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This site includes information on:
The ANTHONY families of Llanfihangel Aberbythych, Llanarthney and Llanelli
The BARTHOLOMEW family of Norton Fitzwarren in Somerset
The BARNES family of Ubley in Somerset
The BLACKMORE family of Bishops Lydeard and Hutton in Somerset and Llanelli
The CHAPPELL family - descendants of Joel CHAPPELL of Llanelli (1772-1831)
The DEWSBERRY Family – descendants of Thomas DEWSBERRY, Master Mariner (1783-1826)
The EVANS family of the New Lodge Inn at Capel Dewi in Carmarthenshire
The EVANS family of Llanddeusant in Carmarthenshire, descendants of Evan EVANS Gorsddu (1795-1862)
The GILMORE family of Burslem – descendants of Robert GILMORE of Glasgow (1812 – 1881)
The GRIFFITH family of Lleyn - descendants of Hugh GRIFFITH, Shoemaker of Nefyn (1792-1879)
The GUEST family of Whitehaven, Burslem and Llanelli – descendants of George GUEST (b 1759)
The HURFORD family of Llanelli – descendants of George HURFORD of Yarcombe in Devon (1860-1944)
The JONES family of Llanynghenedl on Anglesey - descendants of William JONES, blacksmith (1806-1873)
The ROBERTS family of Llanelli – descendants of Thomas ROBERTS, Potter and Nurseryman (1833-1904)
The THOMAS family of Llanelli - descendants of Evy THOMAS (1833-1874)
The WELLS family of Llanelli – descendants of John WELLS (1788–1850)
The WILLIAMS family of Penaber in Criccieth and Ty Newydd in Llanystumdwy

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Dedicated to the memory of my grandparents
Eluned and Frank ROBERTS (1898-1990 and 1894-1960)
Doris and Griff EVANS (1900-1985 and 1899-1964)
and my father Jeffrey Gilmour Evans (1930-2007)

Potters from Staffordshire and farmers from Somerset were among thousands of people who moved into Llanelli in the nineteenth century as it grew from a fishing village on the Carmarthenshire coast into the industrial town in which I grew up during the ninteen sixties and seventies.  Today most of the industry has moved on, as have some of their descendants, but others have remained. This family history resource is the product of family history projects started by my mother and three of her cousins, including Vernon Hurford (1922-2002) the artist famous for his drawings of the town. Information on the living has been removed.  There may be errors and omissions.  If your family are here and you can fill in any gaps get in touch.

family@rwgevans.com

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