and kept in contact with many relatives back home. Another photo circa 1909 shows my grandmother aged around 12 with her siblings at a farm, possibly Felindre Farm near Berriew occupied by her grandfather John Edwards who married the eldest Hughes girl Mary in 1865.

[Cerevisia33]

Hi. I'm not a family member, but I have a personal interest in Gwenllyn Eleri Woolley and would be very pleased to receive any further information.

Mrs Woolley provided piano tuition to me from the age of 7 to 16 at her home in Leominster from the late 1970's to late 80's. She was an inspiration person whom I've never forgotten to this day, as at the age of 55. I'm still playing and now completing a performance diploma! I lost contact with her after I left Herefordshire, but she was so encouraging and devoted to her teaching.

I remember her beautiful home with three grand pianos and meeting her husband, Edward as he grew shallots in the large garden they had.

If you have any photos of Mrs Woolley and happy to share them, along with any other information, I would be very grateful as I can't recall what she looked like now.

Many thanks

[keigcf]

Apologies for not replying, haven't logged on here for a while! Will find a picture of Aunty Gwen and send to you. The old house was knocked down and large housing estate built, but her son still lives just outside Leominster. I remember her fudge, which I now hate!

[ion]

Hi, Yes my daughter tried to locate the house in 2012 but found it had been demolished for a new housing estate.