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<p>[QUOTE="Batman_2000, post: 52198, member: 481"]Thank you so much, Bakersgma! Yes, I saw the book by Jane Thomas, pub'd 1860, and saw that her son had died in 1859. Something led me to believe her maiden name was Roberts, but your research shows something else so I need to look again. You've given me a lot of information to follow up on!</p><p><br /></p><p>I had wondered if it was an original poem by a member of the family. But now I'm just trying to find any connection to the family that I can - maybe it has nothing at all to do with Jane Thomas herself, and the poem was just quoted from her book. </p><p><br /></p><p>What I know so far is: the album came from Wales, there are links to Bangor, Carnarvon & Pwllheli (North Wales) and the sea (photos of HMS Conway in the Menai Strait). Links to Liverpool too. And there's an American connection - Philadelphia, Boston, and Poultney, Vermont.</p><p><br /></p><p>Names scattered through the album include: </p><p>G. James (Wales?)</p><p>Sister Anty Jane </p><p>Uncle Wm</p><p>Jim McRae (written near a cdv taken in Sydney, Australia)</p><p>Madge & Mable (postcard from L'pool, 1923)</p><p>Willie Owens in Waquoit, Mass, US (written on the back of a cabinet card dated 1891)</p><p>Will, Lily & children (postcard - no date)</p><p>Humph Roberts alongside Emrys Willa</p><p>Ann Lodge</p><p>Emily, wife of Elias Griffith</p><p><br /></p><p>There's more but the writing is poor and most of it in Welsh!</p><p><br /></p><p>I don't expect you to research this, but if you've already seen any of these names it would be very interesting <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />. I'm going to go through what you've told me, and try to piece Jane Thomas's life together a little better for my records.</p><p><br /></p><p>Many thanks for everything, you've been an enormous help![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Batman_2000, post: 52198, member: 481"]Thank you so much, Bakersgma! Yes, I saw the book by Jane Thomas, pub'd 1860, and saw that her son had died in 1859. Something led me to believe her maiden name was Roberts, but your research shows something else so I need to look again. You've given me a lot of information to follow up on! I had wondered if it was an original poem by a member of the family. But now I'm just trying to find any connection to the family that I can - maybe it has nothing at all to do with Jane Thomas herself, and the poem was just quoted from her book. What I know so far is: the album came from Wales, there are links to Bangor, Carnarvon & Pwllheli (North Wales) and the sea (photos of HMS Conway in the Menai Strait). Links to Liverpool too. And there's an American connection - Philadelphia, Boston, and Poultney, Vermont. Names scattered through the album include: G. James (Wales?) Sister Anty Jane Uncle Wm Jim McRae (written near a cdv taken in Sydney, Australia) Madge & Mable (postcard from L'pool, 1923) Willie Owens in Waquoit, Mass, US (written on the back of a cabinet card dated 1891) Will, Lily & children (postcard - no date) Humph Roberts alongside Emrys Willa Ann Lodge Emily, wife of Elias Griffith There's more but the writing is poor and most of it in Welsh! I don't expect you to research this, but if you've already seen any of these names it would be very interesting :-). I'm going to go through what you've told me, and try to piece Jane Thomas's life together a little better for my records. Many thanks for everything, you've been an enormous help![/QUOTE]
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