Tag: pentecostal
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Bardic furniture poses a question or two
Has the family a poet, and doesn’t know it?
Has the family a poet, and doesn’t know it? The will of great aunt Emma Jane Evans nee Scott has emerged out of the ether {1, 3}. This confirmed that cousin Joseph Gregory was indeed its named executor in 1961, even if he was described in the probate record as an ironmonger rather than in his more well-known musical role. There are a number of other reasons why this document is of interest. Who’s bardic chair (and desk)? Clause 5 of the will contains this: » »
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A fraud of a husband
Court appearance throws light on family history
Court appearance throws light on family history On first glance the attached newspaper article, about a fraud allegedly undertaken by William Walters, would seem to be just a background piece to the main family history. William was at one stage married to great aunt Phyl – Phyllis Amelia Scott. Article 21 Sep 1934 By reading through to the end, however, three distinct lines of inquiry emerge which have a broader impact. The cutting is from The West London Star, Friday 21st September 1934, under the » »
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Blaengwynfi and beyond
Osbornes spreading out in the valleys
Osbornes spreading out in the valleys A guest article from Alan Croad {1}. A number of factors may explain the movement of the wider Osborne family between Clydach Vale, Blaengwynfi and Tonyrefail. {2} Developing the pits An important entrepreneur William Perch 1831-1891 of Perch & Co. opened mines in the Rhondda Valley, including one at Clydach Vale in 1847 and later in the Afan Valley in 1892; he later acquired the Glyncorrwg and Glynneath mines. Perch’s success included obtaining Admiralty contracts in 1898 supplying coal to » »
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The return and disappearance of the missionary Mays
It has been the best part of a year since I wrote about the Kiwi Cousins – the May branch of the Scott family, mum’s maternal line. As of this article, I have now probably gone as far as I can from the online records, and can only hope to discover a living relative to fill in the gaps. Returning from India What had eluded me until today was pinning down all of the family’s return from India after the Second World War. The Reverend Spencer, » »