TOP PEOPLE - PEOPLE OF THE TOPS
TOP PEOPLE - PEOPLE OF THE TOPS
Gwytherin, Pandy Tudur, Llangernyw, Nebo and Capel Garmon seem to be just a stone's throw from Melin y Coed and Nant y Rhiw, and in times past were just a brisk walk or a pony ride away. The families intermingled and moved house from one area to the other as circumstances dictated. One generation might move house and the next move back again. The people of the Hiraethog also moved to distant parts of the world, but their roots remain in the tops.
AUGUST 2007 - LLANGERNYW SHOW
PANDY TUDUR: Faces from the past.
Above: Pandy Tudur Choir
Above: Pandy Tudur Chapel Deacons and Minister.
Standing: R. D. Aubrey, Issac Williams, William Jones, John Roberts.
Sitting: Evan Evans, the Reverend J. Llewelyn Hughes, B. A., John Morris.
Above: Lizzie Roberts with Bess at Foty Gerrig, Nebo.
Above: Wedding of Lizzie Roberts Fotty Gerrig and Herbert Roberts Graig Bach, Pandy Tudur.
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Above: Herbert and Lizzie Graig Bach in 1964.
Above: Gwynfor, Lizzie and Herbert Graig Bach.
A STORY FROM CORNWALL ISA, GWYTHERIN
Above: At Fronwen, with the Conway Valley in the background: William Evans Fronwen, Mr John Davies Cornwall Isa, and David Trebor Evans (Dei Fronwen).
Mr Davies would walk down to Fronwen from Gwytherin to visit when his wife had a new baby.
Annie Ceridwen was there to overhear the conversation one time.
"Faint o blant sydd gen ti rwan, Jac?"
"Mae'r wraig yn disgwyl un heddiw, wedyn mi fydd yna deg."
("How many children hast thou now, Jack?"
"The wife is expecting one today, then there will be ten.")
Then came the moment of pleasure, being able to present the proud father with a guinea for the new baby.
Mr Davies ended up with a beautiful and rather large family. Here they are:
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BELOW: The Children of Gwytherin School through the years.
PEOPLE OF THE TOPS - Through the Years.
Above: John Morris b. 1819 and Gwen b. 1823
Above: Elizabeth Roberts Ty Newydd b. 1851 and Robert Roberts b. 1848
Above: Jane Morris b. 1893
Above: Moses Roberts b. 1871 and Margaret b. 1877
Above: Moses Roberts b. 1871
Above: Osborne Morris b 1913 and John Roberts b. 1900
Moses Roberts b. 1903
Above: Wedding of Margaret Evans (Maggie) Chwibren Isa
Above: Jane Morris, who was born 1853.
Above: Morus Morris b. 1888
Above: Postman Morus Morris
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Above: John Robert Morris, b. 1900
Above: David Roberts b. 1911, Jane b. 1914, Robert b. 1908
Above: Robert Davies b. 1877
Above: Sons of John R and Jane Morris.
Above: Eleven children of John R and Jane Morris: John Emyr Elwyn Hugh Robert Merfyn Glyn Gwynfor Meta Elizabeth Mary
Above: Wedding of Joseph Davies Nant Merddyn Uchaf and Abigail Jones.
Wedding of John Morris.
Above: Wedding of Evan Roberts, Cwm Canol, b. 1896, and Jane Wynne with Mary Roberts (sister of Evan) and John Wynne (brother of Jane).
Above: John Roberts, Mary Jane Jones Sally Roberts, Jennie Wetton, Mary, Ernest Roberts, John.
Above: Kate Morris and Trevor.
Above: Cwm Canol, Gwytherin
Cwm Canol, Gwytherin, nowadays.
Above: Chwibren Isa, Llansannan.
Above: W O Davies, Dolgarrog PO
Gwytherin Post Office
A LETTER FROM GLYN E JONES HAFAN and SIOP GWYTHERIN TO MYC
Above: Glyn having dinner on the banks of the River Kwai.
Sawasdee kap, syt ma'i?
I was born in Hafan, Gwytherin but grew up in Rhyl. I spent a lot of time when I was a kid in Gwytherin as my aunt and uncle ran the post office there (before it moved to the shop).
