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Islwyn Watkins, 1938 to 2018
Welsh artist and more
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 archive of material – he’s a cousin to our mum. Your editor was privileged to stay overnight at his home in the centre of Knighton, which was » »
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Political shocks ruin the inventing business
Glass and electrical innovator crushed by patriotic efforts
Glass and electrical innovator crushed by patriotic efforts It’s not often that you find records concerning a (distant) relative that have been locked away by the state for a hundred years. And even more notable when the story that is uncovered includes political intrigue, Ireland’s fight for independence and a major change in circumstances for said relation. The story is a little tricky to tell, requiring some political background and a careful selection from the pages of material available, while not losing sight of the family » »
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The Jearys in sundry Seward stories
More Nebraskan nitty gritty
More Nebraskan nitty gritty This piece delves wider and deeper into local news items not-so-newly available online for Seward, Nebraska, as described in the Cutlock & Co piece Local papers for local people (March 2017). That looked at a family reunion, one listing of local family visits and an obituary. Differing aspects of Jeary pioneers In a simple search for Jeary in Nebraska, press cuttings for brother Edwin, a state senator and prominent person, tend to drown out Robert Jeary. It doesn’t help that he often » »
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Not quite teetotal Norwich ancestors
A pub for every day of the year
A pub for every day of the year One of the first stories to emerge when reviewing my initial family history research some years ago was the contrast between my Norwich born grandparents tendency to alcohol abstinence and the number of pubs managed by relatives. I made some notes at the time but never quite got round to turning them into an article. A U3A group session on ‘Pubs and Publicans’ {1} has spurred me on. A family of pubs or non-drinkers? The Norwich side of » »
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Varied fortunes in WW1
Your editor has recently joined the local University of the Third Age family history group, volunteering to present some talks based around material from this website. The first talk is timetabled and pretty much nailed down {2}, while a drafted second brings together and augments the First World War coverage dotted around Cutlock & Co. Levi Watkins A good opportunity to create a new section on WW1 under the rather sparse ‘Events’ menu. This adds some further information on those who served (or tried to) as » »
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Making the freeman cut at the stationers
Cutlock test does its job
Cutlock test does its job My standard ‘Cutlock test’ of new online databases has come up with the goods on the recently released ‘Norwich Freemen Records Online’. Just using Cutlock as the search term throws up one result, John Cutlock as a new freeman in May 1857. This is down to his apprenticeship – at the 1851 census 15-year old great great great uncle John was recorded as an apprentice to a law stationer. The search result includes ‘linked records’, as there will be a sponsor » »
