Category: Watkins
-
Squaring the circle Connecting from Cummins to Watkins
One of those “It really is a small world” moments – discovering a distant in-law cousin on my dad’s side is connected to a close cousin on mum’s. Cutlock & Co has been researching the family tree for a second cousin’s spouse for quite a while. Roy’s line goes back to William Cummins, a ‘tide…
-
A tribute to Islwyn His contribution to Knighton and beyond
Your editor recently met Ken Harris at Malvern U3A’s family history group, after a presentation by me which mentioned in passing cousin Islwyn Watkins. Here is the resulting tribute from Ken to his old friend. A fellow South Walesian Islwyn and I were friends virtually from the time I arrived in Knighton in 1985. Both…
-
Newspapers ablaze with minor family insights Passing educational references, and an indepth story
After some time without, getting access to the British Newspaper Archive – part of a (half price) FindMyPast Pro subscription – raises the dilemma of where to start researching. Perhaps firstly with those individuals in the tree most likely to appear in the news, and then close relatives to see if any notices, in the…
-
Picturing the moving home front A London to and fro in WW2
The second world war was a time of upheaval for many, and this was particularly true for Cutlock & Co’s family lines. It became obvious when going through a collection of old postcards and photographs that there was a story to be told visually. Mum and Dad’s notes help to stitch them together. Out of…
-
Islwyn’s picture puzzles Rediscovering negatives from the fifties
In this article, more a side view on Islwyn Watkins’ art student days (late 1950s) {2} than deep family history. Fellow student Ed Beavis found some photographic negatives taken by Islwyn which had been tucked away, from a trip of theirs which included dropping in on relations. Most likely around/south of Bristol. Which family? These…
-
Islwyn Watkins, 1938 to 2018 Welsh artist and more
Tonypandy born, Knighton resident and keeper of various family archives Islwyn Watkins has sadly died, aged 80. Most widely known as an artist, he was also an educator, ceramics expert (country slip ware) and a Knighton community activist, amongst other things. Various of the wider Watkins family photos on Cutlock & Co came from his…