I moved back there in the 80s with my wife and two children. We lived in the shop and post office for a few years and I tried to make a living as an insurance agent. I hated the job from day one and, in the last two years there, went to Llandrillo College to do a full time computer course. I moved to Dolgellau to take up a teaching post. I've been teaching for over 20 years now and decided to move to Thailand when I saw what lows the youth of today had come to.
Above: Glyn's home in Thailand.
The last place I taught at was at a college in Amersham, just outside London. I think the word 'zoo' would be more appropriate given the behaviour of the students.
Above: Glyn receives his TEFL Certificate (Teaching English as a Second Language).
I did a TEFL course when I first arrived here and now teach English at the Mahanakorn University just outside Bangkok. I love it here - the people are nice and the students wonderful.
Above: Glyn with his students in Thailand.
If I return to Wales for a visit, I shall probably call in on Gwytherin and stay at the Lion for a couple of days.
Until then, keep in touch.
Kop kum kap - hwyl.
Glyn E Jones (Glyn Siop gynt)
glyn.jones @ hotmail.co.uk
Above: Loi Khratong is a Buddhist festival where one buys a Khratong, puts money on it, lights the candle, then makes a wish before putting it on the water and letting it float away, when all one's problems are supposed to float away with it. Over here, people have to make do with the Duck Race on the River Conway.
Above: Not a Zebra Crossing.
Someone's son or husband. Thomas Davidson was aged 33 when he died in 1943.
Kanchanaburi War Cemetery - River Kwai
Tomorrow the dawn of a new day.
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Thanks to Lee Wetton for permission to use his photos.
www clwyd-mi.co.uk
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CARREG Y FRAN, SILOAM
Maria Ann, Carreg y Fran, 1915
A photo from the Collection of Margaret Jane Roberts, Cefn Cestyll etc.
Written on the reverse: "Nadolig Llawen a blwyddyn newydd dda iti".
Below this in Margaret Jane's writing, "Maria Ann, Careg y Fran, Siloam. In very small writing at the bottom in the original handwriting of the sender: Xmas 1915.
Larger file sizes of this photo are available on request, original or edited, for making a good print.
Write to www. melin-y-coed. co.uk (close anti-spam gaps) with clear heading: MYC PHOTO PLEASE and details of the photo you want. This heading may help prevent deletion of a genuine email among the vast quantities of spam.
Gwytherin, Pandy Tudur, Llangernyw, Nebo and Capel Garmon seem to be just a stone's throw from Melin y Coed and Nant y Rhiw, and in times past were just a brisk walk or a pony ride away. The families intermingled and moved house from one area to the other as circumstances dictated. One generation might move house and the next move back again. The people of the Hiraethog also moved to distant parts of the world, but their roots remain in the tops.
AUGUST 2007 - LLANGERNYW SHOW
PANDY TUDUR: Faces from the past.
Above: Pandy Tudur Choir
Above: Pandy Tudur Chapel Deacons and Minister.
Standing: R. D. Aubrey, Issac Williams, William Jones, John Roberts.
Sitting: Evan Evans, the Reverend J. Llewelyn Hughes, B. A., John Morris.
Above: Lizzie Roberts with Bess at Foty Gerrig, Nebo.
Above: Wedding of Lizzie Roberts Fotty Gerrig and Herbert Roberts Graig Bach, Pandy Tudur.
Above: Herbert and Lizzie Graig Bach in 1964.
Above: Gwynfor, Lizzie and Herbert Graig Bach.
A STORY FROM CORNWALL ISA, GWYTHERIN
Above: At Fronwen, with the Conway Valley in the background: William Evans Fronwen, Mr John Davies Cornwall Isa, and David Trebor Evans (Dei Fronwen).
Mr Davies would walk down to Fronwen from Gwytherin to visit when his wife had a new baby.
Annie Ceridwen was there to overhear the conversation one time.
"Faint o blant sydd gen ti rwan, Jac?"
"Mae'r wraig yn disgwyl un heddiw, wedyn mi fydd yna deg."
("How many children hast thou now, Jack?"
"The wife is expecting one today, then there will be ten.")
Then came the moment of pleasure, being able to present the proud father with a guinea for the new baby.
Mr Davies ended up with a beautiful and rather large family. Here they are:
BELOW: The Children of Gwytherin School through the years.
PEOPLE OF THE TOPS - Through the Years.
