Tag: genealogy
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The Organiser: Elizabeth Margaret Davies of Kensington, London (1882–1946)
Elizabeth Margaret Davies, commonly known as Bessie, grew up among the rolling, green hills of the Teifi Valley in west Wales. She was the eldest daughter of the well-known Davies’ of Velindre House. But when the chaos of World War I arrived at the shores of Britain, the familiy mobilised in any way they could.…
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Cellan’s Lending Library: Education in a Small Welsh Place
It was a day like any other in the Welsh parish of Cellan, September 25th, 1765, when a small iron chest arrived at the doors of All Saints’ Anglican Church. A special delivery, the first of its kind, for the Rev. Williams. Heavy, despite its size, the chest was lugged onto a sturdy wooden pew…
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Protect our Access to Historical Wills!
Do you want to help protect our access to Welsh and English wills? Family historians use wills all the time and our ability to access them through the Probate Search Service is an invaluable boon to our work. The cost of wills has been £1.50 for a number of years, but the UK Ministry of…