Above: John Morris b. 1819 and Gwen b. 1823
Above: Elizabeth Roberts Ty Newydd b. 1851 and Robert Roberts b. 1848
Above: Jane Morris b. 1893
Above: Moses Roberts b. 1871 and Margaret b. 1877
Above: Moses Roberts b. 1871
Above: Osborne Morris b 1913 and John Roberts b. 1900
Moses Roberts b. 1903
Above: Wedding of Margaret Evans (Maggie) Chwibren Isa
Above: Jane Morris, who was born 1853.
Above: Morus Morris b. 1888
Above: Postman Morus Morris
Above: John Robert Morris, b. 1900
Above: David Roberts b. 1911, Jane b. 1914, Robert b. 1908
Above: Robert Davies b. 1877
Above: Sons of John R and Jane Morris.
Above: Eleven children of John R and Jane Morris: John Emyr Elwyn Hugh Robert Merfyn Glyn Gwynfor Meta Elizabeth Mary
Above: Wedding of Joseph Davies Nant Merddyn Uchaf and Abigail Jones.
Wedding of John Morris.
Above: Wedding of Evan Roberts, Cwm Canol, b. 1896, and Jane Wynne with Mary Roberts (sister of Evan) and John Wynne (brother of Jane).
Above: John Roberts, Mary Jane Jones Sally Roberts, Jennie Wetton, Mary, Ernest Roberts, John.
Above: Kate Morris and Trevor.
Above: Cwm Canol, Gwytherin
Cwm Canol, Gwytherin, nowadays.
Above: Chwibren Isa, Llansannan.
Above: W O Davies, Dolgarrog PO
Gwytherin Post Office
A LETTER FROM GLYN E JONES HAFAN and SIOP GWYTHERIN TO MYC
Above: Glyn having dinner on the banks of the River Kwai.
Sawasdee kap, syt ma'i?
I was born in Hafan, Gwytherin but grew up in Rhyl. I spent a lot of time when I was a kid in Gwytherin as my aunt and uncle ran the post office there (before it moved to the shop).
I moved back there in the 80s with my wife and two children. We lived in the shop and post office for a few years and I tried to make a living as an insurance agent. I hated the job from day one and, in the last two years there, went to Llandrillo College to do a full time computer course. I moved to Dolgellau to take up a teaching post. I've been teaching for over 20 years now and decided to move to Thailand when I saw what lows the youth of today had come to.
Above: Glyn's home in Thailand.
The last place I taught at was at a college in Amersham, just outside London. I think the word 'zoo' would be more appropriate given the behaviour of the students.
Above: Glyn receives his TEFL Certificate (Teaching English as a Second Language).
I did a TEFL course when I first arrived here and now teach English at the Mahanakorn University just outside Bangkok. I love it here - the people are nice and the students wonderful.
Above: Glyn with his students in Thailand.
If I return to Wales for a visit, I shall probably call in on Gwytherin and stay at the Lion for a couple of days.
Until then, keep in touch.
Kop kum kap - hwyl.
Glyn E Jones (Glyn Siop gynt)
glyn.jones @ hotmail.co.uk
Above: Loi Khratong is a Buddhist festival where one buys a Khratong, puts money on it, lights the candle, then makes a wish before putting it on the water and letting it float away, when all one's problems are supposed to float away with it. Over here, people have to make do with the Duck Race on the River Conway.
Above: Not a Zebra Crossing.
Someone's son or husband. Thomas Davidson was aged 33 when he died in 1943.
Kanchanaburi War Cemetery - River Kwai
Tomorrow the dawn of a new day.
---------
Thanks to Lee Wetton for permission to use his photos.
www clwyd-mi.co.uk
................
CARREG Y FRAN, SILOAM
Maria Ann, Carreg y Fran, 1915
A photo from the Collection of Margaret Jane Roberts, Cefn Cestyll etc.
Written on the reverse: "Nadolig Llawen a blwyddyn newydd dda iti".
Below this in Margaret Jane's writing, "Maria Ann, Careg y Fran, Siloam. In very small writing at the bottom in the original handwriting of the sender: Xmas 1915.
Larger file sizes of this photo are available on request, original or edited, for making a good print.
Write to www. melin-y-coed. co.uk (close anti-spam gaps) with clear heading: MYC PHOTO PLEASE and details of the photo you want. This heading may help prevent deletion of a genuine email among the vast quantities of spam.